Finally! my sophomore(ic) effort

Josh Bass · January 9th, 2004, 04:59 PM

How do I render in MPEG-4 from Vegas 4?

Rob Lohman · January 9th, 2004, 06:24 PM

You need to select QuickTime and then choose the MPEG4 codec
on the property screen. Or if you output to AVI you must have
the DiVX codec installed (or XviD or...)

Josh Bass · January 12th, 2004, 07:14 PM

Ok, so I tried encoding MPEG-4, and it looked like crap. The audio was okay, at a sample rate of 32000, but the video was crappy. I did it 320 by 240, at "Good" quality. . .anyone have recommendations on how to keep the file size down but have it look okay? At this crappiness, it was 4.8 Megs. I probably don't want it to much higher, right?

Rob Lohman · January 13th, 2004, 08:34 AM

4.8 and 37 is quite a difference, wouldn't you say? Don't expect
the quality to stay the same. I'd up the bitrate a bit to get a movie
of 10 - 15 MB, see what that gets you.

Josh Bass · January 13th, 2004, 11:37 AM

Oh, well, in that case, I got it looking pretty decent at 12 MB.

Josh Bass · January 13th, 2004, 01:15 PM

Okay this is weird--on this on section some of the audio doesn't play. I've tried it three times, rebooted the computer, don't understand. Audio from the same track plays on other parts, but when I render this particular section, nothing.

John Gaspain · January 14th, 2004, 03:06 AM

lol, good work!

Josh Bass · January 14th, 2004, 04:04 AM

Thanks.

Disregard earlier post about funky audio. . .worked okay later. Who knows.

Josh Bass · January 14th, 2004, 02:45 PM

OKay, so it's only 12 Megs when it decides not to render portions of the audio, otherwise it's 18 megs or so. Soooooooo. . .can anyone give me bitrate suggestions? Tips?

Josh Bass · January 22nd, 2004, 01:45 AM

Alright, got it to 19.6 megs, in MPEG-4 format, looks okay, the sound's kind of metallic. . .worth uploading again?

Rob Lohman · January 22nd, 2004, 03:58 PM

-Tyler Durden

January 9th, 2004, 04:59 PM	#16
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	How do I render in MPEG-4 from Vegas 4? __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

January 9th, 2004, 06:24 PM	#17
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	You need to select QuickTime and then choose the MPEG4 codec on the property screen. Or if you output to AVI you must have the DiVX codec installed (or XviD or...) __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 12th, 2004, 07:14 PM	#18
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	Ok, so I tried encoding MPEG-4, and it looked like crap. The audio was okay, at a sample rate of 32000, but the video was crappy. I did it 320 by 240, at "Good" quality. . .anyone have recommendations on how to keep the file size down but have it look okay? At this crappiness, it was 4.8 Megs. I probably don't want it to much higher, right? __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

January 13th, 2004, 08:34 AM	#19
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	4.8 and 37 is quite a difference, wouldn't you say? Don't expect the quality to stay the same. I'd up the bitrate a bit to get a movie of 10 - 15 MB, see what that gets you. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 13th, 2004, 11:37 AM	#20
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	Oh, well, in that case, I got it looking pretty decent at 12 MB. __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

January 13th, 2004, 01:15 PM	#21
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	Okay this is weird--on this on section some of the audio doesn't play. I've tried it three times, rebooted the computer, don't understand. Audio from the same track plays on other parts, but when I render this particular section, nothing. __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

January 14th, 2004, 03:06 AM	#22
John Gaspain Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: WA-USA Posts: 371	lol, good work! __________________ The glory of the World passes by.

January 14th, 2004, 04:04 AM	#23
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	Thanks. Disregard earlier post about funky audio. . .worked okay later. Who knows. __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

January 14th, 2004, 02:45 PM	#24
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	OKay, so it's only 12 Megs when it decides not to render portions of the audio, otherwise it's 18 megs or so. Soooooooo. . .can anyone give me bitrate suggestions? Tips? __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

January 22nd, 2004, 01:45 AM	#25
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	Alright, got it to 19.6 megs, in MPEG-4 format, looks okay, the sound's kind of metallic. . .worth uploading again? __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

January 22nd, 2004, 03:58 PM	#26
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	-Tyler Durden __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors