[Justin Leyba]

You know what? After I rendered it and watched it, it still has those random lines in the text (it will show up then goes out)(tracking animation for the text). Do you know what I’m talking about? But the video looks great! Thnx.

[Justin Leyba]

Ohhh.. So I just keep my project properties settings to:
NTSC DV(720×480)
FRAMERATE: 29.970?
DEINTERLACE METHOD: Blend Fields

Render Settings:
.avi
NTSC 24p (2-3 pulldown)

Is that right?
Thank you for the tip! It has been really helpful! 😀

[Justin Leyba]

My camcorder records 60i then I convert all to 24p. Is that the problem?

[Justin Leyba]

But would it be really better than the mounted camera mic in recording a live band?

[Justin Leyba]

I did that but it didn’t work. 😀

[Justin Leyba]

I just noticed that the rode videomic was on the film. Now I think I really need to buy that mic. Haha.
Thank you for the information!

[Justin Leyba]

Does it buzz a lot? ’cause some tests ive seen is that the rode buzzes a lot. Do you personally own the Rode Videomic?

[Justin Leyba]

Yes. this could be done in Sony Vegas with keyframing. I actually made my logo animation in Vegas. (plus AE). So it’s possible.

[Justin Leyba]

“I have one broad suggestion BEFORE you start shooting (and please don’t take this as patronizing – your question is a very good one, but it’s also very broad!): If you shoot with a “filmic” style, your video will look more like film. On the easy end, that means using a tripod (or, more advanced, a dolly). On the easy but very involved end, that means lighting your scene right. If you just did those two things, your video will look more like film before you even start editing. Poorly lit, handheld video will never look like a Hollywood film, no matter what you do to it in post. Well lit, properly stabilized video will look great, whether it actually looks like “film” or not.

Now, once you have your high-quality footage, there’s a lot you can do with Vegas’ color grading tools, but at that point, you need to look and your source and figure out a destination for it. What kind of film do you want to imitate? Alan Woo has a great little color analysis of some movies, just to start you thinking about this, again, in the very broadest of terms:”

—– Yup.. I have all of that. I just want to know some good settings(Project Properties, Rendering Properties) in Sony Vegas that will make my video look like film…
Thank You.. You’re a great help!