Joe Mantaratz
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Here’s my favorite part of the whole article…it applies to matter what you are talking about, be it NLE software or carpenters tools…
All of which leads me to the Zen of video encoding, which is this:
There is no right or wrong. There is only what works and what doesn’t.
If you can find even one combination of tools, delivery devices, and target platforms that satisfies your constraints and still accomplishes your goals, congratulations. You’re ahead of 99% of the people who’ve tried.
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Thanks for the link…always looking to get a little better understanding as to why things work the way they do.
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You are quite correct as to what is available concerning employment and platforms. Apple is great at advertising and such. There was a time in the music studio that it was the only game in town, then slowly PC’S gained ground and today are just as prevalent, (more so due to cost) Apple had the niche and as such charged exorbitant costs for it’s products and it cost them greatly. They are no longer the leader in desktop publishing either. About the only hold they have is this last one, and that is slipping. Most mainstream programs are not marketed for MACS and the bundled software with a new machine compared to a PC is a joke. These are tools and if I am the only kid selling hammers then mine are the best right? Not until the guy across the street starts his business and the word gets out and you start losing ground. Eventually the former frey will give way the new. When I was in school we cut film the old fashioned way and the teacher would proudly show how quickly he could do it faster then these new fangled machines. Think that is the case today? Hardly. Mac switched to Intel CPU’S and now has dual boot systems…wonder why??? The average newcomer is not willing to shell out 2 to 3 times the cost for the same tool someone else is selling for half. Systems were built around these platforms and no one is willing to revamp them and the newbies are looking elsewhere to start up their own business. Economics drives the market and everyone including Hollywood is feeling the strain. The end product is what counts not the tools you use. But what you stated is the reality if this is your only employ you need AVID and FCP. I’m glad this is not my main stay. Bottom line is use what works for you and learn what you need to work elsewhere.
Joe
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Nicely done advertisement. This will be my upgrade and cross platform as well. There’s just so many places that are FCP and AVID that I have to make the investment. I am not looking forward to yet another thing to get proficient in. I think Vegas is great and much more intuitive to use than some other programs. The tide will change eventually, one user at at time. Thanks for the link Steve.
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It is a real travesty that the consumer is the beta testers and are the ones who have to create work around solutions. In the great race to be the first off the block we’re left with having to suffer with trying to understand why applications do not work as advertised. I’ve said this before but it is worth repeating. Almost all of my problems have come from upgrades that promise to be the next great thing. Unfortunately buying the same brand hardware and software in the hopes of seamless integration is a dream not reality. Adding insult to injury is that is quite commonplace for their tech support to suggest researching the help forums when they cannot provide a solution. Maybe we should be on the payroll???
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You can select the END EVENT for the media under it’s properties and choose loop. That’s it..
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Don’t forget that a lower bitrate will result in lower quality, but if your file is larger unless you are using Blue Ray you don’t have a choice.
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It does have the template for the Ac-3 file format. I have version 5 still installed and it has it. Look under FILE TYPE and there you will see the format. You have to render the video and the audio separately using the templates I mentioned before. Give them both the same names and put them in any place you like but together. When you import the video file into Architect it will look in the same location to see if the audio is there. That is why you must name them the same. For example MYBirthday.MPG…MyBirthday.Ac3. The file extension comes from the render process.
As far as the bitrate is concerned you do that in Architect when you select the burn process. There is an option for OPTIMIZATION, you’ll see a slider with the default of 8 selected and the approx size of the file it will make. Adjust accordingly. Hope this helps
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You should not have a problem using the Sony to finalize, if it looks fine on the recorder than it should be ok. I own one as well and I believe they use the same format to finalize their discs. But to be safe I would stream it right from the camera. Hope it works.
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Vegas 8.1 is for the 64 bit system, there are some problem reported but you certainly can use it. Which version did you purchase?
Joe