Does MF5 recognize VS10+ Chapter Points?

[WestbrookNH]

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Two questions:

1. Can MF5 import VS10+ Project Files (VSP) without requiring you to render the project into MPEG first?
2. Does MF5 recognize the chapter points inserted in VS10+?

I'd REALLY like to be able to insert the chapter points in VS10+, where I have more resolution and control over where to insert a chapter point.

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[GeorgeW]

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Two questions:

1. Can MF5 import VS10+ Project Files (VSP) without requiring you to render the project into MPEG first?
2. Does MF5 recognize the chapter points inserted in VS10+?

I'd REALLY like to be able to insert the chapter points in VS10+, where I have more resolution and control over where to insert a chapter point.

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#1 - MF5 can use a VS10+ project as a video asset
#2 - MF5+ will recognize the chapter points if you render your timeline to a separate file, then use that file in MF5. I don't think it will recognize the chapter points if you import a VSP project file.

[WestbrookNH]

#1 - MF5 can use a VS10+ project as a video asset

Yesss!!!!

Great news! Thank you!

#2 - MF5+ will recognize the chapter points if you render your timeline to a separate file, then use that file in MF5. I don't think it will recognize the chapter points if you import a VSP project file.

Being a newbie, and somewhat of a dummy besides, how do I render my VS10+ timeline into a separage file and import it into MF5?

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[GeorgeW]

Being a newbie, and somewhat of a dummy besides, how do I render my VS10+ timeline into a separage file and import it into MF5?

Go to the SHARE tab, and then Create Video File (you can render a dvd-compliant mpeg, or render to other formats as well).

Regards,
George

[heinz-oz]

Since you want to go to DVD with this, I suggest to render to DVD compliant mpeg2. Unless, of course you want to burn a DivX or Xvid DVD.

Make sure you keep the intermediate renders to a minimum, which means to render to mpeg2 from VS10 and use that in MF5Plus, making sure the file is not re-rendered.

[WestbrookNH]

So, by "saving the timeline", you mean rendering the project into an MPEG-2 file that can then be imported by MF5?

And the chapter point information is preserved in this process?

Awesome!

Also, by making sure that the MPEG-2 file is not re-rendered, you mean that the MF5 project settings are identical to the ones in VS10+ that created the MPEG-2 file?

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[GeorgeW]

So, by "saving the timeline", you mean rendering the project into an MPEG-2 file that can then be imported by MF5?

And the chapter point information is preserved in this process?

Yes

Also, by making sure that the MPEG-2 file is not re-rendered, you mean that the MF5 project settings are identical to the ones in VS10+ that created the MPEG-2 file?

I don't think you always have to make the project settings identical. You can try clicking the "gear" icon and checking the option to "do not convert compliant mpeg files"

Regards,
George