Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q1Q2)

Albert Wong · March 19th, 2005, 11:35 PM

Thanks, Glenn :-)

You are probably right, but I think I might just play it safe... and go with the SATA

I am really a novice at all of this but some people over here...

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_harddrive&message.id=78784&query.id=626213#M78784

make it sound like if I don't get a sata drive with my dimension 4700 then I'm going to wind up with a little more technical challenge than my already overloaded brain can handle :-)!

Thanks again for all your help :-) Really!

Darrin McMillan · March 19th, 2005, 11:45 PM

This is probably an easy question. I was just wondering if it is possible in Vegas 5.0 to output multiple video to one screen. I need two different "Frames" containing seperate video. What is the easiest way to do this.

Any help would be great..Thanks.

Darrin

Glenn Chan · March 20th, 2005, 12:24 AM

Sorry,
I think they're right and that you need a SATA drive. The 4700 may only have one IDE channel, in which case you would need a SATA drive. I'm probably thinking in the past where every computer has 2 or more IDE channels.

Glenn Chan · March 20th, 2005, 12:25 AM

You mean like picture-in-picture or picture wall or split wipe effects?

You can achieve all of the above with the pan/crop tool... you can read how to use it in the manual. There may also be tutorials on the internet, and Excalibur if you need to do picture walls often.

Edward Troxel · March 20th, 2005, 06:54 AM

I explain how to do this in the first three issues of my newsletters. If you're wanting a full video wall, Tsunami will let you quickly and easily create one of virtually any size.

If you want to figure out how by yourself, do a search in the help file for "Track Motion" to achieve a PIP.

Darrin McMillan · March 20th, 2005, 08:12 AM

Thank you very much

Thom Seaman · March 21st, 2005, 06:07 AM

For external audio/video control of Vegas, the Mackie Universal Control really is the one to beat, in spite of its cost. Very easy to set up, automated faders, track and timecode displays, jog/shuttle - everything you could want!

Peace,
Thom

Steve Roffler · March 21st, 2005, 09:03 PM

I just saw the first episode of the HBO series Carnivale (I'm a bit out of the loop over here in Taiwan). I really liked the credit sequence in which it appears that you enter three demensional space in tarot cards.

Is it possible to achieve something similar to this effect (on a less grand scale) with Vegas? I have some ideas that 3D track motion combined with some photoshop work may be able to do the job but I'm curious if anyone has tried to do it.

For those that don't know what I'm referring to, there is a video of the Carnivale credits here:
http://www.hbo.com/carnivale/behind/credits/index.html

Keith Loh · March 21st, 2005, 11:57 PM

Easy to do with AfterEffects. You could probably do it using Vegas.

Mitch Buss · March 22nd, 2005, 08:37 AM

How would you go about it in After Effects? I've been meaning to do something similar to that as well.

Edward Troxel · March 22nd, 2005, 08:52 AM

I recall someone discussing doing this in Vegas. A quick search lead me to this thread: http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.co...ssageID=361821

Keith Loh · March 22nd, 2005, 10:51 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Mitch Buss : How would you go about it in After Effects? I've been meaning to do something similar to that as well. -->>>

Take a look in that Vegas thread. You can do all of that in AfterEffects but with the better tools in AfterEffects. The point of that thread is that the better tools just make it easier, not that you can't do it in a bread and butter video editing program like Vegas.

Chris Trainor · March 22nd, 2005, 07:02 PM

got a bunch of stuff up on our site, the 'Demo Intro' is a piece i was working on for an intro to a promotional dvd for the mag. we dont specialize in video, i just have a passion for it.

a lot of the video is crap, so if you feel like giving me creative suggestions, PLEASE do!

http://labproductions.com/news/labtv/

i'd suggest the DVD INTRO and Eagles of Death Metal.

most were shot on a sony digital 8, and the EODM was shot on my xl1s.

all done in vegas 4 and 5.

Glenn Gipson · March 22nd, 2005, 08:00 PM

How will the new release of Windows XP 64 bit (coupled with a 64 bit CPU) benefit us Vegas users?

Edward Troxel · March 22nd, 2005, 11:38 PM

Really hard to say since it cannot really be tested at this point.

