Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q1Q2)

Gary Kleiner · February 19th, 2005, 02:34 PM

A valid question, but you are aware that you can use any still or video as the menu background, yes?

Gary

Douglas Spotted Eagle · February 19th, 2005, 02:46 PM

See you there, Ray!

Douglas Spotted Eagle · February 19th, 2005, 02:49 PM

http://www.vasst.com/NABParty.htm is where you can find information and register for the Vegas Users Group event being held at NAB.

DVInfo.net and HDVInfo.net are sponsors of this event. If you are a registered attendee to the party, you'll get free drinks, food, and a special gift from sponsors. Walk-ins won't get nada.

Geez, I gotta get back round to this forum more often. The HDV and Audio forums keep me away from here too much. Been busy!

Hope to see a bunch of you at the NAB event!

Edward Troxel · February 19th, 2005, 04:55 PM

I plan to be there! Who else is coming???

Edward Troxel · February 19th, 2005, 05:01 PM

Plus, there are a few extra themes on the Sony site.

Emre Safak · February 19th, 2005, 05:07 PM

A two-pass VBR encode using Procode 2 of a fifteen minute video took two hours (i.e., ran at 1/4-real time.) Is this normal? I have a 1.9GHz P4. I used 2-3 layers with no filters, and cuts or cross-fades for transitions.

Is there a quality hit in encoding a DV render rather than frameserving?

Edward Troxel · February 19th, 2005, 05:36 PM

Out of curiosity, how long did a 2-pass VBR encode straight in Vegas take? And if you look at the two, can you see any difference?

My understanding is that you would take a slight quality hit but, considering the end result is MPEG2, you probably wouldn't be able to see the difference.

Barry Rivadue · February 19th, 2005, 05:41 PM

Thank you both for alleviating my ignorance. :D

Shannon Rawls · February 19th, 2005, 07:26 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Edward Troxel : I plan to be there! Who else is coming??? -->>>

Me!

Jeff Toogood · February 19th, 2005, 07:52 PM

Not sure if this can be done in vegas or not, or maybe another app somewhere.

I have a bunch of dv clips that I got handed to me and they are not indentified very well. Is there a way for Vegas to display the date information, so I know when the video was shot? Or is there a way to view the avi file in windows and be able to tell when the video was shot?

Thanks

Edward Troxel · February 19th, 2005, 08:28 PM

In the media pool, change it to "detail" mode. One of the columns will include the date/time of the first frame.

Jeff Toogood · February 19th, 2005, 08:34 PM

Wow, thanks, that does exactly what I need.

Thanks again.

Chris Hurd · February 19th, 2005, 08:57 PM

Me too! It's gonna be great to meet you guys in person!

The best part of trade show events like these, is putting a face to a name. Can't wait!

Emre Safak · February 19th, 2005, 11:34 PM

It rendered to DV in one hour. A subsequent one-pass render in Procoder took 25 minutes (60%-real time)

In other words, the time lost due to the frameserver is negligible. The quality is the same (it's only DV, after all.) Good to know.

Gary Kleiner · February 20th, 2005, 12:40 AM

Me

February 19th, 2005, 02:46 PM	#632
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	See you there, Ray! __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

February 19th, 2005, 02:49 PM	#633
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	NAB Vegas Event Announcement http://www.vasst.com/NABParty.htm is where you can find information and register for the Vegas Users Group event being held at NAB. DVInfo.net and HDVInfo.net are sponsors of this event. If you are a registered attendee to the party, you'll get free drinks, food, and a special gift from sponsors. Walk-ins won't get nada. Geez, I gotta get back round to this forum more often. The HDV and Audio forums keep me away from here too much. Been busy! Hope to see a bunch of you at the NAB event! __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

February 19th, 2005, 04:55 PM	#634
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I plan to be there! Who else is coming??? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 19th, 2005, 05:01 PM	#635
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Plus, there are a few extra themes on the Sony site. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 19th, 2005, 05:07 PM	#636
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Is DebugMode FrameServer slow? A two-pass VBR encode using Procode 2 of a fifteen minute video took two hours (i.e., ran at 1/4-real time.) Is this normal? I have a 1.9GHz P4. I used 2-3 layers with no filters, and cuts or cross-fades for transitions. Is there a quality hit in encoding a DV render rather than frameserving?

February 19th, 2005, 02:34 PM	#631
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	A valid question, but you are aware that you can use any still or video as the menu background, yes? Gary

February 19th, 2005, 05:36 PM	#637
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Out of curiosity, how long did a 2-pass VBR encode straight in Vegas take? And if you look at the two, can you see any difference? My understanding is that you would take a slight quality hit but, considering the end result is MPEG2, you probably wouldn't be able to see the difference. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 19th, 2005, 05:41 PM	#638
Barry Rivadue Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 508	Thank you both for alleviating my ignorance. :D

February 19th, 2005, 07:26 PM	#639
Shannon Rawls Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 853	<<<-- Originally posted by Edward Troxel : I plan to be there! Who else is coming??? -->>> Me!

February 19th, 2005, 07:52 PM	#640
Jeff Toogood Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: St.Thomas, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 428	Displaying Datacode in Vegas? Not sure if this can be done in vegas or not, or maybe another app somewhere. I have a bunch of dv clips that I got handed to me and they are not indentified very well. Is there a way for Vegas to display the date information, so I know when the video was shot? Or is there a way to view the avi file in windows and be able to tell when the video was shot? Thanks __________________ Toogood Studios

February 19th, 2005, 08:28 PM	#641
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	In the media pool, change it to "detail" mode. One of the columns will include the date/time of the first frame. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 19th, 2005, 08:34 PM	#642
Jeff Toogood Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: St.Thomas, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 428	Wow, thanks, that does exactly what I need. Thanks again. __________________ Toogood Studios

February 19th, 2005, 08:57 PM	#643
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Me too! It's gonna be great to meet you guys in person! The best part of trade show events like these, is putting a face to a name. Can't wait! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 19th, 2005, 11:34 PM	#644
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	It rendered to DV in one hour. A subsequent one-pass render in Procoder took 25 minutes (60%-real time) In other words, the time lost due to the frameserver is negligible. The quality is the same (it's only DV, after all.) Good to know.

February 20th, 2005, 12:40 AM	#645
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	Me