Media File Settings for Blu-ray Disc Projects
You can burn Blu-ray Disc projects to BD recordable discs using the BDMV format:
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A 25 GB single-layer BD recordable disc can store approximately 3 hours, 42 minutes of AVC video (15 Mbps) or 2 hours, 15 minutes of MPEG-2 video (25 Mbps).
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A 50 GB dual-layer BD recordable disc can store approximately 7 hours, 25 minutes of AVC video (15 Mbps) or 4 hours, 31 minutes of MPEG-2 video (25 Mbps).
When you use Tools | Burn Disc | Blu-ray Disc in a stereoscopic 3D project, VEGAS Pro will create a Blu-ray 3D™ Disc.
If your project is destined for professional Blu-ray 3D™ Disc replication, VEGAS Pro can prepare content in full HD per-eye format by rendering two separate files (using Left only and Right only modes), which can be read by an MVC encoder such as the Dualstream 3D encoder and authored using a tool such as Blu-print.
For more information about working with stereoscopic 3D projects, see Stereoscopic 3D editing
AC-3 audio (.ac3)
|
Sample Rate |
Bit Rate |
Channels |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 Hz |
192 Kbps (64 Kbps to 640 Kbps is supported) |
Stereo |
|
48,000 Hz |
192 Kbps (64 Kbps to 640 Kbps is supported) |
5.1 surround |
PCM audio (.wav or .w64)
|
Sample Rate |
Bit Depth |
Channels |
Compression |
|---|---|---|---|
|
48,000 Hz |
16 or 24 bit |
Stereo |
Uncompressed |
|
96,000 Hz |
16 or 24 bit |
Stereo |
Uncompressed |
AVC video
If you're using VEGAS Pro software, you can use the AVCHD rendering templates to render a compliant video file including 5.1 surround AC-3 audio.
|
Template Name |
Frame Size |
Frame Rate |
Aspect Ratio |
Maximum Bit Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AVCHD NTSC 5.1 Surround |
1440x1080 |
29.970 fps |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
AVCHD PAL 5.1 Surround |
1440x1080 |
25 fps |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
If you're rendering with a different application, the following settings will produce compliant AVC media.
|
Frame Size |
Frame Rate (fps) |
Aspect Ratio |
Maximum Bit Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
|
720x480 |
29.970 interlaced |
4:3 |
40 Mbps |
|
720x480 |
29.970 interlaced |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
720x576 |
25 interlaced |
4:3 |
40 Mbps |
|
720x576 |
25 interlaced |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1280x720 |
59.940 |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1280x720 |
50 |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1280x720 |
24.000 |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1280x720 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1440x1080 |
29.970 interlaced |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1440x1080 |
25 interlaced |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1440x1080 |
24.000 |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1440x1080 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1920x1080 |
29.970 interlaced |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1920x1080 |
25 interlaced |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1920x1080 |
24.000 |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
|
1920x1080 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
40 Mbps |
MPEG-2 video
If you're using VEGAS Pro software, you can use the Blu-ray rendering templates to render your video stream. You'll need to render your audio stream separately according to the parameters listed in the AC-3 audio or PCM audio headings in this help topic.
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Template Name |
Frame Size |
Frame Rate (fps) |
Aspect Ratio |
Maximum Group of Pictures |
Maximum Bit Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Blu-ray 1920x1080-24p, 25 Mbps video stream |
1920x1080 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |
|
Blu-ray 1920x1080-50i, 25 Mbps video stream |
1920x1080 |
25 |
16:9 |
25 |
40 Mbps |
|
Blu-ray 1920x1080-60i, 25 Mbps video stream |
1920x1080 |
29.970 |
16:9 |
30 |
40 Mbps |
|
Blu-ray 1440x1080-24p, 25 Mbps video stream |
1440x1080 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |
|
Blu-ray 1440x1080-50i, 25 Mbps video stream |
1440x1080 |
25 |
16:9 |
25 |
40 Mbps |
|
Blu-ray 1440x1080-60i, 25 Mbps video stream |
1440x1080 |
29.970 |
16:9 |
30 |
40 Mbps |
|
Blu-ray 1440x1080-24p, 8 Mbps video stream |
1440x1080 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |
|
Blu-ray 1440x1080-50i, 8 Mbps video stream |
1440x1080 |
25 |
16:9 |
25 |
40 Mbps |
|
Blu-ray 1440x1080-60i, 8 Mbps video stream |
1440x1080 |
29.970 |
16:9 |
30 |
40 Mbps |
If you're rendering with a different application, the following settings will produce compliant MPEG-2 video stream.
|
Frame Size |
Frame Rate (fps) |
Aspect Ratio |
Maximum Group of Pictures |
Maximum Bit Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
720x480 |
29.970 interlaced |
4:3 |
30 |
40 Mbps |
|
720x480 |
29.970 interlaced |
16:9 |
30 |
40 Mbps |
|
720x576 |
25 interlaced |
4:3 |
25 |
40 Mbps |
|
720x576 |
25 interlaced |
16:9 |
25 |
40 Mbps |
|
1280x720 |
59.940 |
16:9 |
60 |
40 Mbps |
|
1280x720 |
50 |
16:9 |
50 |
40 Mbps |
|
1280x720 |
24.000 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |
|
1280x720 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |
|
1440x1080 |
29.970 interlaced |
16:9 |
30 |
40 Mbps |
|
1440x1080 |
25 interlaced |
16:9 |
25 |
40 Mbps |
|
1440x1080 |
24.000 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |
|
1440x1080 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |
|
1920x1080 |
29.970 interlaced |
16:9 |
30 |
40 Mbps |
|
1920x1080 |
25 interlaced |
16:9 |
25 |
40 Mbps |
|
1920x1080 |
24.000 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |
|
1920x1080 |
23.976 |
16:9 |
24 |
40 Mbps |