DVD Architect help...please?

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Brickhouse Media

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I use an older version of DVD architect and my discs frequently look washed out and contrasty when my renders don't. Compression side effect? What can I do to remedy this?
 
The renderers in Vegas are better than in DVDA. Try using the DVD Architect templates to render in Vegas to create the mpeg2 and AC3 files, then import them into DVDA. Both the audio and video renders must have the same root file name - ie:( video = film.mpg and audio = film.ac3 )

Done this way, DVDA should not re-render the files. One you get this to work, you may start tweaking the Vegas render setting if you desire, but I don't think you will see any differences in "contrast or washout look".
 
How are you judging the relative image quality of the rendered video vs. the final DVD video? On the same computer monitor? There are a couple of places that the color and contrast can change on playback. The video overlay adjustments of your video card or the DVD player software may have some color presets, one of which may be on by default. If you're judging the renders on an uncalibrated computer monitor and then judging the DVDs based on an uncalibrated TV monitor, then all bets are off. You have no way of knowing which one is correct, if either.
 
Hmm...Rendering in Vegas, watching render and dvd both on same computer monitor. I experience the same image degrading in terms of contrast on my 50 inch Phillips TV.


I just got a better Ati card (not for this problem but to run MB Quicklooks) but haven't installed it yet.
 
Brickhouse Media said:
Hmm...Rendering in Vegas, watching render and dvd both on same computer monitor.
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But you are playing the DVD through something like WMP right? if so check your graphics card settings (normally right-click on the desktop) and make sure it is not trying to color manage other applications.

Frequently this can play havoc with media players.

But if it's also looking washed out on your plasma, I would guess you don't have an external monitor hooked up to Vegas while color correcting to really check your work. This is a big help.
 
If you're not rendering to MPEG-2 (conforming to DVD standards), then your video will be re-rendered by DVD Architect, and DVDA will do what it will do to the video.
 
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