Seeking advice selecting optimal render settings - for playback on my pc

Adi Head · May 3rd, 2011, 04:39 PM

Will do. Thanks Jeff.

Adi Head · May 4th, 2011, 12:03 PM

Hey Jeff.... getting back to the rendering...

selected the PAL DV widescreen template
selected .avi file format
clicked on the Video Format drop-down menu.... and couldn't find any codec with a = sign next to it.

this is what I see:
http://i53.tinypic.com/2hhzps1.jpg

Jeff Harper · May 4th, 2011, 12:41 PM

Which version of Vegas are you using?

Adi Head · May 4th, 2011, 01:45 PM

Vegas 9e

I think I see what you mean now....
I see the = near the PAL DV template... so should I use that?

By the way I made a couple of test renders using PAL DV and DivX. Both look pretty much the same, possibly the PAL DV version looks a bit better. The PAL DV file is much larger, but size doesn't matter much to me.

So would this be my best bet?

I was sure that DV compression is pretty harsh and since the source material is not DV, but rather mpeg2 from a DVD - that it wouldn't make any sense re-compressing it to DV.... or is that not what is happening?

Jeff Harper · May 4th, 2011, 02:10 PM

The = sign means it is the best fit of the avi templates. I would use the one that looks best. I'm not sure what you mean exactly on the rest. avi files are very usable, and I would go with that if size is unimportant.

May 3rd, 2011, 04:39 PM	#16
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	Re: Seeking advice selecting optimal render settings - for playback on my pc Will do. Thanks Jeff.

May 4th, 2011, 12:03 PM	#17
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	Re: Seeking advice selecting optimal render settings - for playback on my pc Hey Jeff.... getting back to the rendering... selected the PAL DV widescreen template selected .avi file format clicked on the Video Format drop-down menu.... and couldn't find any codec with a = sign next to it. this is what I see: http://i53.tinypic.com/2hhzps1.jpg

May 4th, 2011, 12:41 PM	#18
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: Seeking advice selecting optimal render settings - for playback on my pc Which version of Vegas are you using? __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

May 4th, 2011, 01:45 PM	#19
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	Re: Seeking advice selecting optimal render settings - for playback on my pc Vegas 9e I think I see what you mean now.... I see the = near the PAL DV template... so should I use that? By the way I made a couple of test renders using PAL DV and DivX. Both look pretty much the same, possibly the PAL DV version looks a bit better. The PAL DV file is much larger, but size doesn't matter much to me. So would this be my best bet? I was sure that DV compression is pretty harsh and since the source material is not DV, but rather mpeg2 from a DVD - that it wouldn't make any sense re-compressing it to DV.... or is that not what is happening?

May 4th, 2011, 02:10 PM	#20
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: Seeking advice selecting optimal render settings - for playback on my pc The = sign means it is the best fit of the avi templates. I would use the one that looks best. I'm not sure what you mean exactly on the rest. avi files are very usable, and I would go with that if size is unimportant. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."