[Neil Pollick]

Thanks for the scripts Mike, definitely usable now!
The thread you linked to was indeed the one I had seen.
If I had looked at it closer I would have seen that you were recommending the
“HD EX 1920x 1080-60i” option, which IS listed in the Vegas 13.0 menu, 8th from bottom in the Vegas 13.0 list in fact.

My primary concern it to create files out of the original Canon mov’s that avoid the h264 codec and the mov container, so that Sony can handle them easily in the edit and so that I can use Best quality preview without having to pre-render all the time (I accept it is not guaranteed to work all the time!). This was what led me the Sony MXF format.

So I am looking to convert/render using whichever preset in that Sony MXF menu that retains all the quality of the original mov while at the same time keeping file size down (the usual preoccupation!).
Should I go with the “HD EX 1920x 1080-60i” option then? Or would another be just as good? Please excuse me if you have already answered this but I am failing to see it.

I am confident I can handle the render of the completed edited project later on (I will make different versions for various platforms).

[Neil Pollick]

I tried out the Vegas batch renderer using the third from bottom setting in the Sony Mfx list, “HD422 1920×1080-60i 50Mbps” and this is the info on the rendered file

Is there a plugin to give me greater control over batch renders? This Vegas facility would be usable if the rendered video retained the name of the original clip.

[Neil Pollick]

Mike
This is the dialogue I get when I choose to batch render.
Seems I have to choose just one and then proceed to render, I cannot access any other options.

[Neil Pollick]

Mike Kujbida
So each separate imported clip (video) is placed on the timeline and becomes a different region so is rendered to a different file? So theoretically there is no limit on how many clips you can place on the timeline?

Mike, I saw a thread where you told someone how to batch render to MFX and you provided a screenshot to show the settings to choose to ensure the quality would be retained in the new file.
But it did not look like the interface I have in Vegas 13.0

[Neil Pollick]

I decide myself what it is worth my time doing, I am asking for very specific help.
I am certain that Vegas 13 has a problem with mov files, I have tested it with the same video clips in a mov container and an MP4 container, the results were clear as day.
Many threads on this forum, not just one person, have stated that importing too many mov files causes problems, such as clips on the time line blacking out. I misrepresented them, I should not have said “bring it to a halt” but “make it sluggish and unusable”. I see no reason to doubt these experienced professionals.

This is why I want to transcode all my mov video clips to a format that Vegas has no trouble at all with, such as Sony MXF – I would like to hear from a person who has made large batch conversions from MOV files successfully, exactly as I stated originally, nothing has changed. If it allows me to edit with Best quality previewing then it well worth the trouble of transcoding every single clip I intend to work with, really,well worth the trouble.

[Neil Pollick]

Sorry James Hauge, I got my posts mixed up.
The solutions were in many threads so I can’t link but I will summarize the info I came across.

Answers I have found elsewhere on the forum amount to …………..
1- My laptop isn’t powerful enough to overcome the problems Vegas has with mov files (elsewhere on the net people were saying that mov file difficulties were a thing of the past but that doesn’t seem to be true, from my own experience and from what people on Creative Cow are saying, namely that Vegas 13 still has problems with handling large numbers of imported mov files).
2- They say here also that Nvidia is not the best GPU for Vegas.

My strategy is to find a way to transcode the many mov files I am working with into a format that Vegas handles easily and previews without lag (Sony MXF being the most recommended). I will avoid the MOV container (which excludes the only practical solution I had before, of using MPEG Streamclip to batch convert into an AVID codec in a MOV container).

I have opened another thread to find a solution to batch conversions.

[Neil Pollick]

didn’t find a solution – what do you mean?
I asked “Shouldn’t I be able to edit video easily on this machine?!”

[Neil Pollick]

I am finding that m question is answered elsewhere in the forums but I can’t see how to delete this thread.

[Neil Pollick]

Aaron Star, re “converting all h264 media to an intermediate codec like XDCAM.mxf or cineform.avi”
What settings would you recommend for xdcam.mxf or cineform.avi to get all the quality out of the original mov files?I am using full HD from EOS (avc at 49.1 Mbps).
Thanks

[Neil Pollick]

I just did some tests and mp4 versions performed better than mov
But I would like to see if I can get it working well without having to convert a large amount of clips.