Unless you have
already done so, take the following preparatory steps:Once a show has been provided with digital pictures and videos, you can create a video file from it in order to run it on any other computer or on the Internet or to create a Blu-ray disk. Multi-format output of Wings Vioso RX offers creation of various video formats, such as MPEG-2, H.264, H.265 or QuickTime using numerous codecs that are all part of Wings Vioso RX. See also MPEG-2, H.264, H.265 or WMV format?
Unless you have
already done so, take the following preparatory steps:
Optimize the display data ...achieves better sharpness of the pictures and reduces the burden on the computer. See Optimizing display data for picture and text objects.
Optimize the soundtrack level control ...ensures lossless and correct audio playback. See Sound track peak level.
This is how you proceed:
Open your show. If you have just finished editing your project, save the modifications.
In the main menu, click Output - Video (select required format)... and the corresponding dialog will appear.
For standard shows the default settings for Timeline, Screen and Display can remain as they are. You only need to choose the corresponding screens or timelines, when you are using several screens and timelines for your project. For multidisplay projects you can either select one individual display for output or All active displays, which allows creation of all videos for all active displays in one go. Option Display Splitting is used for distributed and simultaneous rendering using client PCs and can only be used by specialist for very special applications.
Checkbox Fill output frame usually remains unchecked, to avoid distortion of screen or pictures. If the aspect ratio of the screen and of the video to be produced differ from each other, black borders are formed. To avoid black borders, check checkbox Fill Output Frame In this case the picture may be distorted as the full output format is forced.
For Multidisplay projects using a number of networked computers, you can have the softedge mask additionally rendered into the picture. If applicable, place a checkmark next to this option.
Option Allow usage of intermediate video data can be enabled if you encounter problems, e.g. if videos cannot be rendered on the basis of original data. If the box is checkmarked intermediate video data are used for rendering provided the corresponding videos are available.
Option Adjust display data manually should only be checked if you have important reasons to do so. It deactivates automatic creation of the corresponding display data for the chosen output size. A manual reduction of the display data size may, for instance, be necessary if there is not enough graphics memory for rendering the picture sequence and certain media cannot be displayed in the video.
For playback on a TV monitor, you can add a black border, otherwise the picture is not fully displayed but cropped. Detailed background information can be found under Border for playback on TV screens.
Settings
for playback on TV sets
Settings for playback via computer
Select the portion to be rendered as video. The following options are available:
Complete timeline from 0:00 seconds ...just like the timeline, the video starts at zero seconds, so that a possible leader up to the first object is also included and finishes after the last object.
Complete timeline starting with first object ...the show starts before the first and finishes after the last object (recommended for standard videos).
Only selected portion of timeline ... the video will only contain the selected portion of the timeline. If no portion is highlighted this option cannot be selected. See Highlighting a portion.
The target directory
is your project folder, the preset filename is "Video 001".
You can change these settings by clicking on 
and making the corresponding modifications. Continue by clicking Next.
Note: Add the corresponding file extension to the file name, e.g. *.mp4. If the file suffix does not match the format a message appears offering the option to have the correct suffix added.
This dialog allows selection of format or container, respectively, video and audio codec as well as the video parameters, such as size, frame rate and data rate.
For Format select the container that holds the video and audio stream:
MPEG Program Stream ...for MPEG videos to be stored on data carriers with a low fault rate.
MPEG Transport Stream ...for MPEG videos to be distributed via DVB (satellite, antenna, cable) or ATSC.
MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) ....standard container for H.264 videos
MOV (Quicktime File Format) ...container format by Apple, which, however, is also supported by Windows.
DV (Digital Video) ...container format for digital video; standard introduced in 1994 for resolutions up to 720 x 576 pixels, high data rate, only I frames.
Depending on the container format selected there are various codes for the video and audio stream available:
Select the required codecs. If you are not sure simply select Default format codec. Below you will find a few tips with regard to appropriate settings for some typical applications:
HD
video for playback using one computer...
4k
video for playback using one computer...
UHD video for playback using
a TV set...
Now add the missing parameters for video rendering:
Width/height ...enter
the appropriate size of the video image. By clicking on 
you can Assign standard screen
output size, which is appropriate for split videos and
multidisplay shows. Please note that pixel values for the resulting
videos must be an integer multiple of 4.
Picture/s ...here you enter the required frame frequency for the video. In Europe 50 frames per second are used for TV playback. The US NTSC standard, on the other hand, uses a frame rate of 59.94 f/s. For a presentation on a computer and a projector you should choose 30 or 60 f/s.
Bit rate [kbps] ...here you enter the desired data rate.
Maximum Bit Rate ...defines the maximum admissible data rate. This value must be higher than the Bit rate and is only relevant if Variable Bit Rate is enabled.
After you have made all the settings, click Next.
Here you can plan actions to be carried out directly after video rendering.
No further actions ... nothing happens, the video file is stored on the hard disk for further use.
Show Options dialog ...will show you the Options dialog again at a later time and provides information about video creation.
Start playback .... starts the video with the player specified under Options - Global Options - Media Editors.
Insert as presentation into the current project .... creates a video track in Exclusive Mode in the current project using the new H.264 video. You can start it in Presentation Mode by pressing the F5 key.
If you want to
shut down and switch off the computer at the end of video rendering,
you need to check Afterwards
and select the corresponding action by clicking on 
.
Click on Start to begin video rendering. This may take up to several hours, depending on picture size, show length and computer performance. Progress and cumulative speed at x-times real time are shown in the progress dialog.
Please note that powerful modern
graphics cards can only process images and picture sequences up to a maximum
of 16,000 pixels width and height. For older graphics cards the limit
is 8,000 pixels. If an image is too big, it can’t be rendered and will
not be included in the video.