[Larry Brewer]

Audacity is a freebie. I used noise removal effect in Audacity. You can find it and download it. Pretty simple to use.. after you figure out how to use it. (but isn’t everything). There are other similar programs. Pro Tools is probably the best. Several tutorials on YouTube. If the total program Isn’t too long and the file isn’t too large, just upload the whole thing. Be happy to run it through and send it back to you. No guarantees though…

[Larry Brewer]

You did get rid of the squeal, but it seems that there is an annoying artifact remaining. Again, maybe not so bad if mixed with the audio from the original camera mic. What audio processing did you use?

[Larry Brewer]

I’m certain that’s the product I saw in the email offer a while back. I’ll check out their trial.

[Larry Brewer]

I used Audacity and ran the wav file through 3 times with the default settings. The result was very clean. Mix in a little right channel for ambiance and not too bad. I’ve attached the “fixed” file. Again, it is so clean as to sound unnatural. It will be necessary to mix your ambient mic to get a more natural sound.

BTW. The right channel is pretty OK the way it is for my taste.

5668_5661badaudiosamplefixed.wav.zip

[Larry Brewer]

Ah ha! Now I get it. I’ve used the split screen button in the past to compare a before and after image. By copying to clipboard and splitting clipboard with another image that would open the door to comparing 2 cameras and making color correction much easier and more precise.

But only if it worked! Like you said, I got the red screen when I tried it.

Vegas is such a tease.

Thanks for the explanation.

[Larry Brewer]

First, be assured that Sony Vegas can and does play HDV footage. It is the format I use everyday and works for me as well as DVCam footage or any other format.

What version Vegas are you using?

Are you trying to import the HDV footage from the DVD data disk itself? if so, copy it to an faster internal hard drive, then import it.

What file extension do the clips display?

Do you know if there was any conversion of the files from the time they were imported from the tape cassette, til they got to you?

[Larry Brewer]

Have you tried renaming a clip with the .M2T extension? This may be all that is needed. If it doesn’t work you can always change it back.

[Larry Brewer]

I followed your advice until you got to “Go To CamB Footage and call up C-to-C by dragging across the screen of the Preview, and it’s this within the same frame.”

I have to admit I have no idea how to do this or what to expect to see when I do this. Can you repeat that and describe what and where I should see the results?

Thanks, this may be something I can use.

[Larry Brewer]

The nesting discussion is another matter, has certain advantages in some cases, and not in others.

The real issue is why these projects fail to open after they reach a certain size. But your experience has raised the question, why are some so much bigger than others of similar content?

And all the coaching about saving your work frequently is moot when the work you successfully saved still won’t open.

My experience was that as my project grew in size and content, the .veg file became very slow to open, before it finally failed at about 70% of loading. This was true for both the .veg and the .bak file.
And I have a well appointed PC with quad core i7, 24GB ram.

I still have a large project unfinished that hinges on my solving this issue. So let me know if you find out anything by posting here. And good luck.

[Larry Brewer]

Would a horz or vert wipe between the two camera clips give you what you need?