[Danny Hays]

Johns idea of trying CineForm NeoScene is a good idea and costs way less than an i7. But if you can swing for an i7, you won’t need Cineform, as it will be able to handle anything you throw at it.
Your render times will be significantly faster as well.
Your camera probably uses USB to transfer the video to the computer, but I would still make sure the i7 has a firewire port as there will no doubt be some instances where you need to capture DV or HDV and those cameras are mostly firewire. I tell you this because firewire is being phased out and it’s getting harder to find computers with them. Hope this helps, Danny Hays

[Danny Hays]

Any video you put on the timeline that has audio with it will add an audio track containing the audio that came with the clip.
If the video clip has no audio, only the video will show up. You can always connect a microphone to your sound card and record a voice over. Vegas comes with several audio effects like noise gate, EQ, compressor, reverb, echo, ect.

[Danny Hays]

GearShift makes DV proxies to edit on slower computers, then replaces them with the AVCHD files right befor rendering. You said larger AVCHD files crash your machine so GearShift won’t help in this case. An i7 computer with Win 7 64 bit and Vegas Pro 10 64 bit is all you need. My i7 handles my 1080 60p from my TM700 and previews great.

[Danny Hays]

I have seen the “What you hear” on Sound Blaster cards. You can download a free virtual audio cable that will show up as an audio interface. Set Windows to output on it and Vegas to use it as an input
https://download.cnet.com/Virtual-Audio-Cable/3000-2168_4-10067766.html

Hope this helps, Danny Hays

[Danny Hays]

•ASUS P6X58D-Premium
•ASUS P6X58D-E
•Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7
•Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5

These MB’s are supported for the Shuttle.

[Danny Hays]

I don’t believe so. Media Express is a capture/playback software. I don’t see anyway for it to edit or convert a file.
Sony vegas Pro 10 works with DPX files now. You can download a free trial version and see if it renders faster than Premier.

[Danny Hays]

Blackmagic still says they’re are no supported laptops for the Shuttle, but this one looks the closest with the PM55 vs the P55 or X58 chipset required. If you get it and it works with the Shuttle please let us know. There’s a ton of people waiting for it.

[Danny Hays]

Have you tried starting over rebuilding the project and see if you have the same problems? Listen to each added audio track for these anomalies. If adding another video starts the problem, get the properties of that file, then maybe we can help. Danny Hays

[Danny Hays]

I’ve demo’d the Boris keyer and it does a good job. Lighting is everything when it comes to chromakeying. Two of the best keyers are Keylight and Ultrakey, found in Adobe bundles. Come on Sony, give us a good Keyer!!

[Danny Hays]

The Master track can used for alot of things. Even though most effects should have been used before this, like in the track or buss track, a master compressor and or EQ can be at the Master track level. Think about it. Hope this helps, Danny Hays