Mike Kujbida
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[Jon Rob] “I did not try to reinstall. I do not have the original installation software anymore.”
All software is on the Sony site at https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/updates
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Roger, it all comes down to using a mic that’s specific to your needs.
For example, a lavaliere is no match for a shotgun mic or a studio condenser under specific circumstances.
Figure out what your needs are and then buy the best mic you can afford for that specific task.A pro sound person will show up on location with a wide range of mics and use the one best suited for the task.
I like to refer people to a thread on the JW Sound group (a forum for pro audio people) where Simon Hayes, the production mixer (the lead person responsible for recording ALL on location sound) talks about the difficulties encountered in meeting the director’s expectations and how everyone worked together to accomplish this goal.
It’s an eye opener on what it takes to get GREAT sound.
https://jwsoundgroup.net/index.php?/topic/13657-les-miserables-live-singing/ -
I’m not the same Mike but I’ll take a stab at answering your questions.
There are two inexpensive recorders to consider, the Zoom H2n and the Zoom H4n.
Prices are $180 and $270 respectively at B&H.
The H4n is a stereo recorder while the H2n is a surround sound recorder.
Windscreens and remote control units are highly recommended options as is a large SD card.
You want to record to WAV, not MP3 so the bigger the card, the longer you can record. -
Is the video track soloed?
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My pleasure Stephen but the thanks really should go to John for this tutorial 🙂
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[Stephen Kendall] “I downloaded the Avid DNxHD codec, unzipped and installed it. Yet didn’t see it as an option when I went to render in quicktime (.mov) format. Is there something else I need to do for vegas to recognize it?”
Courtesy of John Rofrano: Avid DNxHD Template for Vegas Pro
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You’re very welcome Campbell.
Don’t be afraid to come back with more questions as that’s how we all learn. -
Campbell, you need to be aware that, compared to newer machines, your computer is quite slow which means long render times.
I looked up your camera and it shoots either 1920 x 1080 50p or 50i.
My guess is that you have it set to 50p which is why you’re experiencing some of your problems when rendering to DVD.It’s OK to match project properties but there is one “gotcha” to be aware of and that’s the “blend” vs. “interpolate” setting.
John Rofrano does an excellent job of explaining this in the Jittery footage (field flicker?) thread.
Follow his advice and you should be ok.
The other issue is rendering for DVD.
As I said earlier, you have to render your video to MPEG-2 and your audio to AC-3. Give both files the same name and put them in the same folder. That way, when you launch DVD Architect, load the video file and the audio will automatically follow.
Render using the MainConcept DVD Architect PAL Widescreen video stream template. Use the default settings for now.
Using a bitrate calculator to optimize render settings has been discussed at length on the other Cow Vegas forum so do a search there for more info. -
Roger, something you may want to consider is hiring a pro sound person, even for one day, to have him/her go over various techniques with you.
You’ll find that it will be money well spent as you’ll be able to draw from their wide range of experiences and, hopefully, help you to get better audio on your shoots.
They regularly deal with issues like street corner and reverberant room recording and can make recommendations on how to best handle things like this and much more. -
Sorry. I forgot to give the link.
https://jwsoundgroup.net/