Render as DVD in Sony Vegas - Best Setting

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When creating DVDs I like to use a combination of 2 programs Sony Vegas and Corel VideoStudio.

Sony Vegas renders DVD videos clean and sharp especially when the footage was shot in HD.

I use Sony Vegas to edit my video footage and create the DVD-compliant MPEG2 file.

The MPEG2 file is then imported into Corel VideoStudio to create the physical disc.

Corel VideoStudio does not RE-RENDER the video files hence maintaining its original high quality.

Corel VideoStudio also makes authoring of motion menus fast and easy unlike Sony’s DVD Architect.

With that being said the correct setting is of utmost importance.

I experimented a variety of custom configurations and found the best.

Instead of describing in words take a look at the screenshots of the setting I use.

First Project Properties DO affect the quality of your final rendered video.

So set the Project Properties before you start editing.

Here is a screenshot of Sony Vegas Pro 11 customized Project Properties. Take note of the settings marked with red asterisks. They make a difference.

For older versions this is the Sony Vegas Pro 8 customized Project Properties.

This is the custom render setting for best DVD MPEG2 quality in Sony Vegas Pro 11.

Here is the custom render setting for best DVD MPEG2 quality in the older Sony Vegas Pro 8.

Most DVD burning software tend to re-render files into DVD-MPEG2 files. What makes Corel VideoStudio great is that you can turn off the re-render process by checking “Do not convert MPEG files”.

By the way Corel VideoStudio is a video editing software and I am using only the DVD burning section because it does the job well.

So that’s how to create best quality DVDs in Sony Vegas. Do leave your comments below.

Adrian Lee
http://VideoLane.com
DVD and Web Video Production

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