I am using Fraps to record game play footage at 1920x1080 at 30fps. I then use Vegas Pro 11 to edit the video clips and add music and transitions. Everything goes fine until it is time to "Render As".
I want to be able to upload these videos to YouTube while keeping the highest video quality as possible. In Vegas I create a new project that matches the video clips properties. When I click "Render As" I tick off "Match Project Settings" hoping that will show me only the templates that are going to work with my videos. The only template I've been able to successfully render a video with is "Video for Windows (*.avi)" "HD 1080-60i YUV". This results in a HUGE file. I don't mind that, I have plenty of HD space. After this render is complete I use Handbrake, "Regular" preset "High Profile" to re-encode the file to .mp4. This brings the file size down dramatically while preserving video quality. I'm happy with the outcome but there has to be a way to encode directly to .mp4 in Vegas so I don't have to re-encode in Handbrake?
How can I Render As to .mp4 in Vegas Pro 11? The only Template option I see with .mp4 is "XDCAM EX (*.MP4)" "HQ 1920x1080-60i, 35 Mbps VBR". Whenever I try to use this Template, Vegas crashes at random points during the render.
Any help would be great, thanks in advance!
LaxerFL
I want to be able to upload these videos to YouTube while keeping the highest video quality as possible. In Vegas I create a new project that matches the video clips properties. When I click "Render As" I tick off "Match Project Settings" hoping that will show me only the templates that are going to work with my videos. The only template I've been able to successfully render a video with is "Video for Windows (*.avi)" "HD 1080-60i YUV". This results in a HUGE file. I don't mind that, I have plenty of HD space. After this render is complete I use Handbrake, "Regular" preset "High Profile" to re-encode the file to .mp4. This brings the file size down dramatically while preserving video quality. I'm happy with the outcome but there has to be a way to encode directly to .mp4 in Vegas so I don't have to re-encode in Handbrake?
How can I Render As to .mp4 in Vegas Pro 11? The only Template option I see with .mp4 is "XDCAM EX (*.MP4)" "HQ 1920x1080-60i, 35 Mbps VBR". Whenever I try to use this Template, Vegas crashes at random points during the render.
Any help would be great, thanks in advance!
LaxerFL