Jeremy Rasnic
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SD= Standard definition. If you open one of his files in Vegas and right click and go to properties- what do you see? Is it HD resolution or SD?
Downconvert: your camera should have an option to downconvert the footage from your camera to standard definition utilizing a letterbox format. That would be the easiest solution for matching the footage. If your camera does not have that feature, you will need to capture the HD footage and downconvert it utilizing the software (basically you will render out to a standard definition template in Vegas such as DV AVI).
j razz
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1. Why are you encoding to avi files?
2. What type of avi files are you encoding?
If you are going to encode to AVI, use the cineform presets for an intermediary file format to work with if your computer is unable to handle the M2T files on the timeline (slow playback and responsiveness).
If you encode to avi, you miss out on the “no recompression” feature if you are simply making high definition files without much in the way of CC (color correction) or FX.
j razz
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Hold down CTRL+SHIFT when starting Vegas. It will restore all factory defaults. This will get rid of any presets you may have set up as well so be fore warned.
j razz
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Are you sure the letterbox version is in HD? I don’t believe HD has a letterbox feature as HD is widescreen. You can downconvert to SD as letterbox however.
j razz
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You will want to ensure that your bluray drive is actually a burner. The AVCHD format is hard to edit currently but VASST makes a program called AVC Upshift that will convert the files to M2T files for better editablity.
Of course, you could always use more processor power but yours should be fine if you convert the files first. You can try AVCHD first and then downlaod the AVC Upshift trial and compare to see if it benefits you.
Also, I don’t use Platinum- you may want to look into the special for Vegas pro 8 from BHphotovideo.com- it may be more worth your while after you run the trial for platinum (and 8 pro).
j razz
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Do you have DVD Architect installed? If not, install it. That should take care of the problem. Did you ever have the ability to encode to mpeg?
j razz
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Is your handicam mini-dv or mini-dvd?
Also, per “down-sizing”- no. You would not do this with standard definition footage.
If your camera is mini-dvd, go to file and then import dvd while your dvd is in the drive.
If mini-dv (tape based) after capture you should just be able to drag it to your timeline from your project media tab without issue.
Did you try any of the suggestions I made in the previous post?
j razz
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Get a bit rate calculator (I believe you can find one for free on http://www.vasst.com or if you have UltimateS, you can use the one built in that one) and see what bit rate you need to set your file to.
If you are going straight to DVD and never have intentions on using the HD footage on BluRay or the such, set up your timeline properties to match a standard definition project. If you do want to utilize the HD file at some point, just open up the file in vegas and let it set the properties for you. When rendering out for SD, choose DVD Architect Wide Screen and tweak the template according to your bitrate calculator and render the audio out as AC3 seperately. That should do you.
j razz
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It should just be a preview thing due to your hardware having to work overtime to apply the pan/crop along with the effect on top of every pixel being displayed and the refresh rate of your monitor may play into it.
I would recommend you render out a small portion and veiw that file in a media player- not Vegas.
j razz
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3 gigs in vista really isn’t that much and the warning message could very well be the hint you need.
Shut off all background operations (things in your task bar- especially any virus protection) and turn off aero. That should free up some of that ram.
Also, what is your project made of? Pictures? jpeg pictures? Are they straight from the camera? If so, shrink them down and convert to png- they can easily bogg down Vegas.
You may also want to try rendering a portion of your 8 minute timeline utlizing a format such as cineform avi (if you are working in HD) or some uncompressed avi file (it will eat up a lot of hard drive space) but you keep the file up to the point that the render stopped. So, the next render could start right where you left off. Then butt these up together on the timeline and render out to your preferred format.
j razz