Vegas rendering for DVDArchitect

[hcs]

I am trying to understand all of the tricks to render for DVDArchitect. Before when I used the TMPGEnc.DVD.Author I extracted the video and created a file with the .m2v entension. According to advice on forums I should render using Save as type: Main Concept MPEG-2 and Template: DVD Architect PAL video stream but what extension should the file have? And the audio - should it be .mpa or .ac3?

[vkmast]

If you have Vegas (Pro 11 version for example) you'll find the info in the program online help section under Rendering Projects for use in DVD Architect.

[hcs]

Yes, I have seen that but when I set the parameters as I said before the video file gets an extension of .mpg and I wonder if that is correct.

[vkmast]

Yes, then DVD Architect does not recompress your file, when you make a DVD.

[Bonie81]

I am trying to understand all of the tricks to render for DVDArchitect. Before when I used the TMPGEnc.DVD.Author I extracted the video and created a file with the .m2v entension. According to advice on forums I should render using Save as type: Main Concept MPEG-2 and Template: DVD Architect PAL video stream but what extension should the file have? And the audio - should it be .mpa or .ac3?

as per your description, hope you are rendering with Main Concept MPEG-2 and DVD Architect PAL video Template... which is OK.
you can include audio in output.mpg. by default Vegas and almost all other professional softwares renders audio to MPEG Layer -II.
The file extension for MPEG Layer -II Audio is .mp2, neither .mpa nor .ac3.
So, audio - should it be .mp2

[vkmast]

See which audio file formats are supported by your software. Vegas DVD encoding: Audio: AC-3 5.1 or stereo, PCM.

[Bonie81]

All professional DVD authoring softwares including DVD Architect supports Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM(uncompressed audio), MPEG-1 Layer-II audio. This is exactly what the DVD specification is.

[vkmast]

That's the point, but you need to know what audio files your particular software accepts. Program specifications usually help.

[Bonie81]

@vkmast

u r really mast, i mean genius.
coz i still remember once i bought expensive software called DVDNoAuthor Professional which did not accept DTS and Ac-3. I relalized after going through program specifications only coz there was no information on internet.

I guess there are two types of software developers....
first type is they know exactly what they are coding - creating....
rest do not know what they are coding or creating or they just even do not know what are the specifications???
neway i like only first type,,,,
Have FuN!

[chowmein]

I have read through this thread and have no idea what it is about?

[hcs]

I can't get this right. I am trying to render as follows:
Main Concept MPEG-2(*.mpg;*.m2v;*.m2t;*.mpa)
=DVD Architect PAL video stream
but what extension should the file have, .mpg, .m2v, m2t, mpa?
I have tried both .mpg and .m2v but then DVDA want to recompress the file.

[vcd4ever]

According to advice on forums I should render using Save as type: Main Concept MPEG-2 and Template: DVD Architect PAL video stream but what extension should the file have?

.m2v or .mpg

And the audio - should it be .mpa or .ac3?

.ac3 or .wav


Vcd4ever.

[vcd4ever]

but what extension should the file have, .mpg, .m2v, m2t, mpa?
I have tried both .mpg and .m2v but then DVDA want to recompress the file.

I'm using Architect and both .m2v and .mpg works without being recompressed.

Vcd4ever.

[hcs]

I'm new to DVDA so I didn't realize that the output format was set to NTSC. I changed it to PAL and now it responds with no recompression messages. Thanks!

[chowmein]

LOL! That's cool you told us the solution to your problem. Good stuff!