Event has turned pink? at DVinfo.net

Philip Younger · February 25th, 2010, 05:28 AM

I'm not sure of the implications of this but....

I put an invent on the timeline (inside a church) it's the best clip of this particular area but has a sound problem - some dumb-ass idiot decided to walk past and have a fake coughing fit! So I ungroup the event and removed the audio event from the clip and replaced it with an audio event from another 'take' (same ambient sound but no coughing!).

Having done that, at the point where I added the replacement audio, both the audio and video events turned pink!

WHY? - i've done this before and nothing turned pink?

So, question is what did I do wrong and are there implications to it turning pink (it plays in the preview window OK)

Don Bloom · February 25th, 2010, 05:37 AM

the clips are out of sync, ever so slightly, but the are out. You'll need to slip one of them (I almost always use the audio clip) to sync it perfectly if you can. You may not be able to due to the clips being from 2 different parts of the entire project but if it's just music or even voice and there isn't a need to sync to a persons mouth and you're happy with the way everything has come together then don't worry about it.
Either that or you washed the clip with something red and it bleed. ;-) Never mind that one, it's early and my mind is warped.
It's a sync thing - not a big problem to fix, or not.

Mike Kujbida · February 25th, 2010, 05:40 AM

Philip, I've had this happen to me numerous times doing exactly the same thing.
The pink colour means that the audio and video are no longer "officially" synced with each other.
By "officially", I mean that it's not the original audio & video but a replacement of one or the other.
It would be nice if, when you re-grouped them, the pink would disappear but Vegas isn't that smart yet :-)

Philip Younger · February 25th, 2010, 07:57 AM

Thanks for the assurances :-)

It's weird because the audio is actually silence(!) yeah, well nothing is actually silent is it? It's just ambient sound and I also did the same thing with another cut taken a few minutes later when I dropped the lens cap - very loud when you do that in a church. I actually used the same event section of 'ambient sound' and added it to that event yet that remained white - very odd

John Wiley · February 27th, 2010, 04:17 AM

Was the "ambience" sound you used taken from the same clip as the original audio? You say it came from a different take of the same shot, but did you stop recording then start again for the next take or was it one continuous clip? This would explain why it is happening on this scene but not the one from a few minutes later.

Edward Troxel · February 27th, 2010, 09:08 AM

Here's the bottom line... If you KNOW it's correct, ignore the PINK.

Philip Younger · February 27th, 2010, 03:07 PM

John: yes that makes sense now
Edward: I'm with you, if it ain't broke, don't fix it - I'll just pretend my wife has been to Vegas and redecorated :-)

February 25th, 2010, 05:28 AM	#1
Philip Younger Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 207	Event has turned pink? I'm not sure of the implications of this but.... I put an invent on the timeline (inside a church) it's the best clip of this particular area but has a sound problem - some dumb-ass idiot decided to walk past and have a fake coughing fit! So I ungroup the event and removed the audio event from the clip and replaced it with an audio event from another 'take' (same ambient sound but no coughing!). Having done that, at the point where I added the replacement audio, both the audio and video events turned pink! WHY? - i've done this before and nothing turned pink? So, question is what did I do wrong and are there implications to it turning pink (it plays in the preview window OK)

February 25th, 2010, 05:37 AM	#2
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	the clips are out of sync, ever so slightly, but the are out. You'll need to slip one of them (I almost always use the audio clip) to sync it perfectly if you can. You may not be able to due to the clips being from 2 different parts of the entire project but if it's just music or even voice and there isn't a need to sync to a persons mouth and you're happy with the way everything has come together then don't worry about it. Either that or you washed the clip with something red and it bleed. ;-) Never mind that one, it's early and my mind is warped. It's a sync thing - not a big problem to fix, or not. __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

February 27th, 2010, 09:08 AM	#6
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Here's the bottom line... If you KNOW it's correct, ignore the PINK. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 25th, 2010, 05:40 AM	#3
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Philip, I've had this happen to me numerous times doing exactly the same thing. The pink colour means that the audio and video are no longer "officially" synced with each other. By "officially", I mean that it's not the original audio & video but a replacement of one or the other. It would be nice if, when you re-grouped them, the pink would disappear but Vegas isn't that smart yet :-)

February 25th, 2010, 07:57 AM	#4
Philip Younger Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 207	Thanks for the assurances :-) It's weird because the audio is actually silence(!) yeah, well nothing is actually silent is it? It's just ambient sound and I also did the same thing with another cut taken a few minutes later when I dropped the lens cap - very loud when you do that in a church. I actually used the same event section of 'ambient sound' and added it to that event yet that remained white - very odd

February 27th, 2010, 04:17 AM	#5
John Wiley Trustee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Byron Bay, Australia Posts: 1,155	Was the "ambience" sound you used taken from the same clip as the original audio? You say it came from a different take of the same shot, but did you stop recording then start again for the next take or was it one continuous clip? This would explain why it is happening on this scene but not the one from a few minutes later.

February 27th, 2010, 03:07 PM	#7
Philip Younger Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 207	John: yes that makes sense now Edward: I'm with you, if it ain't broke, don't fix it - I'll just pretend my wife has been to Vegas and redecorated :-)