Vegas Video discussions from 2006 (Q1Q2)

Rob Lohman · May 18th, 2006, 09:01 AM

The VEG file is a Vegas project file. It contains information about your project
and the files it uses. It does not contain any of the video / audio (except for
generated media).

If you want to transfer something to DVD Architect you need to export a movie
file to either (DV) AVI or MPEG2 (with a seperate audio file) from Vegas. You
can then copy that file to the other computer over a network if it is connected
like that or in another way like an external harddisk. Then import the file into
DVD Architect and build your DVD.

Edward Troxel · May 18th, 2006, 09:08 AM

NOTE: If you go the MPEG2/AC3 route and have added markers to the project to be used as chapter points, they *may* be lost when you copy over to the other machine.

John McLaurin · May 18th, 2006, 10:08 AM

Thanks Brian & Ed.

Michael Best · May 18th, 2006, 11:29 AM

Sorry, it is already rendered mpeg-2.

Edward Troxel · May 18th, 2006, 12:14 PM

Then just take that MPEG2 file to the other computer, add it to DVD A, and continue from there.

Peter Sjqlund · May 18th, 2006, 01:03 PM

Greetings, im new in here but i hope this is the right place to post, and aswell that you understand my question. Im making World of Warcraft movies in Vegas, and ive figured many things out my self, but one thing still hasnt been available for me to make. I want to make some 'black bars' in the top and in the bottom where i can write something, for instance "Visit www.guild-x.com"
How to make these?

Don Bloom · May 18th, 2006, 02:09 PM

there are a couple of ways. The easiest being to take GENERATED MEDIA >TEXT>BLACK background. Type in your text then goto PLACEMENT and drop it down to where you want it. Use the TRACK MOTION or PAN/CROP to adjust the size of the black background to look like a lower thirds. Remember to watch you TITLE SAFE area on the preview screen.

That should take care of you.

Don

Edward Troxel · May 18th, 2006, 02:37 PM

You might also want to take a look at Vol 2 #10 of my newsletters for the article on creating lower thirds.

James Talus · May 18th, 2006, 06:57 PM

Hey, THANKS a million, Gian!! That not only completely worked, but the result was exactly what I wanted and it looks absolutely flawless!!!!

Thanks again!!

Michael Stowe · May 18th, 2006, 08:02 PM

That was the issue...figures user error :-)

Michael Best · May 18th, 2006, 08:38 PM

File to external drive worked - thank you

Justin Deming · May 19th, 2006, 07:36 AM

I am just learning to use Vegas 6d, and one thing is not working for me. I am attempting to slow down a small video clip, and it just isn't working right.

If I use the shuttle controls while previewing I can get the video to look exactly the way I want, but getting it to render the same way isn't happening.

I have tried using a velocity envelope to change the speed, but it only affetcts the video, and I can't add the same envelope to the video.

If I just stretch it out by dragging it (sorry I forget the term for this). I have 2 problems. 1, I can't slow it enough this way. 2, the audio sounds horrible. The audio takes on this chopped up, echoey sound that is nothing like what the shuttle controls do.

So, how do Vegas users normally create a slowmo event? I need the audio to stretch out with the video, the slowed down audio is a big part of why I want the slowmo in the first place.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you!!

Emre Safak · May 19th, 2006, 09:02 AM

How should I monitor the dynamics if the track sounds different once encoded? Should I work by the numbers; learn what +-6dB, +-12db etc. relative to the dialog baseline sounds like? Currently I use a trial-and-error approach of mixing by ear, rendering to AC3, then fixing the mix. I also want to learn how to use Dolby Digital's DRC feature.

How different is mixing for DTS?

Tim Goldman · May 19th, 2006, 09:26 AM

i'm looking to get vegas in a few months along with my camera. So I was wonderign is it worht it to go ahead and pick up the vegas bundle with the dvd tools in it. Is this a good dvd creation program?

Chris Davis · May 19th, 2006, 10:50 AM

I really like it, but I don't have much to compare it to, other than the cheapie DVD creation tools that normally come free with a computer.

You can save markers in your Vegas projects that can be pulled into DVD Architect. You can also render directly to MPEG2/AC3 in Vegas which makes creation of DVDs much faster in DVD Architect.

Unless you have another DVD authoring program that you absolutely love, I'd go ahead and get the Vegas+DVD bundle.

