There a few ways you can edit MPEG files without re-encoding but they all need external programs, a couple of which are free.

Mpeg2Schnitt and Cuttermaran both enable you to do simple but frame-accurate cuts and then save without re-encoding and both are free.

For more sophisticated MPEG editing without re-encoding there are VideoReDo, MPEG-VCR and TMPGEnc MPEG Editor, all at around $50. They only re-encode any changes (anything other than simple cuts).

For the ultimate in MPEG editing there is MPEG Video Wizard which has multiple tracks, transitions, filters/effects, titles, works with AC3 and has MPEG repair tools etc. etc. It's a bit pricier at $120 but does a great job. It also only re-encodes the changes so saving is very fast.

This is my first post too :)

Hello to all.

Tony

4:42 is the 1Gig mark on an AVI file. For some reason WMP is only seeing the first gig of the file.

Ok, I guess that's a starting place. . .I suppose I could create the WMV file in Vegas instead of through the WMP encoder. . .maybe that would allow me to bypass the problem. I still find it odd I didn't run into this before.

Is there some 1 gig limit on WMP or something?

Poor Memory
 

This was also posted on Non linear Editing on the PC but I thought I would try it here also.


Hey guys, please tell me what this means.

While building my new computer: P4-3.0; Asus Mobo/875 chipset; two Hitachi SATA 160's; Maxtor external 120 USB; one GIG Kingston Ram; Plextor DVD burner.

I loaded Vegas 5.0 on my old 500mgz machine; 128 ram; 10 gig IDE HD to play with it.

The problem I see when I go to Preferences/Video it says under Dynamic Ram Preview max 16 MB & only 16MB available. When I boot up the computer says 130,548 MB ram. So is the ram dead or what?

Any help is appreciated, TEB

That seems normal. Because your old 500mhz computer has so little memory, you'd expect there to be only a little bit of RAM available for RAM preview.

That's erroneous as 130,548MB is a lot of memory. You probably mean kB?

2- Why do you think your RAM is dead?

Thanks Edward. I was hoping there was something more cool, but that works for me.

If Vegas took all the available memory for its RAM Render space, it would not have any left to actually work in do calcs, store temporary data, etc, and all your other programs would crash too. Actually, they would just start paging memory like crazy until your processor overheated. But computer would grind to a halt.

The default setting is 16MB RAM, so that is normal. Sony suggests that this be set at about 70% of available RAM. The mystery for you is why it's only showing 16 MBs available.

Gary

Alright, well, whatever the issue was, rendering it with Vegas' own WMV thingy did the trick. I'm proud, it's pretty sharp, pretty decent looking, and I shaved about 4 megs off the old file size, somehow (I had it up on my site before, and wanted to make changes, hence this new fiasco). I did halve the framerate, but I don't think it looks to bad on a computer.

Glenn & Gary,

Yes, my bad about the KB. The old computer has 128 MG ram.

In Vegas 5, properties it says 16 MB in default and also says 16 MB available. I can not increase the amount over 16MB so it seems that is all that's available. The computer has 128 MB ram in it. Based on this I would hope to be able to select the 89-90 MB ram which is 70% of 128 just like Gary demonstrates in his Vegas 5 Companion DVD. So yes, Gary is correct in that my question is why does Vegas only show 16 MB available when in fact there is 128 inside? Once again, upon boot up the display even says 130,548.

Thanks for any help.

TEB

Don't forget that within that 128 Meg you also have to allow for room for the OS, Vegas, any running services, etc...

16meg is the max with 128 meg. Add more memory, you can choose a bigger number.

Pixlelated AVI playback
 

Windows Media Player
WinDVD and
Quicktime Player

all play back my downloaded and rendered DV (.avi files) with a lot of pixelation. The Vegas preview, even at its largest, does not. When rendered as Mpeg-2 they're fine.

I'd like to be able to view .avi full screen. Is there a codec I need to get?

Well , there is a first for everything so here is my first answer to a post :)

John , if I were you I would include a text media like Ed instructed but you could also apply the cookie cutter FX (squar shape cutter). Now on you're text you can apply compositing , flashes , transitions etc... Just reading your post gave me cool idea's with what I just mentionned

See ya

Big pixel render , not the same question as Fred
 

Hi all,


I just rendered my latest project without compression , my footage was pixelated a lot because i shot it in a nightclub without any real extra lighting.

I use the quickblur effect to reduce the pixelation but it's still very much there after rendering.

Any suggestions for reducing the pixelation

Thanks

Thanks Edward, now I will concentrate on finishing the new computer system.

TEB