Most people in 2014 will be using 16:9 Aspect Ratio. Three are for the older 4:3 Aspect Ratio styled video and three are for 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio video. There are six options in the drop down list.
If you set your Project Properties correctly using the Match Media method, Vegas Pro will automatically choose the best Video Output Format for you. Selecting the correct Video Format for DVD Then go to Tools in the top menu - Burn Disc - DVD. Once your project is complete and ready to turn into a DVD, remember to do one final Save As. If you want to burn a Blu-ray Disc, skip this step and go directly to Step 5. Then go to the Audio tab and make sure the Resample and Stretch Quality is also set to Best.Įdit and create your project as you normally would.
While you are in this window, make sure to also set the Full Resolution Rendering Quality to Best. The advantage of doing this, is that it should give you much smoother playback in the Preview Window while you are edting and also make sure you will be outputting to the correct video type for your DVD or Blu-ray Disc. This will automatically match your original videos properties to be the same as the Project Properties for the entire project. If you imported more than one video, you only have to do this process once. Now navigate through your computer and select the same video you imported into your project above. If the pop up window from Step 1 did not appear for you, press the Match Media Video Settings button which is marked with the red arrow below. Look above the Preview Window and press the Project Properties button to open the window. Step 2 - Check your Project Properties and Match Media Settings
In the next step I will show you how to check that everything is set correctly. However you should not assume that this is always true. This normally means your Project Properties already match the media you have just imported. If this window does not open up, do not worry. This will automatically set your Project Properties for you. If this window does pop up, please say YES.
Import your Videos into the Vegas Pro timeline.Īs soon as you import your first Video into the timeline, Vegas Pro may open up a new window that says: " Do you want to set your Project Video Settings to Match this Media" ? If you do want to actually burn a DVD or Blu-ray Disc that does have Menus, you will have to follow a different tutorial here. Everything can be done within Sony Vegas Pro 13. Since we are not going to create Menus, there is no need to use DVD Architect Pro at all. This is the best method to use when you are not interested in making fancy DVD or Blu-ray Menus for your disc. The method I show in this tutorial is the simplest of all. There are many different ways you can create DVDs or Blu-ray discs using Sony Vegas Pro and DVD Architect Pro. In this tutorial I show how to burn a simple DVD or Blu-ray Disc with no Menus, directly from the Sony Vegas Pro timeline.