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XDCam
Hi All,
Do any of you guys use Vegas to edit XDcam material? The proxy workflow looks great, but are the proxies sharp enough to off-line with, can you tell if a shot is sharply focused or not?
Thanks in advance
Angus
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5 Replies
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I don’t shoot XDCAM but I do have a disc of footage and the proxies are only 352 x 240 MPEG4.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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Hi John,
Thanks for the reply. It may be that those are just big enough, although I do think that they’d be even more useful if they were just a little larger. The XDcam workflow is so well resolved within Vegas now, and proxies are a real help with cutting on the road, It’d be nice to be able to define whether or not a shot is sharp though.
best
Angus
BTW, do you know of a script for sync-ing clips by timecode. The job I’m about to do is multicam and the cameras will all have sync t/c. It’d be good to take the manual labour out of syncing up 🙂
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> do you know of a script for sync-ing clips by timecode.
Unfortunately, no I don’t. The Vegas script API doesn’t give access to timecode information or else we would have included something like this with VASST infinitiCAM. (sorry)
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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Hi John
Thanks anyway.
best
Angus
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Angus ~
Cutting XDCam SD & HD all the time with Vegas using the full res files and have no issues with the workflow. You really need a Quad machine or better for full frame rate playout of the HD files though.
Re the time code issue. For multicam switches in Vegas I start by right clicking on the files in the project media bin then select ‘Media FX’ then add the ‘Sony time code’ plug-in. I then select the correct frame rate I require from the selection drop down menu. All files will now have their original camera embedded time code visible as a TC window when on the timeline. Makes it real easy for accurate alignment.
Next step create sync markers on the clips by using the corner triangle shaped sync marker that is at the head of each clip. Just slide each tracks sync marker to the desired TC sync position, now slip/slide all tracks until all track sync markers align. If you have your cursor sitting on the sync marker on one of the tracks the other files will ‘snap’ into position when their sync markers hit the cursor position.
Once all tracks are lined up you can then remove the inserted TC window by removing the Media FX TC plug-in from the files in the bin. A final tip, for super fine tuning and tweaking of your track alignments use the audio waveforms with ‘Quantize to frames’ turned off. Don’t forget to turn ‘Quantize to frames’ back on before you start editing or switching. Now proceed to set up your multi-cam switch in the normal manner. All very easy really. Happy switching!
Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney
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