Vegas Video discussions from 2006 (Q1Q2)

Graham Wright · February 10th, 2006, 06:53 PM

Hello, I'm a new poster to this forum.

Firstly is it OK to post queries about Movie Studio on this forum?

I just wanted to check that I've understood the info I've gleaned after doing lots of searching.

From what I understand, to make HDV editing painless on a desktop PC (in my case Althlon 64 4000+, with 2 gig ram), I capture the HDV from the camera (Sony HC1E). Pull the .m2t file into the timeline, render as HDV1080-50i intermediate .avi using the Cineform codec. For editing I use the intermediate .avi in the timeline. For exporting in HDV back to the cam using Print to HDV Tape command, I use the 1080-50i template, which creates a new .m2t file ready to send the cam. The resulting quality should be very near to the original HDV source material. Is this correct?

Regards

Graham

Douglas Spotted Eagle · February 10th, 2006, 06:55 PM

of course you can post questions about VMS on this forum. It's all Vegas, so it's all good.

I didn't see a question in your post, not really. You understand the workflow well, and are doing it all correctly, based on what you've written.

Graham Wright · February 10th, 2006, 07:31 PM

Thanks for the reply Douglas.

I just needed reassurance that I hadn't misunderstood anything :-)

I bought a download version of VMSP, so the HDV: What You NEED to KNow book will be sent to me by post from the States. So I'm looking forward to reading that.

Emre Safak · February 10th, 2006, 08:11 PM

I think I experienced the same problem with my Audigy, but I would have to check and I'm rather tired right now.

Glenn Chan · February 10th, 2006, 08:11 PM

You can collapse individual tracks... in the top left corner, there is a little minimize icon. It's on the very very left, to the left of the numbers that indicate track #.

Otherwise I don't know of any way of collapsing those tracks like a tree.

Edward Troxel · February 10th, 2006, 08:13 PM

Are you saying make all the children tracks invisible? If that's basically the question, the answer is no.

Stephen van Vuuren · February 10th, 2006, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emre Safak

I think I experienced the same problem with my Audigy, but I would have to check and I'm rather tired right now.

Interesting - they both come from the same parent company and I know there are chip and driver parts that are similar.

Stephen van Vuuren · February 10th, 2006, 08:38 PM

Solved by a tech on Sony audio forum. Master bus routing had revertred all output to first two ASIO channels despite project settings and mixer meters indicated correct surround setup.

Steven Davis · February 10th, 2006, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward Troxel

Are you saying make all the children tracks invisible? If that's basically the question, the answer is no.

I was hopeing I was just missing it. But I was asking if you could make the children dissapear basically. I mean I have a 19 inch, but I still find myself scrolling up and down a lot.

It would be helpfull to have the chidren dissapear..................

Glenn Chan · February 11th, 2006, 12:12 AM

Hitting F11 will help a little... it'll turn off the bottom half of Vegas so you can see the full timeline.

You can also hold down the middle mouse wheel button, and mouse up/down.

And as already mentioned, you can minimize individual tracks.

Brandon Wood · February 11th, 2006, 07:20 PM

Guys,

I cannot figure out in Vegas how to superimpose one clip on top of another for the length of the entire clip. I know I can cross fade part of the clip over the other, but I want the whole clip of a scrolling wedding invitation to be seen through a clip of rolling clouds. I'm stumped!

Douglas Spotted Eagle · February 11th, 2006, 07:26 PM

In the credits dialog, set the background color to transparent.

Edward Troxel · February 11th, 2006, 07:37 PM

Is the scrolling invitation a scan of the actual invitation?

If yes, you might try the clouds on track 1, the invitation on track 2, and reduce the opacity of the clouds to the level desired.

Or are you only wanting the text from the scan?

Or are you using Generated media? If yes, use Spot's suggestion.

Can you give more details?

Brandon Wood · February 11th, 2006, 07:41 PM

Thanks for the reply DSE, but I cannot seem to find the credits dialog even searching through the help files. I forgot to mention I am using Vegas 5 - maybe that makes a difference?

