Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q3Q4)

Gary Bettan · July 21st, 2005, 03:13 PM

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Jeff Baker · July 21st, 2005, 03:51 PM

Well as an update, 30i to 60p and back to 30i for output looks the best so far. Don't know why it looks better than 30i by itself yet...

Edward Troxel · July 22nd, 2005, 02:28 PM

Try this thread:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=45440

Derek Weiss · July 23rd, 2005, 09:24 AM

Vegas 5.0

Still images look horrible when burned to DVD! Any suggestions on gettting rid of the (terminology) shaky, pixelated look?

Thanks, newbie here.

Devin Eskew · July 23rd, 2005, 11:42 AM

Check out the link below this one: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=48136

It should help.

Don Bloom · July 23rd, 2005, 06:29 PM

After you freeze the frame as a PNG in Vegas (remember to change the preview screen to BEST FULL) then RIGHHT CLICK the still and in the PROPERTIES use SMART DEINTERLACING OR bring it into Photoshop and deinterlace it then bring it back to VEgas. Either should work fine and the jaggies should go away not to bother you anymore.

Don

Bill Porter · July 23rd, 2005, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Bloom

OR bring it into Photoshop and deinterlace it then bring it back to VEgas.

How do you deinterlace in Photoshop?

Rob Lohman · July 24th, 2005, 04:10 AM

The main reason to use uncompressed usually involves exchanging the footage
between multiple programs (for sending it from an NLE to a MPEG-2 encoder
it is usually wiser to simply use frame serving) to add effects or color correction etc.

Don Bloom · July 24th, 2005, 06:28 AM

Toolbar>FILTER>VIDEO>De Interlace

Don

Curt Talbot · July 24th, 2005, 07:57 AM

I am relatively new to Vegas so forgive me if the answer to my question is found in the manual. I looked through it and couldn't find it so here we go.

I am editing a piece that has a video track and two audio tracks. One of the audio tracks is the audio from the camera, the other is from a soundboard. I want to substitue a portion of the soundboard audio for the camera audio. The portion I want to substitue needs to be 'normalized'. The problem is that there are several sound peaks within the clip that prevent the whole piece from being normalized all at once.

So, I selected a time range over the portions with the loud sounds and then split at those points. I then 'normalized' the other portions. This seemed to work find. I then created a new group of all these clips so I could move them all at the same time. However, I really wanted to undo the splits so I would have a single clip which would be easier to work with but I can't figure out how. Is that possible? When I undid the split from the pull down menu of previous "undo's" I lost my normalization.

Ultimately, I want to subsitute that clip for the audio from the camera without losing my sync. If I simply drag it over top of that clip is there any problem? In the back of my mind I think I should be deleting the old underlying clip that I don't want but perhaps I am being to fussy.

I know there are lots of ways to accomplish the same thing in Vegas but I am interested in learning to do it the right way, if there is such a thing.

Any comments would be appreciated.

thanks

Curt

Derek Weiss · July 24th, 2005, 10:50 AM

Thanks for the replies. Very helpful, as always.

Edward Troxel · July 24th, 2005, 11:25 AM

If you want some of the pieces normalized and others not normalized, you can't go back to a single piece. However, If you really DO want a single piece, just delete all of the pieces except for the first one and then resize the first one back to the original length. (or use the "Unsplit Media" tool in Excalibur).

To counteract the normalization problem, try using a volume envelope to adjust the volumes.

Ken Plotin · July 24th, 2005, 12:33 PM

Or you could select all the "split clips" and render them out as a new wave file
which would retain the individual normalization settings of the clips.

Hope this helps.
Ken

Matt Brabender · July 24th, 2005, 04:35 PM

Rob, would there be any quality loss using the frameserver?

Hugh DiMauro · July 25th, 2005, 06:45 AM

I found out the hard way. I'm kinda bummed because I've used Vegas since version 3 and know the interface and am comfortable with it. Vegas software tech support also confirmed that Vegas is not engineered to work with the 64 bit O/S. I hope they offer a patch so I can go back to using it again.

