Vegas Video discussions from 2006 (Q3Q4)

T. Pham · December 8th, 2006, 04:55 PM

Thanks Ed,
BTW, do you know any manual that describe in detail how to use vegas7? I saw a vegas 6 editing workshop dvd package, but not for 7; what would you suggest for learning vegas7? or should i scan through all the newsletter from your site?

Thanks again

Tung

Don Bloom · December 8th, 2006, 05:04 PM

I'm not Edward but the first best thing to do is go thru his newsletters. While the articles are not specific to V7 the basic are all still the same. I'm a fairly long time Vegas user and I can't begin to tell you how many times Edwards newsletters have saved my bacon or at least reminded me of how to do a little used something something. (you forget things when you get old like me;-)

Don

Steven Davis · December 8th, 2006, 10:28 PM

Hello,

Thanks for writing.

More RAM does not really mean a faster render time. More RAM in a system will allow more instances of Vegas or more simultanous video or audio clips to be displayed, but does not greatly affect the speed at which something will render. Generally, processor speed, number, and type are the factors that determine render speeds.

Please note: at this time we do not support 64-bit processors or operating systems. These processors often cause exception errors or serious system crashes when trying to render, as Vegas has not yet been programmed to work properly with this architecture.

Sincerely,

Rob A.
Technical Support
Sony Media Software
1617 Sherman Ave
Madison, WI 53704
http://www.sony.com/mediasoftware
http://www.acidplanet.com

Edward Troxel · December 8th, 2006, 10:36 PM

Don't be afraid to look at Vegas 6 training materials. The major concepts are still the same. I'm not sure exactly what Vegas 7 updates to training are available yet. I know Class on Demand has a Vegas 7 update DVD.

David Jasany · December 9th, 2006, 07:09 AM

If you have many stills to pan/zoom you can use programs such as VASST's Ultimate-S to automate this process. This will save you an immense amount of time and it works great.

I haven't found any books or training DVDs for Vegas 7. But you can find lots of training materials for Vegas 6. Ed Troxels's newsletters initially brought me up to speed enough for what I need in Vegas 7.

Also, a big help for new Vegas 7 features is Vegas's online Help. Pull up Help and the first thing you will see is a list of new features in Vegas 7. You can click on context sensitive help for each new feature.

James Harring · December 9th, 2006, 02:48 PM

1) On the Vegas cd-rom, use the PDF manual. It is also on the sonymediasoftware.com site.
2) Can highly recommend DSE's "Vegas 6 Editing Workshop". This book is indespensible.

As mentioned before v6 material is very applicable to v7. While there are a few new things in vegas 7, it's largely a refinement of Vegas 6.

Michael Phillips · December 10th, 2006, 04:28 PM

Can Vegas capture 25F mode from the Canon XH A1.

Michael

Dave Stern · December 10th, 2006, 10:07 PM

vegas 7, have 2 video tracks and multiple audio tracks for each video track (2 channels came in with each video track, which I duped then made one R only and the other L only, then have a stereo track recorded separately and imported as well).

Am doing some manual syncing prior to doing a multicam, and would like to group the video w/ it's respective audio and for example split the tracks at the same point, slip the tracks, etc. (e.g. I'd like to keep the audio tracks in sync with their respective video tracks (why, b/c the multicams are from different performances)).

Eventhough I've selected the tracks together that I want to operate together (e.g. ctrl + shift, or select first, then shift + select last), the tracks aren't operated on together. They *are* selected, but when I spilt, for example, only 1 track in the group splits, and it's not even the track who's header is blinking.

Separate symptom - select one track and split, and all tracks in project split.

I've tried a few things to correct this, but to no avail.

Any suggestions?

TIA, really appreciate it.

Pete Peterson · December 11th, 2006, 01:13 AM

k this might be too ambitious but i'm trying to do an effect in a project i'm making in which multiple video tracks will zoom out to form a picture.

