Vegas and Quicktime

[Josh Meredith]

Vegas exports the preview screen through the firewire port. Keep your camera connected to the computer via firewire, connect the camera to a TV, and click the “Preview on external monitor” button just above the Vegas preview screen.

I’ve never edited Quicktime files, but this works perfectly with AVI files. I assume the same will be true for MOV’s.

[Oliveoil]

Thanks for the info…actually I am referring to a sync situation. I dont need to edit the video. I want to edit the audio while in sync with the video….I want to see Vegas on the computer monitor and see quicktime on a different monitor, all while still in sync. Is this possible?

[Josh Meredith]

I might not really understand what you need, so I hope I’m not just adding frustration to your problem.

Are you talking about having Vegas running and also having the Quicktime player running at the same time, with both programs staying in sync? If so, I don’t know how you’d do that.

But if what you currently have is a Quicktime (MOV) file, and you want to change something about the audio portion, why not just put the Quicktime file in the Vegas timeline and edit the audio track the same way you would with an AVI? Sync wouldn’t be an issue doing it this way.

[Oliveoil]

I think you understand what I am saying. We would just prefer to be able to see the mov on a separate screen, not just at the bottom of the vegas video screen, while still staying in sync. I am not sure that this is possible either, but would like to try.

Thanks for your help

[Josh Meredith]

I think you understand what I am saying. We would just prefer to be able to see the mov on a separate screen, not just at the bottom of the vegas video screen, while still staying in sync.

Then if you haven’t already, try the technique I described in my initial reply. I do this all the time, and it works very well.

Just to clarify that if you do this, you’ll have Vegas displayed on your main computer monitor, and you’ll have the preview screen displayed in full size on the monitor attached to your camera. That should be just what you’re looking for.