George Dean
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Hi J-P,
You are correct. The pixel aspect ratio for HDV is 1.3333. So vegas will display and render as 16:9 aspect ratio (HD).
The pixel aspect ratio for HD is 1.0000 square, which is also displayed and rendered as 16:9 aspect ration.
Best Regards…..George
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Hi Russ,
Should I assume this is the same codec included with Resolve 12 and/or Fusion 8?
Best Regards…..George
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I’m on Windows 7 with Vegas Pro 13. My custom render templates are located:
C:\Users\(User Name Here)\AppData\Roaming\Sony\Render Templates
Best Regards…..George
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Sorru Don, for some reason I picked off the Sony model that was an alternative (which had HDMI), not the model you currently have.
Best Regards……George
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Don,
Another route, if you are happy with the Sony, may be to add an Atoms Ninja 2, or Ninja Star recorder (about $300 US). If that worked, it should capture 4:2:2 from your Sony. This will give you ProRes HQ or DNxHD (both in an MOV container). Neither are optimal in Vegas without converting it to an intermediate that Vegas will like. Not ideal, just a thought to keep the expense down, but with a time expense of workflow to run the intermediate files.
Best Regards…..George
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You might be able to improve some of the scenes by creating a mask to cover the blades only and within that area perhaps a blur and use key frames to track the motion. Not ideal, but maybe that will help and probably not for some of your scenes. Hopefully others will jump in here and have some better suggestions.
Adjusting for this in the camera would be much better, but of course that doesn’t do you much good for the footage you are working on.
Best Regards…..George
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Hi Andy,
Can you provide a sample or perhaps a more detailed explanation of what “very jerky and quite unpleasant” is?
Are you talking about the rolling shutter jello effect of your Sony HDR cmos sensor? Or, perhaps it’s a stabilization issue?
Best Regards……George
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@ Mims……”I love the look of the Blade footage on the Atomos monitor-just can’t get Vegas to work. I think I have come to the end of the line with Vegas Pro.”
Of Course you can still use the Samurai Blade as a monitor and use any of the focus or scope tools, just don’t record and use the native Sony codec on a card. Or, again, do as the Mac users did for a long time, render to an intermediate file that Vegas likes. I do this often with m2ts, avi, mxf, and mp4 files, as I often edit in sections.
On the other hand, if I’m only going to put 20-30 clips into events in Vegas, I can take them straight from the Atomos as DNxHD220X and even on my old machine I can get a reasonable preview for editing (although, yes, with more complicated effects I can bring Vegas to it’s knees, but that is my old machine, not Vegas.
@ Mims…..’When I looked at the blade I don’t recall Atomos advertising: “This will not work with Sony Vegas/Windows platforms. Only works with a Mac.”‘
You are probably correct. They will advertise what it works with, not what it will not work with. They will list what they support and what not. It’s not the Atomos, it’s not Vegas, it’s the 342 bit restriction of Quicktime in Windows. I will admit, it is somewhat of a hook, but there any many of these type hooks in the industry between OS, codec, ownership, platforms, programs, and various bugs!
@ Mims……”As I make the transition to feature film 4K needs with a different camera like a AJA Cion or Black Magic Ursa Mini(?), the Sony Vegas Pro software system may have to be left behind for something better suited for the volume of 4K files and 90 minute+ project lengths.”
Final Cut, Adobe, Avid, etc. and others…..the trick is to match the camera output with the platform input on a box that will run them in an OS that supports them, and that your client can use. I work for myself only, if you have clients, they are your first concern…..I’m not saying anything here you don’t already know. Bottom line, I agree, sometimes (most of the time!) I’m confused on all the in’s and out’s……but there are work arounds editors have been using to get the job done. Good Luck with Your Projects.
Best Regards…..George
Mims
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tough = put
Damm, I can’t figure out how to edit post?!?!?