Adi Head
September 21st, 2008, 05:40 PM
I have a question regarding codecs.
I'm currently working on a project which involves several different PAL formats: HDV 1080-50i, DV and some 3GP files shot with one of those micro cameras.
I'm editing in Sony Vegas 8 Pro. I've set the project setting to HDV 1808-50i PAL and all is working out well except for the 3GP files which seem to be giving Vegas problems. When I start editing the 3GP files on the timeline Vegas noticeably becomes unstable - freezing up and occasionally crashing (which barely ever happens when not using the 3GP files).
My knowledge about these things isn't very high so I'm not sure if this is the proper solution, but what I've set out to do is to convert the 3GP files to .avi files. I've downloaded software called Pazera Free 3GP to AVI converter v1.2. It looks like a rather comprehensive converter tool, it has all the options and settings I could ever think of. Even some I'm not certain what to do with.
For example, it lets me select which video codec to use. The options are:
XviD 1.1.3 Final
DivX 3 Low-Motion
H.264/MPG-4 AVC
MPG4-FFmpeg/ffdshow ISO MPEG-4
MP42 - S-mpeg 4 version 2
DMV version 1 (WMP 7)
DVM version 2 (WMP 8)
Motion JPEG
HuffYUV (lossless)
copy original video stream
I'm not sure which to select. Can someone help me? I'm interested in the very best quality possible. The product will be exported from vegas as mpg 2 for authoring a DVD.
Oh and there's a selection of audio codecs as well, can someone help me out choosing one of these as well?:
Auto
MP3 Mpeg-1 Layer 3 (lame 3.97)
MP2 Mpeg-1 Layer 2
AC3 Dolby AC3
AAC Advanced Audio Codec
WMA v1 - Windows Media Audio 1
WMA v2 - Windows Media Audio 2
PCM 16-bit
copy original audio stream
By the way here's a link to that converter (not advertising this software, I have not even tried it yet, so can't say how well it works): Pazera Free 3GP to AVI Converter - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com (http://www.download.com/Pazera-Free-3GP-to-AVI-Converter/3000-2194_4-10781718.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10880280)
Thanks! :-)
I'm currently working on a project which involves several different PAL formats: HDV 1080-50i, DV and some 3GP files shot with one of those micro cameras.
I'm editing in Sony Vegas 8 Pro. I've set the project setting to HDV 1808-50i PAL and all is working out well except for the 3GP files which seem to be giving Vegas problems. When I start editing the 3GP files on the timeline Vegas noticeably becomes unstable - freezing up and occasionally crashing (which barely ever happens when not using the 3GP files).
My knowledge about these things isn't very high so I'm not sure if this is the proper solution, but what I've set out to do is to convert the 3GP files to .avi files. I've downloaded software called Pazera Free 3GP to AVI converter v1.2. It looks like a rather comprehensive converter tool, it has all the options and settings I could ever think of. Even some I'm not certain what to do with.
For example, it lets me select which video codec to use. The options are:
XviD 1.1.3 Final
DivX 3 Low-Motion
H.264/MPG-4 AVC
MPG4-FFmpeg/ffdshow ISO MPEG-4
MP42 - S-mpeg 4 version 2
DMV version 1 (WMP 7)
DVM version 2 (WMP 8)
Motion JPEG
HuffYUV (lossless)
copy original video stream
I'm not sure which to select. Can someone help me? I'm interested in the very best quality possible. The product will be exported from vegas as mpg 2 for authoring a DVD.
Oh and there's a selection of audio codecs as well, can someone help me out choosing one of these as well?:
Auto
MP3 Mpeg-1 Layer 3 (lame 3.97)
MP2 Mpeg-1 Layer 2
AC3 Dolby AC3
AAC Advanced Audio Codec
WMA v1 - Windows Media Audio 1
WMA v2 - Windows Media Audio 2
PCM 16-bit
copy original audio stream
By the way here's a link to that converter (not advertising this software, I have not even tried it yet, so can't say how well it works): Pazera Free 3GP to AVI Converter - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com (http://www.download.com/Pazera-Free-3GP-to-AVI-Converter/3000-2194_4-10781718.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10880280)
Thanks! :-)