[Allen Zagel]

Okay I’ll start but someone else will have to finish because I know what it is but never worked with MJPEG (Not MPG) files, so to be honest I don’t know how to fix them. That’s probably what you got and they’re going to have to be converted to use in Vegas. I don’t believe they’re supported.

Hopefully John or Terry or one of the other guru’s will help out here.

Allen

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[Allen Zagel]

Hi Michael

Sort of. I do technical filming for Railroads and we have to film an entire line. I just filmed for Metrolink in LA and one of the lines was a 2 hour run, continous. We had our own special film train so no stops.

With my Sony DSR-250, it was also powering a monitor and nNovia digital HD recorder off the 12v AB Hytron 140’s so we left the camera on all the time, unless we had to move the camer to the other end.

With my HPX-170 it’s won’t be powering a monitor or the nNovia recorder but if the train does stop for a few minutes I don’t turn off the camera.

I’d say I’d like at least a 4 hour battery, preferablly 6 hours. the 2/3 hour standard Panny battery won’t do it for this work. That day I’d probably have to use 3 or 4 of the stock Panny batteries. Not good! 😉

Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com
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[Allen Zagel]

You might try eBay. P2 cards are commanding a good price there.
Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com
NEW DVD – Europe, Trains-n-Trams

[Allen Zagel]

Hi

If you have a valid AVCHD file You can use Upshift from Vasst to convert them. If you just have an H.264/MP4 from something like the Sanyo Xacti 1010/2000, then use the free Mpeg Streamclip to convert them to MOV or AVI to edit in vegas.

Like John said, AVCHD is MP4 but not all MP4’s are AVCHD.

Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com
NEW DVD – Europe, Trains-n-Trams

[Allen Zagel]

Hi again

Non-standard may be a mis-nomer. MP4 is a great codec. However like AVI, it’s just a wrapper and there’s a few types of MP4. That H.264/MP4 that the Xacti uses (I have the 1010) is easily mistaken for AVCHD (MP4) They use the term ACV so we assume it’s AVCHD when it’s not I found out thanks to John.

To get those files into Vegas, I use Streamclip and convet them to MOV files. Just a habit I guess. I could use the AVI. Vegas handles those MOV files just great. I’m working on a series of music videos I shot. Surprising since my editing computer is an old HP P4/3.0ghz 2gb Ram w/hyperthreading. I got to set my preview to “Preview-good” and it runs somewhat smoothly. 😉

Can’t wait until I get my MAC Pro with XP and Vegas on one side and OSX and Final Cut Studio on the other side! Although I do like my set-up now with my Mac Book Pro and my HP. If Final Cut’s processing, I can slide over and work on Vegas.

However Final Cut is a different story. If they were AVCHD files you could use the log and transfer to get them in, but those Xacti MP4’s? FCP doesn’t like them and Apple doesn’t support them yet.

I’ve tried. I used Streamclip for MAC, converted them to MOV and get them into FCP just fine. A few transistions and a title and out to a DVD okay as well. However when I started messing around with composites and getting creative, FCP said NO WAY! Crashed or locked up.

So we got to live with things the way they are now. Hopefully in the near future, universal support for the H.264/MP4 will be a reality. However I don’t know anything about Premiere or Edius or any of the other editors. I got my hands full just with Vegas and Final Cut! 😉

As a final note, I recently shot some music vids at a banquet hall. I used my Sony DSR-250 on the tripod set at 16:9 recording to my nNovia Digital recorder, and my Xacti 1010 for B-roll (converted using the Streamclip). All MOV files and they match quite good on the Vegas timeline. Encoded MP2/AC3, into DVDA and made a great DVD.

FWIW
Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com
NEW DVD – Europe, Trains-n-Trams

[Allen Zagel]

I don’t believe you can do that. When you bring a MPEG2 file into DVDA, it’s looking for the matching audio file. Both must have the same name, just different extensions; MP2/AC3.

Unless you’re using a first-run video with no audio. I’m quite sure you can’t match 2 separate videos to 1 audio track.

If you split off the end credit video, then split the audio as well.

Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com
NEW DVD – Europe, Trains-n-Trams

[Allen Zagel]

Sorry, all this is making me go batty! ha ha.

Thanks
Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com
NEW DVD – Europe, Trains-n-Trams

[Allen Zagel]

Storyline? Are you using Vegas 8 Pro or Movie Studio Pro? It’s “storyboard” or “timeline”.

The right and left arrow keys will move 1 frame at a time. I don’t believe you can move only a half frame though.

Allen

[Allen Zagel]

I should be getting the book as well as the 16gb P2. I ordered the thing on March 7th. So I haven’t got it yet to see for sure.

Did get a call last week that Panasonic finally shipped them. So hopefully this week.

Thanks for all the explanation. Yea, I can see how your head hurts! 😉

So basically you’re getting 2 frames on all the settings except the PN? hmmmm I’m glad we don’t have to figure the long GOP as in HDV! phew!

Thanks again
Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com
NEW DVD – Europe, Trains-n-Trams

[Allen Zagel]

Hi
I use the free MPEG Streamclip to import my H.264/MP4 clips into MOV’s and bring them into Vegas. My Vegas 8 Pro handles them really nice. Just make sure your project settings in Vegas reflect the aspect ratio of the video in case it’s 720p widescreen.

Allen