[Bruce Quayle]

Thanks John. Unfortunately the material I’m shooting over the next year will be shot with an EX1r.
Anything besides AVCHD?
Again…can I ask if Sony/Vegas may be considering going the graphics card route, or would it require too much of a program rewrite?
It would sure make sense.
Cheers,

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Yes, would you please elucidate! I have always been told that the graphics card is totally unused and all processing is being done by the processor only.
Thanks,

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Hi Michael,
I am looking for a BitVice-type program that will work in the PC world. Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks,

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Thanks guys. I checked the VASST site, but no mention of registration at this stage. I will keep a look out.
Cheers,

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Just some ideas:
Fast forward: “Skid forward”
Fast rewind: “Skid back”
Fast fwd to next take: “Switch forward”
Fast rew to previous take: “Switch back”
Speed/Rolling: “Live” (Maybe “Recording”)
Erase: “Zap”
Merry Christmas to all,

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Just a thought…but I have always believed that it’s best (more flexible) to record the cleanest pictures possible (artistic design accepted) and then create these sorts of effects in post. How difficult would it be to achieve this same effect in say Vegas or FCP?

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Thanks Edward. I have been trying to download your newsletters, but for some reason I can’t. I have rebooted now and will try again.
Cheers,

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Many thanks guys. I will obviously continue with Vegas and hopefully the “Vegas Logic” will be a wonderful AH HA moment for me. I will certainly read Spot’s tutorial.
Cheers,

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Brilliant Mike.
Thanks so much. I actually did go to the online help, but I am a bear of very little brain and sometimes need just the very hand-holding you gave me.
If I can beg your indulgence a little further, I am not finding Vegas very intuitive in the area of compositing and keying.
Is it my understanding (or rather lack thereof) or should I be reading up on some stuff that gives me a better idea of just how the program works?
I had been trying to work out a simple way of creating a glow or ‘light sweep’ effect over text. No matter what I tried (logically) I couldn’t achieve the effect I wanted. I eventually found an explanation of the very effect on the VASST site by Gary Gowman (Thanks Gary). Unfortunately it was designed on Vegas 3 and I had some problems with the difference in interface, etc. But I eventually downloaded the veg file included with the explanation of the effect and managed to work it out from that. But I still have to say that nothing is really clear as to why one does what one has to do in order to do it…(if you know what I mean…) 😉
I found the DFX compositing program (you remember it from the DPS days I’m sure) far more user friendly…if somewhat slow to render. But then DPS was also a very intuitive program and super quick for DV production. I’m just obviously missing something with Vegas on this front.
Don’t get me wrong…I really enjoy Vegas, and am most impressed with what it can do. I just find it, well, unintuative…if there is such a word.
Your insight and understanding of this program would be invaluable. Please point me to the light!
Cheers for now,
Bruce

Bruce Quayle

[Bruce Quayle]

Hi Jon,
A few years back I shot a film in which one of the shots required rain. I managed to create a very real rain composite by shooting some spray from my garden hose falling in front of a black polly board. I shot on a bright day which made the drops stand out really well (just watch out for direct sun, or rainbows will ruin your effect). Just make sure the spray is pointing in the direction you need the rain to be falling. The bigger droplets, the better. You can play with distance from your “rain” as well. Once you have the correct material, you can use a luma key, or possibly chroma key. Personally I prefer to use compositing. I have to admit that I originally composited my shot using DFX and unfortunately cannot give you any settings for Vegas…but I believe it should be no problem at all.
Good luck,

Bruce Quayle