Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q1Q2)

Neboysha Nenadich · June 7th, 2005, 07:09 AM

hmm.. well, I want to automate pitch effect. I mean, I want to pitch down audio track slowly for a few seconds... But, pitch effect in vegas is not automatable... Is there any way I can achieve this in Vegas?

Edward Troxel · June 7th, 2005, 07:10 AM

You can create this fine in Vegas. One way to do the "balloon" would be to add a generated media of the proper color and then use Bezier masking to create the shape of the balloon. You might be able to use a "wingdings" style font as well. Another way would be to create the "balloon" as an image and then simply add that image to the timeline.

Now just add a standard text box on the track above to enter the text shown in the balloon. So what you'll have is:

Track 1: Text in the balloon
Track 2: Balloon (image/gen media/text box)
Track 3: Video

Adrian Taufik · June 7th, 2005, 09:45 AM

Thanks Ed, much appreciated.
Going to experiment with it now.

Thanks
Adrian

Glen Elliott · June 7th, 2005, 06:35 PM

I'm rendering a 3 minute piece that has some effects (levels, color correction, and glow to be specific). I wanted the entire piece to be cropped to 1:85:1 via pan/crop but the flash transitions ignore the crop and make the entire screen white.

Pre-Vegas 6 I'd render out a DV-AVI then crop THAT and render to MPG2. Another step, I know- but the only way I could make sure the flash transition wouldn't cover the entire screen outside my crop.

Anyway I figure Vegas 6 will be perfect for this. I can skip rendering it to DV-AVI first and simply drop the VEG file on another timeline as a file and crop THAT. This way I only have to do a single render.

Problem! The render is taking astronomically long. A 3 minute piece which usually might take 20 minutes (due to all the effects) is now taking 80-90 minutes?! Why is this? Is it a known issue that rendering an edit within a encapsolated VEG file on the timeline is slower than rendering the original timeline?

Peter Jefferson · June 7th, 2005, 10:27 PM

i cant say why its taking that long, and i cant use 6 until i work out how to migrate all my presets across through to V5 (from beta 4) which is what V5 is using as the default preset directory (dont ask m mate, i have no idea why...)

anyways..

what u can do, is layer a 1:85 bar above your initial video track, this way, flashes wont bleed, but the black bars will also be hidden when displayed in 16:9

Vince Debart · June 7th, 2005, 11:11 PM

Having some breakup in the icon "button" video when I make them animate anyone have this happen any ideas

Thanks

Vince
running Vegas 5 and DVDA2 3.0 p4 HT 1gig ram

Gary Kleiner · June 7th, 2005, 11:27 PM

Is this just in the preview, or still there after the disc is rendered?

Gary

Edward Troxel · June 8th, 2005, 12:29 PM

An update to DVD Architect 3 has been released with the following changes:

A bug has been fixed that could cause layer-break issues when creating a master with Opposite track path selected from the Direction of translation drop-down list in the Mastering page of the Properties dialog.

A bug has been fixed that caused the Initial subtitle track setting in the Project Properties to revert to 1 after choosing Off and closing the dialog.

A bug has been fixed that could cause audio and video to fall out of synchronization when recompressing the video stream.

A bug has been fixed that prevented you from replacing a graphic with another image via the Properties window.

A bug has been fixed that prevented you from preparing and burning projects with more than 99 menus.

A bug has been fixed that could cause a white outline to be displayed around imported PSD files.

A check box has been added to the Make DVD wizard to allow you to eject the disc after burning.

Of additional notable interest:

The new version of DVD Architect 3 (version 3.0a) that was recently posted in the downloads section of our website contains an updated MPEG encoder with some fixes that may benefit you. If you have had trouble in any of our apps rendering CBR MPEG-2 or have otherwise had trouble encoding to MPEG-2, especially for DVD delivery, you are advised to install DVD Architect 3.0a. (all of our apps will "see" the updated MPEG components installed by DVD Architect 3.0a, full or demo version).

Paul Kali · June 8th, 2005, 03:58 PM

help!
Using Vegas 6.0d. The MP3 (mpeg-layer 3) render option only has partial options. Yesterday, i had options for 48, 44, and 32 Sample Frequencies. Today i only have 24Khz and below. Also the bit depth and channels are greyed out. I'm not sure why this happened. Did anyone have such a problem? Also what are your mp3 optiosn in vegas. I just want to compare with mine. Thanks a lot!

