Dust, specks, and scratches correction.

[Edward Troxel]

You’re using the wrong procedure. You export 150 frames via the script. Now in Photoshop, you clean them ALL up as needed (whether it be 1 of them, 10 of them 100 of them or all of them). Once done, in Vegas do a File – Import, pick Media, then pick the FIRST frame and check the box “Image Sequence”. Now you can replace the original 150 frames with this new Image Sequence media.

Edward Troxel

[Larryreavis]

If you don’t want to export a bunch of frames for correction and instead would like to grab a frame, work on it, then replace it, do this:

1. In the preview window, select “best (full)” for the preview quality.
2. Go to the frame you wish to edit.
3. Click on the diskette icon in the preview window and save the image to your hard disk.
4. Clean up that file with Dust and Scratch Removal, and save.
5. In Vegas, open a new video track (click Insert>Video Track).
6. Using Windows Explorer (Windows key-E), you can drag’n’drop the newly cleaned image onto the new video track directly above the faulty frame.

In order to be sure that you have positioned it exactly over the faulty frame, twirl the mouse button until the timeline has expanded sufficiently so that you can see the individual frames.

Note: before you drop the cleaned image on the new video track, make sure the “auto-ripple” icon is NOT selected (you can hit Ctrl-L to select/deselect auto-ripple). You can see the auto-ripple icon near the midpoint of the icon toolbar at the top of the vegas window – just pass the mouse over the icons and read the pop-ups to find it.

[Lee Albright]

Larry,
Thank you so much for your reply.
Being a novice to non-linear-editing, I know I still have much to learn.
Your step by step explanation was a godsend and helped tremdously to decrease the steep learning curve of Vegas 6.
After a few trials and errors I am now able to correct any blemished frame with ease.
Many, many thanks.
Cordially,
Lee Albright
Albright Films