Hi Steve,
Up until now, when editing video clips, my project properties are usually the PAL DV Widescreen (720x576, 25.000 fps). Once edited, I render to .avi and place all the rendered .avi clips collectively in a new project, with markers, for sending to DVD Architect via the Make Movie > burn to DVD option. I have burned many DVD’s (not Blue Ray) successfully this way. I realise that en route to DVDA, the video is re-rendered in the .mpeg format so am probably doubling up unnecessarily. The reason why I render to AVI is because the original video clips are in a variety of formats & from different cameras and it seems to work best if I keep things uniform.
However my own video camera (Sony HDR-CX550VE) films in HD and I would like the best possible result on DVD. When I place my footage on the timeline and select the ‘Match Media Settings’ in Project Properties, the template becomes HD 1080-50i (1920 X 1080, 25.000fps). I do have to do some editing, using the key frame function and I’ve noticed that it’s a bit sticky and slow to respond and part way into it, Vegas freezes and says 'Not Responding'. So I'm thinking of editing in the PAL DV Widescreen format and when finished, switch it back to the HD 1080-50i prior to sending to DVDA - would this cause any unforeseen problems?
I have done some testing and sent a video clip to DVDA in both the PAL DV Widescreen as well as the HD 1080-50i template and (unless I’m imagining things) the HD is sharper, but once burned to disc would the difference still be noticeable?
Two more questions please:-
1. My current project comprises 20 video clips all filmed in HD1080-50i. Should I edit each clip separately and render, and if so to what format?
or
2. Should I place all the video clips (20 in all) on the same time line, edit and then send to DVDA via the Make Movie > burn to DVD option as per normal.
My computer is a 64bit with plenty of ‘grunt’.
Many thanks
Chris