Danny Hays
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You can save one frame by setting the video preview to full and clicking on the little floppy icon in the corner of the preview window. You can also zoom in and split to a single frame which I read somewhere the quality is better that way. Danny Hays
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None of my machines are running Vista but I know Vegas 8 is compatible with it. Are you talking uncompressed HD or HDV? You should have no problems editing HDV m2t files, Tape based Sony and Panasonic cameras uses this format. Vegas has several preview options. I don’t think there’s a CPU based NLE that’ll give you 30 fps preview HD while editing. Vegas will give you less frames per second of full quality or more frames per second with less quality. You can also pre-render crucial sections to see full at full frame rate. I have played with CPU only Media composer and it won’t preview 30fps with several tracks and effects. Oh by the way, Congrats on switching to Vegas. I can’t even begin to tell you how Vegas is better, at least for the prosumer like my self. Now if you need many editors on the same project at the same time with file permissions and that sort of thing, Then Avid with Unity (I think thats what it’s called) may be the right choice. The ease of Vegas is unparalleled in my opinion. Vegas used to be audio only back when Sonic Foundry started it and it can be used as an audio editor as well. It supports direct-x and vst pluggins. You can put almost any different audio and video formats in the same time line and edit and render without having to convert the files to the same format before rendering. Every time I start playing with Avid, I run into tons of things That Vegas will do faster and easier. I run Vegas on a 3.4 core duo 2 gig ram and it works flawlessly with HDV. You can also re-render to Cineform avi which is more efficient and comes free with Vegas. Just hang out in the Creative Cow Sony Vegas forum for all your answers. There are some great people posting here. Welcome to the Vegas world!! Danny
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I know there’s an option to not re-render long GOP structure mpeg files but I think AVI’s have to render if any changes are made. I’m sure one of the other leaders will know how if it’s possible. How ’bout it guys??
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If you tried to make a surround sound video, you have to render the video out without audio. Then render the audio out seperatly as an .ac3 file. The DVD arch. will put them together when authorizing the disk. Did you pull the rendered file back into vegas and not see a waveform? Danny Hays
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Try opening the rendered file in vegas and see if there’s a wave form. You can also render to track and see right away while figuring it out. Are you using the main concept mpeg-2 DVD NTSC preset? It defaults with audio but can be unchecked in the audio tab. Danny Hays
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Hi Douglas,
I use normalize to get CD tracks the same volume and for poorly recorded (small wave form) audio files. Are there some forums you can point me to that can explain why I shouldn’t use this feature? I always thought Normalize just scans the file for the highest peak in amplitude and then raised the amplitude of the whole wav until the peak was at the level you set the normalize too. Does it change the sound other than level or is there another, better way to acomplish this. Thanks in advance.
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A compressor will work to bring the bangs down but only to the vocal level, but be sure to set attack and release to fast and make sure it’s not compressing during voices. Another way to get it better, if there aren’t to many bangs, zoom in on each one and use a level effect to lower them, even lower than the vocals. Then normalize it. Danny Hays
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The file path needs to be the same for the newly captured files as the old ones as well as the name of the files. Or you can always point to where the new files are when Vegas promts you for missing files. Then save and they will be located next time you open the project. Danny Hays
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Hi Ron,
This wouldn’t be the 1st time I’ve been corrected and it’s totally cool,, Thats what these forums are for. Finding answers. For the life of me I can’t find how to export, save as, an OMF file. Upon further research I found this program that is supposed to convert EDL to omf.
https://www.edlmax.com/edlmaxpro.htm
Also I found that Digidesign has something called Digitranslator that supposed to allow PT to import AAf files. Alvin, Ask your PT guy if he has Digitranslator or if he can import EDL or AAF files.
If there’s a way to get from Vegas to Protools, lets find it. I’m sure Alvin’s not the only one wanting this ability. Danny Hays -
Only contractors and vendors are allowed behind the scenes unfortunatly. Universal is protective on how we do do things understandably. We’re always pushing the state of the art with new technologies and if everyone knows how the special effects are done, the novelty is lost somewhat. Same kind of toys we have but much more expencive. Danny