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Editing HD Footage in Vegas 10, Vegas on a MacPro running Boot Camp
Everyone,
Apologies if my post is elementary and/or redundant. I performed a search but did not find a thread that covered my issues entirely.
I suspect I’m NOT setting up my HD project properly – the multi-cam preview is lagging/stuttering terribly (draft/auto) it’s almost unworkable; render time is exceptionally long, etc. (I’m using original footage in the timeline)
The setup: I’m shooting with 3x Sony EX1Rs, (1920×1080 – 60i); Vegas 10, multicam using PluralEyes and UltimateS 4; Windows 7; MacPro, over 10 cores and something like 16G RAM (I’m in a remote office, not on my machine now) running Boot Camp
My target deliverable is to be the highest quality SD DVD possible – of course I will keep the original HD footage for a future Blu-Ray HD render.
So finally the questions:
• What should be the workflow? Convert original HD files to another format for editing?
o What format should I convert to? In another post I found while searching the forum, my counselor John Rofrano suggested using GearShift, someone else commented on Cineform – any preferences? Should I/can I convert to a Progressive output here as well? Wouldn’t that be better for the final render? (I personally like the progressive outputs – I filmed an opera – not much fast action)
o Is there a link or document I should be reading about setting up Vegas to cut HD?
• How do I save editing data (camera cuts, etc.) so I can render out as HD/Blu-ray in the future?
• What format should I render out the Vegas project so that DVDA can produce the highest quality SD DVD?
•Has anyone come up with a configuration (tips, tricks) to maximize Vegas 10 performance running on a MacPro on Boot Camp?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and comments.
Russell
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Wow – do I feel like a dope – I’ve been using Vegas since forever – but only recently with HD footage. When I first started using HD cameras (EX1r), I shot simple 720p single camera stuff to get used to the camera. So my Vegas didn’t stress – now it does. I’ve only recently started to shoot multi-cam, 1920x1080i footage.
So today I had an epiphany! After doing some more research, I now understand why products like GEARSHIFT are even necessary!! I came across an interesting forum that gave a basic overview; I’d like to share with other HD beginners like myself: https://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?152079-How-Vasst-GearShift-tames-AVCHD-in-Vegas-Pro-My-Review
So I’ll download the trial of GEARSHIFT and give it a try. Any suggestions of what intermediary format to go to (original format HD 1920x1080i)? Again, apologies in advance if this is a stupid question, and one that will be self-evident once I download the GEARSHIFT trial.
Russell
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The way I approach an edit like this is to ask myself, “Will I ever need an HD version of this edit?”. If the answer is yes, I make my project match the settings of my HD footage. If No, then I make my project match the delivery format (DV Widescreen).
The option of using CineForm or GearShift is simple. CineForm is still HD and therefore still requires a fairly fast computer. Not nearly as fast as some of these highly compressed AVC/h.264 formats require but still fast. GearShift uses SD and works on the oldest computer that can still boot! So you should download the trial of both and see which edits smoother on your computer.
BTW, GearShift will work fine with a multi-camera edits because it doesn’t ever touch the timeline. It only works on the media in the Media Pool. What it does is swap between SD and HD clips in the project media pool. Because editing in Vegas is non-destructive, the clips stay intact and can easily be swapped. You can edit like you normally would.
If you use do GearShift, I would convert all of your footage with the GearShift Source Files option first and then start editing. This is the cleanest approach. Since the proxy files are full quality DV Widescreen you can even create your final DVD from them and not switch back to HD. It’s up to you.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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