Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q3Q4)

Glen Elliott · August 23rd, 2004, 08:42 AM

Make sure you calibrate your television to the best of your ability using Vegas's NTSC or PAL Color bars under the Generated Media tab.

There is a few links online that explain how to calibrate using color bars. The biggest downfall of televisions is the lack of a blue gun option to set the color saturation. I always feel confident regarding the luminance/gamma but am never sure if my saturation is set correctly.

Dave Philips · August 23rd, 2004, 10:03 AM

somehow I messed up my window docking area at the bottom of the screen, it normally will have trimmer, explorer, etc on the left and a preview screen on the right, now I just have one long window on the bottom, anyone know how to restore this back to the split windows.
thanks, Dave

Dave Philips · August 23rd, 2004, 10:12 AM

I did a search on restore, and opened up vegas while holding down ctrl & shift.

cool!

Dave

Edward Troxel · August 23rd, 2004, 10:45 AM

Remember that after starting Vegas this way that ALL of the preferences you have changed are also reset. You will need to modify them to your liking again.

Lorraine Boyle · August 23rd, 2004, 11:00 AM

Hi,

It seems as though Vegas is doing a reinventory of all it's media files everytime it's window regains focus. If this is the case, then is there a switch to turn off or modify this behavior?

I'm just getting started with Vegas. After importing a large number of .mov files, Vegas has slowed to a crawl on initial load and every time it's window regains screen focus. Once loaded, working within the application is reasonably speedy as long as no other window is brought up - including a capture window.

OK obviously it's paging heavily so I've ordered more memory: going from 512 to 1G (and expect to have to add more soon). But also hoping there is an option somewhere in the program that will help alleviate this problem considering I still have quite a few clips to capture and the amount of paging going on.

thanks - L

Edward Troxel · August 23rd, 2004, 11:06 AM

Basically, Vegas "lets go" of the files so that other program can access them. For example, if you have a photo on the timeline and you want to edit that photo, you could just open your photo editing program (such as Photoshop), edit it, and when you return to Vegas the timeline would be updated.

If you do not wish for Vegas to "let go" of the files, go to Options - Preferences and UNCHECK "Close media files when not the active application"

Marcia Janine Galles · August 23rd, 2004, 11:07 AM

Just in case anyone else out there is thinking of using big drives with the Sony Video Capture utility, the above issue indeed appears to be a glitch in the software after all. As per this post, once the 500 gig drive which I knew had plenty of room on it filled the 12 hours it was showing available, it immediately kicked over and read 24 hours (more) available (in the middle of a capture) as soon as that time expired. And it didn't even hiccup.
Marcia

Edward Troxel · August 23rd, 2004, 11:51 AM

So, it sounds like the 36 hours free was read in Vegas as "24 + 12" because the hour field won't go above 24. Perhaps they should add a "Days" section :-)

01:12:00:00:00 (i.e. 1 day 12 hours + however many minutes, seconds, and frames)

Bob Safay · August 23rd, 2004, 01:10 PM

Douglas, I saw your vegas 5 book for sale on Amazon. When does it come out? Bob Safay

Lorraine Boyle · August 23rd, 2004, 02:08 PM

Edward,

That was just the ticket!

Many thanks for your help.

- L

Gino Montoya · August 23rd, 2004, 04:33 PM

Hi.

I have two inquiries:

1. Is there a way to do a sharp fade to black in Vegas?
When I use the crossfade tool (the envelope cursor), the image gets blurred before fading out.
I understand this happens because what it actually does is increase the opacity level.

2. I was trying to create subtitles (over-imposed), but the previewed image "stutters" or becomes blurred (I fixed my "blurred titles" problem, setting the preview quality to best, but this other problem still happens)

Thanks

Tor Salomonsen · August 24th, 2004, 12:23 AM

Put a solid black generated media on the track below your video where the fade is. Stuttering titles can sometimes be fixed with the Reduce interlace flicker setting (event properties). Sometimes Force resample, too, helps. These settings are not there by default, because they take a little longer to render.

Vince Debart · August 24th, 2004, 07:42 AM

HI
Am looking for the training DVD, CD ,VHS for Vegas 4

anyone have one they want to sell

Thanks

Vince
vjdebart@ispwest.com

Glen Elliott · August 24th, 2004, 08:35 AM

I have the Class on Demand Vegas 4 series-Email me.

Cosmin Rotaru · August 24th, 2004, 10:29 AM

thanks Rob. English is not my native language...

