[Gary Kleiner]

If it’s a title sequence with multiple titles with set durations, FX, etc, then you could:

Copy and Paste from one Vegas window to another.

Save just the titles as a project,then add the different program to the timeline.

Save just the titles as a project, then drop it in your new project as a nested veg.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

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[Gary Kleiner]

[Allen Zagel] “I’m trying to create a WMV file of a 1 minute clip from the timeline.”

Render straight to wmv, which by default is progressive (non-interlaced).

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

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[Gary Kleiner]

One recepie would be:

For the strobe : Right-click the event and in properties set the undersample rate to less than 1.

For the delay/trail: Make a copy on the track below, then offset it a few frames. Reduce the opacity of the top layer.

For the grain: Sony Film Grain FX

Flashes: Sony Film Effects flicker, or add manually on track above with white generated media. Adjust duration, opacity, and fade duration to taste.

Gamma, saturation, color balance, etc: Color Corrector.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Gary Kleiner]

I capture my HDV with the HDV Capture in Vegas. WHat version of Vegas are you using? I haven’t botrhered much with intermediate codecs since Vegas 7 handles HDV so well.

Gary Kleiner

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[Gary Kleiner]

The real question on your HDV cam is; are you getting the signal output before or after the compression stage. Have you hooked up the HDMI to a TV while in camera mode to verify if that output is active in that mode?

Even if it is, you may not see any advantage over capturing live via firewire.

Gary Kleiner

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[Gary Kleiner]

What HD format are you working with?
For example, XDCam and HDV can be imported directly. For others, an SDI card would most likely be the route you’d take.

Gary Kleiner

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[Gary Kleiner]

[lunchmoney] “there was no point in responding to your question about why I should care if it’s a .mov file or not.”

Of course it’s your prerogative to provide whatever information you desire.

However, it is often the case that a question on how to do something is explored a little further, and it turns out that there is a basic assumption by someone asking advise that is incorrect. Thus, a better route to the desired end is arrived at, which makes for a better day for everyone.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Gary Kleiner]

Make a duplicate of the footage in a track above, then use masking (e.g. Bezier mask in the Pan/Crop tools) to define the area you want to change and let the rest of the image show through from the bottom of the two video tracks. You probably will want to feather the edge for a good blend.

Gary Kleiner

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[Gary Kleiner]

I have found the best tool to tweak exposure is Color Curves.
If you really only want to change one part of the image you are going to have to add a second copy of the footage on a track above and mask it so that the rest of the frame will show through.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Gary Kleiner]

Just had this thought as well:

You could resize all your videos (on different tracks)and place them side by side using track motion, then move them in unison using parent motion controls on a new video track after making the video tracks into compositing children of the movement track.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com