Jeremy Rasnic
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I have a dual quad machine I built. Depending on your version of windows you can have more ram than your computer can hold theoretically speaking (although some versions of Windows 7 limits you to less RAM).
You can set the thread #’s in Vegas to what you want. I have mine set at 8 or 16 I believe (Vegas did not utilize all my cores at 100% on most renders).
As far as your question concerning xp 64- I don’t have a definitive answer. However, I would issue this warning– if you have any problems with your setup running this version of Windows, you will get no help from Sony as it is not supported. I would further caution you to stay away from it as I don’t think you will have much help anywhere you turn with it as not many people installed it (or if they did they don’t have it installed anymore). It just didn’t take off like Windows 7 64 did.
I hope this helps you. A question for you: Why is Windows 7 64 not an option for you?
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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I think the fastest way would be to click File and choose Save As. Rename it and there you go.
Another method would be to choose the selection tool (top toolbar a little more than halfway over from the middle I believe), click and drag to select a portion and then copy it. Now open another instance of Vegas and right click and paste (or just drag it from one instance to another).
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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It looks like an interlacing issue. (as an aside, I would recommend just saving your images as jpg files or png files so others who don’t have photoshop can open them).
A couple of options:
1. Use VLC to playback your files and choose under the video options to blend the fields under deinterlacing. I don’t particularly trust Windows Media player to give proper results.
2. Check to make sure your fields are lower fields first LFF if you are using standard def formats (or when you render, change the field order to progressive).
3. If you are going to watch it on a computer monitor that is progressive, render it out as a progressive file format (30p or 24p instead of 29.97i if you are in NTSC land).
Fine lines and standard def interlaced footage doesn’t always go well together. At any given time you are only seeing half of the actual image.
What I saw on your link didn’t necessarily look out of focus as much as it looked like an interlacing issue.
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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I use it. It has some nice features (such as deinterlacing options) for previewing on your computer screen.
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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There is no need to have the jpeg image at 300dpi. 120 or 72 is fine for dpi settings (less taxing on teh computer) and you won’t benefit from having 300dots per inch for television viewing.
Now, are you zooming in? If so how far? Make sure your picture resolution is at least double your project settings if you are going to be zooming in up to 50% or else you will get artifacts.
Also, turn on reduce interlace flicker can help (right click the picture on the timeline, choose properties, and choose the checkbox for flicker) in reducing a strobe-like effect).
Does the rest of the footage look fine (minus the pictures)?
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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Click on the pan/crop icon on the event that has the blue screen. On the keyframe timeline on the pan/crop window there are two modes- the bottom one is for masking. If you select this the masking tools will show up on the left hand column. Simply “cut” out the portion that is giving you problems. (notice there is a positive/negative dropdown- this affects which part shows through. Either the part you cut will show up or everything but the part you cut will show up)
Make sure your replacement background is on the track below that one.
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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If you can post a sample clip or screen grab that would be helpful.
However, you can mask out the portion of the screen that is giving you the problem and key it separately (or just place your replacement media on that track and let it show through. If your talent is often coming in and out of that portion of the screen, you will have a more difficult task. I assume you have used chroma blur? Another option (free) is to use the trial version of NewBlueFX’s ChromaKeyer to see if it can do a better job for you. And yet another free option is Cinegob’s keyer. They may or may not get you the desired results but they can be worth the try. That’s about as good as advice as I can give you until you post a screenshot or sample clip.
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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I assume you are wanting to load your video on the web in high definition? If so, use the Sony AVC (or Mainconcept AVCE)template and change the settings according to what you want. The higher the bitrate the bigger the file size. The lower the bitrate the less quality you will have. It is a trade off.
If you would rather, try using a WMV (Windows Media Video) template and under options change it 3mbps and make sure the dimensions are correct (Usually keeping the dimensions the same as your source is a good idea as it does not have to resize each frame= quicker renders).
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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Can you post a screen grab of what you are seeing so we can see it as well?
Also, try taking a known working video (one you have used before) and place it on the timeline in a new project- did that show a preview?
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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What is the format of the footage you are placing on the timeline to edit? Resolution?
Also, what template are you using to output the video for youtube? I know you say avc, but what settings are you using with that?
This information should help us help you 🙂
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com