System information

Exporting video from the timeline
Use this procedure to export the current project to an XDCAM disc.
If you are exporting a rendered file to an XDCAM disc, the file must precisely conform to the target
disc format, or the export will fail.
1. If you want to export only a portion of your project, create a time selection that includes the section
of your project.
2.
Choose File >Export>XDCAM Disc (or click the Export Video to XDCAMDisc button in the
XDCAM Explorer window). The Export Video to XDCAM Disc dialog is displayed.
3. The XDCAM Device box displays the current XDCAM camera or deck.
If you need to choose a different XDCAM device or transfer method, click the Device button. For
more information, see "Setting up an XDCAM Device" on page 406.
For information about using your camera or deck, please refer to its documentation.
4. Choose render settings:
a. Select the Render format radio button.
b. In the File path box, type the path to the file you want to render, or click the Browse button
to browse to the folder you want to use and then type a file name.
This path is used to render an MXF file to your hard drive before transferring to your XDCAM
device. You can delete the file after the transfer is complete.
c. Select the Enable multichannel mapping check box if you want to map render multiple
channels of audio.
You can click the Channels button if you want to map the busses in your project to channels
in the rendered file. If you don't specify a channel mapping, Vegas Pro will not render a
multichannel file.
d. In the Channel Mapping dialog, select the check box for each bus you want to include in the
rendered file. Each stereo bus will be saved to two channels in the rendered file. If you want
to save a bus to a single channel, select the (Mono downmix) check box for that bus.
e. If you want to change the channel mapping for a bus, select the bus and click the Move Up
or Move Down button.
f. Click OK to close the Channel Mapping dialog and return to the Export Video to XDCAM
Disc dialog.
5. From the Template drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination disc.
Information about the selected rendering template is displayed in the Description box.
If you choose Default Template, the number of channels will match the number of channels
specified in the Channel Mapping dialog.
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