Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q3Q4)

Dennis Allyn · July 12th, 2005, 10:00 AM

I've been using Vegas 5.0 and Excalibur 3.0 for quite sometime with not many problems. But I upgraded to Sony 6.0 and did not uprade Excaibur to 4.0, and now I'm having audio sync problems. The first phase of syncing the tracks work fine. After I find the flash point and sync 1s and 2s together everything looks and sounds fine. As soon as I run the Excalibur wizard after marking all the camera points (45 of them) it finishes fine. But when I play the video, the audio is out of sync by a couple of seconds. Before I ran the final wizard, they were perfect. This has happened on the last 3 videos I have done. What causes this? Is it because I need to go to Exaclibur 4.0??
Thanks, Dennis

DJ Kinney · July 12th, 2005, 11:04 AM

Just wanted to specifically say that Vegas directly supports Photoshop image files, even when they're multilayered. So if it's transparent in the BG, it will show up that way on the Vegas timeline. No need to key out channels or anything.

DJ

Josh Bass · July 12th, 2005, 11:57 AM

I did the PSD thing, and it worked great. Thanks to whoever suggested that.

I might have been too elaborate. I copied the background layer (that was where the object was), hid the original background, and took out everything around the object on the background copy. Imported the PSD into Vegas. Anyway, it works, so thanks.

Richard Alvarez · July 12th, 2005, 12:38 PM

Josh,

A lot of good "photoshop for dummies" type of books out there. Might help some. (no, no insult implied... I own one)

Phil French · July 12th, 2005, 12:45 PM

I just can't seem to get get the capture utility in Vegas to work very well and scenelyzer doesn't seem any better. I can capture whole tapes in Vegas, but if I want to capture scenes or do anything more advanced it doesn't work. As soon as either capture program starts accessing the firewire port my computer bogs down and is slow to react to any commands. The only firewire ports that I have are through my Audigy 2 card. Does anyone have any experience with this setup? Should I be looking to add a dedicated firewire board to my PC? I know this woud be cheap enough, but how effective? Perhaps there is a Windows or software solution that I haven't found.

I'm running an Intel P4, 3.0 ghz. hyperthreading processor on an intel motherboard with 1 gig of kingston dual channel memory and two Western digital 7200 rpm drives. My friends are blown away by the speed of my fairly inexpensive setup, but as soon as I go to capture things seem to bog down.

Playback through my firewire to my camcorder and external monitor seems not too bad, if just a bit jittery on fast transitions.

p.s. when I do capture manually I'm not dropping frames

Gary Kleiner · July 12th, 2005, 03:36 PM

> Should I be looking to add a dedicated firewire board to my PC?<

That would be my first recommendation.

Gary

Ed Szarleta · July 14th, 2005, 01:29 PM

I thought there was a way to preview interlaced footage in the preview window deinterlaced, to avoid seeing all those ugly jaggies on my lcd. Can't remember where that was. Any clues?

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2005, 01:40 PM

File - Properties?

Ed Szarleta · July 14th, 2005, 01:47 PM

changing field order I guess, but I thought it was a specific option just for the preview monitor that didn't effect the Project Properties. I could be wrong. Anyone else care to take a stab? :)

Neboysha Nenadich · July 14th, 2005, 05:26 PM

seems like it happens only when u render project as PAL DV (vegas dv codec). when I render it as other dv codec it is okay. and it occurs on SOME of the transitions. then, video will be darker if there is TEXT MEDIA on top of it.
unfortunately, I rendered some stuff and when I deleted source, I saw these mistakes. :(

Kevin Kimmell · July 15th, 2005, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patrick King

I agree with Peter that you should set the project properties as 4:3 and then 'pan and scan' the 16:9 footage.

Okay... I shot this 16:9 footage with a Canon GL1 so it's actually already lossy if I'm not mistaken. Are there any tricks or specific steps I should be sure to take to ensure the least amount of loss?

-K

Ruben Pla · July 16th, 2005, 02:50 PM

Hi! Can anyone tell me how to "flip" an event in Vegas 5? I'm trying to correct eyelines and can't find how to flip a particular take. Thank you.

Don Bloom · July 16th, 2005, 04:32 PM

If you open the PAN/CROP of that event, click on the center spot of the 'F' in the pan/crop screen thee is a menu which will flip the clip horizontially or vertically.
Don

Ruben Pla · July 16th, 2005, 06:10 PM

Thank you very much, Don.

Roger Moore · July 16th, 2005, 08:50 PM

I wanted to create a triptych split-screen, but alas I'm quite useless in Vegas.

First I googled for "split screen vegas" but found nothing, and then I searched this forum for "split screen" and very quickly found this thread & the solution.

Track motion was what I was looking for, combined with making the screen wider in File> Properties.

Thanks, Edward!

