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January 22nd, 2009, 10:25 AM | #1 |
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Vegas 8.0c Explorer Preview
I've recently upgraded to Vegas 8.0c and now when you try and preview (From the explorer panel) Cineform files the preview window remains black - but you hear audio. NB This is NOT from the timeline.
I tried it again on version 6.0 and it works fine. Is it fixable in 8.0c? I also noticed playing it in preview mode on 6.0 that it runs at full frame rate, even at DV size frames, as soon as you put it on the timeline it crawls to 10fps unless in draft mode... I'm running NeoScene by the way. Thanks |
January 22nd, 2009, 11:54 AM | #2 |
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Vegas 8 bug. Rename the old version Sony ships here
C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas Pro 8.0\cfhd.dll to C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas Pro 8.0\cfhd_old.dll
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January 22nd, 2009, 01:53 PM | #3 |
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Hmm, doesn't seem to work. Renamed it, rebooted, still no joy. Is there a way I can tell what it's using?
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January 22nd, 2009, 02:21 PM | #4 |
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Reinstall. It is supposed to be using cfhd.dll in windows/system32
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January 22nd, 2009, 04:00 PM | #5 | |
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"It's not a bug, it's a feature" as they say. For whatever reason, the preview outputs directly to the trimmer window, even though by default it's hidden beneath the explorer tab. Yeah, I don't get it either... To make it back the way you're used to, just go to the trimmer window and de-select the "Show Video Monitor" option. I guess you could snap the trimmer out of the tabbed display, which might make a little bit of sense, but I'd rather have the clips preview in the preview window. |
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January 22nd, 2009, 04:10 PM | #6 |
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I haven't had this work since 3.3.x. I gave up.
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January 22nd, 2009, 04:13 PM | #7 |
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I don't know what this means.
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January 22nd, 2009, 04:16 PM | #8 |
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It means that I have not had interactivity success with Cineform and Vegas since version 3.3.x. On the machine where I NEED to render Cineforms, I left the Cineform version at what ships with Vegas. On my other machines, I just upgrade the Cineform reader versions and don't worry about Vegas interactivity.
Perhaps it was you who explained to me that this was a Sony issue and not a Cineform issue.
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January 22nd, 2009, 04:27 PM | #9 |
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I was just able to verify that I could at least open the new Cineform encoded stuff with Vegas and the new Neo Reader (SI2K Cineform RAW). So that's a positive.
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January 22nd, 2009, 04:29 PM | #10 |
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If you using the free decoder version, then you can no longer encode, but that is not related to this thread. If you have purchased NEO (any version) there is no issue. Now that NEO Scene is only $129 for a 1920x1080 encoding license, it is not expensive at all to get the latest encoding tools.
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January 22nd, 2009, 04:30 PM | #11 |
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As designed, and that should always work. The decoder is always free.
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If I purchase Neo Scene, am I still locked out from using it with Vegas 8.1? And if so, does it have a stand-alone encoder that I can use outside of Vegas?
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January 22nd, 2009, 04:47 PM | #13 |
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Currently we don't have 64-bit version of VfW, that is an issue with 8.1. We don't know if Sony will patch 8.1 to support 32-bit codec or where we will not that work at some point. All purchased products have always had standalone encoders.
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January 22nd, 2009, 05:20 PM | #14 | |
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Right now, I dump the raw BPAV folder to a drive, use a tool to convert those raw .mp4 files and Avid DNxHD, and then work with the DNxHD files as masters. On projects where I've got a lot of manipulation to do, I cut offline proxies and 10-bit online versions of the DNxHD files and use that workflow. I am trying to do as much pre-processing outside of Vegas as possible (deinterlace, resizing, etc.) so that when I get into Vegas, I am ready to rock. Thanks. -P
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January 22nd, 2009, 05:32 PM | #15 |
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NEO HD will batch convert EX1 file directly with deinterlacing and resizing as desired.
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