[Al Bergstein]

By the way, I think that John’s directions would work for 32 bit Vegas 10. My 10.c 64 bit required me to navigate to the
C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas Pro 10.0 which are the 64 bit versions of the program. There was nothing under the 32 bit subdirectory he mentioned.

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

good point. thx

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

Let’s bring any newbies up to the present…here’s the 10.x upgrade issues…this is GOOD news not a slam. I like a company that publishes what it fixes. This shows me that there are active Program Managers that are logging bugs, and developers who are prioritizing and fixing them. There are ALWAYS bugs in software, and always will be, a developer and test team CANNOT test every possible sceneario, so upgrading is preferable to not as long as you know the issues you face (ie. do you have enough RAM, etc.) Not all users will experience ALL of these problems. Some are unique to specific hardware situations, or things like AVCHD. I don’t work for or have any interest in Sony, but have worked for a major software company in the past, and know how the sausage gets made. It’s ugly folks…(G)

Notable fixes/changes in Version 10.0c
Fixed problems that could occur when rendering to Sony AVC format.
Notable fixes/changes in Version 10.0b
Added the ability to configure encoded format, interlace mode, and quality of CineForm™ encoding.
Added 24p Blu-ray Disc rendering templates.
Decreased startup time when many OFX plug-ins are installed.
Fixed a crash that could occur when opening a project using a missing OFX generator.
Fixed a crash that could occur when using Save Media with Project with media that had stabilization applied.
Fixed a crash that could occur when replacing media with stabilization applied.
Fixed a crash that could occur when starting playback after reordering audio track effects multiple times.
Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a project using media generators if the Video Media Generators window was open.
Fixed some issues in AC-3 Pro rendering format (muted LFE channel when using the “2/0 (L, R) + LFE” template, enabled LFE option for “1/0 (C)” and “2/0 (L,R)” templates, don’t show “2/0 (L, R) + LFE” template for stereo projects).
Fixed an issue smart rendering to MPEG-2 standard definition.
Fixed an issue that could cause video track effects to be processed as pre-composite after dragging the plug-in to the post-composite position in the Video Track FX window.
Fixed an issue adding 5.1 surround plug-ins to the master bus in a 5.1 surround project.
Fixed an issue that could prevent FX Bus input meters from functioning.
Fixed an issue that could prevent FX from being heard in the Apply Non-Real-Time Event FX dialog.
Fixed time, tempo, and meter information passed to VST plug-ins.
Fixed a hang that could occur when using 32-bit VST plug-ins in the 64-bit version of Vegas Pro.
Fixed audio glitches that could occur when scrubbing in a 5.1 surround project.
Fixed an issue with OFX presets for fractional values when saved or loaded with certain language settings active.
Fixed an issue loading large presets for OFX plug-ins.
Fixed an issue with OFX plug-ins that vary output even with fixed parameters.
Fixed an issue that could cause OFX temporal frame access to be incorrect when rendering to a file.
Fixed an issue loading and saving OFX presets that contain large amounts of data.
Fixed an issue that could cause keyframes for OFX plug-ins to move to the start of the FX timeline.
Fixed an issue that could cause an Undo operation in the video FX timeline to move all keyframes to the start of the FX timeline.
Fixed incorrect results with certain OFX transition effect plug-ins when used on still images.
Fixed OFX keyframe interpolation for certain cases.
Fixed an issue that could cause the Stereoscopic 3D Adjust plug-in to create interlace patterns in the image.
Fixed an issue that could prevent the Auto Correct function in Stereoscopic 3D Adjust from working properly with source images requiring flips.
Fixed an issue that could cause removal of stabilization to could change the range of time represented by a subclip.
Fixed a crash that could occur when a string consisting entirely of unsupported characters was entered for a closed caption.
Fixed an issue reading HDV clips captured with certain third-party tools.
Fixed a hang that could occur when compositing or crossfading between large still image sequences.
Fixed alpha channel for PNG images rendered as an image sequence.
Fixed a problem rendering projects using 32-bit floating point video as image sequences.
Expanded scripting properties and methods for stereoscopic 3D and OFX plug-ins. Scripting changes have been posted to the Vegas scripting forum.
Notable fixes/changes in Version 10.0a
Implemented numerous fixes in the video FX timeline editor.
Implemented numerous fixes in the OFX plug-in API.
Enabled 1080-50p/60p for Sony AVC.
Enabled B-frame rendering for nonbaseline profiles for Sony AVC.
Improved the MPEG-2 reader.
Fixed a crash when canceling two-pass MPEG-2 renders.
Fixed an issue that could cause FX automation envelopes to change which parameter they controlled when switching plug-ins using the Insert FX region of the Mixing Console.
Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong plug-in to be added when adding an effect from the Insert FX region of the Mixing Console.
Fixed an undo buffer error that could occur after bypassing FX on an Input Bus.
Fixed a crash when rendering a file when MIDI ports are enabled.
Fixed a reversal of the vertical offset direction in the Stereoscopic 3D Adjust plug-in if rotation and keystone adjustments were both zero.
Fixed missing render templates in the Export Video to XDCAM Disc dialog.
Fixed a crash when using Show Video Monitor in the Trimmer when stereoscopic 3D is active on the external monitor from the Video Preview window.
Fixed issues with Build Dynamic RAM Preview not stopping when requested if Pan/Crop window is open, or stopping early if Video FX window is open.

