Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q3Q4)

[Edward Troxel]

Support for dual layered burners was not added.

[Rob Lohman]

To what did you render? Which export settings did you use? What
where your project settings? Did you use best or good for exporting?

[Michael Wisniewski]

- Project properties were all defaults - fresh install of Vegas 5.
- Only thing I changed was Good to Best.
- Rendered to DVDA MPEG2 and DVDA AC-3 Stereo.
- Edits: basic crossfades between clips.

I'll post some video, so you can see, it's very disconcerting to see your hard won video like that :-)

[Rob Lohman]

Default project settings don't say much since I don't know what
they are. It probably starts up as 4:3 NTSC, but it might not. It is
VERY important to what project settings you have.

Rendering to DVDA doesn't tell me much either. Which MPEG2
template did you use?

[David Jasany]

I'm trying to setup a split screen in Vegas 5 using a Media Generator, but I can't quite get it. This is what I'm doing:

3 Video tracks

Tracks 2 & 3 are my video that I want on the left side and right side, respectively.

Track 1 contains Media Generator/Checkerboard/Split Screen

No matter how I set the composite mode for each track I still can't get the desired effect, although I think this is where my problem lies.

Can you please tell me if this is correct and how the composite modes should be set? Thanks.

[Glen Elliott]

Just trudging through capturing 14 tapes for footage to compile my 2005 wedding demo DVD. I'm getting an accumulation of clips in the capture's "media bin. Is there a way to clear them from the bin? There are even clips in there from captures a while ago. I have the setting checked so that captured clips are NOT added to the media bin.

On another note- anyone ever wonder if mixing tapes ruined your heads- well...I'm going to find out. I just got a brand new Sony TRV-33 to do all my capturing. Like I said I have 14 tapes to capture....all different brands- some wet lube some dry. I'll let you know if the myth is indeed a myth or....not. Wish me luck. :)

[Edward Troxel]

Track 1 composite mode: Multiply (Mask)
Add a "Mask Effect" to the actual mask OR track 1.

[Trey Perrone]

wouldn't this have been a decent setup.

http://insidecarolina.org/images/IMG_2109.JPG

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netwerkRenderMachines: Athlon 64 3000+ 512DDR, AthlonM 2800+ 512DDR, P4 2.4 512DDR

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.......but then i read that there was a limit of clients per license (2 i think?) gave up on the idea until some testing has been done and nothing is in the queue. can't plumb things up.

[Rob Lohman]

Just select them and hit delete. If you are not at ease with this
system I suggest you try it out on a "capture" you don't care
about. This should only delete if from the bin and not from your disk.

[Rob Lohman]

Is there a question in there somewhere? With your current license
there is a limit of two render nodes indeed. But I'm not quite
sure what your problem is here. 3 computers will do more than
one will. And you can buy extra render only licenses so you can
expand to as many PC's as you want.

Have you read the Sony Vegas 5 Network rendering White Paper?

If not do so. You can find it here: http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.co...p2.asp?DID=515

[Edward Troxel]

Just buy a second copy of Vegas and you can use SIX machines.

[Edward Troxel]

What if you just go to "File - New"?

[David Jasany]

Thanks Edward, I'll give it a try. I assume the top track with the effect should be the parent, and the two video channels should both be a child.

[Edward Troxel]

The TOP track is Parent, the MIDDLE track is Child, the THIRD track is back at the parent level.

[Yi Fong Yu]

with footage that has been captured in xl1s's frame mode how do you capture into computer and then render to final DVD that is 'anamorphic'? i'm using vegas4 w/DVD-Arch1.0. will upgrade later on but this is what i'm working with now.

step1:
in vegas under capture's preferences, under analog device options you can set the 'custom frame rate'. should i set this for 29.97ntsc or 24film? does this analog device options affect DV tape captures?

step2:
under 'video track properties' (right click on video track to select properties), there is a media tab, under that do you select the field order as progressive or leave it at 'lower field first'?

step3:
under 'project properties' do you select field order as progressive or 'lower field first'?

step4:
when you are finished editing and you are select 'render as', do you choose ntsc24p or ntsc30fps?