[Larry Brewer]

never mind. The problem was fixed and in build 486.

SVP 12 build 486 reads mxf timecode.

I had uninstalled it and reverted to an earlier version for very good reasons at the time.

[Larry Brewer]

I installed the Newbluefx VI bundle and surprised to see how well the chromakey pro works. Easy to use and the entire package was discounted almost 40 bucks for some reason. I bought it for the picture grid but happy with the rest of the effects. Color replace works like a snap.

[Larry Brewer]

To test the assumption that “Memory needed by Vegas” is just a trigger to initiate an error message that your PC doesn’t have enough memory to operate Vegas, I set the number to 48,000 (default is 1,024). This should represent double my installed 24GB. No error message. The program opened and loaded my most recent project.

We are truly in unknown territory.

[Larry Brewer]

I basically agree with your statement “you can’t force any program to use more memory than it needs”.

That is quite obvious. And likewise I can’t force Sony Creative to design a program that gives me more than 100 thumbnails and one that doesn’t have to constantly rebuild them as I scroll looking for a certain shot. This in spite of the fact that my system has ample RAM to store tens of thousands of thumbnails and hold them so they don’t have to be rebuilt.

I can’t force Vegas to use more RAM than it needs, but likewise, I can’t force it not to crash when I do a simple “cntl Z” undo.

The issues like thumbnail creation, undo functions, are issues that should be improved with additional RAM.. And now that RAM is so cheap that even the most challenged among us can afford 10 times more than we actually need, It would be nice if the software would take advantage of that extra storage and help iron out some of these bugs.

I’m not expecting this hidden function “shift /options /preference /memory that Vegas needs/… to give me new abilities that we weren’t promised when I installed SVP, I just want to it do what it’s supposed to do, do it efficiently, and without crashing.

I understand that people that don’t write code for a living shouldn’t be poking around in hidden internal, but sometimes I can’t see where I have anything to lose, and maybe a little to gain.

“I strongly suspect that this number is simply a set point to trigger an error message if you don’t have enough ram to run Vegas.” You are probably right. But do you ever wonder why no one has thought to even ask Sony what this number represents?

As always, I really do appreciate everyone’s suggestions and feedback. Without this forum I would have given up a long time ago.

[Larry Brewer]

I raised the “Memory Needed by Vegas” to 4096MB, just to see what would happen. Fortunately, not much.. At least it didn’t render Vegas 12 useless, it still starts and loads project just fine, except the “big” project I had hoped it would help me with. No dice on that one. The forum that Sam was referring to has many references to improved multicam editing performance, especially in preview function. I’ll leave my setting at 4096MB and run some projects this week to see what happens.

[Larry Brewer]

I think I know the reasoning behind this change. A lot of times I would end up with 2 color corrections, or 2 color curves when I copied and pasted Event Attributes. Vegas was adding an Event Attribute when I really did want it to “Replace” an Event Attribute.

An option that pops up and asks “add” or “Replace” for each event selected would be nice. Most important when the event already has the effect you are trying to paste onto it. Much like the question “Create a new copy of source media” or “Create a reference to the original media” you get when copying events.

Has anyone noticed that when pasting attributes to multiple events sometimes all you get is the effect but without any settings? When I paste “Color Curves” onto multiple events.. I check later to find the effect was pasted but the curve is just a straight line and the correction I was expecting was not added. This has been bugging me for some time now.

[Larry Brewer]

Excuse me when I say I find this setting very interesting. As you probably remember, I have had serious issues with Vegas 12 “hitting the wall” as if the project just got too big. Would this setting give me a handle on that problem? My “big” project is still unfinished, for several reasons I won’t enumerate.

Vegas technical requirements state.. 500 MB hard-disk space for program installation, 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended) If a user had only 4GB there would be a real issue if this setting were raised to 2GB or higher. Not enough RAM for the PC to run.

When you say “hidden for a good reason” I guess you are hinting that it could screw up Vegas to the point it wouldn’t function? So what? A new install? I eat new installs for breakfast.

I updated my RAM to 24GB, I see little harm in playing with that setting. I doubt it’s the magic bullet but we’ll see. I’ll let you know what happens. Fingers crossed.

[Larry Brewer]

Yes I can do this with Track Motion. I was just looking for a package that might have some presets, or shortcuts. I purchased and installed NewBlueFX VI, mostly for the Chroma Key. It also has the Picture Grid and looks like it could be helpful. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Larry Brewer]

Just to add this to your considerations. Most shotgun mics I’ve used require Phantom power, not likely available from your mini phone connector. Sorry if this was already covered in the discussion, just thought I might mention that.

[Larry Brewer]

When my client insist on a PAL version of an NTSC program I’ve completed, I just make another DVD using DVD architect and set the properties to PAL. The only reason I’ve ever had to go back to Vegas was to render PAL subtitles for the PAL version of the DVD. For some reason the NTSC subtitles are too long to fit on the screen sometimes.

DVD architect will re-render the video titles on the DVD to PAL standard and burn a PAL version of the same program.

Don’t know if I could possibly get better quality rendering a new .m2v file in Vegas for the PAL dvd, but the PAL DVD plays fine on my PC, produces PAL standard video and won’t play on any of my NTSC DVD players. Couldn’t be simpler.

And I’m sure all this is completely un-necessary because NTSC DVDs typically play fine on European players and TV sets. Having said that, give the client what they ask for and be sure to add it to the bill.