Burn it to a Blu-ray Disc with menus

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

2.Select the Blu-ray Disc with Menus radio button, and then click Next. The Make Movie - Render Settings dialog is displayed.

Note: The Blu-ray Disc with Menus setting is not available when working with 5.1 surround projects. You can use the Blu-ray Disc setting to burn a 5.1 surround project from the timeline. If you want to use DVD Architect Studio to author a Blu-ray Disc with menus, please use the Audio tab in the Vegas Movie Studio Project Properties dialog to set your project’s Master bus mode to Stereo.

3.The Video file path box displays the path to the file that will be created for the video portion of the project. If you want to change the location or file name, edit the contents of the box or click the Browse button.

4.The Audio file path box displays the path to the file that will be created for the audio portion of the project. If you want to change the location or file name, edit the contents of the box or click the Browse button.

5.Select the Render loop region only check box if you only want to render a portion of your project. If the check box is cleared, the entire project will be rendered.

6.Select the Stretch video to fill output frame size (do not letterbox) 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 (letterboxing). This option is useful when the desired output format does not match the frame aspect ratio of your project.

7.Select the Save project as path reference in rendered media check box if you want to save the path to your project file in the rendered file. Saving the project path allows you to easily return to the source project if you use your rendered file in another project.

Note: The project information in the rendered file is a reference to a project file only. If you modify the project file after rendering, the project data will no longer match the rendered file. To edit a project using a path reference, the project file and all media must be available on your computer.

8.Select the Save project markers in rendered media check box if you want to embed timeline markers in the rendered media file. Markers can be used to navigate to chapter points on your Blu-ray Disc project.

9.Click the Next button. The audio and video files for your movie are created.

The settings on the General tab of the Project Properties dialog are used to determine whether your project is rendered using the NTSC or PAL video format.

This process can take anywhere from several minutes to several hours depending on the length of your project.

10.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.

11.Use DVD Architect Studio software to create and burn the Blu-ray Disc.

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

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