Vegas 6 live recording? at DVinfo.net

David Stoneburner · April 5th, 2007, 10:48 AM

I have Vegas 6d on my new laptop. I wondering what anybody's thoughts are on live recording of an event through Vegas. I have done tests before with Premiere 6.5 on a desktop, with pretty good results. If I were to set up Vegas to record directly from my camera during an event, how stable or consistent do you think it would be? I have a Turion 64 cpu, 1 gig ram with a SATA 5400 rpm drive. Just curious. I'm looking at buying DV Rack, but express is not available anymore and I don't have the funds for v.2 yet.

Thanks

Edward Troxel · April 5th, 2007, 11:06 AM

It should work just fine. I usually use Scenalyzer Live for capturing DV straight like that, though.

David Stoneburner · April 5th, 2007, 11:10 AM

Thanks for the quick reply. What about length of events? 1 hour to 1.5 hours? I never used Scenalyzer Live. Do you think it would do a better job?

Mike Kujbida · April 5th, 2007, 11:35 AM

Unlike Edward, I just use VidCap and have done 3 hr. captures to an external USB hard drive without any problems whatsoever.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · April 5th, 2007, 11:41 AM

There's no "better job" overall, it's all the same data, just a question of which app uses the most resources from your system. I'd imagine Scenelyzer uses fewer resources than Vegas, yet like Mike, I've captured very lengthy seminars and similar using VidCap out to an external HDD system.

Edward Troxel · April 5th, 2007, 12:12 PM

I agree the VidCap or Scenalyzer Live would work equally well for this. The only time limit will be the size of your hard drive.

Russell Howard · April 7th, 2007, 06:45 AM

For the past year and a half, I have captured church services live using vidcap. It really saves on the tapes, and works great! I do have a second and third camera running with tape for backup purposes, and a digital audio recorder as well hooked to the sound booth. Doing it straight to the computer really saves on capture time!!

David Stoneburner · April 7th, 2007, 09:40 PM

Thanks again.

Brian Mitchell Warshawsky · April 12th, 2007, 11:58 AM

Are there any issues with Scenalyzer Live capturing the 23.976 footage from 24P cameras such as the DVX100?

Brian

Mike Kujbida · April 12th, 2007, 12:34 PM

Brian, since it's actually a straight digital transfer of data from tape to hard drive, I can't see where Scenalyzer would be a problem.

April 5th, 2007, 10:48 AM	#1
David Stoneburner Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 493	Vegas 6 live recording? I have Vegas 6d on my new laptop. I wondering what anybody's thoughts are on live recording of an event through Vegas. I have done tests before with Premiere 6.5 on a desktop, with pretty good results. If I were to set up Vegas to record directly from my camera during an event, how stable or consistent do you think it would be? I have a Turion 64 cpu, 1 gig ram with a SATA 5400 rpm drive. Just curious. I'm looking at buying DV Rack, but express is not available anymore and I don't have the funds for v.2 yet. Thanks

April 5th, 2007, 11:06 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	It should work just fine. I usually use Scenalyzer Live for capturing DV straight like that, though. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 5th, 2007, 11:41 AM	#5
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	There's no "better job" overall, it's all the same data, just a question of which app uses the most resources from your system. I'd imagine Scenelyzer uses fewer resources than Vegas, yet like Mike, I've captured very lengthy seminars and similar using VidCap out to an external HDD system. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

April 5th, 2007, 12:12 PM	#6
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I agree the VidCap or Scenalyzer Live would work equally well for this. The only time limit will be the size of your hard drive. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 7th, 2007, 06:45 AM	#7
Russell Howard New Boot Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Angelo, TX Posts: 9	Works for me! For the past year and a half, I have captured church services live using vidcap. It really saves on the tapes, and works great! I do have a second and third camera running with tape for backup purposes, and a digital audio recorder as well hooked to the sound booth. Doing it straight to the computer really saves on capture time!!

April 5th, 2007, 11:10 AM	#3
David Stoneburner Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 493	Thanks for the quick reply. What about length of events? 1 hour to 1.5 hours? I never used Scenalyzer Live. Do you think it would do a better job?

April 5th, 2007, 11:35 AM	#4
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Unlike Edward, I just use VidCap and have done 3 hr. captures to an external USB hard drive without any problems whatsoever.

April 7th, 2007, 09:40 PM	#8
David Stoneburner Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 493	Thanks again.

April 12th, 2007, 11:58 AM	#9
Brian Mitchell Warshawsky Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 216	Scenalyzer Live Are there any issues with Scenalyzer Live capturing the 23.976 footage from 24P cameras such as the DVX100? Brian

April 12th, 2007, 12:34 PM	#10
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Brian, since it's actually a straight digital transfer of data from tape to hard drive, I can't see where Scenalyzer would be a problem.