[Dale Mullins]

Could you render uncompressed from Vegas, then render the final in Quicktime (or whatever software you use for h.264)?

Dale

[Dale Mullins]

Hello Anmol.

I just responded to your post on the VirtulDub forums here:
https://forums.virtualdub.org/index.php?act=ST&f=6&t=16116&st=32

In summary, I do not notice any colorspace issues with my capture using the BlackMagic Intensity, VirtualDub and the Huffyuv compression. Details are in the link I posted above.

Good luck,
Dale

[Dale Mullins]

Actually, what I was thinking of is not the control panel. The settings in my Blackmagic Control Panel are:

All Outputs Active
HDMI Video & HDMI Audio
Output processing = Off
Input processing = Off

The dialog box I was thinking of was this one (image below). I use VirtualDub and you get to it via Capture AVI -> Video -> Capture filter. Not sure how you get to it otherwise.

[Dale Mullins]

Kris,

What is the display setting on your Xbox 360 (720p, 1080i, 1080p)? The Intensity Pro does not support 1080p. If you capture 1080i, you will most likely have to deinterlace your video or it will have “lines” in it. I personally use the Intensity to capture 720p Xbox 360 gameplay.

Once you have determined/set what the 360 is outputting, you will need to go into the Intensity settings in the Control Panel and make sure it is set to use the same setting as the 360. The dialog I’m talking about can be seen in this thread, 1st screenshot:
https://forums.virtualdub.org/index.php?act=ST&f=6&t=16116

Dale

[Dale Mullins]

Are you using HDMI? If so, the PS3 uses HDCP at all times so you can’t capture the feed. The Xbox 360 does not activate HDCP when playing games and at the dashboard (but I think it does when you play back movies and use Netflix).

You could capture PS3 video via component cables though, if that is an option.

Dale

[Dale Mullins]

Hello Steven.

I don’t have an answer to your exact question, but I’m also capturing 720p from my Xbox 360 with the Intensity (not Pro..HDMI in/out only). I thought I’d share how I do it.

I actually use an HDMI splitter (you can get one from monoprice.com for around $30 or so..maybe cheaper elsewhere). This way I don’t have ANY lag or chance of the recording/capturing process interfering with my gaming. HDMI out from X360 -> HDMI splitter -> 1 output to Intensity, 1 output to television.

I use VirtualDub to capture. You can read this thread at their forum for my setup: https://forums.virtualdub.org/index.php?act=ST&f=6&t=16116 .

You could probably use Media Express to capture, but unless you have a beefy computer/storage to accommodate the high data rate (or use compression) – you will probably run into issues. Also, unless you know what/when you want to capture, your files will be HUGE if you just turn it on and let it capture for hours.

I have VirtualDub capture using Huffyuv lossless compression. If you got the CPU to handle it, it helps cut down the file sizes and also the rate of writing data to the disk. Also, VirtualDub is configured to write out ~2GB file segments – which makes it easier to manage.

[Dale Mullins]

Hello Jonathan.

I was hoping someone would reply to you with a solution, because I do pretty much the same thing. I think the “solution” is to upgrade to Vegas Pro, which gives you more flexible output options.

After spending countless hours trying to find an optimal h.264 output setting using Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Pro 9 (VMS), I now use an opensource program called “MeGUI” to render the final video.

I capture video in 1280 x 720, 59.94fps. I create the movie in VMS and render it as an uncompressed AVI. Then pass that file through MeGUI to output an h.264, MP4 file. I don’t create a lot of videos, so it is not a big deal for me.

Dale

[Dale Mullins]

I also recommend FileZilla:

https://filezilla-project.org/client_features.php

It supports secure FTP protocols also, so if your clients ever require SFTP or FTP over SSL – you will have it.

[Dale Mullins]

I have only seen the terminology used in VirtualDub, and do not know if what you ask can be done in Vegas or not (I use Vegas Movie Studio 9, which does not have all the features of Vegas 8 Pro).

[Dale Mullins]

Justin,

VirtualDub, https://www.virtualdub.org/, will allow you to cut out pieces of the AVI file you do not want (and lots more if you want).

Once you start VirtualDub and select your input file, make sure you select Direct Stream Copy in the Video and Audio menus. Using direct stream copy, no compression/encoding will take place when you save the file.

You can mark in/out ranges on the timeline at bottom and hit DEL to delete sections, then just File -> Save as AVI…

Dale