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No audio tracks when importing avi file with Vegas 15.0
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HI Carlos,
I copy and pasted this from my 3rd reply in this thread…..
“If you don’t have 2 monitors, you can display the difference in a split screen display using Track Motion. Drag a sample clip from the Project Media bin to track 1. Then drag that same clip to track 2, and align it below track1. Press the Mute icon on the video track 2.
Click on the Track Motion icon in the track header of track 1. Move the screen alignment of the event in track1 to the left so only half of it shows in the preview window, the right half will be black/blank. Now click on the Mute icon in the track 2 header to unmute track 2. Now you see track 1 on the left and track 2 on the right.
Apply your magic to the event/clip in track 2.
When you go full screen you will see the before on the left and the after on the right.”
You will also see the before and after in the Preview window, just easy to detect the difference in Full Screen.
Best Regards……George
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Hi George,
For comparing the same image in both versions I do it simply: I play them in VLC, capture the screens, open them separately in Irfanview, then paste them one below the other.
That’s what I could upload here right away, if I knew how.
Then someone really experienced in Vegas could try some filters and tricks on the HD image, and tell me how to do it.
I’m a quick learner, and I certainly won’t be passive in all this, but learning to use the tools. After one or two examples I will get trying things on my own.
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I hosted the first frame comparison here. Is it the way to post photos here?
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Hi Carlos,
I have to leave shortly and will not be able to work on this today. In the mean time, if you can save those Vegas snapshot in .png format it would be better than .jpg. In the windows that pops up when you click on ‘Save Snapshot’ at the bottom ‘Save as type’ you can change from the default of .jpg to .png.
Also, when you reply to this post use the little disc icon listed just below ‘Message:’ (all way to the right) which is ‘FILE UPLOAD’. Thank You. I will take a look at your sample later today or tomorrow, or perhaps another member will contribute with some color correction suggestions.
Best Regards……George
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Isn’t size a problem with posted images?
The jpg file is 111Kb, the png file is 1542Kb.
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Sorry Carlos,
I meant use the IMAGE UPLOAD, second icon from the right, here is a sample
Best Regards……George
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Hi Carlos,
I used the .jpg screenshots you already provided. The adjustments I made are over-cooked, but I wanted to show how things can get changed. If you are interested, I can upload the .veg file so you can load it and play with the various FX’s and dial them back to something you may like. Of course you may not like the changes at all and that is OK, it’s the look you want that is important.
As I wasn’t there during the shoot, I have no idea what the water really looked like, or how you would like it to look. Likewise I don’t know the skin tone of these kids, how much sun they got this day, or whether if this was salt water or fresh water, and how that may have changed their complexion. Same with their hair color.
I used more FX’s on this than what is really needed, but again to show the effect of the ones I selected.
This is the SD and HD before as you posted it…………..
This is the SD and HD after applying the FX to the HD……….
Best Regards……George
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Hi George,
Many thanks! This is awesome!
Can I put my mail here for you to send the .veg file to? Or is there a way for you to PM me?
Of course I would like to have the file and play with the FX you dialed.
Also of course you have no tone to use as a reference, an issue I also had. That’s why my intention had been to upload several image grabs of both versions, put one below the other, or side by side, to help get a pattern.
Of course you know this is a 1979 movie, called “Breaking away”, not something I shot.
The water is green, not blue, but the whole HD image has a green tint that should be corrected. Maybe the FX tools you used helps me play with that.
There’s a 20th century fox intro at the beginning, before it got fancy and pseudo-3D. It might be a starting reference, perhaps.
OK, I found the image upload icon on the message icons. I hadn’t looked for it there.
Once again: the size of the png file is much bigger than the jpg. You still prefer the png? Isn’t there a size limit for the uploads
Carlos
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Carlos,
Here is the link to the Vegas Pro 15 .veg file I used. Put the screenshots you previous posted in the same folder and load it up. Track #2 contains the FX’s applied. Again, they are not the only ones you can use, nor are they all needed to get the look you want. Some are even fighting each other.
I would start first by turning them off one at a time to see the effect. Then you can change the settings in any of them to see the effect. Hope this helps.
Really at this point it’s not necessary to post the png images.
I either do not know how you got the HD version, or it is so far back in this thread I have lost track. So, with that said, you may want to consider placing your color correction and color grade to the SD version and then use the Vegas Pro Smart Upscale Fx to render it to HD (maybe just some short cuts, so the render doesn’t take long to see the result). There are a few different ways to cook the steak!!!
Best Regards……George
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Well, I guess it would be nice if I actually included the link!!!!
https://f1.creativecow.net/13299/sdhd-comparisonveg
Best Regards……George
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