How can I export video from Vegas 8?

[bryt]

I'm a newbie in HDV editing and trying to use Sony Vegas 8 to do the editing. I'm thinking to burn the edited video into DVD, do you guys have any idea?

[ethanfox]

File - Render As...

The settings you use for "render as" can vary widely (sorry, I know that doesn't help much).

Then burn the resulting file to DVD using NERO or Architect or other DVD authoring software

[Eugenia Loli-Queru]

For DVDs, there are templates you can use in the "render as" screen.

[bryt]

Thanks a lot guys.
The "render as" is the actually place I was confusing about.
1. If I want to burn the video into NORMAL DVD, which file type should I pick? AVI? If it's AVI, what kind of type should I pick (NTSC DV, uncompressed or some else)?

2. Is that possible that I burn a "HD DVD" or "Blue-ray" compatible DVD which holds the HD video (AVCHD, or H.264?). Of course the length may reduce to 20-30mins, but I hope I can have those "DVDs" that can be play on computer and HDDVD (or Blue-ray) player in the future.

[Eugenia Loli-Queru]

1. No, it's the mpeg2 filetype, not the AVI one. When you select that, there are new templates appearing, select the right one for your DVD region.

2. If you own Vegas 8 Pro, then yes, you can burn a Blu-Ray-compatible high-def footage in plain DVD discs. But you can't do that with the Platinum edition, or with HD-DVD.

[bryt]

1. No, it's the mpeg2 filetype, not the AVI one. When you select that, there are new templates appearing, select the right one for your DVD region.

2. If you own Vegas 8 Pro, then yes, you can burn a Blu-Ray-compatible high-def footage in plain DVD discs. But you can't do that with the Platinum edition, or with HD-DVD.

Eugenia, thank you. I don't remember I have the mpeg2 option for the render as, I will check it after work.