John Rofrano
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You can just place generated media or your favorite motion background on the track below. No need for a plug-in. If you want it to be taken from the video then the approach you outlined is what is normally done.
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> question 1: how can 16:9 and 4:3 both use 720×480?
The Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR) is different. This means that the pixels do no represent a square like on your computer screen but rather a rectangle. At 720, 4:3 has a PAR of 0.9091 and at 16:9 the PAR is 1.2121. If you do the math, you’ll see that 720 x 0.9091 = 654 wide and 720 x 1.2121 = 873 wide. So 4:3 is 654×480 and 16:9 is 873×480 in square pixels.
> question 2: when i am editing in vegas what do I need to make my settings.
Well… the HDR-SR11 normally shoots AVCHD at 1940×1080 but I assume you are using it as an SD camera since you mentioned 720×480 so you should use the NTSC DV Widescreen (720×480, 29.970 fps) project template in Vegas.
When you are done editing, render using the MainConcept MPEG-2 type and the DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen video stream template for video and the Dolby Digital AC-3 type for audio.
In DVD Architect (since the topic of this post was DVD Architect help and you didn’t actually ask any DVD Architect questions), use DVD Widescreen template as well unless you wan to deliver 4:3 menus. The videos will still be 16:9 and 4:3 regardless of the project settings in DVD Architect because the project settings only control the menu format if you supply the videos as MPEG2 already.
> question 3: Is there a a way to make 2 formats of the same video, 1 4:3 and 1 16:9 and put them both on the same dvd?
Yes but why would you want to? Just create a widescreen version and let the 4:3 people watch a letter boxed picture. They should be use to it from Hollywood DVD’s by now. Besides, it will give them incentive them to buy a new TV which they will need on Feb 17, 2009 anyway. 😉
But seriously… you will need to author it twice and render it twice and hope that you have enough room for both formats on a single DVD. (you could always burn a Double-Layer Disc)
The easiest way to do this is to edit for widescreen. When that’s done, create a DV 4:3 project in Vegas and drop the widescreen project into it as a nested project. Then use Pan/Crop on the nested project event using the Match Output Aspect option to crop the video to 4:3. Then render the 4:3 version.
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I’m not sure what ‘prism’ is or what it has to do with this but did you follow the instructions in Mike’s link: (Using GO-HD files in Sony Vegas Pro 8)? You were supposed to process the files with Quicktime Pro and that’s it.
There was no need to install an AAC codec and, in fact, that may add to the problem if you are using codecs that Vegas doesn’t support. I would uninstall any AAC codec you may have installed.
Just process the files with Quicktime Pro. This does not, I repeat DOES NOT alter the video in any way! Follow the instructions in the link (it uses pass-through mode for video and only process the audio)
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Actually that was “using” a mask on generated media. To do this:
- Insert a Video Track on the timeline.
- Right-click the video track and select Insert Generated Media and choose Sony Solid Color and select the shade of red you would like.
- Click on Event Pan/Crop icon for the event you just made.
- Check the Mask checkbox and start clicking on the screen to draw the mask as a set of bezier curves.
- When you close the mask it will hide everything but the area you drew.
Look up “Mask, Bezier” in the Vegas help file for more info.
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> Exception 0x0000005(access violation) WRITE: 0x0 IP:0x6658D7
That’s an access violation from a program writing to memory that it does not own. The 0x0000005 is a special case because it comes from dereferencing a null pointer. So it may actually be a bug? Something happened that DVD Architect did not expect. I would contact Sony technical support with the error. I don’t think anyone here is going to be able to debug it.
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You’ve just limited your response to people who are willing (and capable) of opening a Microsoft Word document from someone they don’t know. Try telling us what the error says or post a link to a graphics (jpg or png) file.
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You can easily do this in Vegas using Red solid generate media and a mask. The flashing is just a quick fade on and off. Since the original light was green, he may have even placed red media on the track below and used chroma key to key out the green revealing the red (that’s the first thing I would try). The text looks like it might just be a glow setting that is keyframed to be on and off. Nothing I can see in that video requires Premiere to do.
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Only system code can cause a blue screen and more than likely it’s a hardware driver. What did the blue screen tell you? It usually will list the an error at the top and the name of the file that caused the error at the bottom. This is critical information for debugging the problem. I’m guessing it may be an audio driver or something that Vegas looks for when it starts (audio, video, etc.).
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Hi Doug,
I’ve only done two of these. Both were for close friends and they brought me the footage that they had been taking all season so I didn’t charge them anything to edit it. I made them pick out the highlights they wanted and just note the timecode. Obviously if you have to go to games to video tape it yourself, you’ve got to charge what your time is worth. Sorry I can’t help you there.
My approach was that coaches are getting tons of DVD’s and they are only going to watch a few minutes of each. The kid is either going to impress them in the first few plays and make them watch more or not. One was for American Football and the other was for Lacrosse. Both highlights were about 7 minutes long. I included a 30 second intro with a picture on the left and changing stats on the right followed by highlights of their plays logically grouped together. For football I had equal sections (about 3 minutes each) of Offensive Tackle, Offensive Guard, and Defensive Tackle.
For Lacrosse I had sections for Defense, Draws, Transitions, and Goals. This lets the coach concentrate on each of their talents individually. If they performed a particularly tricky move, I did an “instant reply” in slow motion. I was careful not to do this more than twice so I picked the best two plays and spaced them out. Obviously place whatever they are good at first to keep the coach’s attention.
During the video I added highlights to circle the athlete so that they were easy to pick out; just for a few seconds at the beginning of each play to guide the coach’s eye at the right player. I used gray transparent generated media with the cookie cutter to punch the hole in the center and then keyframed the hole to follow the player.
I made it a point to use royalty free sports music. You don’t want the coach singing along and forgetting to watch the video or even worst, to have heard the same song for the 99th time and just stop it all together. It was very nondescript sports music but driving to build excitement. Schools will usually also want to see a full game. So after the 7 minute highlight, I included an entire game.
When I made the DVD I had one button for highlights and a second for the game and a “play all” button.
Both kids got a scholarship. I’m sure it had more to do with their athletic ability than my editing skills but at least I know they got watched. 😉 Good Luck!
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Yea, as Greg said, when you see the Burn Disc menu it will be obvious. It lets you select the Blu-ray template and then it renders the timeline to the correct format for you. All automatic.
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