Jeremy Rochefort
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Hi Jeff
I would seriously consider searching the main Cow forum. There are many specific posts about PC specs.
Jeremy
MJ Productions
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You should have no problem editing on your machine.
The only problem is that editing the m2t file is always going to be a mission and not very effective since it is in effect an MPEG file – and editing MPEG is a mission.
My laptop that I use on the road is an ol 2.4G HP with 512 megs of ram and a 5400rpm IDE drive. Using Connect HD (or Gearshift for that matter) allows me to edit freely. BTW, I always use “Preview” mode to edit with. The more the number of tracks/transitions and effects you have, the slower your preview will be.
Both Connect HD (the latest version is 3.0.4) which and Gearshift have slightly different workflows. The confusion is over CineForm’s use of the term “intermediate” which was derived from the film workflow “Digital Intermediate” not from the concept of temporary “proxy.”
In film digital intermediates you don’t go back to the source negative. The CineForm Intermediate is not a proxy for the M2T data, it completely replaces it. It is like an uncompressed workflow — only much more convenient due to file size and speed. The branding of “CineForm Intermediate” was during the post production of “Dust to Glory” where CineForm compression was used through out and was the final master format. So that is the philosophy.
With Gearshift, you would render a “proxy” to edit your HDV footage. Once you have completed your edit including transitions etc, you would “switch gears” and Gearshift would swop the proxy for the original m2t file and then you would render to your format of choice.
Jeremy
MJ Productions
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Only way out for your video is via a conversion box like Blackmagic etc. You can preview DV out via a box like the ADVC 300 or similar from Canopus.
As far as capturing is concerned, for HDV, you need to use the “Internal Capture” program and not the external one.
Vegas should see the deck without any problem – which deck is it??
Jeremy
MJ Productions
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The voice track is locked to the video track, hence it moves with the video track. To move all the tracks, press and hold the “CTRL” button while selecting all the tracks you want to move.
You can also “Group” tracks by selecting them all while holding the “CTRL” key and once all are selected, press the “g” key to group them together. That way, if you move one, all the grouped tracks will move accordingly
Jeremy
MJ Productions
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Most of the more modern DVD players can “simulate” 5.1 but its actually stereo. Also, these players should have no problem with a stereo sound track and conversely, players in 5.1 mode will play a stereo track.
However, if you have done your project in 5.1 with associated audio tracks mixed for 5.1, then thats what I would deliver in. 5.1 abviously has the “theatre” effect for sound which is more pleasing (provided its done right)
Jeremy
MJ Productions
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Luckilly enough, easy to do in Vegas.
Go Tools|Scripting|”Add Timecode to All Media” will insert the timecode for you. Just remember that each clip will have its own start code. IOW, each clip will start at 0:00:00.
Jeremy
MJ Productions
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From which cam are you capturing?? If using a DV camera, you use the external video capture and if capturing HDV, you use the internal capture program.
Jeremy
MJ Productions
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The way you are doing it is probably going to be your best bet way of doing it.
Jeremy
MJ Productions
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Very nice effect. Some of these takes me danged good while to do manually and here the guys have popped it into something user friendly and easy to use.
Great piece of software IMHO
Jeremy
MJ Productions