Bob Peterson
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Try Media Generators -> Credit Roll -> Scrolling on Transparent
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Editing speed and rendering speed are two different things. Your computer is not powerful enough to deliver 24fps. The render will deliver the frame rate that you select.
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I am seeing something like this in Pro 9b. The timeline shows the video content only at the beginning and end of a clip. Prior to version 9, it showed the video content of all the frames. Now, most of what is seen is a blank screen.
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No, I have not yet moved to CS4. However, I have the CS3 Master Suite. It is interesting that Adobe includes Soundbooth in the Master Suite rather than the product you mention. I cranked it up briefly to obtain a feel for what is does and how it works.
It does not compare very well to SF. It does not have the range of adjustments and special effects that SF does. I was a bit surprised by the short list of functions available compared to what I am accustomed to in SF. It also seems to rely a lot on simple controls (almost like brightness/contrast sliders in Photoshop) which do not have the precision that SF contains (SF is more like Photoshop’s curves function). Certainly, based on a quick tour, the product looks like a very lite version of SF. That observation may stem from the fact that I am not terribly familiar with the product, but it seemed that you weren’t terribly familiar with SF before rendering an opinion. As I recall, you downloaded and looked briefly at a trial version of SF.
I did not see much similarity in the interface to other Adobe products such as Photoshop, Premier Pro, or After Effects, so I did not grasp your point about a common interface between products.
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As noted, the processor is slow. In addition, a second large, fast hard drive for the video is also a good thing.
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Sound Forge is a little better integrated than what you describe. It’s certainly not as hard as using a third party product.
I use it fairly frequently for things that Vegas cannot do. Right off the top is sound reduction which can clean up undesired background sounds of various types. Then there is the ability to analyze and adjust sound levels across all tracks. There is also access to advanced functions including an equalizer, compressor, etc. from izotope. SF is also now supporting 8 output channnels (7.1) as well as channel abilities that I do not yet fully understand. SF definitely adds many capabilities that Vegas does not supply, and has now added even more capability.
I agree that the big missing feature is the kind of multitrack audio that Vegas provides. That would be very nice.
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Vegas works quite well with photos, but you need to size them properly to obtain the best results. It’s forte does not lie in resizing photos. I usually, using Photoshop, adjust them to about twice the resolution of the video screen, and save them as PNG files.
More resolution may be needed for “Ken Burns” effects, but you don’t need third party scripts to use that effect. Vegas has pan/crop functions at the clip level, and track motion functions at the track level.
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Have you selected the correct option in the Windows Recording Control (Sounds & Audio Devices in the Control Panel)? If not, your device will not be used. Even Sound Forge requires the correct settings in this control. I have mine set on “What You Hear” in Win XP Pro. It’s been awhile, but I think Vista has a similar facility.