The only thing i can think of that i remember was from an old 2pac video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q79eDD-z8A
(its at 3 minutes in ,sorry for any loading times just let it run in background or something)

anyway, i think it might be possible with trackfx obviously involved in some way?

I have a pretty decent computer, dual core 2.16ghz 2 gig ram, dunno if it can handle that but who knows anyway anyone with ideas much appreciated thanks.

Graham Bernard · December 11th, 2006, 01:34 AM

To zoom in/out I use Pan/Crop or Track Motion.

Pierre Landry · December 11th, 2006, 02:30 AM

I'm making a video from 1974 until Today for my fathers 60th birthday on Christmas day.

I want to use the intro in the 24 serie. Insted of show "24", I would show 60... I have no idea how to make it look as if I didn't change anything... I didn't find any font to match the digital clock numbers. I'm not too good with Photoshop and After Effect, but I can use Vegas 7.0 and Premiere Pro 2.

Please, any help would be greatly appreciated! I need to send my DVD by mail in 3 days!

Thank you!

Peter Ferriero · December 11th, 2006, 02:55 AM

I use the old film effect in Vegas, however in the other videos I have seen a more classy looking old film effect, the hairs and flickers are black. Anyone have any idea how to do this in Vegas?

Also, for whatever reason I have noticed that videos produced on Final Cut look cleaner. What is the main source of this? Is it De-interlacing the video that does it? And if so, can you explain what exactly it means when you do this.

Peter Jefferson · December 11th, 2006, 06:05 AM

magic bullet misfire, but expect 20:1 renders...

anoher options and just as cheap, is EdiusPro3/4 the film look filter in that is much more advanced than Vegas

Don Bloom · December 11th, 2006, 06:51 AM

Most people I know that attempt this use After Effects. While it can be done in Vegas it would certainly be a painstaking process.

Don

Mike Kujbida · December 11th, 2006, 07:47 AM

AndreaMosaic from http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ may be another tool to help you in doing this.

December 8th, 2006, 10:28 PM	#1638
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	The gospel from Sony I suppose Hello, Thanks for writing. More RAM does not really mean a faster render time. More RAM in a system will allow more instances of Vegas or more simultanous video or audio clips to be displayed, but does not greatly affect the speed at which something will render. Generally, processor speed, number, and type are the factors that determine render speeds. Please note: at this time we do not support 64-bit processors or operating systems. These processors often cause exception errors or serious system crashes when trying to render, as Vegas has not yet been programmed to work properly with this architecture. Sincerely, Rob A. Technical Support Sony Media Software 1617 Sherman Ave Madison, WI 53704 http://www.sony.com/mediasoftware http://www.acidplanet.com __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?

December 8th, 2006, 10:36 PM	#1639
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Don't be afraid to look at Vegas 6 training materials. The major concepts are still the same. I'm not sure exactly what Vegas 7 updates to training are available yet. I know Class on Demand has a Vegas 7 update DVD. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

December 9th, 2006, 02:48 PM	#1641
James Harring Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 210	Vegas Manuals 1) On the Vegas cd-rom, use the PDF manual. It is also on the sonymediasoftware.com site. 2) Can highly recommend DSE's "Vegas 6 Editing Workshop". This book is indespensible. As mentioned before v6 material is very applicable to v7. While there are a few new things in vegas 7, it's largely a refinement of Vegas 6.

December 10th, 2006, 04:28 PM	#1642
Michael Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 40	Vegas 7 Capture of 25F Canon XH A1 Can Vegas capture 25F mode from the Canon XH A1. Michael

December 10th, 2006, 10:07 PM	#1643
Dave Stern Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 391	veg 7 - grouped tracks not operating together vegas 7, have 2 video tracks and multiple audio tracks for each video track (2 channels came in with each video track, which I duped then made one R only and the other L only, then have a stereo track recorded separately and imported as well). Am doing some manual syncing prior to doing a multicam, and would like to group the video w/ it's respective audio and for example split the tracks at the same point, slip the tracks, etc. (e.g. I'd like to keep the audio tracks in sync with their respective video tracks (why, b/c the multicams are from different performances)). Eventhough I've selected the tracks together that I want to operate together (e.g. ctrl + shift, or select first, then shift + select last), the tracks aren't operated on together. They are selected, but when I spilt, for example, only 1 track in the group splits, and it's not even the track who's header is blinking. Separate symptom - select one track and split, and all tracks in project split. I've tried a few things to correct this, but to no avail. Any suggestions? TIA, really appreciate it.

