Chris Young
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Scott ~
Doh! Got in real late from the shoot and saw your posting and ran off on the keyboard without thinking it through fully. New day now and the mind is working correctly now.
You have to install a program called ‘EZEncoder’ for all these little .exe utilities to run. Really had to dig through my archives to find out where I got it from… finally found it! Go to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUgkANdvnbw
Watch this youtube video and it will explain the whole process. Then go to
https://hypedphoto.com/ezencoder.cfm
and download EZEncoder
Down the bottom of the hypedphoto.com page you will find all the following utilitiies. I downloaded the lot and have used a few of the utilities over the last couple of years. MP4 to M2TS is in that lot. I think your problem will be solved once you install EZEncoder. Let us know how you go!
Deinterlace Footage
MJPEG Conversion for Stock Video Sites
Convert All Videos In A folder To Apple ProRes 422
Watermark Your Videos
Get Video Information
Convert Windows Media WMV
Convert HD to SD
Convert VOB’s
M2T Conversion
MTS Conversion
MXF Conversion
Make PNGs from Videos
Make Videos from PNGs
1500K Bitrates
Crop 16:9 to 4:3 Aspect
Progressive Footage Conversion when other methods fail
ScreenRecorder With Audio CaptureGood luck!
Chris Young
CYV productions
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Scott ~
Good to see you uploaded a file. I tried my first suggestions on it but it didn’t work… well it did but the audio was way out of sync.
I then tried something else though and it worked fine. The converted clip plays back at full frame rate and involved NO video conversion, that was totally lossless. The original audio on your clip is 256 kbps AAC. It was converted to MPEG audio, version 1, layer 2 and at 128 kbps. Audio wise to listen to I can’t tell the difference. Your call obviously.
What I did was a lossless video conversion from the totally unfriendly QuickTime MP4 clip you uploaded to a Vegas friendly M2TS file. Plays beautifully and if I had a load of it I could edit with it quite happily.
I have attached (I hope! Haven’t done it before.) a zip file with an app called
MP4_TO_M2TS_LOSSLESS_CONVERT.EXE
The link is:
Also in the zip are two txt files. One has an info breakdown of the clip you uploaded and the second one has an info breakdown of your clip after it was converted to an M2TS file.
To execute the conversion just double click on CONVERT.EXE and it will convert the first file in the folder. I hope you don’t have a million clips to do because you will have to remove each original and converted file from the folder you are doing the conversions in before you proceed to double click and convert the next file.
A bit of a clumsy work around but at least you will get good clips to work with.
Hope it is of some help to you. Would be great if someone could write a batch file to run this as a batch convert.
Chris Young
CYV Productions
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Look I’m just rushing out on a job but will check when i get back if it’s not tool late. Otherwise tomorrow morning. Will keep you posted. This process saved me heaps of grief time.
Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney -
Not sure what is happening with Nvidia but check out the following with Vegas 13 running realtime 4K with the AMD Firepro W9100.
See: AMD FirePro W9100 4k video solution pics from NAB 2014
https://fireuser.com/blog/amd_firepro_w9100_4k_video_solution_pics_from_nab_2014/
You all sitting down? I believe the cards list at $3900 each 🙁
Chris Young
CYV Productions
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Had a similar problem with some Apple encoded H.264 MP4s.
First step I ended up using an app called
MP4_TO_MKV_LOSLESS_CONVERT.exe.
You drop this into the folder along with the original files and run it. This app ripped through the files in no time at all and put them into MKV wrappers. I seem to remember I may have had to do each file individually. No losses as no transcoding.
Second step I used an app called
MkvToMp4.exe.
With this piece of software you drop all the MKV files into it and run it. This again rips through the process without loss as again no transcoding involved. Just make sure you nominate a destination folder for the rewraps before you start.
What I ended up with were ‘normal’ MP4 files that played back fine in Vegas.
The original files on investigation were of a format called ‘dash’ and codec called ‘dash’.
