Davd Keator
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I ran into this problem 2 years ago… I love that crazy P2 footage, and love FCP even more for their proprietary, Job’s way or the highway mantality…
Needless to say, my work around was simple:
I used Adobe media Encoder to transcode the footage to something else that I liked…I used AVI and cineform…
Otherwise: fast & dirty = H264, Apple TV 720p is fast.
good luck…
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The only thing that I can fathum is somehow, you are selecting two frames when you hit your mouse onto the timeline causeing a very small loop region.
Zoom in so you can see the individual frames and see that there are no looped regions before you press the space bar….
good luck
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Sorry to hear that! I agree Vegas 10 is a lame upgrade, reminds me of Microsoft model business scheme. Sony is not too bright….
I just found out why my EX-1 wasn’t so good after I send it in for repairs…They send me someone else’s camcorder!!! Unfortunately, the serial number is cleverly hidden from users, so when attempting to fix back focus, from this cammy, I realized, this ain’t mine!!!
Oh well, at least it works, I guess….
I guess good ethical behavior is too much to ask for from large corporations…
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I spoke to an old Computer Engineer. He claims that RAM to the CPU is an incredible bottle neck in reality. The biggest issue is the lag between, the CPU calling the memory controller for the read, write, & VERRIFY… Apparently the Verify command is what’s slow, getting a confirmation that the file was read correctly, rendered, sent to ram, then sent off to the HD. the HD then sending back confirmation to send off to the next frame to be computed.
By utilizing RamDisk, all lag other than the inherent delays with in ram and its controller we seen. As stated, it didn’t matter having the swap/source/output on the same drive.
Now as the person stated previously the switch from dual to quad opened up all new issues. Well, if you are hitting the Windows swap file, then yes, performance TANKS. Just add more ram. 2 gigs per core then no swap file access needed EVER…. 64 BIT needed…
Hyper threads don’t count. It’s still the same core, just a thread on standby if there is a cache miss. This happens regularly on any CPU, just when doing millions of SIMPLE integer commands ‘RENDERING’ the que lag to switch threads is actually a performance hit in VEGAS. If the instructions to render were vastly more complex and each process took hundreds of computer cycles to calculate, then yes, HT would be beneficial. In conclusion, disable HT and you will see a performance increase…2 – 7% but it helps.
Now, I only have dual core, quad core, and now the 6 core cpu’s. All I have noted is that Vegas does not scale all too well after 4 cores. Perhaps, the code of Vegas needs multiples of 4, ie, 1-2-4-8-16…I’d love to test on a MAGNY CORE – AMD, I’m holding out for the new Bulldozer cores.
Good luck…
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WOW, I haven’t seen problems like that since 9.0a
Vegas has some bad mojo sometimes….
Suggestions:
1: Reinstall Vegas 9e.
2: Reinstall Quicktime.
3: Put all your media in one directory.
4: when putting files onto the time line, just drag the file onto the timeline, it will auto import.
5: verify that Vegas is building its proxy files.*If all else fails, download cineform and transcode all your footage to the visually lossless codec and edit
the new files, they are larger, yet your timeline will move faster and your FX and filters especially x-fades will work far better…I usually reinstall my entire operating system every 6 months to a year, just to get back to a clean environment, fresh codecs etc…sometimes the internet gives you bogus files that reek HAVOC on other programs like VEGAS.
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For all you sound guys out there. I have noticed that Sony Vegas Pro renders audio much slower than a stand alone audio program like Adobe Sound Booth. I just scrub, compress, EQ my videos and drop it back onto the time line.
My question is: Does Sony Vegas Pro utilize a sound card for it’s DSP? I have always used the built in Audio card from the mother board. I’d love anything thats faster.
I just got a USB Audio Presonus box, nada on speed increase….
Thanks,
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Well, We purchased our EX-1 in 2007… Mid 2009 Our ND selector switch broke, smashed into the lens system. Simply a lousy design I suspect, our selector was always dificult to engage.
After 4 weeks of repair and a $545.00 repair bill. Our Back focus seemed to be off. I complained they said send it back and they will get back to me on how much it will cost!
I decided to live with a softer focus… My last Sony product!
Such is life…
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Only for 64bit support & RED files… Both I needed and liked…
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I have yet to find a DVD player that doesn’t take higher bit rate…but if you need to calculate your projects for compression…then it’s possible to be going way under 8kb/s I did a large 2hr project client wanted on 1 dvd. it ended up around 5kb/s I thought it looked terrible, like youtube quality.
My only other thought for your issue would be, the de-interlace settings. Don’t set it to deinterlace. That will cause you to loose resolution. It will look bad on a computer screen, but will look better on a tv.
I know you said upper field first which is correct but there are other settings as well in the project settings.
good luck.
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I think we need more details on your renderin settins…
My Sony EX-1 HD footage converted to DVD blows away my old DVX-100b in every way!
Other wise, could be settings with in your camera… Play with the picture profiles…
But, I’m guessing you are complaining about the interlacing issue…compression ettings is what make stuff look bad.
I know it’s not the best way, but I let DVD-A make the DVD file and set the bit rate to max, 9600kbs. But it works for me, I think you will see great footage if you let DVD-A make the footage…
Send me a few seconds of a clip, I’ll look at your footage and test it.
David at newportpictures dot tv
good luck…