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Vince Genuardi · February 22nd, 2009, 07:29 PM

Ok so I bought Vegas 9 platinum pro pack and i have a short video clip that i want to upload to vimeo. I went through all of the editing that i wanted to do but i cant get a video out that i can see. I click on the make a movie button and then save to hard drive. I have tried all different file formats (MPEG-1,2,4, MOV, AVI, WMV) and the file that i end up with is blank, no picture no sound. I dont care if it is HD or not. What am i doing wrong??? I was able to make a SD dvd with no problems but no matter what i choose for a file type to save to my hard drive i get nothing.

Thanks for the help

Vince

Chris Barcellos · February 22nd, 2009, 07:58 PM

Platinum 9 pro pack ?? Is that new ?

Okay, as far as rendering, check and see if you have "loop region" only checked when you open the render window. IF you do, and you have an area on your time line selected (blued out or within the loop area) that has nothing in it, you would get a blank render. I have done that a time or to, ending up with black footage. Thats my best guess.

When you are rendering, is the footage stepping through on the preview window ?

Vince Genuardi · February 22nd, 2009, 08:22 PM

I dont know the box says Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack. I bought it at circuit city because of the going out of business sales.

I will give what you said a try.

Thanks

Vince Genuardi · February 22nd, 2009, 08:29 PM

Ok i went back in and loop was not selected. I dont remember if the video was playing back during render but it is right now so lets see what happens.

Thanks again

Vince Genuardi · February 22nd, 2009, 08:34 PM

It works!!!! I think my problem was that it was highlighted in the timeline.

Thanks again for the help.

Bryan Daugherty · February 22nd, 2009, 10:10 PM

Vince, glad you got things worked out...a quick side note. The version of vegas you have is the consumer version, so it will be helpful in the future if you include the "studio" part of the title when you reference it for support on the board. Many of the people here are familiar with it and many of the general questions can be applied to either vegas studio or vegas pro but there are some differences in the interfaces and the way the software works.

Edward Troxel · February 23rd, 2009, 08:15 AM

While I fully agree that including "Movie Studio" helps with answering questions, in this case, the word "Platinum" indicates a "Movie Studio" version. Also, the number "9" indicates "Movie Studio" as the PRO version is currently on 8.0c/8.1.

Of course, to confuse things even further, he has the "Pro Pack" version which, confusingly, does not mean the Pro version.

Bryan Daugherty · February 23rd, 2009, 02:03 PM

yes it is marketing on Sony's part that mucks the water up. True that the Ver 9 indicates that it is studio version today but in a year (or so) when someone searches the board there may be a Vegas Pro 9 to confuse things further. Identifying the version as "Studio" is clear regardless of the version you are on...for posterity.

February 22nd, 2009, 07:29 PM	#1
Vince Genuardi New Boot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: carol stream illinois Posts: 6	Newbie Question Ok so I bought Vegas 9 platinum pro pack and i have a short video clip that i want to upload to vimeo. I went through all of the editing that i wanted to do but i cant get a video out that i can see. I click on the make a movie button and then save to hard drive. I have tried all different file formats (MPEG-1,2,4, MOV, AVI, WMV) and the file that i end up with is blank, no picture no sound. I dont care if it is HD or not. What am i doing wrong??? I was able to make a SD dvd with no problems but no matter what i choose for a file type to save to my hard drive i get nothing. Thanks for the help Vince

February 22nd, 2009, 07:58 PM	#2
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Platinum 9 pro pack ?? Is that new ? Okay, as far as rendering, check and see if you have "loop region" only checked when you open the render window. IF you do, and you have an area on your time line selected (blued out or within the loop area) that has nothing in it, you would get a blank render. I have done that a time or to, ending up with black footage. Thats my best guess. When you are rendering, is the footage stepping through on the preview window ? __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

February 22nd, 2009, 10:10 PM	#6
Bryan Daugherty Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky - USA Posts: 552	Quick note on software version... Vince, glad you got things worked out...a quick side note. The version of vegas you have is the consumer version, so it will be helpful in the future if you include the "studio" part of the title when you reference it for support on the board. Many of the people here are familiar with it and many of the general questions can be applied to either vegas studio or vegas pro but there are some differences in the interfaces and the way the software works. __________________ 3x-HD1000u - Ikan 8000HD- custom i7 PC - Vegas Pro 13 and 11 64 bit - Premiere Pro CS4 - and a whole mess of other equipment...

February 23rd, 2009, 08:15 AM	#7
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	While I fully agree that including "Movie Studio" helps with answering questions, in this case, the word "Platinum" indicates a "Movie Studio" version. Also, the number "9" indicates "Movie Studio" as the PRO version is currently on 8.0c/8.1. Of course, to confuse things even further, he has the "Pro Pack" version which, confusingly, does not mean the Pro version. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 23rd, 2009, 02:03 PM	#8
Bryan Daugherty Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky - USA Posts: 552	yes it is marketing on Sony's part that mucks the water up. True that the Ver 9 indicates that it is studio version today but in a year (or so) when someone searches the board there may be a Vegas Pro 9 to confuse things further. Identifying the version as "Studio" is clear regardless of the version you are on...for posterity. __________________ 3x-HD1000u - Ikan 8000HD- custom i7 PC - Vegas Pro 13 and 11 64 bit - Premiere Pro CS4 - and a whole mess of other equipment...

February 22nd, 2009, 08:22 PM	#3
Vince Genuardi New Boot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: carol stream illinois Posts: 6	I dont know the box says Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack. I bought it at circuit city because of the going out of business sales. I will give what you said a try. Thanks

February 22nd, 2009, 08:29 PM	#4
Vince Genuardi New Boot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: carol stream illinois Posts: 6	Ok i went back in and loop was not selected. I dont remember if the video was playing back during render but it is right now so lets see what happens. Thanks again

February 22nd, 2009, 08:34 PM	#5
Vince Genuardi New Boot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: carol stream illinois Posts: 6	It works!!!! I think my problem was that it was highlighted in the timeline. Thanks again for the help.