Fading multiple still images automatically

[Jsteinamite]

Thanks Edward!

[Jsteinamite]

Thanks for this info. I looked in the Tools menu and didn’t see any options for Scripting. Is it hiding on me for some reason? How do I get it to show?

[Edward Troxel]

If you don’t see “Scripting…” under the Tools menu then you’re either running Vegas 3 or older OR one of the “Movie Studio” versions. The Movie Studio versions have many restrictions from the full versions – one of which is the lack of scripting.

Edward Troxel

[Jsteinamite]

Hm. Interesting. It is indeed Vegas 7 Movie Suite. And I thought it was less restrictive than the non movie version. It goes to show you how much of an amatuer I am, I guess. Are the limitations significant for a newbie?

[Edward Troxel]

There are several limitations in the Movie Studio (including Movie Studio Platinum) versions. As you’ve seen, scripting is one of them. Other restrictions include that you’re limited to 4 video and 4 audio tracks. The full version is unlimited on both. When rendering, you don’t have access to many (all???) of the “Custom” settings. No AC3 encoder. Plus various other restrictions (I don’t have a complete list of differences).

Edward Troxel

[Jsteinamite]

Thanks again Edward. You know, I was testing out Vegas 6 recently (it wasn’t Movie Studio) and it didn’t have a “Make Movie” function and I didn’t know enough about the software to actually complete the project. So I downloaded a trial version of 7 Platinum which I’m working with now since it had this Make Movie wizard.

With the other more complete versions, is there a way to complete a project without the wizard? Are the differences significant enough to warrent using the more comprehensive version, even at my beginner level? Sony vegas 6 maybe?

[Jsteinamite]

Gosh. I seriously DO need to get the basics of editing!

So, the “Automatically Overlap…” funtion that you were talking about is one that I know. But I’m intersted in simply fading one out and fading in the next. It sounds like Excalibur is the way to go for this. Several people have suggested it.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

Jonathan

[Mike Kujbida]

“But I’m intersted in simply fading one out and fading in the next”

By that, I’m assuming you mean event #1 fades in, stays up for a few seconds, fades out, event #2 fades in, etc.
Am I correct?
Unless you have a specific reason for doing this, as a viewer, I would find it extremely distracting. Any slide show I’ve ever done has event #1 dissolving (proper terminology) into event #2, event #2 dissolving into event #3, etc.

If I’m mistaken, then definitely go for Excalibur. A lot of folks around here use it and are extremely happy with it.

[Jsteinamite]

Hm. Maybe you’re right. I’ve gone back and forth and see your point. I think I’ll try it and see how it looks. Like I said, I’m such a newbie with lots to learn…
Thanks again!

[Edward Troxel]

Instead of “Make Movie”, the full version has File – Render As and lets you pick any of the available formats and also lets you change the settings as needed via the “Custom” button.

Edward Troxel