Lately I’ve noticed tons of questions popping up in the forums about rendering in Vegas.
We will be rendering using the Sony AVC codec.
While this codec is idea for uploading to Vimeo and Youtube, NS will not accept it.
In a later blog I will cover uploading to NS.
Rendering is one of the most important steps in your editing process.
- right click any clip in your project and choose properties.
To do punch the ‘Video Event Tab’ under properties.
Where it says ‘Undersample rate’ change the value to match the other clips framerate.
hit the ‘Match Media Button’ and select a clip from your project.
Now that we know our setting we are ready to render our footage.
Click File-> Render as…
Save as bang out: Sony AVC
Click Custom:
1.
Video Format: AVC
2.
If your rendering for a DVD or to get maximum quality go for the resolution that matches your footage.
Profile: High profile will maximize your quality but take longer to render.
Baseline is also more compatible with a larger range of video players.
Some players may have issuing playing back a high profile video.
Entropy coding: CABAC vs CAVLC- This determines how your video will be compressed.
From my experiences both will produce a file of the same size.
I recommend using CAVLC.
Framerate- match the framerate to your footage.
DO NOT ‘allow source to adjust frame rate’.
Field Order: Progressive if thats what your clips were shot in.
Otherwise choose lower field first.
Bit-Rate: This will determine the overall quality of your video.
Higher bit rates will result in a larger file.
For HD choose anything from 7-20 million(or less if you oughta meet a file size constraint).
This feature is only available in Vegas Pro 10.
8.choose the ‘project’ tab.
Where it says ‘video rendering quality’ select best.
Finally keep your preset so you don’t have to go back through this again.
There go you kid-o’s.
Hopefully this post will save you more time than it took me to write.
Check back in for more tips on using Vegas.
