What the....

Luke

Luke

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Alright, all i need to know are the simple steps of getting my project from vegas to DVD architect and then on to the DVD. Ive tried manny times but after a minute of burning, it spits the DVD out saying that it is complet but when i put it in the player, there is nothing on it. What gives? How should the 24P croped to 16:9 project be rendered? What are the steps to make the dang thing play without any menus? Why does it have to render somthing that has already been renderd and why are there seperate files for audio and video after DVD Architect renders the already renderd file? Im just so dang confused. This is the first time i have used DVD architect and the manual confuses me even more. If i could get a simple step 1, step 2 process, that would be fantabulas. Thanks
 
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Are you using DVD+R's? I bought a 100 pack spindle and I tried to DVD Architect burn a project and the same thing happened. Bought the -R's(DVD-R) the next day and had no problems. I wasted $150 on those pieces of crap(+R).
 
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The DVD format (+R or -R) makes no difference to DVD Architect (or any other DVD authoring software, for that matter). It is not the source of your trouble here.

It's hard to know where your problem is from the above description, but I have the feeling it's popping out with the message "completed with no errors" as opposed to "completed successfully!" These aren't the same; the former, contrary to what you might think from the message, means the disc burn wasn't successful, but that the render was. (It's needlessly confusing, I know.)

It renders again because you most likely output the final product from Vegas with a codec other than the MainConcept MPEG-2, which is optimized for DVD-Architect -- in which case, DVD-A will have to compress the file down to MPEG-2 before it can burn. It will also have to convert the audio to AC-3.

For there to be no menus, go to File, click "New," then select "Single Movie" as your project.

For the movie to be 16:9 anamorphic, you have to output from Vegas as Widescreen, and then set up your project in DVD-A as Widescreen as well.
 
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David, thats exactly what it says "completed with no errors". Sorry, i just figured it ment the same thing. So if i render as an MPEG-2 file it wont have to render again? Is there any quality loss when compared to an avi. file? Sorry for all the simple questions but this can be very confusing when one has never burned a DVD before. Do you have any pointers for burning DVDs?
 
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If you render out as a MainConcept MPEG-2 for DVD Architect (this is a choice in your render options; you can choose 24p and Widescreen), then DVD Architect will not have to render your video any farther. This has a chief advantage in that if you burn a disc, say, and find a mistake in a menu, you can go back into the DVD-A project and you won't have to sit and wait for it to render the WHOLE PROJECT again, including the video (which can take hours). It's a time saver in that respect, no question. BUT . . . the encoder in DVD-A seems to produce a slightly better picture when it renders an AVI.

Try it both ways and see what you think. If you think you're going to be making changes to a DVD once you burn it, then I'd say your best bet is to render it from Vegas already ready to go (i.e., MPEG-2).

You can also see what kind of problems you might come up against when rendering the DVD if you go to File/Optimize DVD. This will give you a list of all the media in the project and warn you of potential problems, and also tell you what needs to be rendered and what doesn't.

As for "quality loss," well, in techinical terms, yes there is, but you can't do anything about that. You have to compress to MPEG-2 for DVD one way or the other, and MPEG-2 is a "lossy" format in that it discards a lot of (relatively unimportant) information. So yes, in terms of a good deal of information being lost in the compression, the "quality" lessens, but that doesn't mean the final picture will look subjectively worse, especially at TV resolution. Remember, any DVD you buy in the store is also showing you an MPEG-2 file.
 
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David you have been a big help in getting me on the right track for burning DVD's. How about putting the finished project directly to Mini DV and then to VHS through vegas. The reason I ask is because im going to be doing a project that will only be on VHS. Is there anything i need to know as fare as proper settings for this process? I'm going to shoot in 24PA and would like the widescreen look. So would it be best to just shoot in the letterboxed mode on the DVX (not sqeezed mode) rather than croping in vegas. Thanks for all the informative responses.
 
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Yes, it would be better to do it that way. Then, print to tape, and then play out the tape to a VHS VCR. It's far better to do this with a deck (to save wear on the camera), but if you don't have one, the DVX will do it just fine.
 
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I still render the same as i would if i was putting it on to DVD correct.(2-3-3-2) Thanks again for all the help.
 
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Printing to tape will put in the pulldown for you. There's no particular advantage to 2-3-3-2 if you're going to VHS.
 
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