Vegas Video discussions from 2003

Torsten Blomfeldt · November 27th, 2003, 02:36 AM

The last but one videoclip and the last videoclip I will have together. (The last but one videoclip is a clip from nature and the last videoclip is a rolling text.)

How do I do that?

Graham Bernard · November 27th, 2003, 03:03 AM

Torsten, can you describe this in another way? I'm finding it a bit difficult to get my head around what you are asking. . . maybe just me . . have another go . . I'm listening.

Regards,

Grazie

ps - I wish I spoke your language - sorry :-(

Edward Troxel · November 27th, 2003, 07:22 AM

Put the video on track TWO and the title on track ONE.

For the title, use one of the checkerboard backgrounds and the video will show through with the title above it.

Torsten Blomfeldt · November 27th, 2003, 08:25 AM

Edward: "For the title, use one of the checkerboard backgrounds and the video will show through with the title above it."

Well I did what you say but use "Text" instead of "checkerboard" (because checkerboard didn't work).

And now I have the text om my last videoclip. Good! One thing is left: How do I get the text rolling?

........................................

(And Graham, yes I know that my English is awful, I am sorry.)

Graham Bernard · November 27th, 2003, 08:33 AM

OKay, now I understand . .Ed, thanks for picking up with baton and running with this one.

Torsten, when Ed says "Chequer Board", he doesn't mean the "solid" background CB - I know, it's sounds contradictory . . but the CB in the Generated Media is like . . well, an opaque design. The OTHER CB is that which shows tranparent. Chequers on the Text media shows transparent, and THIER chequers just infomr the editor that the background IS transparent. CB on the solid media WILL be opaque. I would think this is why you aren't getting any success at th moment - yeah?

. . not to worry, you'll get there ;-) . . .this confused when I was starting in VideoFactory.

BEst regards,

Grazie

Edward Troxel · November 27th, 2003, 01:07 PM

To get it to scroll, use the "credit roll" preset.

OR, you can use the "positioning" tab on the text media and use two keyframes: The first keyframe with it off the bottom and the second keyframe with it off the top.

Torsten Blomfeldt · November 27th, 2003, 03:00 PM

Thanks Edward, I used the credit roll and it was fine!

(I haven't yet learned to use "key frames", but I will soon reed of it to try to understand it.)

Dan Measel · November 28th, 2003, 08:55 AM

Thanks Peter.

Torsten Blomfeldt · November 28th, 2003, 11:53 AM

I just discovered an amazing effect.

Video FX - Sharpen - Heavy.

When I inserted that to a videoclip I was stunned. I was before thinking that my Canon XM2 were given very sharp video, but this effect really shaken me. I didn't thought a videoprogram could sharpen videoclip so brilliant.

How could a program do such a marvelous thing?

And is it a good idea to have that effect to all the film? (I have a nature film.)

I have not yet seen how this effect looks in TV, only in Video Preview, and that is amazing.

When do you use that effect?

Edward Troxel · November 28th, 2003, 02:46 PM

I would definitely check it on an external monitor. Often things look different on the preview window than on a standard TV.

Josh Bass · November 28th, 2003, 05:51 PM

Okay, first:

I had an audio clip to which I wanted to add reverb, or an echo effect. For some reason, absolutely did nothing, no matter which settings I tried. I used the "apply non-realtime effects" option to a single audio clip. After the new clip was created ("blah blah blah Take 2" or whatever it was called), still no difference. Is there some trick to getting delay/reverb/echo effects working?

Next:

A lot of the time, when I try different fonts for titling, in the preview window in Vegas, they'll look exactly the same, even if it' supposed to be a Cursive type font. However, in the window (dialogue box?) where you select the fonts themselves, size, etc., it'll look correct. Why is this? I recently lost a hard drive for no apparent reason, and with it went microsoft word. Do I not have these fonts anymore, even though they're selectable in Vegas?

Edward Troxel · November 28th, 2003, 06:24 PM

I think I'd try reinstalling Vegas. I haven't had a problem in either of these areas.

November 28th, 2003, 11:11 PM

I bought a TRV-8 at a pawn shop to use as a deck (to save wear and tear on my XL-1s). But when I try to capture in Vegas from it, Vegas doesn't see the device. What am I doing wrong? It sees my XL-1s just fine.

Danka.

Josh Bass · November 28th, 2003, 11:36 PM

Ah. . man. . .you're killin' me.

Glenn Chan · November 29th, 2003, 12:01 AM

Those filters do the opposite of blur. It doesn't do the exact reverse of what your camera is doing but should do a pretty good job of making footage a lot sharper. If you do it too much your edges will look weird. They'll have something like halos around them.

Make sure you check it on a TV. Your TV has a setting for sharpness, which kinda does the same thing as the sharpness filter. Feed it a perfect image from another source (i.e. digital picture) to adjust the sharpness setting on the TV.