July 21st, 2005, 03:13 PM	#151
Gary Bettan Sponsor: Electronic Mailbox Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Glen Cove, NY Posts: 758	Class On Demand Vegas 6.0 TurboCharger Kit We just launched a new Vegas productivity bundle: Class On Demand Vegas 6.0 Complete Training ($119.95 value) Sony Vegas® 6, packed with powerful new features, is arguably the ultimate all-in-one environment for creative professionals, can now be quickly mastered with “Complete Training for Vegas® 6” from Class on Demand. Excalibur 4.5 ($99.95 value) Speed up your workflow with live switching between cameras and the ability to assign most tools individually to the toolbar. The Original scripting plug-in for Sony Vegas providing multi-cam features such as sync assistance, auto PIPs, camera scripts, and the tally system now enhanced to include live camera switching. ProDad Heroglyph ($129.95 value) Complete Software package for advanced video titling with extended layout and effect possibilities, map/route animations/visualisations with moving objects, videowalls with unique effects with a few mouseclicks, Plugin for Vegas, DV, HD compatible. ProDad Adorage 2 ($99.95 value) Effect-software with more than 1200 videoeffects such as transitions, picture-in-picture, splitscreen, particle effects such as snow, rain, light-effects such as lenses, natural fire etc., almost realtime, Plugin for Vegas, HD, DVD compatible. That's over $450 worth of cool stuff for under $200!! For more info http://www.videoguys.com/COD.html Gary __________________ Check out http://www.videoguys.com 800 323-2325 We are the video editing and live video production experts! DV InfoNet members save 5%! Use Coupon Code DVINFO5OFF

July 21st, 2005, 03:51 PM	#152
Jeff Baker Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 184	Well as an update, 30i to 60p and back to 30i for output looks the best so far. Don't know why it looks better than 30i by itself yet... __________________ Canon C100, 5D3

July 22nd, 2005, 02:28 PM	#153
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Try this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=45440 __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 23rd, 2005, 09:24 AM	#154
Derek Weiss Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 214	Still Images in Vegas?? Vegas 5.0 Still images look horrible when burned to DVD! Any suggestions on gettting rid of the (terminology) shaky, pixelated look? Thanks, newbie here.

July 23rd, 2005, 11:42 AM	#155
Devin Eskew Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 115	Check out the link below this one: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=48136 It should help. __________________ We learn by doing, we learn better by making mistakes!

July 23rd, 2005, 06:29 PM	#156
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	After you freeze the frame as a PNG in Vegas (remember to change the preview screen to BEST FULL) then RIGHHT CLICK the still and in the PROPERTIES use SMART DEINTERLACING OR bring it into Photoshop and deinterlace it then bring it back to VEgas. Either should work fine and the jaggies should go away not to bother you anymore. Don

July 24th, 2005, 04:10 AM	#158
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	The main reason to use uncompressed usually involves exchanging the footage between multiple programs (for sending it from an NLE to a MPEG-2 encoder it is usually wiser to simply use frame serving) to add effects or color correction etc. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 24th, 2005, 06:28 AM	#159
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Toolbar>FILTER>VIDEO>De Interlace Don

July 24th, 2005, 07:57 AM	#160
Curt Talbot Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Regina, SK Canada Posts: 104 Images: 1	Undoing a Split I am relatively new to Vegas so forgive me if the answer to my question is found in the manual. I looked through it and couldn't find it so here we go. I am editing a piece that has a video track and two audio tracks. One of the audio tracks is the audio from the camera, the other is from a soundboard. I want to substitue a portion of the soundboard audio for the camera audio. The portion I want to substitue needs to be 'normalized'. The problem is that there are several sound peaks within the clip that prevent the whole piece from being normalized all at once. So, I selected a time range over the portions with the loud sounds and then split at those points. I then 'normalized' the other portions. This seemed to work find. I then created a new group of all these clips so I could move them all at the same time. However, I really wanted to undo the splits so I would have a single clip which would be easier to work with but I can't figure out how. Is that possible? When I undid the split from the pull down menu of previous "undo's" I lost my normalization. Ultimately, I want to subsitute that clip for the audio from the camera without losing my sync. If I simply drag it over top of that clip is there any problem? In the back of my mind I think I should be deleting the old underlying clip that I don't want but perhaps I am being to fussy. I know there are lots of ways to accomplish the same thing in Vegas but I am interested in learning to do it the right way, if there is such a thing. Any comments would be appreciated. thanks Curt

July 24th, 2005, 10:50 AM	#161
Derek Weiss Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 214	Thanks for the replies. Very helpful, as always.

July 24th, 2005, 11:25 AM	#162
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	If you want some of the pieces normalized and others not normalized, you can't go back to a single piece. However, If you really DO want a single piece, just delete all of the pieces except for the first one and then resize the first one back to the original length. (or use the "Unsplit Media" tool in Excalibur). To counteract the normalization problem, try using a volume envelope to adjust the volumes. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 24th, 2005, 12:33 PM	#163
Ken Plotin Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 254	Or you could select all the "split clips" and render them out as a new wave file which would retain the individual normalization settings of the clips. Hope this helps. Ken

July 24th, 2005, 04:35 PM	#164
Matt Brabender Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 230	Rob, would there be any quality loss using the frameserver?

July 25th, 2005, 06:45 AM	#165
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Vegas 6 Does Not Work w/ Windows 64 bit O/S I found out the hard way. I'm kinda bummed because I've used Vegas since version 3 and know the interface and am comfortable with it. Vegas software tech support also confirmed that Vegas is not engineered to work with the 64 bit O/S. I hope they offer a patch so I can go back to using it again. __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.