Noob Help with VPro 9 settings?

[Mike Kujbida]

“Is it possible to import a .pdf?”

Sorry but no.
If you want the text and/or images from the document, you’ll need to import the PDF into something like Photoshop and save each page out as a PSD or PNG.

[John Rofrano]

You can use Noise Reduction in Vegas without needing Sound Forge. If you use Sound Forge, open a copy he first time and when you save it, it will automatically get replaced as a take in Vegas.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Norman Willis]

OK, I got it. Thanks.

I think I used too much reduction, because my voice sounds just a hint like it is underwater. But this particular one is not a permanent video, so it should be OK.

Is there a best resource for finding out how to do it right? Will that be on the “Now Hear This” DVD?

[John Rofrano]

> I think I used too much reduction, because my voice sounds just a hint like it is underwater.

There is an option to just listen to the noise. You should use this to see if you hear any source audio that you want to keep. If you do hear some source, back off the amount of reduction. It is better to use less reduction and process several times than to try and get it all with one pass.

> Is there a best resource for finding out how to do it right? Will that be on the “Now Hear This” DVD?

I don’t have my copy of the “Now Hear This” DVD with me but I seem to remember Spot going over this and Noise Reduction is listed in the table of contents. I won’t be back where I can check the DVD for a couple of days (sorry)

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Norman Willis]

Thanks Mike.
I don’t know Photoshop yet, but it is on the list.
I got this video posted in time, but it came up as SD (not HD) both on YouTube and Vimeo. I still need to play around and find what settings will give me HD on Vimeo and YouTube.
Thanks for the tip on .png. I will give that a try next time.

[Norman Willis]

>There is an option to just listen to the noise. You should use this to see if you hear any source audio that you want to keep. If you do hear some source, back off the amount of reduction. It is better to use less reduction and process several times than to try and get it all with one pass.

Good tip. Thanks. I will try that.

I am praying that this will all somehow turn into a long-term positive for Spot. I am not sure how, but miracles do happen.

[Norman Willis]

You would not know where to get that download offhand, would you? I looked through the Cineform site, but I must not have seen it.

[John Rofrano]

You have to go to the downloads page and submit your name and email to get the link.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Norman Willis]

Thanks!

[Mike Kujbida]

[Norman Willis] “I don’t know Photoshop yet, but it is on the list.”

If you’re saying that you don’t have Photoshop yet, take a look at GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program).
It’s a Photoshop lookalike and is open source which means it’s free.