Rendering Xvid Codec at DVinfo.net

Oliver Darden · December 29th, 2009, 07:54 PM

Anyone know how to render using the Xvid Codec in Vegas Pro 8.0?
Xvid.org: Home of the Xvid Codec

I downloaded and installed the XviD Codec 1.2.2 and then re-started Vegas, but I don't see anything when I go to "render as" and search for it under the drop downs.

I am trying to render out a 20min short documentary to a manageable size. The NTSC DV AVI comes out to about 4GB and I was looking for something high quality in the 600-800MB range.

Robert M Wright · December 29th, 2009, 08:18 PM

It's been a long time since I used Vegas, but I'm not sure why you can't get at XVID for encoding output (should be able to). If you'd like to get even better compression, use H264 instead though.

Mike Kujbida · December 29th, 2009, 10:02 PM

My guess is that you get access to Xvid options the same way you do for Divx and that is to choose AVI as a render option.
Then click "Custom", go to the Video tab and select Xvid in the "Video format" dropdown box.

Brian Luce · December 29th, 2009, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Kujbida

My guess is that you get access to Xvid options the same way you do for Divx and that is to choose AVI as a render option.
Then click "Custom", go to the Video tab and select Xvid in the "Video format" dropdown box.

This is how it works on my Vegas 9c, you have to be in AVI mode.

Oliver Darden · December 30th, 2009, 02:10 AM

That did it Mike / Brian, thank you both.

Robert, I will try that H264 option as well, thanks.

Jim Snow · December 30th, 2009, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oliver Darden

I will try that H264 option as well.

Upside - Better video quality for a given file size.

Downside - Takes more processor power to encode AND play.

Robert M Wright · December 30th, 2009, 03:11 PM

For SD, the extra CPU power needed isn't really a big deal with any reasonably modern computer (especially with a multi-core CPU). You can also turn off CABAC when encoding, which eases the CPU load considerably (for both encoding and playback as well), and it only costs you about 10% more in file size to get the same quality (still an improvement over XVID, DIVX, etc.).

For those who really want to crush file size as much as possible, using Nero's AAC encoder (free) will give you an advantage over MP3 audio encoding (especially with SD, since audio is a greater % of total file size). At real low bitrates (like 48Kbps) the quality is considerably better. I don't know if you can use AAC in an AVI wrapper though. I've only used it with MP4 wrappers.

December 29th, 2009, 07:54 PM	#1
Oliver Darden Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 522	Rendering Xvid Codec Anyone know how to render using the Xvid Codec in Vegas Pro 8.0? Xvid.org: Home of the Xvid Codec I downloaded and installed the XviD Codec 1.2.2 and then re-started Vegas, but I don't see anything when I go to "render as" and search for it under the drop downs. I am trying to render out a 20min short documentary to a manageable size. The NTSC DV AVI comes out to about 4GB and I was looking for something high quality in the 600-800MB range.

December 29th, 2009, 08:18 PM	#2
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	It's been a long time since I used Vegas, but I'm not sure why you can't get at XVID for encoding output (should be able to). If you'd like to get even better compression, use H264 instead though.

December 29th, 2009, 10:02 PM	#3
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	My guess is that you get access to Xvid options the same way you do for Divx and that is to choose AVI as a render option. Then click "Custom", go to the Video tab and select Xvid in the "Video format" dropdown box.

December 30th, 2009, 02:10 AM	#5
Oliver Darden Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 522	That did it Mike / Brian, thank you both. Robert, I will try that H264 option as well, thanks.

December 30th, 2009, 03:11 PM	#7
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	For SD, the extra CPU power needed isn't really a big deal with any reasonably modern computer (especially with a multi-core CPU). You can also turn off CABAC when encoding, which eases the CPU load considerably (for both encoding and playback as well), and it only costs you about 10% more in file size to get the same quality (still an improvement over XVID, DIVX, etc.). For those who really want to crush file size as much as possible, using Nero's AAC encoder (free) will give you an advantage over MP3 audio encoding (especially with SD, since audio is a greater % of total file size). At real low bitrates (like 48Kbps) the quality is considerably better. I don't know if you can use AAC in an AVI wrapper though. I've only used it with MP4 wrappers.