[Dan Myers]

Mike,

I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to lay it out for me. I will be working through it tomorrow and hopefully this will resolve my problem. Even if it doesn’t, I will be certainly be more organized with my file structure!!

Thanks again.

Dan.

[Dan Myers]

Mike,

Thanks for the reply. I have never changed the default location of these temp files so I am hoping that is the culprit. I just need to be sure on the course of action. A few questions.

1. Do I clear the existing temp folder to allow for the other projects to work properly or will creating a new one fix the problem? I am guessing I need to do both, but I am not real sure what clearing the Temp folder will do. I think it will mean that each project will have to create a new one when it is accessed but that is okay with me if it means everything will begin to work properly.

2. Does it matter where I put the new temp folder or what I call it, and do I need to assign this each time I create a new project in DVDA?

If you could provide a quick step by step process that would be incredibly helpful. Sorry for the request but my knowledge base on the internal functions of the computer is very weak.

Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Dan.

[Dan Myers]

Hi,

But if I want to continue with DVD Architect, what is the best course of action? Is a software reload a good idea? Different discs? Would it make sense to try and set all the hardware back to factory defaults? How do I do that?

I have contacted Sony Creative Software to see what they have to say but not sure when I’ll hear back.

[Dan Myers]

Hi,

Just spent around two hours on the phone with Sony support regarding my capture problem. It seems that there is a conflict between my DVCAM DSR-25 and the Canopus ADVC-100. Everything was fine until I changed from DV in to composite in on the Canopus. I physically removed the firewire connection from the DVCAM to the Canopus so Vegas would see the composite VCR footage. That seems to be where the problem lies. Now Vegas is seeing the Canopus as the input device. When I connect the DVCAM to the Canopus, Vegas loses the connection and says that there is no device connected. Sony seems to think that the two firewire connections (one from the DVCAM to the Canopus, and one from the Canopus to the computer) are somehow causing this conflict. But my answer to that is that it was working fine before I inputted the composite footage.

I am totally lost as to what to do now. I disconnected the Canopus and went directly from the DVCAM DSR-25 to the computer and it still does NOT see the footage. Vegas says there is no device connected.

Sony seems to think that there is a setting on the DSR-25 that sends the firewire signal out, but I do not see any and it was sending the signal through the Canopus before this all happened.

Anybody familiar with the Canopus ADVC 100 or the DVCAM DSR-25 have any suggestions?? At this point I am dead in the water and cannot input any DVCAM footage into my system.

Should I reconnect the composite machine to the Canopus and see if I can switch the signal back to DV??? I’m not even sure that makes sense.

Any help is appreciated.

Dan.

[Dan Myers]

Thanks Mike for the camera recommendation. I will check it out.

Dan.

[Dan Myers]

Thanks John,

I plan on moving to Vegas 10 regardless of what camera I purchase. Just waiting until I finish up a few projects I am still working on. Still not sold on AVCHD but finding the right camera that meets my specific set of needs is my focus.

I actually got a reply from Sony this morning about the AVCHD issue that stated (and I am paraphrasing) that when using basic cuts and dissolves and not a lot of effects or video streams, Vegas Pro 10 works great. If you need to use a lot of effects or streams of video, it may require using RAM previews to achieve full-frame playback and that some users capture AVCHD files with Cineform? and re-encode them in Cineform’s HD codec. Not exactly the answer I expected and I’m not really sure how difficult this would be or how it would affect workflow efficiency. Seems to me that adding steps like this is workaround that shouldn’t be there. The whole idea behind staying in a family of products is to increase efficiency, not introduce issues that limit capability of the software. Maybe I’m just too old school or naive to understand this.

Let me ask one more thing before I stop my little snowbound rant…what does AVCHD give me or provide me that HDV doesn’t? Is there a significant difference in the final product? Will support for HDV evaporate in the next year or two because of the advent of AVCHD? I’m not sure those are valid questions or ones that can be answered, but it seems to me that they would all factor into any purchase decision.

Thanks again for your feedback John.

[Dan Myers]

Thanks for all of your feedback everyone. Here is my problem. I really do not want to spend a lot of money on my next camera, but I am a little leery as I stated earlier about the size of the smaller cameras. I am so used to a big camera (have been using the Sony DVCAM 300A for the last 10 years) that I am worried that I will have issues shooting with a small handheld device. Again I shoot weddings, and I do not have the luxury of re-shooting if there is a problem.

Vegas having issues with AVCHD significantly reduces the number of cameras to choose from. Not being a real technical wiz, I looked closer at the computer that I just purchased from Sony (SuperMicro Computer) through B & H in August of 2010. The unit is equipped as follows

– Windows 7 Ultimate
– Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU
– Processor 960 @ 3.20 GHz 3.20GHz
– RAM 8 GB
– 64-Bit
– Vegas Version 9

Is this computer capable of running Vegas with AVCHD? I noticed in some of the previous posts that the i7 processor was okay for this. I need to make sure because I am hoping to keep my camera cost under $4000, and being able to use AVCHD provides a lot more options. Not that I am discounting HDV as an option, but unfortunately with the state of wedding videography in my area, price is definitely an issue.

I will be contacting Sony about this later today to get their take, but again I would much rather here from actual users than the manufacturer. But I want to hear what they have to say. If AVCHD is their baby, then it makes absolutely no sense to me that it is not designed with the foresight to get along with another kid in the family.

Thanks in advance for any comments.

Dan.

[Dan Myers]

Wow…pretty impressive numbers for such a small camera. I do worry about keeping it stable. I am an old time videographer who is very accustomed to having a beast on my shoulder. Does the image stabilization on these cameras really work?? My shoulder is getting old and definitely votes for a smaller unit. The other concern, which may be somewhat old fashioned as well, is how is it perceived by the client. I’ve always felt there is a certain level of professionalism tied to a shoulder type camera. Am I over-thinking this?

Dan.

[Dan Myers]

Thanks for the input Danny…I am trying to gather more info on this camera as we speak. I think I could handle only having to spend that much for my next camera..or two, especially since my last DVCAM with the lens was about 12K!!

[Dan Myers]

Mike,

Is the Panasonic TM 700 tapeless? And does it interface well with Vegas? I am going to see what I can find online but always prefer to hear from actual users rather than the slightly biased manufacturer.

Dan.