Actually, that, and it's not that big of a question, just one I'm too lazy to google. Basically I wanted to know if there was a specific format to render in on Sony Vegas to make videos run more smoothly. Does it have to do with the computer's specs itself, or with the videos that are being used? I would find it useful to know before I start doing videos on Vegas like crazy and rendering in some weird way
Run more smoothly when you play them back, you mean? I really doubt Vegas is rendering videos out choppy. How do you currently render them? My guess is that it's probably your computer. Do YouTube videos work okay? If so, I would upload a short video you rendered yourself there to see how it looks. If it works okay on YouTube, try a lightweight media player when playing them on your computer, and do it with as few background processes as possible. If you're concerned with file size, stay away from .avi and be careful about .mov file formats. The Lagarith lossless codec is excellent for manageable, lossless avi files, but you can't really upload it anywhere compressed that way, so it's best for situations in which you need to send something to someone in high quality or watch it yourself (the recipient if applicable will need the codec too, mind you). WMV files will net you a middle-of-the-road size/quality video, and .mp4 files are what I typically use for small, below-average quality previews. There's probably no magic solution, unfortunately. You've got to take your computer's specs into account and try different playback methods and formats. Don't be afraid to muck around with format templates until you get something you like.
Too bad I really have no idea what the heck you said. But yes, I meant more smoothly when I play them back. It's just the other day when I was watching a tutorial on the flickering effect the guy said that if you couldn't play it back without that little skipping nonsense then you should render it, although he also said match player settings, though I get nothing from that. And I was getting the same thing, so I figured if there was a good solution to when I render it myself to see if it makes it any better, because I also get that skipping nonsense....in fact I'm rendering it right now and going to post the 20 seconds i've got right now just to have this site take a look at the mess I've made which is hopefully going to be part of the next AMV I make. And I probably should have used the Enter bar a lot more in that paragraph.
Here's you go, even at the time so you don't have to watch it all ..Okay, scratch that, just go to 8:47. Apparently the exact time does not like me
Okay umm, this guy is talking about pre-rendering... Is that what you want to do? Or do you want to atually render the clip (as in going into the menu and rendering it)? Pre-rendering basically renders a section of the file so that Vegas doesn't have to deal with it in real-time, hence it's less choppy that way. When he says you can match the project settings, he just means you don't need to mess with the template at all. I guess I don't understand -- are you saying that after pre-rendering, you have the same issue as you did beforehand? I will add that yes, file format might affect how an effect like that turns out, if you're putting it out in low enough quality. But I was suggesting things under the assumption you were rendering. If you simply want to avoid pre-rendering or rendering preview clips -- you can't. The most you can do, again, is minimize background processes so that more resources can go to Vegas, but I kind of doubt it will make a big enough difference. Also, be forewarned that YouTube has to go through a conversion/compression process when you upload, and in my experience fast-paced effects like that are the first things that get messed up. It might take a few tries to get a video format that uploads with the effect how you want it. EDIT: Ah, also, you can decrease the quality of your preview easily. There's a dropdown for it which should be in the vicinity of the preview window. You can also adjust the size by dragging it diagonally, you might need to undock it though. Might be worth a shot.
