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Stopwatch in Sony Vegas
Hello,
The last few days I was searching for a solution for a problem I have with Vegas 11.0.
In earlier version of Sony Vegas it was possible to slow down and fully stop timecodes, this was very useful for creating simple countdowns and stopwatches. But in Sony Vegas 11 this does not seem to work anymore. The timecode still runs at normal speed.
The only workaround I found so far was to make a snapshot of the time the timecode should stay on and use this as replacement for the real timecode. But in my simple Project I need a possibility to slow down and speed up the timecode.
Are there any workarounds or solutions for this problem?
I apologize for my bad english, but I haven’t got any solution in german forums so this is my last try.
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12 Replies
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How were you doing it before?
I can’t imagine what changes Vegas has done to stop you from doing what you’ve been doing.
If you still can’t get it to work, see of the following script will help.
Do a “right-click save as” and save it to your computer first.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20488019/JHM%20Timecode%20for%20on-screen%20clocks%20sports%20count%20timer.veg -
The Timer in this file works, but when I open the Event-FX Window I only can see the Cookie Cutter FX, there’s no timecode.
Was this file created with an earlier version of Sony Vegas?
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I believe it was created in Vegas 8.
In this script, timecode was applied to the two Solid Color events while still in the media pool which is why it doesn’t show up as an event FX.
Follow the on screen instructions as they’re pretty straight forward. -
Thank you 🙂
I misunderstood the instructions, now it works 🙂
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No problem. Glad I could help.
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How were you doing it in previous versions?
As I said, I can’t imagine any changes in Vegas that would stop you from doing it the way you used to. -
In Previous Versions it was possible by simply adding a Timecode via Event-FX. You can find tons of Tutorials with this Method online.
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Slowing the event down (there are a few ways of doing this) should still get you the same results.
I’ll be at work in a few hours where I have both Pro 10 and Pro 11 and will try this and report back. -
The timecode FX is still in Vegas 11 pro. I just used it extensively in a speed skating shoot. It is on the Video FX tab. The look for Timecode. Drag and drop the timecode FX on an blank text title from the media generators tab (use the one with a transparent background). When you stretch the title, it automatically gives you the time in hh:mm:ss& frames (no hundredths of a second).
My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 11 (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6
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That’s true and it works for me, but what did not work using this Method is slowing down or stopping the Timecode and thats what I wanted to do.
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