Edward Troxel · June 8th, 2005, 08:00 PM

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DJ Kinney · June 8th, 2005, 08:20 PM

Still not working. I am totally baffled by the multiple places to set LFF or UFF, and on top of that, the simple "check reduce interlace flicker" box solution for deinterlacing really doesn't seem to work at all.

Thoughts? Anyone?

Colin Minihan · June 8th, 2005, 08:38 PM

Hey im new to vegas... trying to figure some things out and would appriciate some help... i have footage from the xl2 shot at 24p in 16x9 mode... i need to render out uncompressed footage at the same exact size... im getting either horizontal and or vertical stretching when i try and do this.. it seems i am only able to render out the true 16x9 if i do so using their ntsc widescreen option... but that isnt uncompressed.. its just dvcoded crap...

help

David Mintzer · June 8th, 2005, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colin Minihan

Hey im new to vegas... trying to figure some things out and would appriciate some help... i have footage from the xl2 shot at 24p in 16x9 mode... i need to render out uncompressed footage at the same exact size... im getting either horizontal and or vertical stretching when i try and do this.. it seems i am only able to render out the true 16x9 if i do so using their ntsc widescreen option... but that isnt uncompressed.. its just dvcoded crap...

help

What are your capture settings??????

Colin Minihan · June 8th, 2005, 09:03 PM

terrifying... i captured it in premiere pro 1.5 in a project slated to be 24pa ....dont know if that effects the capture settings nope it doesnt i just right clicked my original captured file and checked out its properties... 720x480...29.97... i am under the impression that no matter what it captures 29.97.. then u choose to edit it in a 23.976 timeline... anyways frame rates are not of my concern atm... the size in which its outputting files are... does this info help?

DJ Kinney · June 8th, 2005, 09:22 PM

I'm pretty sure it has to do with the check box in the render windows that says "do not letterbox" ... this will stretch the footage. Let me take a look and come back and edit this post to be precise.

June 7th, 2005, 07:09 AM	#1756
Neboysha Nenadich Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: serbia Posts: 50	Automatable pitch...? hmm.. well, I want to automate pitch effect. I mean, I want to pitch down audio track slowly for a few seconds... But, pitch effect in vegas is not automatable... Is there any way I can achieve this in Vegas?

June 7th, 2005, 07:10 AM	#1757
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You can create this fine in Vegas. One way to do the "balloon" would be to add a generated media of the proper color and then use Bezier masking to create the shape of the balloon. You might be able to use a "wingdings" style font as well. Another way would be to create the "balloon" as an image and then simply add that image to the timeline. Now just add a standard text box on the track above to enter the text shown in the balloon. So what you'll have is: Track 1: Text in the balloon Track 2: Balloon (image/gen media/text box) Track 3: Video __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 7th, 2005, 06:35 PM	#1759
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Rendering a VEG file on a timeline VS Rendering the original timeline I'm rendering a 3 minute piece that has some effects (levels, color correction, and glow to be specific). I wanted the entire piece to be cropped to 1:85:1 via pan/crop but the flash transitions ignore the crop and make the entire screen white. Pre-Vegas 6 I'd render out a DV-AVI then crop THAT and render to MPG2. Another step, I know- but the only way I could make sure the flash transition wouldn't cover the entire screen outside my crop. Anyway I figure Vegas 6 will be perfect for this. I can skip rendering it to DV-AVI first and simply drop the VEG file on another timeline as a file and crop THAT. This way I only have to do a single render. Problem! The render is taking astronomically long. A 3 minute piece which usually might take 20 minutes (due to all the effects) is now taking 80-90 minutes?! Why is this? Is it a known issue that rendering an edit within a encapsolated VEG file on the timeline is slower than rendering the original timeline?