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

I don’t think so, at this time, and as a person who has substantially used both platforms in the last year, I think I would have seen a useable path show up. I was told today by Boris that they are very soon likely to release something along these lines for those of us who find the day to day use of Vegas to be preferable to FCP, but occassionally need to play well with others in multi editor cross platform projects…not that we need to like it (G). Even Boris appears to be seeing Vegas to FCP requirements more and more in their customer base.

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

Agreed. Best of luck.

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

It seems you have enough power to drive Pluraleyes. Should it take that long???? My experiences were not near as long, though I didn’t run as many takes as you did… I’ve not experienced this long a churn. But yes, you’ve graduated to needing the 702t. Become a pro. Sounds like you are close already. Or an edirol??? Or just get a real HD camera with XLR in and record it properly to begin with? An AF100 might do the job. Do you really need a 7d or 5d to do this kind of simple recording? Ambitious might be a correct term, or using the right tool for the right job…I use my HMC 150 and Mixpre rather than my 7d for long running interviews. Or add an Edirol…Simplifies everything. You are working too hard for an interview….(G)

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

I assume you mean that you could see and access the files (meaning could even get info on them) but could not actually open them on the drive? What version of the OS? Did you just upgrade the OS also?

Try this: Open the new Vegas and create a simple file, save it to the external drive and try and open it up again.

It’s very odd, given that I too have a laptop, external SATA drive with it, and have no problems opening either 9 or 10 files I’ve created, either new or old. So my thinking is that your hardware is somehow to blame. Or an antivirus package?????

But if you can save a 9 file to the same external drive as the 10 files, and then reread it and even open it in 10, but can’t read a 10 file with 10 from this drive, there may be a certain bug with your configuration and Vegas. In that case, you might want to contact Sony support and open a bug report…

Hope this helps!

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

Ok. Thanks. I’ll do that.

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

I’ll take a shot at a different approach (though I do have a Sound Devices field mixer as well and love it). Shift to a shotgun mic, mounted on a boom arm, just out of site of the camera, if possible, pointed right at two of the three. Or a proximity mic, on the table in front of them (?). Or just don’t worry about showing the mic, and put an omni on a small table tripod in front of them, aiming at them. Call it a documentary (G). Maybe you can hide it just below the camera frame? I’ve got a nice Russian Oktava, and the omni head is so good you can hear stuff two rooms away at 90 degrees! Or maybe by a MixPre and borrow a second one from a friend. Or buy a Mixpre and mix down two mics to one channel of mono, then run the third mic into the second channel of your XLR in on your camera…(G)…still should sound fine… Hope this helps!

Alf

[Al Bergstein]

I really liked the Kodak Zi8 mentioned above. Easy to use. Shoots pretty well. Tripod mount standard. External mic but many times the internal worked swell. This video is a silly little thing I shot the day I bought the Kodak, for a friend who I was staying with, and she had just had her kitchen redone, and wanted to send a video of it to her brother. This was done just after charging the battery for the first time. Internal mic, handheld. It will give you a sample of what you can do, but a novice can screw it up even more but still get good footage. Just don’t blow it up to movie theater size! It does nice on Youtube, if that’s your delivery method, or maybe broadcast…it will look like a cheap camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo4x7w3BCHs

Alf