Whats is best HD option for rendering with Sony vegas movie studio HD?

[Sevy]

Hi everybody,

forgive me for probably asking a stupid question but i cant figure it out.
i being recording some guides with fraps and i want them to be HD so since Vdub was not working for that i switched to Vegas.

At the moment i am always using MP4 to render.
But honestly even though i can do it with my connection, the file sizes tend to be rediculous.
6.5Gb for a 35min recording.
Are there other options which have a smaller size, like perhaps Sony AVC/MVC mp4?
The only thing is it needs to be 1080HD, which will never make it a small file of course.

But even if its a small difference it would be nice.

Thanks

[aedipuss]

filesize = time(in seconds) x bitrate. so to make smaller size files no matter what the encoder, decrease the bitrate. the sony avc encoder is fine for mp4 video if you want to try it.

[Sevy]

alright thanks, so i be wanting to mess around with the bitrate a bit.
And find a balance between the quality and file size.

Is there any rule when it comes to 1080 and 720? Like what the bare minimum is for bitrate.

[aedipuss]

no hard and fast rules it depends on the type of motion and how much is in the video. start 720p around 4-5mbps and 1080 7-8mpps and see how it looks to you. lowering bitrate also lowers visual quality so you need to find the acceptable balance.

[Sevy]

alright thanks, gonna give it some testing then.

[budwzr]

This was made with Vegas, I used the 720p30 10K preset. YouTube likes this format.


Guya Partial Showreel With Anti-DeLogo Technology

P.S. I triple dare anyone to try and "reverse alpha" this logo. Bwahahaha!

[Sevy]

That looks pretty good, might try that.
Went from 720p to 1080p because i had trouble getting clear text in the vids.