Vegas working with DVDA at DVinfo.net

Jeremiah Rickert · June 12th, 2015, 12:19 AM

Is it possible to add a Vegas project file to DVDA in lieu of rendering it out? So that you can save an encode? I had thought that was the case, but I now can't seem to make it work. I usually use TMPGenc Authoring Works, but it is choking on these AVCHD files I'm trying to feed it.

Also, since I'm fairly inexperienced with DVDA, is it possible to put two videos into a single menu item and have them play seemlessly? I had to fix something in the opening credits and just re-rendered that 90 seconds worth of the project. In TMPG I can add the revised credits to the beginning of the track, then set the opening frame of the full video to be just after the credits ended, and stitch them together. Saves having to re-render the entire project. I can't seem to do that with DVDA, it keeps trying to create a new menu item for the new credits. (though it did appear I could alter the beginning frame of the full video easily enough) I just want them both to play with a single button.

Jo Ouwejan · June 12th, 2015, 01:50 AM

On the second part of ypour question: no it will not play seemlessly. It will show a short halt.

Mike Kujbida · June 12th, 2015, 04:10 AM

DVDA needs an MPEG-2 video file and AC-3 or PCM (aka WAV) audio file so no to adding a veg file.

As Jo said, there will be a slight time gap as DVDA switches from one video to the next. You add an end action to the first video to have it automatically switch to the next one but there will be a slight time lag for the switch to happen and there's nothing you can do about it with out re-rendering.

Jeremiah Rickert · June 12th, 2015, 03:20 PM

I ended up just re-rendering. I think TMPG does a better job of transcoding HD footage to an SD DVD which is why I have preferred it all these years. Thanks for the replies!

June 12th, 2015, 12:19 AM	#1
Jeremiah Rickert Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newberg, Oregon Posts: 494	Vegas working with DVDA Is it possible to add a Vegas project file to DVDA in lieu of rendering it out? So that you can save an encode? I had thought that was the case, but I now can't seem to make it work. I usually use TMPGenc Authoring Works, but it is choking on these AVCHD files I'm trying to feed it. Also, since I'm fairly inexperienced with DVDA, is it possible to put two videos into a single menu item and have them play seemlessly? I had to fix something in the opening credits and just re-rendered that 90 seconds worth of the project. In TMPG I can add the revised credits to the beginning of the track, then set the opening frame of the full video to be just after the credits ended, and stitch them together. Saves having to re-render the entire project. I can't seem to do that with DVDA, it keeps trying to create a new menu item for the new credits. (though it did appear I could alter the beginning frame of the full video easily enough) I just want them both to play with a single button.

June 12th, 2015, 01:50 AM	#2
Jo Ouwejan Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Veenendaal, Holland Posts: 225	Re: Vegas working with DVDA On the second part of ypour question: no it will not play seemlessly. It will show a short halt.

June 12th, 2015, 04:10 AM	#3
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Re: Vegas working with DVDA DVDA needs an MPEG-2 video file and AC-3 or PCM (aka WAV) audio file so no to adding a veg file. As Jo said, there will be a slight time gap as DVDA switches from one video to the next. You add an end action to the first video to have it automatically switch to the next one but there will be a slight time lag for the switch to happen and there's nothing you can do about it with out re-rendering.

June 12th, 2015, 03:20 PM	#4
Jeremiah Rickert Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newberg, Oregon Posts: 494	Re: Vegas working with DVDA I ended up just re-rendering. I think TMPG does a better job of transcoding HD footage to an SD DVD which is why I have preferred it all these years. Thanks for the replies!