Vegas Pro 11 rendering help needed

[LaxerFL]

I am using Fraps to record game play footage at 1920x1080 at 30fps. I then use Vegas Pro 11 to edit the video clips and add music and transitions. Everything goes fine until it is time to "Render As".
I want to be able to upload these videos to YouTube while keeping the highest video quality as possible. In Vegas I create a new project that matches the video clips properties. When I click "Render As" I tick off "Match Project Settings" hoping that will show me only the templates that are going to work with my videos. The only template I've been able to successfully render a video with is "Video for Windows (*.avi)" "HD 1080-60i YUV". This results in a HUGE file. I don't mind that, I have plenty of HD space. After this render is complete I use Handbrake, "Regular" preset "High Profile" to re-encode the file to .mp4. This brings the file size down dramatically while preserving video quality. I'm happy with the outcome but there has to be a way to encode directly to .mp4 in Vegas so I don't have to re-encode in Handbrake?

How can I Render As to .mp4 in Vegas Pro 11? The only Template option I see with .mp4 is "XDCAM EX (*.MP4)" "HQ 1920x1080-60i, 35 Mbps VBR". Whenever I try to use this Template, Vegas crashes at random points during the render.

Any help would be great, thanks in advance!
LaxerFL

[aedipuss]

with every version of vegas it seems to switch back and forth from sony avc to mainconcept but for version 11 i think mainconcept won. use the template for internet 1080p. you do NOT want to upload 1080i to youtube.

[LaxerFL]

Thanks for the reply. When I try to render using that template I get "An error occurred while creating the media file. The reason for the error could not be determined"
That template doesn't show up at all when I check "Output Format" "Match Project Settings"

Not sure what I'm doing wrong...

EDIT: I adjusted the project properties to progressive and that template did in fact show up, it still threw up the same error when I tried to render with it though...

[vkmast]

Did you try using 'Render using CPU only' (encode mode)?

[budwzr]

Choose a template, or create a new one, that matches your project settings.