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Mercalli 2 problem in Vegas 11 Pro
After finally getting Vegas 11 to work, I wanted to use Mercalli 2 on some shaky footage. I couldn’t find Prodad listed under Video FX, so I downloaded the latest plug-in version and reinstalled it. Now I see Prodad under Video FX, but when I drag it to a clip on the timeline the event FX icon on the clip turns green and nothing happens. Furthermore, if I drag the cursor through the clip the preview window is partially grayed out and in dull white letters I see, “Video effect proDAD Mercalli: The video analysis must be executed again.” I do not see the Mercalli box to select any options or those to perform the analysis. I don’t see any hidden windows, either, on my screen, as I have moved all of the floating boxes around, too. Help again!! Thanks in advance.
Rich Kutnick
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You sure you dont have that Video Event FX window hidden
somewhere? When you add other filters, does that window pops
up ok?Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
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Filmex Creative Media.
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I was so frustrated that I did not even think of trying other filters–good suggestion Steve (although it will have to wait until later today). In any event, what is the best method to make sure that I uncover EVERY hidden window to see if the Mercalli filter is fired up and ready to process?
Rich Kutnick
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You can hold down the Ctrl+shift keys when starting Vegas
to reset Vegas back to its original user interface. All hidden
windows etc. should be back as their default.Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Maker
Filmex Creative Media.
1-876-832-4956
https://filmex-creative-media.blogspot.com/ -
No way, no how! I moved every floating box, started the program with all of the defaults, uninstalled and reinstalled Mercalli V2.1 (both plug-in and standalone–SAL), and while the plug-in STILL does not work, the SAL seems to work just fine. The plug-in worked fine in Vegas 10. If I cannot get it to work in Vegas 11, has anyone used the New Blue stabilizer that just came out, LOL? Short of any drastic steps, am I just out of luck with Mercalli 2 working in Vegas Pro 11??
Rich Kutnick
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Have a look at:
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When I dragged the B&W Video FX filter into the clip, the icon in the clip turned green but there was no pop-up window (e.g., I could not make any adjustments), even though the clip did become monochrome. However, if I dragged a transition into the clip, I DID get a pop-up box and I could make adjustments to the transition. It now appears that there is a problem with my Video FX filters across the board. Any ideas, for Mercalli MAY not be the culprit?
Rich Kutnick
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PROBLEM SOLVED!! Thank you, Steve, for persisting that the Mercalli Video FX box was hidden. On a hunch, I searched the forum and found someone who had the EXACT problem back in November 2009–Mike Holmes, who received a reply from JETDV’s Edward Troxel (whose Excalibur add-in I highly recommend). Edward suggested changing the screen resolution, and voila, the Mercalli Video FX box magically appeared! I recentered it on the screen, went back to my 1920X1080 resolution and got back to what I do best with Sony Vegas Pro 11–EDIT!! As always, you are my go-to guys, not having failed me yet whenever I run into a bind. Thanks again to all!!
Rich Kutnick
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