July 12th, 2005, 10:00 AM	#106
Dennis Allyn New Boot Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: henderson, Ky Posts: 12	Sony Vegas 6.0b and Excalibur 3.0 problem I've been using Vegas 5.0 and Excalibur 3.0 for quite sometime with not many problems. But I upgraded to Sony 6.0 and did not uprade Excaibur to 4.0, and now I'm having audio sync problems. The first phase of syncing the tracks work fine. After I find the flash point and sync 1s and 2s together everything looks and sounds fine. As soon as I run the Excalibur wizard after marking all the camera points (45 of them) it finishes fine. But when I play the video, the audio is out of sync by a couple of seconds. Before I ran the final wizard, they were perfect. This has happened on the last 3 videos I have done. What causes this? Is it because I need to go to Exaclibur 4.0?? Thanks, Dennis

July 12th, 2005, 11:57 AM	#108
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	I did the PSD thing, and it worked great. Thanks to whoever suggested that. I might have been too elaborate. I copied the background layer (that was where the object was), hid the original background, and took out everything around the object on the background copy. Imported the PSD into Vegas. Anyway, it works, so thanks. __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

July 12th, 2005, 12:45 PM	#110
Phil French Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lousana, Alberta, Canada Posts: 146	Firewire capture problems I just can't seem to get get the capture utility in Vegas to work very well and scenelyzer doesn't seem any better. I can capture whole tapes in Vegas, but if I want to capture scenes or do anything more advanced it doesn't work. As soon as either capture program starts accessing the firewire port my computer bogs down and is slow to react to any commands. The only firewire ports that I have are through my Audigy 2 card. Does anyone have any experience with this setup? Should I be looking to add a dedicated firewire board to my PC? I know this woud be cheap enough, but how effective? Perhaps there is a Windows or software solution that I haven't found. I'm running an Intel P4, 3.0 ghz. hyperthreading processor on an intel motherboard with 1 gig of kingston dual channel memory and two Western digital 7200 rpm drives. My friends are blown away by the speed of my fairly inexpensive setup, but as soon as I go to capture things seem to bog down. Playback through my firewire to my camcorder and external monitor seems not too bad, if just a bit jittery on fast transitions. p.s. when I do capture manually I'm not dropping frames __________________ Nature Boy

July 14th, 2005, 01:29 PM	#112
Ed Szarleta Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 156	Preview Window - Interlaced footage Progressively I thought there was a way to preview interlaced footage in the preview window deinterlaced, to avoid seeing all those ugly jaggies on my lcd. Can't remember where that was. Any clues?

July 14th, 2005, 01:40 PM	#113
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	File - Properties? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 12th, 2005, 11:04 AM	#107
DJ Kinney Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 277	Just wanted to specifically say that Vegas directly supports Photoshop image files, even when they're multilayered. So if it's transparent in the BG, it will show up that way on the Vegas timeline. No need to key out channels or anything. DJ

July 12th, 2005, 12:38 PM	#109
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Josh, A lot of good "photoshop for dummies" type of books out there. Might help some. (no, no insult implied... I own one)

July 12th, 2005, 03:36 PM	#111
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	> Should I be looking to add a dedicated firewire board to my PC?< That would be my first recommendation. Gary

July 14th, 2005, 01:47 PM	#114
Ed Szarleta Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 156	changing field order I guess, but I thought it was a specific option just for the preview monitor that didn't effect the Project Properties. I could be wrong. Anyone else care to take a stab? :)

July 14th, 2005, 05:26 PM	#115
Neboysha Nenadich Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: serbia Posts: 50	seems like it happens only when u render project as PAL DV (vegas dv codec). when I render it as other dv codec it is okay. and it occurs on SOME of the transitions. then, video will be darker if there is TEXT MEDIA on top of it. unfortunately, I rendered some stuff and when I deleted source, I saw these mistakes. :(

July 16th, 2005, 02:50 PM	#117
Ruben Pla Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 80	How to "flip" event in Vegas? Hi! Can anyone tell me how to "flip" an event in Vegas 5? I'm trying to correct eyelines and can't find how to flip a particular take. Thank you.

July 16th, 2005, 04:32 PM	#118
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	If you open the PAN/CROP of that event, click on the center spot of the 'F' in the pan/crop screen thee is a menu which will flip the clip horizontially or vertically. Don

July 16th, 2005, 06:10 PM	#119
Ruben Pla Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 80	Thank you very much, Don.

July 16th, 2005, 08:50 PM	#120
Roger Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: toronto Posts: 99	I wanted to create a triptych split-screen, but alas I'm quite useless in Vegas. First I googled for "split screen vegas" but found nothing, and then I searched this forum for "split screen" and very quickly found this thread & the solution. Track motion was what I was looking for, combined with making the screen wider in File> Properties. Thanks, Edward!