August 23rd, 2004, 10:03 AM	#617
Dave Philips New Boot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Frisco, Colorado Posts: 6	window docking area somehow I messed up my window docking area at the bottom of the screen, it normally will have trimmer, explorer, etc on the left and a preview screen on the right, now I just have one long window on the bottom, anyone know how to restore this back to the split windows. thanks, Dave

August 23rd, 2004, 10:12 AM	#618
Dave Philips New Boot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Frisco, Colorado Posts: 6	got it! I did a search on restore, and opened up vegas while holding down ctrl & shift. cool! Dave

August 23rd, 2004, 10:45 AM	#619
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Remember that after starting Vegas this way that ALL of the preferences you have changed are also reset. You will need to modify them to your liking again. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

August 23rd, 2004, 11:00 AM	#620
Lorraine Boyle New Boot Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 17	option that controls files / memory use? Hi, It seems as though Vegas is doing a reinventory of all it's media files everytime it's window regains focus. If this is the case, then is there a switch to turn off or modify this behavior? I'm just getting started with Vegas. After importing a large number of .mov files, Vegas has slowed to a crawl on initial load and every time it's window regains screen focus. Once loaded, working within the application is reasonably speedy as long as no other window is brought up - including a capture window. OK obviously it's paging heavily so I've ordered more memory: going from 512 to 1G (and expect to have to add more soon). But also hoping there is an option somewhere in the program that will help alleviate this problem considering I still have quite a few clips to capture and the amount of paging going on. thanks - L

August 23rd, 2004, 11:06 AM	#621
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Basically, Vegas "lets go" of the files so that other program can access them. For example, if you have a photo on the timeline and you want to edit that photo, you could just open your photo editing program (such as Photoshop), edit it, and when you return to Vegas the timeline would be updated. If you do not wish for Vegas to "let go" of the files, go to Options - Preferences and UNCHECK "Close media files when not the active application" __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

August 23rd, 2004, 08:42 AM	#616
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Make sure you calibrate your television to the best of your ability using Vegas's NTSC or PAL Color bars under the Generated Media tab. There is a few links online that explain how to calibrate using color bars. The biggest downfall of televisions is the lack of a blue gun option to set the color saturation. I always feel confident regarding the luminance/gamma but am never sure if my saturation is set correctly.

August 23rd, 2004, 11:07 AM	#622
Marcia Janine Galles Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 340	Update Just in case anyone else out there is thinking of using big drives with the Sony Video Capture utility, the above issue indeed appears to be a glitch in the software after all. As per this post, once the 500 gig drive which I knew had plenty of room on it filled the 12 hours it was showing available, it immediately kicked over and read 24 hours (more) available (in the middle of a capture) as soon as that time expired. And it didn't even hiccup. Marcia

August 23rd, 2004, 11:51 AM	#623
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	So, it sounds like the 36 hours free was read in Vegas as "24 + 12" because the hour field won't go above 24. Perhaps they should add a "Days" section :-) 01:12:00:00:00 (i.e. 1 day 12 hours + however many minutes, seconds, and frames) __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

August 23rd, 2004, 01:10 PM	#624
Bob Safay Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,558	Douglas, I saw your vegas 5 book for sale on Amazon. When does it come out? Bob Safay

August 23rd, 2004, 02:08 PM	#625
Lorraine Boyle New Boot Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 17	Edward, That was just the ticket! Many thanks for your help. - L

August 23rd, 2004, 04:33 PM	#626
Gino Montoya New Boot Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Issaquah, wa Posts: 7	Fade to black / subtitles Hi. I have two inquiries: 1. Is there a way to do a sharp fade to black in Vegas? When I use the crossfade tool (the envelope cursor), the image gets blurred before fading out. I understand this happens because what it actually does is increase the opacity level. 2. I was trying to create subtitles (over-imposed), but the previewed image "stutters" or becomes blurred (I fixed my "blurred titles" problem, setting the preview quality to best, but this other problem still happens) Thanks

August 24th, 2004, 12:23 AM	#627
Tor Salomonsen Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 265	Put a solid black generated media on the track below your video where the fade is. Stuttering titles can sometimes be fixed with the Reduce interlace flicker setting (event properties). Sometimes Force resample, too, helps. These settings are not there by default, because they take a little longer to render.

August 24th, 2004, 07:42 AM	#628
Vince Debart Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 254	WTB Vegas 4 DVD HI Am looking for the training DVD, CD ,VHS for Vegas 4 anyone have one they want to sell Thanks Vince vjdebart@ispwest.com

August 24th, 2004, 08:35 AM	#629
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	I have the Class on Demand Vegas 4 series-Email me.

August 24th, 2004, 10:29 AM	#630
Cosmin Rotaru Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Romania, Timisoara Posts: 453	thanks Rob. English is not my native language... __________________ Cosmin Rotaru