Will Vegas 8 split scenes in already captured footage

[Dylan Couper]

I got a 45 minute long AVI from an editor, which probably has 75-100 different shots on it, lumped into one big file. Does Vegas 8 have any way of splitting this file up for me, or can it only do that while capturing?

Thanks!

[Jason Robinson]

Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

I got a 45 minute long AVI from an editor, which probably has 75-100 different shots on it, lumped into one big file. Does Vegas 8 have any way of splitting this file up for me, or can it only do that while capturing?

Thanks!

I bet you would have to split the file by putting regions around each scene, and then render out as AVI to get individual files for each scene. Not an ideal solution.

That is the only idea I have.

You might also be able to create sub-clips based on each scene in the single AVI. Then you might be able to reference the sub-clips on the timeline instead of the single big file.

I don't know if that is of any benefit to you.

What do you need the individual AVIs for?

[Dylan Couper]

Originally Posted by Jason Robinson

What do you need the individual AVIs for?

Thanks for the suggestions Jason. Actually I only want them split up for simplicity of editing. If Vegas can automatically mark scene splits as different regions, that would probably work well enough?

[Terry Esslinger]

I don't think it will "automatically" do it. I think that you will have to manually split each scene.

[Dylan Couper]

I'd better charge for an extra bottle of editing juice (Scotch) then...

[Gene Gajewski]

Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

Thanks for the suggestions Jason. Actually I only want them split up for simplicity of editing. If Vegas can automatically mark scene splits as different regions, that would probably work well enough?

Best bet is to load up the file in the trimmer. You can mark region areas in the file - which is always a good idea for later skimming through the original media file - but there's no need to render out the cuts/scenes - just for editing purposes. Just use the trimmers ability to create subclips. Subclips are marked areas within an orignal media clip which you use just like files, but the clips are really just references to those regions in the original media - and they're stored in the .veg file. You can drag and drop them just like regular clips.

[Edward Troxel]

Dylan, if you want it split into different scenes into different files, that needs to be done during capture.

What format is the file? For SD, Scenalyzer will do it after the fact.

Personally, I just drop it on the timeline, press "S" at the appropriate places, and then move them around as desired.