<p>It's never a bad idea to have resolution and bit depth to spare during post but if you don't need the extras -- higher bit depth for cleaner effects / color grading, higher res for crop and blowup and so on -- then you can reduce the originals to the final output values with no loss of fidelity.</p>

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2015-04-20T13:42:33.517Z
Thanks. In this case I should probably convert all the files to mpeg2 (pal dvd resolution) before editing. But what if I later wanted to burn a Blu-ray instead of a DVD? Are they any codecs/formats/containers that are more suitable to use as input to Vegas than others?
ochrist
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2015-04-20T14:48:40.950Z
If Vegas has a proxy mode you could edit at proxy resolution and output at any resolution supported by the originals. And many editing systems let you use the decisions / timeline from your downscaled materials to later conform a version using the original materials. Since I don't use Vegas I can't say whether it allows either option.
Jim Mack
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Jim Mack
<p>After a break of a few years I have started doing video editing again. So I bought Sony Vegas and later upgraded it to the latest version.</p>

<p>For this particular project my source files was created by two different devices: A Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone (mp4) and a Sony Cybershot camera (also mp4). The files from the Sony camera cannot be read directly by Vegas, so I have had to transcode them (they are still mp4).</p>

<p>I wanted to produce a DVD of this event (a birthday party), but when I render the project (to be used by DVD Architect) Vegas crashes for me halfway through the process.</p>

<p>I have of course reported this to Sony, but i don't expect any solution soon, so I was wondering if I was doing this the wrong way.</p>

<p>In this case - when the source is mp4 (and in a higher resolution than DVD) - would you suggest another workflow? Would it be better to transcode the files before I add them to the Vegas project?</p>

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2015-04-20T17:59:39.530Z
That's weird.  I combined 2 video sources (iphone and Panasonic DMC-ZS1) into one in Vegas Pro 10 and they're not even the same size/resolution.
Johnny Bones
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2015-04-20T20:02:22.577Z
I can't understand it either. I have tried it in both version 12 and 13 (64 bit) and get the same error. It freezes and eventually crashes.
ochrist
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MP4 to DVD - suggestion for workflow
ochrist
# MP4 to DVD - suggestion for workflow

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-17)

After a break of a few years I have started doing video editing again. So I bought Sony Vegas and later upgraded it to the latest version.

For this particular project my source files was created by two different devices: A Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone (mp4) and a Sony Cybershot camera (also mp4). The files from the Sony camera cannot be read directly by Vegas, so I have had to transcode them (they are still mp4).

I wanted to produce a DVD of this event (a birthday party), but when I render the project (to be used by DVD Architect) Vegas crashes for me halfway through the process.

I have of course reported this to Sony, but i don't expect any solution soon, so I was wondering if I was doing this the wrong way.

In this case - when the source is mp4 (and in a higher resolution than DVD) - would you suggest another workflow? Would it be better to transcode the files before I add them to the Vegas project?

**Tags:** mp4, vegas-pro, workflow

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: That's weird.  I combined 2 video sources (iphone and Panasonic DMC-ZS1) into one in Vegas Pro 10 and they're not even the same size/resolution.  
> **username_0**: I can't understand it either. I have tried it in both version 12 and 13 (64 bit) and get the same error. It freezes and eventually crashes.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-17. Score: 1

It's never a bad idea to have resolution and bit depth to spare during post but if you don't need the extras -- higher bit depth for cleaner effects / color grading, higher res for crop and blowup and so on -- then you can reduce the originals to the final output values with no loss of fidelity.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. In this case I should probably convert all the files to mpeg2 (pal dvd resolution) before editing. But what if I later wanted to burn a Blu-ray instead of a DVD? Are they any codecs/formats/containers that are more suitable to use as input to Vegas than others?  
> **username_2**: If Vegas has a proxy mode you could edit at proxy resolution and output at any resolution supported by the originals. And many editing systems let you use the decisions / timeline from your downscaled materials to later conform a version using the original materials. Since I don't use Vegas I can't say whether it allows either option.  

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