June 7th, 2005, 11:11 PM	#1761
Vince Debart Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 254	Dvda2 video breakup in button Having some breakup in the icon "button" video when I make them animate anyone have this happen any ideas Thanks Vince running Vegas 5 and DVDA2 3.0 p4 HT 1gig ram

June 8th, 2005, 12:29 PM	#1763
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	DVDA 3a (build 117) Released An update to DVD Architect 3 has been released with the following changes: A bug has been fixed that could cause layer-break issues when creating a master with Opposite track path selected from the Direction of translation drop-down list in the Mastering page of the Properties dialog. A bug has been fixed that caused the Initial subtitle track setting in the Project Properties to revert to 1 after choosing Off and closing the dialog. A bug has been fixed that could cause audio and video to fall out of synchronization when recompressing the video stream. A bug has been fixed that prevented you from replacing a graphic with another image via the Properties window. A bug has been fixed that prevented you from preparing and burning projects with more than 99 menus. A bug has been fixed that could cause a white outline to be displayed around imported PSD files. A check box has been added to the Make DVD wizard to allow you to eject the disc after burning. Of additional notable interest: The new version of DVD Architect 3 (version 3.0a) that was recently posted in the downloads section of our website contains an updated MPEG encoder with some fixes that may benefit you. If you have had trouble in any of our apps rendering CBR MPEG-2 or have otherwise had trouble encoding to MPEG-2, especially for DVD delivery, you are advised to install DVD Architect 3.0a. (all of our apps will "see" the updated MPEG components installed by DVD Architect 3.0a, full or demo version). __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 7th, 2005, 09:45 AM	#1758
Adrian Taufik New Boot Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 7	Thanks Ed, much appreciated. Going to experiment with it now. Thanks Adrian

June 7th, 2005, 10:27 PM	#1760
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	i cant say why its taking that long, and i cant use 6 until i work out how to migrate all my presets across through to V5 (from beta 4) which is what V5 is using as the default preset directory (dont ask m mate, i have no idea why...) anyways.. what u can do, is layer a 1:85 bar above your initial video track, this way, flashes wont bleed, but the black bars will also be hidden when displayed in 16:9

June 7th, 2005, 11:27 PM	#1762
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	Is this just in the preview, or still there after the disc is rendered? Gary

June 8th, 2005, 03:58 PM	#1764
Paul Kali New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Brunswick, NJ Posts: 8	MP3 Audio templates Missing (using 6.0b) help! Using Vegas 6.0d. The MP3 (mpeg-layer 3) render option only has partial options. Yesterday, i had options for 48, 44, and 32 Sample Frequencies. Today i only have 24Khz and below. Also the bit depth and channels are greyed out. I'm not sure why this happened. Did anyone have such a problem? Also what are your mp3 optiosn in vegas. I just want to compare with mine. Thanks a lot!

June 8th, 2005, 08:00 PM	#1765
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	16 entries from 20k through 320k __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 8th, 2005, 08:20 PM	#1766
DJ Kinney Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 277	Still not working. I am totally baffled by the multiple places to set LFF or UFF, and on top of that, the simple "check reduce interlace flicker" box solution for deinterlacing really doesn't seem to work at all. Thoughts? Anyone?

June 8th, 2005, 08:38 PM	#1767
Colin Minihan Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada, B.C Posts: 75	16x9 rendering Uncompressed from xl2 footy Hey im new to vegas... trying to figure some things out and would appriciate some help... i have footage from the xl2 shot at 24p in 16x9 mode... i need to render out uncompressed footage at the same exact size... im getting either horizontal and or vertical stretching when i try and do this.. it seems i am only able to render out the true 16x9 if i do so using their ntsc widescreen option... but that isnt uncompressed.. its just dvcoded crap... help

June 8th, 2005, 09:03 PM	#1769
Colin Minihan Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada, B.C Posts: 75	terrifying... i captured it in premiere pro 1.5 in a project slated to be 24pa ....dont know if that effects the capture settings nope it doesnt i just right clicked my original captured file and checked out its properties... 720x480...29.97... i am under the impression that no matter what it captures 29.97.. then u choose to edit it in a 23.976 timeline... anyways frame rates are not of my concern atm... the size in which its outputting files are... does this info help?

June 8th, 2005, 09:22 PM	#1770
DJ Kinney Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 277	I'm pretty sure it has to do with the check box in the render windows that says "do not letterbox" ... this will stretch the footage. Let me take a look and come back and edit this post to be precise.