Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q1Q2)

Edward Troxel · February 20th, 2005, 03:41 PM

Vegas 5 allows saving up to 10 different screen layouts and easily recall them. ALT-D, 1 simply "recalls" the first layout. Glad that it worked to reset your screen.

Tim Kay · February 20th, 2005, 04:35 PM

So i get to the end of my video clips and theres no more video frames yet the cursor keeps on going, having a good ole time. Is there a button or setting so vegas will stop the cursor at the last frame of video, without me having to highlight the clip?

THanks

Tony Rockliff · February 20th, 2005, 05:13 PM

I just had to do something similar yesterday to solve a slight visual jitter problem occuring in just one section of a 90 minute project that was occuring whenever I used the MainConcept encoder, even at 2 pass encoding (it occured after fading in after a mid-title section).

So I frameserved to the TMPGEnc encoder (which is known to be slower then the MainConcept one) and that solved the jitter problem.

The MainConcept encoder encoded at 1.33:1 and the TMPGEnc encoder encoded at 2:1 (both using 1 pass as it was a draft review copy). It was worth the extra time to get the problem fixed.

Glenn Gipson · February 20th, 2005, 05:47 PM

How can I import one project into another project? I was looking to edit and save each of my scenes for my movie individually, so that I can assemble them together later. Can this be done? Thanks.

Gary Kleiner · February 20th, 2005, 06:23 PM

Open two instances of Vegas and copy from one, then paste into the other. You could also render each segment and assemble those in another project.

Gary

Glenn Gipson · February 20th, 2005, 06:35 PM

Thanks, that worked like a charm.

Edward Troxel · February 20th, 2005, 07:41 PM

In most cases, playback will stop a few seconds after the last clip on the timeline. However, I have seen cases where it just keeps on going. You can always just press the space bar or enter to stop the playback.

Tim Kay · February 20th, 2005, 08:32 PM

Nope, this one doesn't stop it just keeps on going like the energizer bunny. I guess i could "just" press the space bar but i'm trying to be really lazy/efficent and see if the cursor would stop automaticly so it doesn't keep moving the time line to a new screen

<<<-- Originally posted by Edward Troxel : In most cases, playback will stop a few seconds after the last clip on the timeline. However, I have seen cases where it just keeps on going. You can always just press the space bar or enter to stop the playback. -->>>

Edward Troxel · February 20th, 2005, 08:35 PM

Here's a hint: Start playback, click somewhere on the timeline or just slightly move the timeline. Now the timeline will continue to play but the screen will never be updated until you pause playback!

:-)

Scott Brickert · February 21st, 2005, 12:12 AM

Thanks Glenn, very subtle work.

I liked the highlight across the drummer's shirt , creating contrast between the subject and background using cool vs warm, and enhancing the lighting. Excellent.

Scott

Glenn Gipson · February 21st, 2005, 10:22 AM

When I play my clips in the Trimmer Bin, they play fine, but when I play SOME of my clips on the time line, they have this ghostly lagging effect to them. By the way, I shot in 24pA mode with the DVX100A. What could I be doing wrong here? Why are some clips playing smoothly, and som aren't?

Glenn Gipson · February 21st, 2005, 10:24 AM

Hmmm...now the problem is gone...but why could this be happening SOMETIMES?

Peter Battaglia · February 21st, 2005, 11:15 AM

I've created a basketball video with stills that fly in and out as the video plays. My question. Is there an easy to use transition to make the still picture bounce in and bounce out. I have tried the "Wax Bouncing Ball" transition but having alot of problem getting it to work eg. crashes Vegas. Any other transitions out there where I can do this or is it easier to work within the track motion and manually produce this?
Thanks in advance.

Emre Safak · February 21st, 2005, 01:55 PM

Why does my audio surge ahead noticably when using these drivers, compared with DirectShow? I thought the idea was to achieve zero latency.

Emre Safak · February 21st, 2005, 02:01 PM

It could be the preview quality. If it is set too high, the computer might not be able to keep up. I always edit in "Draft" mode.

