John Rofrano
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[Tom Burgess] “I just learned the term “Hackintosh” on Google and found some interesting online resources”
I built a Hackintosh before I moved to the Mac. It kinda worked most of the time but every time there was an update I was in fear that it would undo all of the “hacks”. It was enough to make me realize that I liked OS X (now macOS) a lot more than Windows 7 (which was the last version of Windows I used). Then there was an opportunity at work to get a MacBook Pro so I did. Then I bought a Mac Mini for home and eventually two Mac Pro’s (8-core and 12-core) for editing and I never looked back. I do a lot of my video editing on my MacBook Pro laptop on external USB3 drives. My MacBook Pro also has Thunderbolt 2 which is 2x faster than USB 3.1 (20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 vs 10Gbps USB 3.1) and the newer ones have Thunderbolt 3 which is even faster so Mac laptops have plenty of bandwidth to deal with video on external RAID storage.
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[Tom Burgess] “I’ve been reading your replies in old CreativeCow threads pertaining to Sony VEGAS Pro 9. Those have been a big help to me on many occasions, and they continue to be. “
You’re welcome and thanks for the kind words. I still stop by these forums occasionally because all of my knowledge on HOW to edit is still relevant but I just can’t help with debugging why things don’t work.
[Tom Burgess] “There doesn’t appear to be a Mac in my immediate future,”
Moving to the Mac is the best decision I ever made. I will never go back to use a PC again. I went from becoming a system administrator having to know intimate details of how Windows and the hardware works to becoming just and end user enjoying that things “just work” without having to give them much thought. It’s not that things never go wrong, but it’s way, way less it use to be. FCP X takes advantage of every ounce of GPU that my Mac has to offer. There is never a question of what to buy. It’s just delightful. ????
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[Tom Burgess] “If I may impose on you once again, I have another question in this forum that has gone unanswered so far. (I tried to post a link, but it results in a 404 Error page). The thread title is “Does v15 Preview window work fully on SECOND display monitor?””
Sorry but I can’t answer that one because I don’t use Vegas Pro anymore and have never used Vegas Pro 15. I moved to the Mac several years ago for other reasons and I’m using Final Cut Pro X now. I’m sure others on the forum who do use Vegas Pro 15 will answer. 😉
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If you want to normalize the chances separately you have to make the channels separate. There is no way around it. Roger’s solution is the only way to treat them separately.
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DVD Architect hasn’t changed much because DVD’s haven’t changed much. The version you have will continue to work with or without any version of Vegas Pro. DVD Architect is a standalone application for making DVD’s (and quite a nice one). I see no reason to buy it again if you already have it and t’s working for you.
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The forum rules don’t allow me to post a link to another video forum with a solution but do a search for “recover_mp4_to_h264.exe” and you’ll find a utility that can recover some damaged mp4 files where the camera stopped before the file was completely written. Apparently, it is used a lot by the drone community when they power off their drone before shutting off the camera.
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[Terry Hogan] “Since my project already has color grading and some effects would it be best to just render the project out in the final delivery format and use that in Premiere and After Effects for adding special effects or is there some advantage to using VP 14’s Export to Premiere After Effects?”
The export to Premiere/After Effects will remove all of the color grading and any other effects you have applied because Premiere doesn’t have the same effects so that is definitely not an option for you.
The best you can do at this point would be to render what you have to 3840×2160 29.97p and give it to whoever to add whatever. I’m guessing that whatever they are going to add will benefit from the extra resolution. If the final delivery format is 1080p it won’t matter much that you cropped some of the footage already because it will be scaled back down on delivery.
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[Phil Seymour] “Any ideas on how to make the DVD with the image vertical?”
Was it fine when you edited it or was it sideways in the preview? I would imagine that in your edit you would need to rotate the video 90 degrees so that it’s vertical in the preview and then it will render correctly.
[Phil Seymour] “Otherwise everyone has to lie on the floor :-(“
Might I suggest investing in pillows and blankets? 😀
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I believe the UHD Blu-ray format is different from HD Blu-ray and just placing files on a disc is not going to play in any Blu-ray player.
I did read that even using USB Sticks is challenging so I have no idea what Hollywood was thinking but I have no plans on buying 4K TV or player or anything at this rate. Heck, my cable provider FIOS isn’t even streaming 1080 HD. Most of the HD content is still 720p! There is no way they are going to shut down hundreds of channels to make bandwidth for 4K.
If you want 4K in your home, you need an Apple TV, or Roku, or similar device which means cable providers are digging their own graves. My wife just gave me an article to read on “cutting the cable” and it looks like that is the most economical thing to so since they aren’t providing the best viewing experience anymore. (…but I digress) 😉
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[Aaron Star] “Its really surprising how long the 4K DVD has been out, and there are no updates to the DVD architect to support it. Vegas 14-15 support the codecs, but the lawyers must be the hang ups on updating the DVD authoring tool.”
You will be waiting forever because it will never happen. Hollywood has made it impossible for anyone but industry insiders to make 4K Ultra Blue-ray disc. The software to create them is prohibitively expensive (see Scenarist UHD you have to content them for the price) but you are not allowed to even purchase it if you are not a member of the Blu-ray Consortium.
Hollywood is making sure that consumers can never author their own 4K Ultra Blu-ray discs so don’t hold your breath.
~jr
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