[Gav Bott]

Had a play with a Sony DCR-SR45 30GB – think that this is on the right track.

Thanks for the help

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

I have another “work around” I wouldn’t call it a solution.

Open capture with your camera connected but not switched on. Turn your camera on so that it’s in filming mode – i.e. ready to shoot – and not vcr / playing mode that youwould normally have it in to capture.

The computer often detects the camera in this mode for some reason – once it’s deteced and you can see a preview in vegas capture of whatever you point the camera at – then switch it to VCR/play mode and hope for the best.

In my case this worked – and I know a few others have got around capture problems doing this also.

Thnaks

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

Just found this:-

https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/24/881312

Ouch + top audio and video channel only.

Anyone got this as a simple free download script? I’m so unfamiliar with scripting I’m not 100% that I know what to do with this.

Thanks

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

Thanks for the advice Dan

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

Thanks for the advice.

The evil web designer has given me the frame size to use as you worked out.

Any thoughts on what frame size I could compress to that he will then enlarge to fit his (totally arbitrary I suspect) design? Am I better off doing it this way round than just rendering to his spec?

Thanks

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

Helped no end – thanks Danny

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

Found the Alpha channel.

And all the other – clicking helps, and a couple of glasses of wine and less dealine stress helps more.

Thanks

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

I just spotted my own deliberate mistake – 2 channels of stereo.

Anyway, if there is anything other than panning to be recomended – I’m all ears.

Thanks

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

Walter has it right (as usual).

The power of good catering can’t be overestimated – it’s crucial on pro work, and even more important for freebies.

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.

[Gav Bott]

Thanks Terry,

your answer has cured my worries – and solved a few more that would have cropped up – just needed to change the way I think about doing a normal process.

Perfect.

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production – Brisbane Australia.