11.When rendering is complete, a dialog displays the paths to your rendered audio and video files. Click the Send to DVD Architect Studio button to start the application and create a new project containing your movie.

12.Use DVD Architect Studio software to create and burn the DVD.

For more information about using DVD Architect Studio software, please refer to its documentation.

Burn it to a Blu-ray Disc

1.Click the Burn it to a DVD or Blu-ray Disc button.

2.Select the Blu-ray Disc radio button, and then click Next. The Burn Blu-ray Disc dialog is displayed.

3.Select a radio button to choose what you want to do:

•Render image and burn: renders your current project as a Blu-ray compliant file and burns it to disc.

•Render image only: renders your current project as a Blu-ray compliant file that you can burn at a later time.

•Burn existing image file: burns an already-rendered file to Blu-ray Disc.

4.If you selected the Render image and burn or Render image only radio button, choose your rendering settings:

a.Choose a setting from the Video format drop-down list to indicate whether you want to burn AVC/MVC or MPEG-2 video.

b.Choose a setting from the Video template drop-down list to specify the parameters that should be used for rendering your video stream.

Video for Blu-ray Discs can use MPEG-2 or AVC encoding. 3D Blu-ray Disc projects use MVC encoding.

•The Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum Blu-ray MPEG-2 video templates have an average bit rate of 25 Mbps.

•The Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum Blu-ray AVC video templates have an average bit rate of 15 Mbps.

•The Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum Blu-ray MVC video templates for stereoscopic 3D projects have an average bit rate of 10 Mbps.

•If you’re burning to DVD media, Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum provides 8 Mbps AVC and MPEG-2 video templates.

c.Choose a setting from the Audio template drop-down list to specify the parameters that should be used for rendering your audio stream.

Wave64 (PCM) audio for Blu-ray Discs can use any of the following formats:

•48 kHz, 16 or 24-bit, stereo or 5.1 surround (available only for 5.1 surround projects)

•96 kHz, 16 or 24-bit, stereo or 5.1 surround (available only for 5.1 surround projects)

Important: When burning a surround project to DVD, use 48 kHz, 16- or 24-bit audio only.

d.Select the Render loop region only check box if you want to use only a portion of your project. If the check box is cleared, the entire project will be rendered and saved to the disc.

e.Select the Insert chapter points at markers check box if you want to use markers from the timeline as chapter points in your rendered file.

f.Select the Stretch video to fill output frame check box if you want to reformat your video so it fills the output frame size listed in the Description box. When the check box is cleared, the current aspect ratio is maintained, and black borders are added to fill the extra frame area (letterbox). This option is useful when the desired output format does not match the frame aspect ratio of your project.

5.If you selected the Render image and burn or Render image only radio button, the File path box displays the folder and file that will be used to render your project.

If you selected the Burn existing image file radio button, type the path to the file you want to burn in the File path box (or click the Browse button to locate the file).

6.Select recording options for your Blu-ray Disc burner:

a.Choose a drive from the Burn drive drop-down list to specify the drive you want to use.

b.From the Burn speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to record. Max will record using the fastest speed possible with your drive; decrease the speed if you have difficulty recording.

c.Select the Eject when done check box if you want to eject the disc automatically when burning has completed.

7.Click OK to start rendering your image file and burning your disc.

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