[Jon Chamberlain]

Here’s what I keep getting:

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[Jon Chamberlain]

thanks John,

Dropouts occur from the timeline playback (pre-rendered or not) and file previews, with video, without video, audio as part of the video file and not…basically anytime.

I have tried a variety of settings in preferences, included deselecting track buffer, selecting track buffer and adjusting amount/time, tried using all audio device type options, including asio4all.

I’m just stumped.

Jon

[Jon Chamberlain]

May I make a couple suggestions:

1. Making a copy of your video file in windows explorer to place on 2 tracks is unecessary, you simply place the same file on 2 video tracks in vegas; in other words: 2 instances of the same file. The way you describe uses disc space unecessarily.

2. I remember seeing the technique you are trying, but I think you are missing a step:

<<< Import you video clip into vegas Video. Copy and paste the clip onto a second track making sure it is completely in sync with the above track. On the top track click on the *compositing mode* button and select overlay. Add a gaussian blur to the track below and set both ranges to 0.010. now the colour and contrast maybe high. Add a black and white filter to the top track and desaturate it a little to suite your needs. >>>

Personally, I didn’t like the results of this method the time I tried it, but this may have just been the particular footage I was working with. I’ve been very pleased with the free Magic Bullet film looks plug ins that came with Vegas v5. I’ve used a combination of “black diffusion 5.0” preset/at about 30-50%, with “filmic warm”/at about 30-50%. Of course you’ll want to play around with those combinations to you liking.

Good luck,
JonC

[Jon Chamberlain]

Thanks Edward,

That was so easy, I feel like a novice for even having to ask that question. I guess sometimes the simplest things get overlooked, eh?

JonnyC