[Allen Zagel]

Another suggestion is to encode to AVI in Vegas and bring it into DVDA, then click the Fit-to-Disk button on the optimizing window and let DVDA figure it out. I’ve always had good luck doing it that way on longer movies ie: 2 hours. I got a 2h05m video on 1 DVD and it came out really good.

Allen

[Allen Zagel]

I’ve been using Perfect Disk for years and really like it. I will even defrag the MF and page file offline. It’s the best I’ve found so far.

If I capture a large video, I’ll do some work on it but then I usually defrag over night after I’ve captured. My workflow dictates when I’ll defrag but usually it’s done sometime before rendering.

With Vegas 5 When trying to render out a project I’d get an error message. Usually I’d stop and defrag everything then and try again and it works.

Allen

[Allen Zagel]

Ty
No I never asked if there was a problem. I just posted that I was looking at this one or that one and what suggestions there were. Then I metioned that I had come accross information about the over-the-ear mics and if anyone had used them or given thought to them.

A couple of responces were “neat idea”. Other’s said about face and hair and yet some others said about beards and someone scratching their faces. A few said they used them for other than deposition work. That conversation could have gone on and on and I needed to make a decision.

I do appreciate your help and suggestions. However it’s becoming a money situation here and at $30-$50 difference in prices, that’s why I chose what I did to get going. I just ordered the last of my equipment from B&H. Portable background, Totalight and the lavs. I’m reaching the end of my finances for now ha ha.

Thanks
Allen

[Allen Zagel]

Hi Ty

Well, as I sort of figured, it was about 50/50 for the over the ear, but for legal work 70/30 against. One of the main problems mentioned especially by the female members was the hair and skin thing. Another fellow who uses them in other production work said he carried a box of alcohol wipes with him.

After much reading and discussing, I decided to go with a few of the Shure SM93’s, mainly cause the money is running out. Something to start with until I get going and get my feet wet. A few members use those and were very happy with them.

Thanks for all your help. I’ll be back when I need some more;-)

Allen

[Allen Zagel]

Hi John
Well, it still doesn’t show up in the list but it IS working now. I did what you said.

Anyway I send an email to Contourdesign so I’ll see what they say. My unit is an old unit from 2005 so may need an upgrade.

thanks
Allen

[Allen Zagel]

Well, opened the control panel and imported the settings. Now when I hover my mouse over the icon in the sys tray, it shows that “Vegas 80.exe has the focus. But I don’t see Vegas 8 in the global settings and the shuttle pro doesn’t work.

I may have to try to manually copy it over to the Shuttle Pro folder?

Allen

[Allen Zagel]

Thanks Jeff
I assume this wil also take care of DVDA4.5? Or would I have to do it again for DVDA?

Allen

[Allen Zagel]

hehehe All I ever hear about deposition video work that had lousy audio was in the Legal Video group and all the excuses in the replies, and how one fellow has to fix another’s goofs. I got to sift through the wording carefully to pick out the useful stuff. I don’t think any of them got Sound Forge or Audition ha ha. They talk about Nero and Magix. And TMPGEnc encoder which isn’t all that bad. And stand alone DVD recorders. And noise and hum from Air Conditioning and refrigerators and whatever. Also morse code from the blackberrys and cell phones that the attornies won’t turn off. I guess legally we can’t remove any noise without express authority from the attorney. That deposition Video’s a legal document. I dunno yet. I’m too new at Legal Video but 5 years technical video and audio, most of which I learned here and in the Vegas forum.

I just upgraded to Vegas 8. Got DVD Architect and DVD Lab Pro and just bought Sorensen Squeeze 4.5 power pack. Quite a few of the legal video guys are using the Optibase or Digital River encoding cards and Nero to burn.

Actually Ty, you’re right and that over-the-ear mic makes a lot of sense to me even though it’s a bit more expensive.

I’ll find out the results of my post in a day or two as the post keeps floating around. It’s a regular news group.

You and me here along with most of the other members here and in the Vegas forum are coming from Video/Audio backgrounds.
These Legal Video “professionals” are a breed unto themselves. 😉 Even tho they come from varied backgrounds and education, Most are college and a good many come from the broadcast industry. You’d think they’d know audio better than what I hear in the group.

Although I do have to change some of my thinking on shooting video. I just recently got my CLVS (Certified Legal Video Specialist) certification from the National Court Reporter’s Association after classes and 2 tests. One written and a production test.

It may just be worth my getting 2 of those and letting the folks at the depoitions make the final decisions. Easier to get on and off anyway and clips don’t break, and I can always sell the lavs.

Allen

[Allen Zagel]

Thanks Ty

It’s the Audio-Technica MT830R B&H 179.95. I have all your videos and bought your book some time ago. Problem is the lawyers. Addicted to their cell phones and blackberries. 😉

Hard enough for us to get them to clip on a lav let alone hang a mic over their ear. But ya know what? Let me ask over at the Legal Video forum (group) and see what kinds of answers I get there.

Thanks much for your help.
Regards
Allen

[Allen Zagel]

Hi Ty
Thanks for the response. The 83oC model is unterminated and without a power module. But yes, the specs do sound good. I’d have to get the model with the XLR connector and I assume the power module?

Can’t use any over the ear stuff I don’t think, for Legal Deposition work and that’s what I’m using them for.

My Shure M367 Mixer does have phantom power.

Allen