November 27th, 2003, 02:36 AM	#1606
Torsten Blomfeldt Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 34	Two clip together? The last but one videoclip and the last videoclip I will have together. (The last but one videoclip is a clip from nature and the last videoclip is a rolling text.) How do I do that? __________________ "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."

November 27th, 2003, 08:25 AM	#1609
Torsten Blomfeldt Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 34	Good, one thing left.... Edward: "For the title, use one of the checkerboard backgrounds and the video will show through with the title above it." Well I did what you say but use "Text" instead of "checkerboard" (because checkerboard didn't work). And now I have the text om my last videoclip. Good! One thing is left: How do I get the text rolling? ........................................ (And Graham, yes I know that my English is awful, I am sorry.) __________________ "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."

November 27th, 2003, 08:33 AM	#1610
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Ah . . now all is . . well, Transparent!! OKay, now I understand . .Ed, thanks for picking up with baton and running with this one. Torsten, when Ed says "Chequer Board", he doesn't mean the "solid" background CB - I know, it's sounds contradictory . . but the CB in the Generated Media is like . . well, an opaque design. The OTHER CB is that which shows tranparent. Chequers on the Text media shows transparent, and THIER chequers just infomr the editor that the background IS transparent. CB on the solid media WILL be opaque. I would think this is why you aren't getting any success at th moment - yeah? . . not to worry, you'll get there ;-) . . .this confused when I was starting in VideoFactory. BEst regards, Grazie

November 27th, 2003, 03:00 PM	#1612
Torsten Blomfeldt Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 34	Thanks Thanks Edward, I used the credit roll and it was fine! (I haven't yet learned to use "key frames", but I will soon reed of it to try to understand it.) __________________ "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."

November 28th, 2003, 11:53 AM	#1614
Torsten Blomfeldt Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 34	amazing I just discovered an amazing effect. Video FX - Sharpen - Heavy. When I inserted that to a videoclip I was stunned. I was before thinking that my Canon XM2 were given very sharp video, but this effect really shaken me. I didn't thought a videoprogram could sharpen videoclip so brilliant. How could a program do such a marvelous thing? And is it a good idea to have that effect to all the film? (I have a nature film.) I have not yet seen how this effect looks in TV, only in Video Preview, and that is amazing. When do you use that effect? __________________ "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."

November 27th, 2003, 03:03 AM	#1607
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Torsten, can you describe this in another way? I'm finding it a bit difficult to get my head around what you are asking. . . maybe just me . . have another go . . I'm listening. Regards, Grazie ps - I wish I spoke your language - sorry :-(

November 27th, 2003, 07:22 AM	#1608
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Put the video on track TWO and the title on track ONE. For the title, use one of the checkerboard backgrounds and the video will show through with the title above it.

November 27th, 2003, 01:07 PM	#1611
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	To get it to scroll, use the "credit roll" preset. OR, you can use the "positioning" tab on the text media and use two keyframes: The first keyframe with it off the bottom and the second keyframe with it off the top.

November 28th, 2003, 08:55 AM	#1613
Dan Measel Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 196	Thanks Peter.

November 28th, 2003, 02:46 PM	#1615
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I would definitely check it on an external monitor. Often things look different on the preview window than on a standard TV.

November 28th, 2003, 05:51 PM	#1616
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	Two queries: fonts and audio Okay, first: I had an audio clip to which I wanted to add reverb, or an echo effect. For some reason, absolutely did nothing, no matter which settings I tried. I used the "apply non-realtime effects" option to a single audio clip. After the new clip was created ("blah blah blah Take 2" or whatever it was called), still no difference. Is there some trick to getting delay/reverb/echo effects working? Next: A lot of the time, when I try different fonts for titling, in the preview window in Vegas, they'll look exactly the same, even if it' supposed to be a Cursive type font. However, in the window (dialogue box?) where you select the fonts themselves, size, etc., it'll look correct. Why is this? I recently lost a hard drive for no apparent reason, and with it went microsoft word. Do I not have these fonts anymore, even though they're selectable in Vegas? __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

November 28th, 2003, 06:24 PM	#1617
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I think I'd try reinstalling Vegas. I haven't had a problem in either of these areas.

November 28th, 2003, 11:11 PM	#1618
Guest Posts: n/a	Captuing fro Sony TRV-8 I bought a TRV-8 at a pawn shop to use as a deck (to save wear and tear on my XL-1s). But when I try to capture in Vegas from it, Vegas doesn't see the device. What am I doing wrong? It sees my XL-1s just fine. Danka.

November 28th, 2003, 11:36 PM	#1619
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	Ah. . man. . .you're killin' me. __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

November 29th, 2003, 12:01 AM	#1620
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Those filters do the opposite of blur. It doesn't do the exact reverse of what your camera is doing but should do a pretty good job of making footage a lot sharper. If you do it too much your edges will look weird. They'll have something like halos around them. Make sure you check it on a TV. Your TV has a setting for sharpness, which kinda does the same thing as the sharpness filter. Feed it a perfect image from another source (i.e. digital picture) to adjust the sharpness setting on the TV.