MPEG2 from Vegas to DVD at DVinfo.net

Etienne Didelot-Pothier · April 20th, 2010, 08:27 PM

Hi everyone, I'm currently doing some editing for a gig that will take place this weekend.

Basically, it's short videos that will be appearing before some figure skating stunts.

I have about 14 MPEG2 videos that I want to burn into a DVD that can be read by a consumer DVD player. Then, I'd like to assign a chapter to each little MPEG2 so the tech that will be in charge of switching the video when the show will be live can do his job.

I guess that Nero might be just fine for that? Any other hints?

Thanks

Edward Troxel · April 21st, 2010, 06:21 AM

You could just use DVD Architect. It will do that fine.

Etienne Didelot-Pothier · April 21st, 2010, 07:23 AM

I find DVD Architect a bit hard to use..

Edward Troxel · April 21st, 2010, 08:12 AM

It's not too bad. You could set it up in DVD Architect so that after each segment plays the "next" button is selected on a menu. Then you'd simply need to click enter, enter, enter... on the remote but it would go back to a menu between each video - although, techincally, it could be a DIFFERENT menu between each one.

Etienne Didelot-Pothier · April 21st, 2010, 01:05 PM

i dont want a menu.. I want something that stops after each video, then, to go on the next one, you need to hit "next" on the remote or next chapter or whatever.

It's for a live gig.

Edward Troxel · April 21st, 2010, 01:25 PM

Then you MUST have a menu. Otherwise, it won't stop. You have to have somewhere for it to go when it's "stopped". A menu is the most likely option.

Mike Kujbida · April 21st, 2010, 01:57 PM

Here is Edward's solution (alluded to earlier in this thread) that he posted some time ago which helped me out on a similar event.
You'll have to repeat it 14 times but it works extremely well !!!

Take 3 video clips. Drag them ALL to the menu.

Now double-click on the first video. Go to the "End Action" section.
Change the end-action "Destination" to be "Menu 1" (unless you changed the name of the menu).
Then change the "Destination Button" to be the second video.

Now go back to the menu and double-click on the second video.
Once again, go to the "End Action" sections, change the "Destination" to be "Menu 1", and the "Destination Button" to be the third video.

Once again, go back to the menu and double-click on the third video.
Go to the "End Action" section, change the "Destination" to be "Menu 1", and the "Destination Button" to be the first video.

That should do it!

Brian Luce · April 22nd, 2010, 03:56 AM

Trust me, if *I* can use DVDA *you* use DVDA.

Try this:
From Vegas render your Video to Main Concept MPEG 2 DVDA setting.
From Vegas render you audio to AC3 but use the same file name you used for the video portion.

Now open DVDA
Go to explorer and find the VIDEO file you just made in Vegas and drag it to the workspace.
Vegas magically connects the audio to the video.

Repeat that process for all 14 of your clips. Yes, it'll crowd the work space, but at this point who cares?

Now hit the "Preview" button at the top. Chances are you'll like what you see.

You could hit "burn" at this point and probably get acceptable results.

You can start playing with it now, hit "Title Edit" and name your dvd. Shrink the thumbnails, rename the thumbnails, change the colors, just start exploring and you'll see it's not that bad.

There are better ways to get a DVD burnt, but I bet there aren't EASIER ways for your requirements.

April 20th, 2010, 08:27 PM	#1
Etienne Didelot-Pothier Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 59	MPEG2 from Vegas to DVD Hi everyone, I'm currently doing some editing for a gig that will take place this weekend. Basically, it's short videos that will be appearing before some figure skating stunts. I have about 14 MPEG2 videos that I want to burn into a DVD that can be read by a consumer DVD player. Then, I'd like to assign a chapter to each little MPEG2 so the tech that will be in charge of switching the video when the show will be live can do his job. I guess that Nero might be just fine for that? Any other hints? Thanks __________________ http://www.EDPimagerie.com Canon XH A1 - Rode NTG-2 - Canon 7D - 8" HD - 50mm f1.4 - 11-16mm f2.8 - 70-200 f4L

April 21st, 2010, 06:21 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You could just use DVD Architect. It will do that fine. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 21st, 2010, 07:23 AM	#3
Etienne Didelot-Pothier Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 59	I find DVD Architect a bit hard to use.. __________________ http://www.EDPimagerie.com Canon XH A1 - Rode NTG-2 - Canon 7D - 8" HD - 50mm f1.4 - 11-16mm f2.8 - 70-200 f4L

April 21st, 2010, 08:12 AM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	It's not too bad. You could set it up in DVD Architect so that after each segment plays the "next" button is selected on a menu. Then you'd simply need to click enter, enter, enter... on the remote but it would go back to a menu between each video - although, techincally, it could be a DIFFERENT menu between each one. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 21st, 2010, 01:05 PM	#5
Etienne Didelot-Pothier Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 59	i dont want a menu.. I want something that stops after each video, then, to go on the next one, you need to hit "next" on the remote or next chapter or whatever. It's for a live gig. __________________ http://www.EDPimagerie.com Canon XH A1 - Rode NTG-2 - Canon 7D - 8" HD - 50mm f1.4 - 11-16mm f2.8 - 70-200 f4L

April 21st, 2010, 01:25 PM	#6
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Then you MUST have a menu. Otherwise, it won't stop. You have to have somewhere for it to go when it's "stopped". A menu is the most likely option. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 21st, 2010, 01:57 PM	#7
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Here is Edward's solution (alluded to earlier in this thread) that he posted some time ago which helped me out on a similar event. You'll have to repeat it 14 times but it works extremely well !!! Take 3 video clips. Drag them ALL to the menu. Now double-click on the first video. Go to the "End Action" section. Change the end-action "Destination" to be "Menu 1" (unless you changed the name of the menu). Then change the "Destination Button" to be the second video. Now go back to the menu and double-click on the second video. Once again, go to the "End Action" sections, change the "Destination" to be "Menu 1", and the "Destination Button" to be the third video. Once again, go back to the menu and double-click on the third video. Go to the "End Action" section, change the "Destination" to be "Menu 1", and the "Destination Button" to be the first video. That should do it!

April 22nd, 2010, 03:56 AM	#8
Brian Luce Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,290	Trust me, if I can use DVDA you use DVDA. Try this: From Vegas render your Video to Main Concept MPEG 2 DVDA setting. From Vegas render you audio to AC3 but use the same file name you used for the video portion. Now open DVDA Go to explorer and find the VIDEO file you just made in Vegas and drag it to the workspace. Vegas magically connects the audio to the video. Repeat that process for all 14 of your clips. Yes, it'll crowd the work space, but at this point who cares? Now hit the "Preview" button at the top. Chances are you'll like what you see. You could hit "burn" at this point and probably get acceptable results. You can start playing with it now, hit "Title Edit" and name your dvd. Shrink the thumbnails, rename the thumbnails, change the colors, just start exploring and you'll see it's not that bad. There are better ways to get a DVD burnt, but I bet there aren't EASIER ways for your requirements.