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Importing a long video file into Vegas :@
So I have a rather large video that I want to import into Sony Vegas so that I can enlarge/zoom in a little so that the border is non-existant/not visible, the problem is, It not let me import the video, it importants into the project media but wont add the compilation. This is doing my head in, I’m thinking I may have to slice it up or something, if so, what would be the best way to do that?
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A bunch of questions for you.
Is the video standard def or hi def?
What format is it (DV-AVI, WMV, etc.)?
How large is the file?
Is your drive formatted FAT32 or NTFS?
Unless it’s analog (i.e. VHS, 8 mm., etc.), video usually doesn’t have a border.
If it does, using Pan/Cop and selecting “Match Output Aspect” usually fixes this. -
Hi,
Standard def
Avi
700mbNot sure what you mean about the drive format?
I believe the border was added to lessen the size of the actual video, as to keep the file size down.
Once I can get it to import I plan on just going to pan/crop and zooming so the black isn’t visible.
Thanks in advance.
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Does “standard def AVI” mean that it came from a camcorder or somewhere else?
If it was somewhere else, then where?I’m asking this as I had a student bring in a video yesterday that he claimed was a standard AVI yet it wouldn’t open in Vegas.
Further investigation showed it be an XVid which won’t open natively in Vegas.Ignore the drive format question. The file is too small for FAT32/NTFS to be an issue.
Adding a border will do nothing to reduce the file size.
Reducing the framerate will.
Rendering to a different format like WMV will.
Using a lower quality codec will. -
Well, it’s not actually a recorded video, it’s an old movie I downloaded :/ I was really hoping to get rid of the “border” though because watching it with that there on dvd would be pretty darn annoying.
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How big is the “border”?
Just because you can see it on your computer doesn’t mean it’ll show up on a TV set (due to overscan common to all TV sets). -
It’s funny you say that because I just checked it out and saw that other videos I’ve burnt to disc appear to have a border on the computer but not on the tv, I think I’ll just try it out and see what it’s like, thanks for your help, it’s appreiciated.
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