Brandon Wood · February 11th, 2006, 07:55 PM

Sorry Edward,

We must've posted at the same time. I am using two .avi clips, captured from my PD170. One is of a wedding invitation panned top to bottom, the other is of clouds.

I want to superimpose the two together so that the clouds can also be seen with the invite.

February 10th, 2006, 06:53 PM	#421
Graham Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: LONDON, UK Posts: 32	Have I understood this correctly? (Vegas Movie Studio Platinum) Hello, I'm a new poster to this forum. Firstly is it OK to post queries about Movie Studio on this forum? I just wanted to check that I've understood the info I've gleaned after doing lots of searching. From what I understand, to make HDV editing painless on a desktop PC (in my case Althlon 64 4000+, with 2 gig ram), I capture the HDV from the camera (Sony HC1E). Pull the .m2t file into the timeline, render as HDV1080-50i intermediate .avi using the Cineform codec. For editing I use the intermediate .avi in the timeline. For exporting in HDV back to the cam using Print to HDV Tape command, I use the 1080-50i template, which creates a new .m2t file ready to send the cam. The resulting quality should be very near to the original HDV source material. Is this correct? Regards Graham

February 10th, 2006, 06:55 PM	#422
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	of course you can post questions about VMS on this forum. It's all Vegas, so it's all good. I didn't see a question in your post, not really. You understand the workflow well, and are doing it all correctly, based on what you've written. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

February 10th, 2006, 08:13 PM	#426
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Are you saying make all the children tracks invisible? If that's basically the question, the answer is no. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 10th, 2006, 08:38 PM	#428
Stephen van Vuuren Space Hipster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,508	Solved! Solved by a tech on Sony audio forum. Master bus routing had revertred all output to first two ASIO channels despite project settings and mixer meters indicated correct surround setup. __________________ stephen v2 www.insaturnsrings.com

February 11th, 2006, 07:20 PM	#431
Brandon Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mauriceville, TX Posts: 146	Superimposing video in Vegas? Guys, I cannot figure out in Vegas how to superimpose one clip on top of another for the length of the entire clip. I know I can cross fade part of the clip over the other, but I want the whole clip of a scrolling wedding invitation to be seen through a clip of rolling clouds. I'm stumped!

February 10th, 2006, 07:31 PM	#423
Graham Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: LONDON, UK Posts: 32	Thanks for the reply Douglas. I just needed reassurance that I hadn't misunderstood anything :-) I bought a download version of VMSP, so the HDV: What You NEED to KNow book will be sent to me by post from the States. So I'm looking forward to reading that.

February 10th, 2006, 08:11 PM	#424
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	I think I experienced the same problem with my Audigy, but I would have to check and I'm rather tired right now.

February 10th, 2006, 08:11 PM	#425
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You can collapse individual tracks... in the top left corner, there is a little minimize icon. It's on the very very left, to the left of the numbers that indicate track #. Otherwise I don't know of any way of collapsing those tracks like a tree.

February 11th, 2006, 12:12 AM	#430
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Hitting F11 will help a little... it'll turn off the bottom half of Vegas so you can see the full timeline. You can also hold down the middle mouse wheel button, and mouse up/down. And as already mentioned, you can minimize individual tracks.

February 11th, 2006, 07:26 PM	#432
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	In the credits dialog, set the background color to transparent. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

February 11th, 2006, 07:37 PM	#433
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Is the scrolling invitation a scan of the actual invitation? If yes, you might try the clouds on track 1, the invitation on track 2, and reduce the opacity of the clouds to the level desired. Or are you only wanting the text from the scan? Or are you using Generated media? If yes, use Spot's suggestion. Can you give more details? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 11th, 2006, 07:41 PM	#434
Brandon Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mauriceville, TX Posts: 146	Thanks for the reply DSE, but I cannot seem to find the credits dialog even searching through the help files. I forgot to mention I am using Vegas 5 - maybe that makes a difference?

February 11th, 2006, 07:55 PM	#435
Brandon Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mauriceville, TX Posts: 146	Sorry Edward, We must've posted at the same time. I am using two .avi clips, captured from my PD170. One is of a wedding invitation panned top to bottom, the other is of clouds. I want to superimpose the two together so that the clouds can also be seen with the invite.