Recording Firewire output from Vegas timeline

[Richkut]

After editing a program in Vegas I rendered it to an avi file. When I imported the avi back into Vegas and attempted to record it via Firewire into my DVD recorder (a Panasonic), my PC started searching for a driver. I had the same experience when I tried to firewire this output to my JVC and Sony VCRs. While locating and installing these various drivers ultimately failed (the drivers could not be found on the web or my hard drive), I WAS able to view firewire video OUT to my Sony VCR (and into my video monitor) when I was editing the original program in Vegas and I wanted to see what it looked like on an interlaced TV monitor. So, am I able to record to any devices other than my Sony VCR via firewire output from my PC (using Vegas or whatever other software I might have)?

[JohnnyMalaria]

Only some DVD recorders support FireWire input from a PC. Most only work with DV camcorders.

What kind of Sony VCR do you have with FireWire?

Vegas should be able to output to any DV device (though there are a few odd-ball camcorders that seem to not follow the rules).

Have you tried using your camcorder as the output device (in VCR mode)? It should definitely work if you can capture from it.

Our Enosoft DV Processor (free) can provide an alternatively for sending DV AVIs out via FireWire. It also shows a list of all the compatible devices attached.

[Richkut]

Only some DVD recorders support FireWire input from a PC. Most only work with DV camcorders.

What kind of Sony VCR do you have with FireWire?

Vegas should be able to output to any DV device (though there are a few odd-ball camcorders that seem to not follow the rules).

Have you tried using your camcorder as the output device (in VCR mode)? It should definitely work if you can capture from it.

Our Enosoft DV Processor (free) can provide an alternatively for sending DV AVIs out via FireWire. It also shows a list of all the compatible devices attached.

Since time was of the essence with this project, I ended up using one of my digital camcorders as the Firewire input from my PC's Firewire output, and then taking the analog out of the camcorder to the analog inputs of my DVD recorder. This worked great, and the complete video fit on the DVD in the 2 Hour SP mode. Perhaps this is the most efficient method for doing such work, unless anyone else has a better idea. I still yet (when I have the time) have to compile the DVD via the alternative method of rendering the DVD files from the original AVI output from Vegas and check the quality of this, as well as attempting to burn a DVD from the mpeg-2 and/or DVD-compliant files generated from Vegas, too!

[guns1inger]

A better quality method would have been to go firewire to the camera, then firewire to the DVD Recorder. You should be able to get at least as good, if not better, directly from the Vegas timeline with the built-in mainconcept encoder.