February 20th, 2005, 03:41 PM	#661
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Vegas 5 allows saving up to 10 different screen layouts and easily recall them. ALT-D, 1 simply "recalls" the first layout. Glad that it worked to reset your screen. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 20th, 2005, 04:35 PM	#662
Tim Kay Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SF & LA Posts: 195	Simple ?: Stopping cursor at end of clip So i get to the end of my video clips and theres no more video frames yet the cursor keeps on going, having a good ole time. Is there a button or setting so vegas will stop the cursor at the last frame of video, without me having to highlight the clip? THanks __________________ Event Production Services \| Video Production San Francisco

February 20th, 2005, 05:47 PM	#664
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Importing a veg file How can I import one project into another project? I was looking to edit and save each of my scenes for my movie individually, so that I can assemble them together later. Can this be done? Thanks.

February 20th, 2005, 07:41 PM	#667
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	In most cases, playback will stop a few seconds after the last clip on the timeline. However, I have seen cases where it just keeps on going. You can always just press the space bar or enter to stop the playback. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 20th, 2005, 08:32 PM	#668
Tim Kay Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SF & LA Posts: 195	Nope, this one doesn't stop it just keeps on going like the energizer bunny. I guess i could "just" press the space bar but i'm trying to be really lazy/efficent and see if the cursor would stop automaticly so it doesn't keep moving the time line to a new screen <<<-- Originally posted by Edward Troxel : In most cases, playback will stop a few seconds after the last clip on the timeline. However, I have seen cases where it just keeps on going. You can always just press the space bar or enter to stop the playback. -->>> __________________ Event Production Services \| Video Production San Francisco

February 20th, 2005, 05:13 PM	#663
Tony Rockliff Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunedin, Florida Posts: 70	I just had to do something similar yesterday to solve a slight visual jitter problem occuring in just one section of a 90 minute project that was occuring whenever I used the MainConcept encoder, even at 2 pass encoding (it occured after fading in after a mid-title section). So I frameserved to the TMPGEnc encoder (which is known to be slower then the MainConcept one) and that solved the jitter problem. The MainConcept encoder encoded at 1.33:1 and the TMPGEnc encoder encoded at 2:1 (both using 1 pass as it was a draft review copy). It was worth the extra time to get the problem fixed.

February 20th, 2005, 06:23 PM	#665
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	Open two instances of Vegas and copy from one, then paste into the other. You could also render each segment and assemble those in another project. Gary

February 20th, 2005, 06:35 PM	#666
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Thanks, that worked like a charm.

February 20th, 2005, 08:35 PM	#669
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Here's a hint: Start playback, click somewhere on the timeline or just slightly move the timeline. Now the timeline will continue to play but the screen will never be updated until you pause playback! :-) __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 21st, 2005, 12:12 AM	#670
Scott Brickert Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Crested Butte, CO Posts: 576	Thanks Glenn, very subtle work. I liked the highlight across the drummer's shirt , creating contrast between the subject and background using cool vs warm, and enhancing the lighting. Excellent. Scott

February 21st, 2005, 10:22 AM	#671
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	My video lags on the time line When I play my clips in the Trimmer Bin, they play fine, but when I play SOME of my clips on the time line, they have this ghostly lagging effect to them. By the way, I shot in 24pA mode with the DVX100A. What could I be doing wrong here? Why are some clips playing smoothly, and som aren't?

February 21st, 2005, 10:24 AM	#672
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Hmmm...now the problem is gone...but why could this be happening SOMETIMES?

February 21st, 2005, 11:15 AM	#673
Peter Battaglia Tourist Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2	Pip Bouncing Ball Transition I've created a basketball video with stills that fly in and out as the video plays. My question. Is there an easy to use transition to make the still picture bounce in and bounce out. I have tried the "Wax Bouncing Ball" transition but having alot of problem getting it to work eg. crashes Vegas. Any other transitions out there where I can do this or is it easier to work within the track motion and manually produce this? Thanks in advance.

February 21st, 2005, 01:55 PM	#674
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Latency of Creative's ASIO drivers Why does my audio surge ahead noticably when using these drivers, compared with DirectShow? I thought the idea was to achieve zero latency.

February 21st, 2005, 02:01 PM	#675
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	It could be the preview quality. If it is set too high, the computer might not be able to keep up. I always edit in "Draft" mode.