HELP!-Correcting a shutter speed error

[D. Eric franks]

If you are “capturing” digital, then what you see is what you get, meaning that you get the same bits and bytes on your computer that are on the tape/memory on the camera. If your project settings match your source footage exactly, then Vegas also wouldn’t process or “enhance” the blur and maybe what you are seeing is just a result of seeing the video on a computer monitor. You can check this by either (a) matching the project settings exactly or (b) right-click the clip on the timeline and select Disable resample. In both cases, you should also set the Preview window to Best (Full) to make sure you see the pixels. To see this in motion, you’ll need to make a selection area and perform a Shift+B RAM preview. The only way to truly judge the results is to look at the video in motion, since looking at a still frame can only tell you so much about the video.

If you are capturing via an analog link (component, for example), then the format/capture settings could definitely be a factor. What camera are you capturing from?

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[Mark Grady]

Hello Eric!

Thank you for your input.

I’m capturing from a JVC GY-HD110U through a firewire cable.

Mark

[D. Eric franks]

OK, then it’s digital and we can be confident that the “capture” process isn’t actually capturing/converting anything and you’re getting digital data transferred from the camera to the computer, right? And you shot 720/24p, so if your Vegas project is set to HDV 720-24p (1280×720, 23.976 fps), we should be good to go. Set the Preview window to Best (Full) and you can be confident you are seeing your actual pixels (you can toggle the Disable resample on and off to check for sure – it shouldn’t make any difference, but it might if you were working with 24fps animations, which you’re not…).

Anyhow, after that, I don’t know what to say! At least I know how to troubleshoot and identify the problem, but I’m afraid I can think of a fix or a way to minimize the problem. Sorry!

[Mark Grady]

Hello Eric,

I can’t tell you how muce I really appreciate your help. I think I’m stuck with some of the blur because of the shutter speed. I’m just going to try and edit with shots that have as little movement as possible.

The only issue I have now is really wierd. On some pans, it appears “jerky” or jumpy. However, it definitely isn’t on the tape that way. I think I’ll try rendering in the highest settings possible and see what happens.

Again, thanks a lot for sharing your expertise.

Mark

[D. Eric franks]

Well, if the project matches the source video, there isn’t any reason this would occur. If the project is 30fps, but the source media is 24fps, that could be the cause. As an aside, 24p is generally not as smooth for pans or motion in general, but that’s not your issue here (I don’t think).

[Mark Grady]

Eric,

You’ve been a tremendous help. Thank you.

I’m still exploring the pan issue. The project matches the source, so I’m looking at several other angles including the computer itself to determine if Vista has issues running Vegas, etc.

Mark

[D. Eric franks]

Two things to try as you troubleshoot: (1) Watch the frame-rate indicator at the bottom of the Preview window – Does it dip lower during playback? (2) Shift+B a loop region to do a dynamic RAM render.