March 19th, 2005, 11:35 PM	#991
Albert Wong Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 34	Thanks, Glenn :-) You are probably right, but I think I might just play it safe... and go with the SATA I am really a novice at all of this but some people over here... http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_harddrive&message.id=78784&query.id=626213#M78784 make it sound like if I don't get a sata drive with my dimension 4700 then I'm going to wind up with a little more technical challenge than my already overloaded brain can handle :-)! Thanks again for all your help :-) Really! __________________ ------------------------------------ Albert Wong http://www.allwong.com Los Angeles, California

March 19th, 2005, 11:45 PM	#992
Darrin McMillan Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 96	Multiple Video This is probably an easy question. I was just wondering if it is possible in Vegas 5.0 to output multiple video to one screen. I need two different "Frames" containing seperate video. What is the easiest way to do this. Any help would be great..Thanks. Darrin

March 20th, 2005, 06:54 AM	#995
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I explain how to do this in the first three issues of my newsletters. If you're wanting a full video wall, Tsunami will let you quickly and easily create one of virtually any size. If you want to figure out how by yourself, do a search in the help file for "Track Motion" to achieve a PIP. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

March 20th, 2005, 08:12 AM	#996
Darrin McMillan Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 96	Thanks Thank you very much

March 21st, 2005, 09:03 PM	#998
Steve Roffler Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 100	carnivale effects I just saw the first episode of the HBO series Carnivale (I'm a bit out of the loop over here in Taiwan). I really liked the credit sequence in which it appears that you enter three demensional space in tarot cards. Is it possible to achieve something similar to this effect (on a less grand scale) with Vegas? I have some ideas that 3D track motion combined with some photoshop work may be able to do the job but I'm curious if anyone has tried to do it. For those that don't know what I'm referring to, there is a video of the Carnivale credits here: http://www.hbo.com/carnivale/behind/credits/index.html __________________ Steve pdx10, EOS10D

March 20th, 2005, 12:24 AM	#993
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Sorry, I think they're right and that you need a SATA drive. The 4700 may only have one IDE channel, in which case you would need a SATA drive. I'm probably thinking in the past where every computer has 2 or more IDE channels.

March 20th, 2005, 12:25 AM	#994
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You mean like picture-in-picture or picture wall or split wipe effects? You can achieve all of the above with the pan/crop tool... you can read how to use it in the manual. There may also be tutorials on the internet, and Excalibur if you need to do picture walls often.

March 21st, 2005, 06:07 AM	#997
Thom Seaman New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 21	For external audio/video control of Vegas, the Mackie Universal Control really is the one to beat, in spite of its cost. Very easy to set up, automated faders, track and timecode displays, jog/shuttle - everything you could want! Peace, Thom

March 21st, 2005, 11:57 PM	#999
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Easy to do with AfterEffects. You could probably do it using Vegas. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

March 22nd, 2005, 08:37 AM	#1000
Mitch Buss Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 184	How would you go about it in After Effects? I've been meaning to do something similar to that as well.

March 22nd, 2005, 08:52 AM	#1001
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I recall someone discussing doing this in Vegas. A quick search lead me to this thread: http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.co...ssageID=361821 __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

March 22nd, 2005, 10:51 AM	#1002
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	<<<-- Originally posted by Mitch Buss : How would you go about it in After Effects? I've been meaning to do something similar to that as well. -->>> Take a look in that Vegas thread. You can do all of that in AfterEffects but with the better tools in AfterEffects. The point of that thread is that the better tools just make it easier, not that you can't do it in a bread and butter video editing program like Vegas. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

March 22nd, 2005, 07:02 PM	#1003
Chris Trainor Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: new orleans / baton rouge Posts: 46	critique some footage? got a bunch of stuff up on our site, the 'Demo Intro' is a piece i was working on for an intro to a promotional dvd for the mag. we dont specialize in video, i just have a passion for it. a lot of the video is crap, so if you feel like giving me creative suggestions, PLEASE do! http://labproductions.com/news/labtv/ i'd suggest the DVD INTRO and Eagles of Death Metal. most were shot on a sony digital 8, and the EODM was shot on my xl1s. all done in vegas 4 and 5.

March 22nd, 2005, 08:00 PM	#1004
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	64 Bit How will the new release of Windows XP 64 bit (coupled with a 64 bit CPU) benefit us Vegas users?

March 22nd, 2005, 11:38 PM	#1005
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Really hard to say since it cannot really be tested at this point. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters