Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q1Q2)

Miguel Lopez · June 24th, 2005, 10:50 AM

But how do i replace them?
overwrtiting them wont owrk since te offline will be in avi and the real footage will be m2t

Edward Troxel · June 24th, 2005, 11:01 AM

There's always the right-click - replace option in the media pool but the easiest option would probably be to use Gear Shift by Spot.

Matt Champagne · June 24th, 2005, 11:12 AM

Yes I realize that lol....its the fact that it does Differance sort of reverse what I expected it to. It kind of left the subject almost the same color, and just blacked out the background...but that was due to the subject having some of the same colors as the background.

It actually does work the way I said - Create a Differance composite, render, black and white then threshold - then set that track as a mask on the original footage...I just wasn't using enough of a color contrasting background in comparision to my subject. With that considered...I think my results were quite good...better than chroma key. I recommend people who are chroma keying and getting that infamous "halo" try it out. I noticed where their is even slight color contrast between the subject and background I get an amazingly clean and sharp line around the subject.

Miguel Lopez · June 24th, 2005, 11:40 AM

Thanks. And what is gear shift and where do i get it?

Edward Troxel · June 24th, 2005, 12:02 PM

http://www.vasst.com/search.aspx?text=gearshift

Patrick Jenkins · June 24th, 2005, 03:03 PM

Change to a 1.0 pixel aspect and render out at 864x480. You'll get what you want.

/*
I always do 720*1.2 rather than the full pixel aspect (1.2xxxx or something) - 1) it looks right, and 2) it's a better number (evenly divisible by 16) when putting the source file into an mpeg2 encoder) - 880 (next even divisible #) looks wider than it should at a 1:1 pixel aspect.

$.02
*/

Patrick Jenkins · June 24th, 2005, 03:04 PM

but I can't figure it out.

If you've got audio in just the left channel (right channel being empty), how can you clone it to be in both?

(mono shotgun)

Edward Troxel · June 24th, 2005, 03:11 PM

Right-click - Channels - Pick the appropriate option.

Patrick Jenkins · June 24th, 2005, 03:14 PM

Brilliant, thanks!

That was dead simple.. I was trying to copy/paste everything in the audio editor (sloow).

Tony Rockliff · June 25th, 2005, 08:16 AM

Thanks, Edward. I'll keep experimenting with the Insert Time.

Brian Kennedy · June 25th, 2005, 09:46 AM

Here's a shot in the dark about your being unable to make the fade tool available. If you've dropped the gain to less than 100% (pulling down the line from the top of the clip), then keep in mind the cursor won't turn into the fade tool when it is at the upper corner of the end of the clip, but at where the line you pulled down meets the end of the clip.

Bob Safay · June 25th, 2005, 11:04 AM

I installed a new Plextor burner this morning. Every thing was going well. No problem rendering, No problem prepareing, no problem burning. I played it back on my computer, great. I go to play it on my Panasonic deck. Nothing. It says check disk for dirt or scractes. I try three different dvd brands, DVD+R Maxell, Verbatim, HP. All play on the PC but not the deck. Oh, before I installed the Plextor I made three dvd copies on my old burner. They play perfect on both PC and deck. Any ideas? Bob

Tony Rockliff · June 25th, 2005, 06:02 PM

Thanks Brian, I'm suspecting that when it's happened it's been either what you or Edward suggest or both. I'll check it out next time it happens.

Dan Measel · June 25th, 2005, 06:26 PM

If it makes you feel any better I've had the same thing happen when trying to insert time. Usually it works for me on the second or third try. Don't know why it happens though.

