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acidsex
24th September 2005, 01:03
May belong in the NLE forum however since it has to deal with H.264 AVC, I thought it was appropriate to post here.

Sony Vegas 6c nows allows AVC/AAc encoding from the timeline. Current implementation limits it to 800x800 resolution which hopefully will be increased with the next update. Nontheless, its about time a major NLE offered AVC/AAC as an ouput option.
movax
24th September 2005, 05:17
Is it Sony's own AVC codec, or did they license someone's? (Sorenson?)
acidsex
24th September 2005, 05:26
Sony's own codec.
bond
1st October 2005, 11:37
to what container does it output?
does it support cutting, merging, muxing aso..?
qyqgpower
1st October 2005, 14:35
In the MCMP4 folder, these dlls are confirmed

aacadec.dll

libmmd.dll

aacaenc.dll 1.0.0.1 MainConcept MPEG-4 AAC audio encoder

mp4plug.dll 1.0.0.74 Copyright 2005. Madison Media Software, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. All rights reserved

mch264dec.dll 1.1.27.0 H.264 Video Decoder Wrapper Copyright© MainConcept AG 2000-2005

h264vout.dll 1.1.24.0 H264 Video Wrapper Copyright© MainConcept AG 2003-2005

sony4vem.dll 2.5.8.23000

it outputs MP4, PSP compatible.since vegas itself is a powerfull video editor, so... :D but the picture quality of SONY AVC is not good, same as the quality that IC2+ outputs.

here's some screenshots of the product
bond
1st October 2005, 15:16
mch264dec.dll 1.1.27.0 H.264 Video Decoder Wrapper Copyright© MainConcept AG 2000-2005

h264vout.dll 1.1.24.0 H264 Video Wrapper Copyright© MainConcept AG 2003-2005hm with mainconcept offering an own h.264 codec, this makes me wonder if sony's avc codec is actually mainconcept's?
CruNcher
1st October 2005, 17:53
Jeah maybe it's based on the Elecard/Mainconcept H.264 SDK who knows
posdnya
2nd October 2005, 10:09
Jeah maybe it's based on the Elecard/Mainconcept H.264 SDK who knows
qyqgpower, could you send me information on the exact name and version number of the product?
You may compare it with Elecard Mobile Converter, which contains the full set of new AAC/AVC/MP4 components from Elecard-Mainconcept.
gconnery
29th November 2005, 00:43
The AVC encoder in Vegas 6 is VERY limited. Unlike the MPEG-2 encoder options that are provided by Main Concept's codec, the AVC codec in Vegas 6 doesn't provide much control. A few bit rates, no CBR choice, no wrapper choice, can't create elementary streams, etc etc.
bond
29th November 2005, 21:53
thx for the info!
what about decoding? does it support main profile (cabac, loop etc...)? or even high profile?
acidsex
16th February 2006, 02:31
Well, now Vegas 6d which was released today supports full HD resolutions and bitrates for H.264 AVC encoding. Aparently they are using Mainconcepts older version (1) since Base and Main profile are available (no High).

But its an improvement. :)
fight2win
17th February 2006, 22:32
can i use sony vegas for dvd to avc conversion?
acidsex
18th February 2006, 17:06
yes, just import your media from the file>import> dvd camcorder (all you is point it to your unprotected DVD (hd or dvd rom) and it adds it to the media pool. Drag to timeline and then render as H.264 AVC. ) No 5.1 sound though.