The final converted files were designated format ‘MPEG-4’ and with a codec designation of ‘isom’
Go figure? Anyhow it all worked with no quality loss whatsovever.
I found both of the above apps, both free, by searching for them via Google. Give it a go. If you can’t find them post back and we can work out a way to get them to you if you want to try the process out.
Chris Young
CYV Productions
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I would adjust the whole program level by applying the ‘Sony Curves’ plugin at your program Video Output FX plug point and then adjust your average white levels down to 100 IRE and your blacks up to 0 IRE.
Then as an overall rider just in case you have any quick transient peaks that want to shoot over 100 IRE I would apply the Sony Broadcast Colors plugin at the same point and select ‘conservative’ for the setting. Camera flash guns are classic examples of rapid overshoot levels.
Make sure your waveform monitor selection is set to 16-235. All material for broadcast should be created using these levels.
While at it I would check with the broadcaster about what audio levels you should deliver. Most do not want audio peaks to go over -10db. Do all of the above and hopefully you will meet their specs.
Chris Young
CYV Productions
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Mark ~
I have often used a technique I developed in Vegas to help deal with hot spots, lights etc. Easier than explaining would be to download a ZIP file containing a .VEG file I created using your png still. Obvioulsy the project properties are just guess work on my part but I think you wil get the idea.
You will see what is going on by moving your cursor to where there is no two clip overlap. Pay particular attention to what I have done on both tracks. Pan and Scan on the top track and opacity on the bottom track.
Good luck!
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/xicnh6
Chris Young
CYV Productions
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JW ~
Just some thoughts. This lens if it is a Sony mount version would fit on a PMW-320. A camera I much prefer to the EX3. If you can go the price difference that would be my pick in this range of ½” cameras. Basically the same chips and 35-mbit codec as the EX3 but two more audio tracks, SD capability as well as HD plus a host of other features. It also has the more familiar PDW type of scene file menu set-up as opposed to the more basic ‘Picture Profile’ approach of the EX series.
The 320 is much more like a PDW series cameras in many ways but file based not disc based but with the advantage of being much lighter. Being a shoulder mount camera I find it much easier to use for run-n-gun type work. That Canon is a pretty heavy little lens and it would make an EX3 very nose heavy which is another thing to consider for hand-held work. The 320 also uses ‘V’ mount batteries which are pretty standard items. A decent V mount battery on a 320 would balance that lens up pretty well.
Even though that Canon is an SD lens, near top of the Canon range in its time, It should give you pretty decent results. Either way both cameras can put out beautiful pictures if set up correctly.
BH link to 320
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/718797-REG/Sony_PMW_320K_PMW_320K_XDCAM_EX_HD.htmlChris Young
CYV Productions
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JW ~
Yes be careful of that because the Sony and Panasonic 1/2″ mounts are TOTALLY different! Look similar until you get them side by side. I have heard about and seen these D tap to 12 pin power cables on various sites but have no idea as to how sucessfully they work. From what I understand is that they give you servo power for the zoom but all your iris functions are manual and no return button fuction. No big loss there as manual is the way most of us would work with the iris anyway. Post back if you try this route as I think a few of us might be interested as to how this would work.
Chris Young
CYV Productions
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JW ~
The only versions of theses lenses I have seen have had standard 1/2″ B4 type Sony mounts. I have seen them used on Sony DSR-300, 370, 390 series cameras. These lenses had a standard 12pin connector cable.
By rights these lenses should fit an EX with the supplied 1/2″ to EX adapter but then the issue of powering the lenses arises. The only EX adapter I know of that has a 12 pin connecter to power a lens and give the operator full servo control is the Fujinon ACM-21 but this is a 2/3″ inch to EX adapter and far from cheap.
To the best of my knowledge there was never a dual hot-shoe version of these lenses. These Canons would now date back to the early – mid nineties. They were classed as a broadcast grade lens back then. Very nice pictures. I think if you speak to Canon today you will find that they will still service them but that there is no longer any parts support should any specific to this model parts be needed.
Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney