John Rofrano
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> Vegas Movie Studio 8.0c, which I have, _cannot_ export Video in resolutions above 800×600, and doesn’t make use of the AVC or h.264 codecs, nor export in High-Def.
I believe the confusion over what 8.0 can do vs what 9.0 can do is because you are talking about two different sub-versions. This is a common confusion so let’s clarify:
Movie Studio 6.0 Platinum and Movie Studio 7.0 Platinum and Movie Studio 8 Platinum and Movie Studio 9 Platinum can ALL edit and render HD. It’s the Platinum in the name that adds the HD support not the 8.0 or 9.0. (although at one point it was only HDV and now it supports AVCHD but you get the idea)
Movie Studio 6, 7, 8 including Movie Studio 9 CANNOT edit or render HD or 5.1 Surround. They are only SD/DV editors. So Platinum = HD… no Platinum = SD only.
Pro Pak is a misnomer. There is nothing “pro” about it. It contains the consumer versions of Sound Forge Audio Studio, Cinescore, and some 3rd part FX from New Blue FX. The software itself is the same consumer version that you could buy separately with no additional functionality. It is just a software “bundle”.
It is unfortunate that the Sony marketing team doesn’t understand the confusion that they are causing by distinguishing the “Pro” version of Vegas with the name Vegas Pro and then adding the word “Pro” to their consumer line of software but they did it. Personally, I feel they should have called it “Suite” because it combines several non-pro versions of their software together. (but I was not consulted on this matter) 😉
Hope that clears things up about versions and platinums and pros (Oh My!).
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Why do you feel it’s not possible? I make stunning SD-DVD’s from my Sony HVR-Z1U footage. I just render as DVD Architect NTSC widescreen and AC3 Stereo and the results look far better than any SD footage I’ve ever placed on a DVD. Even my wife could tell the difference the first time she saw it (and she is not in the business so she’s a fair judge of consumer expectations)
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I would imagine everyone’s workflow is a little different and you may change your workflow depending on the project but usually I will work in Vegas and then export media as needed to work in AE and then bring the results back into Vegas.
If I’m using AE for an opening, then I may create the whole thing in AE or I may create an overlay in AE and render as a Quicktime Animation file (because it supports an alpha channel) and then I’ll just use those assets in Vegas as needed. Clearly for anything that involves motion tracking in the middle of a project and such I will do the former and export from Vegas, work in AE, and render back out as needed.
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> anyone know of a way to link sections (other than adding the video multiple times, and changing the I/O points on the subsections)?
That’s exactly how you are supposed to do it. DVD Architect is smart enough to just include the file once and have all buttons point to that one instance so there is no problem with adding the same video multiple times. This is specifically how you give buttons separate in and out points.
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You want to open the files as an Image Sequence. You can only do this if the files are named sequentially (e.g., myfile000.jpg, myfile001.jpg, myfile002.jpg, etc.) Here’s how:
- Choose File | Import | Media…
- Select only the first file in the sequence
- Check the box Open still image sequence at the bottom of the window
- Press Open
- In the next window set the framerate to 90.000
- Press OK
You should now have a clip in the Project Media of your new video composed of 90fps images.
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> I wonder if this is why they didn’t work in the standard edition.
This is absolutely why. A quick check of the Vegas Family Comparison chart on the Sony site clearly shows that Movie Studio does not support 5.1 Surround until you move up to the Platinum version.
BTW, that camera also records in stereo so tell your father-in-law that he can adjust the audio to be stereo if he wants to be compatible with Movie Studio. (not sure why he’s shooting only SD with an HD camera anyway)
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Check the settings on your DVD player and make sure it knows that it’s feeding a 16:9 TV. Most DVD players default to 4:3 unless told otherwise.
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No, unfortunately, the damage is done. Sony has combined the tracks and thrown away the information to recreate them. You really need to start over to add another camera into the edit. These tools preserve the original tracks and just mute them so that you can edit them again if you need to.
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The DVD MPEG-2 files have an extension of .mpg and they can be recorded at 9Mbps, 6Mbps or 4MBps. The AVCHD files have an .mts extensions and they are recorded at 16Mbps, 9Mbps, 7Mbps, & 5Mbps. One format is MPEG-2 and the other is MPEG-4. Neither need any drivers or anything to be played back in Vegas as long as your version of Vegas supports AVCHD.
Unless your Father-in-law specifically placed the camera in SD: MPEG mode, it defaults to shooting HD: AVCHD. Not many people buy an HD camera just to shoot SD. Are you sure they are MPEG files?
The confusing part is that you said:
> I am running Vegas Pro 9.0b (build 66) through Windows XP Pro.
Which is impossible since Vegas Pro 9 doesn’t exist! I assume you are using Movie Studio 9 and you need to have the Platinum Edition in order for AVCHD to be recognized. So please check you exact version of Movie Studio.
~jr
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