hi. i need to send a short film to a festival. file requirements are one of two options:

option #1:
Video : ProRes 422 HQ 1080i 4:2:2 YUV 10-Bit (LE) mov file
Audio : PCM 16 Bit Stereo 48000 Hz Little Endian (LE)

option #2:
Video : dnxhd 185 or dnxhd 220 4:2:2 YUV 1920x1080 (LE) mov file
Audio : PCM s16 - 16 Bit 48000 Hz Stereo Little Endian (LE) (sowt)


i'm running vegas on windows xp pro.

can someone please help me understand what i need to do in order to render my vegas project using one of these two options? i can't find either of these two video codecs in the codec menu and i'm assuming that i need to download and install from somewhere. if i'm not mistaken, i think i've also understood that option #1 is only for mac, which means that i'm left with only option #2.

looking forward to your advice. thanks!

Download and install the (Free) DNxHD LE package from Avid (google it) >install>when you want to render in Vegas choose quicktime (be sure you can see all your choices) choose the one that matches your project> look for video format in Custom choices pick the spec you listed and render.

thanks roy. i'll try that : )

i guess this where to download from, right?
Avid QuickTime Codecs LE 2.3.2 Download (http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Compatibility/en372311)

Adi, version 2.3.8 is the latest build.
Avid QuickTime Codecs LE 2.3.8 (http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/download/Avid-QuickTime-Codecs-LE-2-3-8?popup=true&NewLang=en&DocType=1450&q=Avid+Codecs+2.3.8)
John Rofrano has a very helpful tutorial on his at Avid DNxHD Template for Vegas Pro (http://johnrofrano.com/training/video-tutorials/avid-dnxhd-template-for-vegas-pro/)
Be advised that the link on his site brings you to version 2.3.7

got it. thanks mike!

You're welcome Adi and good luck with your film.

hey mike, i'm about to make this render. i've downloaded and installed the avid codec successfully and i see it in the list of codecs in vegas : )
i'm just uncertain of only one thing.

the festival required specs mention:
dnxhd 185 or dnxhd 220

i'm not sure what the "185" or "220" mean.

am i good with the latest codec that i downloaded (per your link)?
it says - "cnxhd LE 2.3.8" and i'm not sure this is what i need.

can you please confirm this for me?

many thanks!

... looking into this a bit further, i think i understand where the "185" and "220" are coming from.

in the settings for the codec, i see a bunch of options for what seem to be resolution and frame rates. for each one of these is also a selection of some sort of three digit number. among these are 185 and 220. so i picked 1880p/25 185. the screening will be in PAL land and the material is HD 24p.

there were a couple of other settings i wasn't too sure about, so i left them at their default.
i left color level at: 709 (rather than RGB levels)
and alpha at: none (rather than compressed or uncompressed)

i hope that's correct : )

I wouldn't have changed the frame rate, since your original specs don't mention it I would have left it 23.97

hi roy. that was actually my original intention. but strangely enough, in the 1080p/23.97 selection there was no option for 185 or 220. that's the only reason why i opted for 25 fps.