Dan Measel · June 25th, 2005, 06:34 PM

A friend and I are trying to put a 17 second clip on a website so that people can click a link and watch the video. I've never rendered anything except full size and I'm having trouble figuring out how to render a clip that is smaller in size so that people can dowload it quickly. Do you just reduce the frame size under the render options or are there other settings to change? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

June 24th, 2005, 11:01 AM	#1922
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	There's always the right-click - replace option in the media pool but the easiest option would probably be to use Gear Shift by Spot. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 24th, 2005, 12:02 PM	#1925
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	http://www.vasst.com/search.aspx?text=gearshift __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 24th, 2005, 03:03 PM	#1926
Patrick Jenkins Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 382	Change to a 1.0 pixel aspect and render out at 864x480. You'll get what you want. /* I always do 7201.2 rather than the full pixel aspect (1.2xxxx or something) - 1) it looks right, and 2) it's a better number (evenly divisible by 16) when putting the source file into an mpeg2 encoder) - 880 (next even divisible #) looks wider than it should at a 1:1 pixel aspect. $.02 / __________________ PAL shooter in NTSC territory

June 24th, 2005, 03:04 PM	#1927
Patrick Jenkins Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 382	Audio tracks.. probably dead simple answer.. but I can't figure it out. If you've got audio in just the left channel (right channel being empty), how can you clone it to be in both? (mono shotgun) __________________ PAL shooter in NTSC territory

June 24th, 2005, 03:11 PM	#1928
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Right-click - Channels - Pick the appropriate option. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 24th, 2005, 10:50 AM	#1921
Miguel Lopez Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 187	But how do i replace them? overwrtiting them wont owrk since te offline will be in avi and the real footage will be m2t

June 24th, 2005, 11:12 AM	#1923
Matt Champagne Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Iberia, LA Posts: 229	Yes I realize that lol....its the fact that it does Differance sort of reverse what I expected it to. It kind of left the subject almost the same color, and just blacked out the background...but that was due to the subject having some of the same colors as the background. It actually does work the way I said - Create a Differance composite, render, black and white then threshold - then set that track as a mask on the original footage...I just wasn't using enough of a color contrasting background in comparision to my subject. With that considered...I think my results were quite good...better than chroma key. I recommend people who are chroma keying and getting that infamous "halo" try it out. I noticed where their is even slight color contrast between the subject and background I get an amazingly clean and sharp line around the subject.

June 24th, 2005, 11:40 AM	#1924
Miguel Lopez Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 187	Thanks. And what is gear shift and where do i get it?

June 24th, 2005, 03:14 PM	#1929
Patrick Jenkins Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 382	Brilliant, thanks! That was dead simple.. I was trying to copy/paste everything in the audio editor (sloow). __________________ PAL shooter in NTSC territory

June 25th, 2005, 08:16 AM	#1930
Tony Rockliff Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunedin, Florida Posts: 70	Thanks, Edward. I'll keep experimenting with the Insert Time.

June 25th, 2005, 09:46 AM	#1931
Brian Kennedy Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 126	Here's a shot in the dark about your being unable to make the fade tool available. If you've dropped the gain to less than 100% (pulling down the line from the top of the clip), then keep in mind the cursor won't turn into the fade tool when it is at the upper corner of the end of the clip, but at where the line you pulled down meets the end of the clip. __________________ Brian Kennedy

June 25th, 2005, 11:04 AM	#1932
Bob Safay Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,558	Problem with my new PLEXTOR PX-716A I installed a new Plextor burner this morning. Every thing was going well. No problem rendering, No problem prepareing, no problem burning. I played it back on my computer, great. I go to play it on my Panasonic deck. Nothing. It says check disk for dirt or scractes. I try three different dvd brands, DVD+R Maxell, Verbatim, HP. All play on the PC but not the deck. Oh, before I installed the Plextor I made three dvd copies on my old burner. They play perfect on both PC and deck. Any ideas? Bob

June 25th, 2005, 06:02 PM	#1933
Tony Rockliff Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunedin, Florida Posts: 70	Thanks Brian, I'm suspecting that when it's happened it's been either what you or Edward suggest or both. I'll check it out next time it happens.

June 25th, 2005, 06:26 PM	#1934
Dan Measel Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 196	If it makes you feel any better I've had the same thing happen when trying to insert time. Usually it works for me on the second or third try. Don't know why it happens though.

June 25th, 2005, 06:34 PM	#1935
Dan Measel Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 196	Need help rendering video for the internet A friend and I are trying to put a 17 second clip on a website so that people can click a link and watch the video. I've never rendered anything except full size and I'm having trouble figuring out how to render a clip that is smaller in size so that people can dowload it quickly. Do you just reduce the frame size under the render options or are there other settings to change? Any help would be greatly appreciated.