[Graham Bernard]

[Dimitrios Papadimitriou] “Grazie you usually get into this visual effect stuff too.”

Been out in our garden. Enjoying an early Spring. O…K….. I’ll put me thinking cap back on. Nope, come back with nothing. But, that is a great visual.

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
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Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[George Dean] “That’s not much to go on!” George, I agree.

OK, I’m starting to read reports from Users that this issue is gathering pace, again. We’ve been here before. I’m getting a convergence between this issue AND the NLE’s need for its time clock referencing just where and what it should do back on the Timeline. So, my fixes, without “knowing” the programming on of this has been to:

1] Change the Audio Device Settings away from my External PreSonus AudioBox.

2] Disconnect AND reconnect the USB plug from the PSAB.

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[Jeff David] “No – it’s better to use the bit rate approach.”

My work here is done.????

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[Jeff David] “I just saw where I inadvertently put a ? mark after your name in my last post. That was accidental – I did not even know that was in there. My bad! Sorry!”

I was given a very thick skin by my parents and a deep understanding of humans by my one and only Welsh Border collie-dog.

OK, here’s something to ponder on: High Bitrates make for Larger file sizes. Yup, we got that. Any visual noise might require special treatment and here I’m referring to possible Grain or Low light video that had required a high GAIN setting. This in turn generates masses amounts of noise and all that noise, for the purposes of DVD production, has to be tamed if file size and BitRates need to be pulled back. I use small dabs of “Neat Video”. NV is my preferred tool to smooth out GRAINY footage. There are other ways to do this, but not being trained in the arts of programming, NV supplies a User Friedly GUI to allow to look good. NV is quite remarkable and over the years has saved me on more than dozen times.

So, Jeff, to recap, the quantity and the granularity of the Visual Noise works against getting lean mean files sizes. Washing original footage through BitRate Viewer is a great tool to identify areas of your footage that are noisy. Once you know where they are you can take a surgical approach to make “quiet” that noise.

As I said waaaay up there, this DVD Prep is fun. Well I think so. ????

Oh yeah, your title to this Thread, “Re: Is it better to simply use dual layer dvd’s as opposed to messing around w bitrates?” I meant to ask you, is it?

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[Jeff David] “Thanks a million Graham?”

Jeff, you’re very welcome. Nothing like finding a “complimentary” training video to augment the text written here. The Pointers I’ve written at great length, must’ve given you signposts to “move on”. Once you’ve prepared that MPEG2, either VBR or CBR, do use the BitRate Viewer to actually SEE the way your file fluctuates. If you do get issues with the DVD player you can pinpoint the areas needing a more focussed attention.

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[Jeff David] “do I have to put anyhting in those fields?”

Quick reply – no. Unless…. you’ve designed a whole bunch from that list. Have you? But, just for starters, let’s get an overall calculation and think about those overheads later, yeah?

Get used to Tweaking your “recipe”, making changes to balance all into that 4.7gb. As you adjust you’ll find you can drive down your overall size to provide some overhead space. It’s great fun!

Oh yes, whenever I’m preparing and doing draft DVD Burns I do it on DVD-RW.

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[Jesper Hansen] “Is there a way to tell the Sony Vegas pro 16 that I’m only wanting to place one clip after the other on one timeline? I’m sure this is trivial but I cannot find the answer myself.”

Hi Jesper – No not trivial at all! – If I understand you wish to SHUFFLE EVENTS:

You have e.g. :
A>B>C>D

You wish to shuffle:
A>C>B>D

Is this correct?

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[Jeff David] “My video is 2 hours long.”

Totally doable. Now, that BitRate calculator is not one I know. Here’s the one I’ve used over decades of use and found to be both reliable and straightforward. It also gives a graphical suggestion as to the possible Quality you’d get.

It’s part of this “other” COW thread being hosted by a stalwart for VP, John Cline, a chap who I’ve learnt much of my video production, from capture to publishing – here that means DVD production. Thanks John! ???? : https://forums.creativecow.net/docs/forums/post.php?forumid=24&postid=935307&univpostid=935307&pview=t

Jeff, if you remember anything recognise the following:

1) Higher BitRates create larger files. If your video contains noisy footage eg Fireworks; dusty effects; sparkles from welding torches and so on, you might need to apply, just for that section, MPEG2 renders for that footage. BUT if your footage is mostly low optical noise or “quiet” then we can contemplate a lower BitRate.

2) Whilst Variable BitRates (VBR), as opposed to a Constant BitRate (CBR), whilst (VBR) allowing us to be “mean” with file size might confuse older DVD players as they could struggle adjusting to decode the bit variations.

Now, also download BitRate Viewer, although old, it still works. What this does is to allow us to see the changes in the bitrates of a file and give us a clue what’s best to use: https://www.videohelp.com/software/Bitrate-Viewer-2

So, with these two tools:

* BitRate Calculator (see the COW link to John Cline site above)
* BitRate Viewer (see the VideoHelp link above)

You can comfortably, subject to any necessary wrangling of optical noise, fit your TWO HOUR material onto a single DVD. No need for Dual Layer DVDs.

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[Michael Hoogasian] “The one remaining question is, does VP16 also solve the issue of the text not respecting the anchor point?”

Good question. My advise would be to ask your contact at MAGIX. I’m sure they’d give the best reassurances. Why don’t you load it up and see?

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge

[Graham Bernard]

[Connor Cottrell] “I recently upgraded from Sony Vegas 13 to 16”

Well, you could try this. Check with Microsoft to see if you’re running the latest update for .NET Framework. This has been a cure for issues around VEGAS Text Generated Controls. What indicates this to me from what you say is that the Radial Controls work in the previous version of VP but not in the latest. So, what the difference? For me it’s suggesting updating whatever is needed to work, and here, that could very well be .NET. Added to which, VP13 was the last SONY offering and then from mid 2016 got handed over to MAGIX. See my thought processes? ????

[Connor Cottrell] “Is this a bug?”

I’d prefer on installation of an upgrade, here that’s from VP13 to VP16, a warning saying you/we need to update supporting M$ language would be good. It hasn’t. It used to be that there would be a need for installing C++ Redistributable and be told to do so. I’d say that that is an installation Bug. How long ago did you install VP13? Again, this points towards some earlier version of .NET Framework.

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX60HS Bridge