May 18th, 2006, 09:01 AM	#1591
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	The VEG file is a Vegas project file. It contains information about your project and the files it uses. It does not contain any of the video / audio (except for generated media). If you want to transfer something to DVD Architect you need to export a movie file to either (DV) AVI or MPEG2 (with a seperate audio file) from Vegas. You can then copy that file to the other computer over a network if it is connected like that or in another way like an external harddisk. Then import the file into DVD Architect and build your DVD. __________________ 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

May 18th, 2006, 09:08 AM	#1592
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	NOTE: If you go the MPEG2/AC3 route and have added markers to the project to be used as chapter points, they may be lost when you copy over to the other machine. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 18th, 2006, 10:08 AM	#1593
John McLaurin New Boot Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Shreveport, La. Posts: 6	Thanks Thanks Brian & Ed.

May 18th, 2006, 12:14 PM	#1595
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Then just take that MPEG2 file to the other computer, add it to DVD A, and continue from there. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 18th, 2006, 01:03 PM	#1596
Peter Sjqlund Tourist Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas texas Posts: 1	Video Vegas 5.0 Greetings, im new in here but i hope this is the right place to post, and aswell that you understand my question. Im making World of Warcraft movies in Vegas, and ive figured many things out my self, but one thing still hasnt been available for me to make. I want to make some 'black bars' in the top and in the bottom where i can write something, for instance "Visit www.guild-x.com" How to make these?

May 18th, 2006, 11:29 AM	#1594
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Sorry, it is already rendered mpeg-2.

May 18th, 2006, 02:09 PM	#1597
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	there are a couple of ways. The easiest being to take GENERATED MEDIA >TEXT>BLACK background. Type in your text then goto PLACEMENT and drop it down to where you want it. Use the TRACK MOTION or PAN/CROP to adjust the size of the black background to look like a lower thirds. Remember to watch you TITLE SAFE area on the preview screen. That should take care of you. Don

May 18th, 2006, 02:37 PM	#1598
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You might also want to take a look at Vol 2 #10 of my newsletters for the article on creating lower thirds. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 18th, 2006, 06:57 PM	#1599
James Talus New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: london, uk Posts: 15	Hey, THANKS a million, Gian!! That not only completely worked, but the result was exactly what I wanted and it looks absolutely flawless!!!! Thanks again!!

May 18th, 2006, 08:02 PM	#1600
Michael Stowe Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 177	That was the issue...figures user error :-)

May 18th, 2006, 08:38 PM	#1601
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	File to external drive worked - thank you

May 19th, 2006, 07:36 AM	#1602
Justin Deming Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MA Posts: 84	Slowmo I am just learning to use Vegas 6d, and one thing is not working for me. I am attempting to slow down a small video clip, and it just isn't working right. If I use the shuttle controls while previewing I can get the video to look exactly the way I want, but getting it to render the same way isn't happening. I have tried using a velocity envelope to change the speed, but it only affetcts the video, and I can't add the same envelope to the video. If I just stretch it out by dragging it (sorry I forget the term for this). I have 2 problems. 1, I can't slow it enough this way. 2, the audio sounds horrible. The audio takes on this chopped up, echoey sound that is nothing like what the shuttle controls do. So, how do Vegas users normally create a slowmo event? I need the audio to stretch out with the video, the slowed down audio is a big part of why I want the slowmo in the first place. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!!

May 19th, 2006, 09:02 AM	#1603
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Monitoring for a 5.1 Dolby Digital mix How should I monitor the dynamics if the track sounds different once encoded? Should I work by the numbers; learn what +-6dB, +-12db etc. relative to the dialog baseline sounds like? Currently I use a trial-and-error approach of mixing by ear, rendering to AC3, then fixing the mix. I also want to learn how to use Dolby Digital's DRC feature. How different is mixing for DTS?

May 19th, 2006, 09:26 AM	#1604
Tim Goldman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 135	vegas or vegas bundle i'm looking to get vegas in a few months along with my camera. So I was wonderign is it worht it to go ahead and pick up the vegas bundle with the dvd tools in it. Is this a good dvd creation program? __________________ Wish I had something witty to say

May 19th, 2006, 10:50 AM	#1605
Chris Davis Trustee Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Willmar, MN Posts: 1,400	I really like it, but I don't have much to compare it to, other than the cheapie DVD creation tools that normally come free with a computer. You can save markers in your Vegas projects that can be pulled into DVD Architect. You can also render directly to MPEG2/AC3 in Vegas which makes creation of DVDs much faster in DVD Architect. Unless you have another DVD authoring program that you absolutely love, I'd go ahead and get the Vegas+DVD bundle.