snapping to exact bpm at DVinfo.net

Bartek Bury · May 4th, 2005, 01:39 AM

I am trying to create a music video, but when I try snapping to the beats/measures it never snaps exactly to the measure. it is very inconsistent. is there a way around this? thanks,

bartek

Bartek Bury · May 4th, 2005, 01:41 AM

never mind, i was just tinkering with some random options and I disabled "quantize to frames" and everything is fixed. thanks!

Edward Troxel · May 4th, 2005, 07:23 AM

As long as you're adjusting audio, it's fine to turn off "quantize to frames". Whenever you start adjusting video, make sure you TURN IT BACK ON!

Bartek Bury · May 4th, 2005, 11:03 AM

what does "quantize to frames" actually do?

Edward Troxel · May 4th, 2005, 11:14 AM

It makes sure your video frame starts on a frame boundry. If you don't you can get some really strange results when playing back on a TV.

Patrick King · May 4th, 2005, 12:34 PM

Edward,

Isn't there a script for Vegas called TapTempo? I seem to remember it was to establish what the tempo was on an audio clip so that cuts and other things could be automatically sync'd.

Edward Troxel · May 4th, 2005, 03:29 PM

I vaguely recall something of that nature. Doing some quick research turned up this:

http://www.rmtools.se/tools.php

Dennis Vogel · May 11th, 2005, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward Troxel

http://www.rmtools.se/tools.php

Woulda been nice but on this page the free tools have this caption before them:

Sorry, downloads for these are not available right now.

Good luck.

Dennis

Edward Troxel · May 11th, 2005, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis Vogel

Woulda been nice but on this page the free tools have this caption before them:

Sorry, downloads for these are not available right now.

Hmmm.... that's new.

Dennis Vogel · May 11th, 2005, 09:18 PM

I just sent an email to the Contact address shown on the page. If I hear anything, I'll post here.

Good luck.

Dennis

Jim Montgomery · May 12th, 2005, 01:18 AM

If you have access to ACIDPro it comes with a Beatmapper utility. Import a long piece of music, Beatmapper wizard guides you through the process. Once done you can set the beats per minute so that a measure falls on a frame boundry. For example 96 bpm is equal to 00:00:02:15

Good luck

Peter Jefferson · May 13th, 2005, 08:39 AM

easy snapping =

start your clip and hit M for each beat you hear until youre sick of it.....

now V5 will lock the cursor/clip to those markers

simple hey?

highlight all those markers when ur done, and "remove all markers in region"

May 4th, 2005, 01:39 AM	#1
Bartek Bury Tourist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: tempe, AZ Posts: 3	snapping to exact bpm I am trying to create a music video, but when I try snapping to the beats/measures it never snaps exactly to the measure. it is very inconsistent. is there a way around this? thanks, bartek __________________ [parole officer says i need this upgrade or else i don't get my stabbing knife back]

May 4th, 2005, 01:41 AM	#2
Bartek Bury Tourist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: tempe, AZ Posts: 3	never mind, i was just tinkering with some random options and I disabled "quantize to frames" and everything is fixed. thanks! __________________ [parole officer says i need this upgrade or else i don't get my stabbing knife back]

May 4th, 2005, 07:23 AM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	As long as you're adjusting audio, it's fine to turn off "quantize to frames". Whenever you start adjusting video, make sure you TURN IT BACK ON! __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 4th, 2005, 11:03 AM	#4
Bartek Bury Tourist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: tempe, AZ Posts: 3	what does "quantize to frames" actually do? __________________ [parole officer says i need this upgrade or else i don't get my stabbing knife back]

May 4th, 2005, 11:14 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	It makes sure your video frame starts on a frame boundry. If you don't you can get some really strange results when playing back on a TV. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 4th, 2005, 12:34 PM	#6
Patrick King Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 857	Edward, Isn't there a script for Vegas called TapTempo? I seem to remember it was to establish what the tempo was on an audio clip so that cuts and other things could be automatically sync'd. __________________ Fear No Weevil!

May 4th, 2005, 03:29 PM	#7
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I vaguely recall something of that nature. Doing some quick research turned up this: http://www.rmtools.se/tools.php __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 11th, 2005, 09:18 PM	#10
Dennis Vogel Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hillsborough, NC Posts: 409	I just sent an email to the Contact address shown on the page. If I hear anything, I'll post here. Good luck. Dennis

May 12th, 2005, 01:18 AM	#11
Jim Montgomery Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vero Beach Posts: 392	If you have access to ACIDPro it comes with a Beatmapper utility. Import a long piece of music, Beatmapper wizard guides you through the process. Once done you can set the beats per minute so that a measure falls on a frame boundry. For example 96 bpm is equal to 00:00:02:15 Good luck

May 13th, 2005, 08:39 AM	#12
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	easy snapping = start your clip and hit M for each beat you hear until youre sick of it..... now V5 will lock the cursor/clip to those markers simple hey? highlight all those markers when ur done, and "remove all markers in region"