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Dror Levi · May 29th, 2010, 07:06 AM

Vegas strike again.

The strangest thing happened to me.
After finish a 2 camera project I save it ,when reopen the project to render, the entire camera B clips changed to different clips.
what happened?
How do i change it back?

Mike Kujbida · May 29th, 2010, 07:11 AM

Are you using the latest version of Pro 9?
I seem to recall a fix for this issue but I'm not 100% positive about that.

Dror Levi · May 29th, 2010, 08:07 AM

"Are you using the latest version of Pro 9?"
9e

Larry Reavis · May 30th, 2010, 09:45 AM

I had the same problem once on a long project in 8c - never found a solution. I sure hope someone knows how to fix this - I'd like to go back and re-edit some of that 8c project.

Dror Levi · May 30th, 2010, 12:08 PM

I just finished the project the hard way.
I had to match all the camera b cuts to Camera a.
It was not that hard, just time consuming.

Mike Hammond · June 5th, 2010, 02:52 PM

Hi Dror,

I've experienced this a few times and tried finding an answer for it too. Unfortunately, I never found an easier way to fix it than this:

1. Open your project and Copy and Paste a section that includes the affected portion.
2. Open a new instance of Vegas and paste that section in.
3. Right click the affected portion in your new Vegas project and choose "replace media".
4. Choose the correct file and hit OK.
5. Save the project.
6. Copy and Paste that new project into the old, affected project.

In my experience, if I tried to replace my media without doing it in a new project, it just didn't work. I finally found that making the replacement in a new, untitled project worked.

Hope this helps. If not, ask me and maybe I can clarify my steps.

Jeff Harper · June 5th, 2010, 11:03 PM

After seeing several multicam issues now in this forum, I'll mention that I use vasst Ultimate s multicamera, and through all versions of the multicam feature has 1. never let me down 2. easier to use than the vegas tool.

In addition, the additional tools of Ultimate S (there are dozen) are invaluable to me, particularly the photomontage feature and audio tools.

Worth every penny, I couldn't live without it.

Dror Levi · June 6th, 2010, 06:55 PM

Thank you so much for all the replies.
I have checked Ultimate S before and I think I will end up getting that if I will end up staying with Vegas.
At this point I am thinking of trying Avid or Premier.

Edward Troxel · June 7th, 2010, 06:38 AM

Dror, there are many multicam options. If you look at the scripting versions, in addition to Ultimate S, VASST also has a free "duo-cam" which will only do two cameras and a separate "Infinity-cam" which does multi-cam but doesn't have the additional tools. Another option is Excalibur which has multi-cam abilities as well as many other tools.

Jeff Harper · June 7th, 2010, 10:33 AM

I can say with confidence dror that if you add Ultimate s or Excalibur (both are amazing) you will likely not need to leave Vegas unless you're having other issues that they won't address.

May 29th, 2010, 07:06 AM	#1
Dror Levi Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines FL Posts: 331	Please Help Vegas strike again. The strangest thing happened to me. After finish a 2 camera project I save it ,when reopen the project to render, the entire camera B clips changed to different clips. what happened? How do i change it back? __________________ www.nostalgicFrames.com

May 29th, 2010, 08:07 AM	#3
Dror Levi Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines FL Posts: 331	"Are you using the latest version of Pro 9?" 9e __________________ www.nostalgicFrames.com

May 30th, 2010, 12:08 PM	#5
Dror Levi Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines FL Posts: 331	I just finished the project the hard way. I had to match all the camera b cuts to Camera a. It was not that hard, just time consuming. __________________ www.nostalgicFrames.com

June 5th, 2010, 02:52 PM	#6
Mike Hammond Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Orange, NJ, U.S. Posts: 163	Hi Dror, I've experienced this a few times and tried finding an answer for it too. Unfortunately, I never found an easier way to fix it than this: 1. Open your project and Copy and Paste a section that includes the affected portion. 2. Open a new instance of Vegas and paste that section in. 3. Right click the affected portion in your new Vegas project and choose "replace media". 4. Choose the correct file and hit OK. 5. Save the project. 6. Copy and Paste that new project into the old, affected project. In my experience, if I tried to replace my media without doing it in a new project, it just didn't work. I finally found that making the replacement in a new, untitled project worked. Hope this helps. If not, ask me and maybe I can clarify my steps. __________________ Mike Hammond http://www.yourcinematicwedding.com \| http://www.storyboardgroup.com

June 6th, 2010, 06:55 PM	#8
Dror Levi Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines FL Posts: 331	Thank you so much for all the replies. I have checked Ultimate S before and I think I will end up getting that if I will end up staying with Vegas. At this point I am thinking of trying Avid or Premier. __________________ www.nostalgicFrames.com

May 29th, 2010, 07:11 AM	#2
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Are you using the latest version of Pro 9? I seem to recall a fix for this issue but I'm not 100% positive about that.

May 30th, 2010, 09:45 AM	#4
Larry Reavis Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Encinitas California Posts: 121	I had the same problem once on a long project in 8c - never found a solution. I sure hope someone knows how to fix this - I'd like to go back and re-edit some of that 8c project.

June 5th, 2010, 11:03 PM	#7
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	After seeing several multicam issues now in this forum, I'll mention that I use vasst Ultimate s multicamera, and through all versions of the multicam feature has 1. never let me down 2. easier to use than the vegas tool. In addition, the additional tools of Ultimate S (there are dozen) are invaluable to me, particularly the photomontage feature and audio tools. Worth every penny, I couldn't live without it.

June 7th, 2010, 06:38 AM	#9
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Dror, there are many multicam options. If you look at the scripting versions, in addition to Ultimate S, VASST also has a free "duo-cam" which will only do two cameras and a separate "Infinity-cam" which does multi-cam but doesn't have the additional tools. Another option is Excalibur which has multi-cam abilities as well as many other tools. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 7th, 2010, 10:33 AM	#10
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	I can say with confidence dror that if you add Ultimate s or Excalibur (both are amazing) you will likely not need to leave Vegas unless you're having other issues that they won't address.