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Originally Posted by Ron Cooper
Mark, as this is a 4x3 project for DVD, should I render the video as interlaced or progressive or doesn't it matter ?
RonC.
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Hey Ron,
i haven't played with the template you mentioned, so i can't comment on what it produces.
Rendering using the "DVD Architect PAL video stream" template will produce a .mpg file.
Yes, you have to render twice, the second being for the audio output (.ac3). For this purpose, either Studio or Pro is fine (I used to know the difference; i think it relates to one being more flexible than the other for further audio post-production, but don't bet your house on it.)
I usually set a region with in and out markers on the timeline in the project and then check "Render loop region only" in the render dialog. Just make sure they are the same (at least the start point) between rendering the video and rendering the audio.
Don't be too concerned about the second render, audio renders will typically go through in a fraction of the time of your video render. e.g. I just did a large HDV project (18 nested sub-projects, up to 6 video tracks each, plus audio, colour correction, etc). 5 hours to render. audio went through in well under 30 minutes. Typically i would expect better than that.
I would leave DVD projects as interlaced unless it is not intended for display on a television -- that is the simplest approach. (BTW, 4x3 is not related to interlace vs. progressive, rather a question of the aspect ratio, which other people can explain better than i).
Hope this is helpful; you *will* work it out.
Ciao,
marks