December 8th, 2006, 04:55 PM	#1636
T. Pham New Boot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: OC California Posts: 18	Thanks Ed, BTW, do you know any manual that describe in detail how to use vegas7? I saw a vegas 6 editing workshop dvd package, but not for 7; what would you suggest for learning vegas7? or should i scan through all the newsletter from your site? Thanks again Tung

December 8th, 2006, 05:04 PM	#1637
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	I'm not Edward but the first best thing to do is go thru his newsletters. While the articles are not specific to V7 the basic are all still the same. I'm a fairly long time Vegas user and I can't begin to tell you how many times Edwards newsletters have saved my bacon or at least reminded me of how to do a little used something something. (you forget things when you get old like me;-) Don

December 9th, 2006, 07:09 AM	#1640
David Jasany Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 313	If you have many stills to pan/zoom you can use programs such as VASST's Ultimate-S to automate this process. This will save you an immense amount of time and it works great. I haven't found any books or training DVDs for Vegas 7. But you can find lots of training materials for Vegas 6. Ed Troxels's newsletters initially brought me up to speed enough for what I need in Vegas 7. Also, a big help for new Vegas 7 features is Vegas's online Help. Pull up Help and the first thing you will see is a list of new features in Vegas 7. You can click on context sensitive help for each new feature.

December 11th, 2006, 01:13 AM	#1644
Pete Peterson New Boot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 12	need effect help - think its called mosaic? k this might be too ambitious but i'm trying to do an effect in a project i'm making in which multiple video tracks will zoom out to form a picture. The only thing i can think of that i remember was from an old 2pac video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q79eDD-z8A (its at 3 minutes in ,sorry for any loading times just let it run in background or something) anyway, i think it might be possible with trackfx obviously involved in some way? I have a pretty decent computer, dual core 2.16ghz 2 gig ram, dunno if it can handle that but who knows anyway anyone with ideas much appreciated thanks.

December 11th, 2006, 01:34 AM	#1645
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	To zoom in/out I use Pan/Crop or Track Motion.

December 11th, 2006, 02:30 AM	#1646
Pierre Landry Tourist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taichung, Taiwan Posts: 3	24 the serie intro effect I'm making a video from 1974 until Today for my fathers 60th birthday on Christmas day. I want to use the intro in the 24 serie. Insted of show "24", I would show 60... I have no idea how to make it look as if I didn't change anything... I didn't find any font to match the digital clock numbers. I'm not too good with Photoshop and After Effect, but I can use Vegas 7.0 and Premiere Pro 2. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated! I need to send my DVD by mail in 3 days! Thank you!

December 11th, 2006, 02:55 AM	#1647
Peter Ferriero Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lyndhurst NJ Posts: 78	Old Film Effect I use the old film effect in Vegas, however in the other videos I have seen a more classy looking old film effect, the hairs and flickers are black. Anyone have any idea how to do this in Vegas? Also, for whatever reason I have noticed that videos produced on Final Cut look cleaner. What is the main source of this? Is it De-interlacing the video that does it? And if so, can you explain what exactly it means when you do this.

December 11th, 2006, 06:05 AM	#1648
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	magic bullet misfire, but expect 20:1 renders... anoher options and just as cheap, is EdiusPro3/4 the film look filter in that is much more advanced than Vegas

December 11th, 2006, 06:51 AM	#1649
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Most people I know that attempt this use After Effects. While it can be done in Vegas it would certainly be a painstaking process. Don

December 11th, 2006, 07:47 AM	#1650
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	AndreaMosaic from http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ may be another tool to help you in doing this.