[Nigel O’neill]

Stephen

Would the blending be achieved by simply overlaying two tracks and altering the opacity of the top track? If so, what percentage would you recommend?

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Nigel O’neill]

If you are outputting to DVD, setting your deinterlace method to none as suggested WILL result in motion artefacts in ALL parts of the footage, especially where there is motion, either by your subject or when you pan the camera.

BTW, how are you delivering your output: web, DVD, bluray?
How are you reviewing or testing it: on a computer screen, DVD player, bluray player?
Are you able to test it on different players or setups?
Have you tried a different transition? Is this a standard Vegas transition or are you using a 3rd party plug-in?

I know that’s alot of questions, but hopefully it gives you some ideas to work on.

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Nigel O’neill]

Hmmm…I think I have experienced your problem:

Under preferences for Audio Device, DESELECT Enable Track Buffering

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Nigel O’neill]

Stephen, probably a John Rofrano post 🙂

Julie, the Youtube converter does not strictly adhere to the AVI specification. Vegas Platinum 11 is a improvement of Vegas Platinum 10, not Vegas Pro. The two products are aimed at completely different target markets. Platinum is priced and featured for consumers, whilst Vegas Pro is for professional editors. As Stephen suggested, if offers better codec support.

Is Platinum 11 installed on the same PC as Vegas 10? It sounds as though you upgraded your PC to be able to use Windows 7 x64. If that is the case, you may have installed a codec pack such as codec lite on the old PC. It is recommended you DO NOT install codec packs as they can really screw up Vegas Pro. Resist the temptation!

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Nigel O’neill]

Not all AVI and MP4 files are created alike. How were these files created? Were they sourced from a camera or converted from some other source? Not all manufacturers follow the Microsoft AVI container spec.

[Nigel O’neill]

1) Get a really cheap PC with a fire wire card or port.

2) Any chance you can swap your laptop for one with an XpressCard slot?

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Nigel O’neill]

Just to add more confusion, I have a USB video adapter (WS-Tech USB-DVI) which I run off my laptop that had no issues with dialog boxes. I am however now using the driver that shipped with the device.

When I applied the latest driver, my system would blue screen in Vegas. My system never blue screened until then. It did it several times.

I think it uses the bottom end ATI video driver so I was able to enable GPU acceleration. The system blue screened whether I enabled or disabled GPU acceleration. Once I rolled the driver back, my system was stable, but I could not use GPU acceleration as the driver version is too old.

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Nigel O’neill]

Mary

Ask yourself these questions to help you decide.

What will you use this camera for? Weddings? Stage work? Point and shoot? How much manual control will you need?

Will you be mostly shooting handheld or on a tripod?

Do you need good quality external sound inputs?

Is 11x zoom sufficient?

Do you need to use a LANC controller or similar?

What look do you want? If you want a cinematic look with shallow depth of field, also check out Sony’s NEX VG-20, which is a much cheaper version of your FS100, minus many of the manual controls.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/818266-REG/Sony_NEXVG20_NEX_VG20_Interchangeable_Lens_HD.html#Specification

The large sensor size coupled with interchangeable lenses can create that 3 dimensional look by allowing a shallow depth of field to be achieved. It makes your subjects stand out from the background.

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Nigel O’neill]

Charities or community TV stations will expect something for nothing, and then want more.

I spend about 100 hours per year doing camera and editing work for various Queensland scouting organisations. The money goes towards putting on live theatre productions for costumes, equipment replacement for sound and lighting (but not video – we use media equipment loaned by a University A/V dept) venue hire and props. There’s about 100 hundred of us, some who put in 400-500 hours because their kids are still involved or used to be involved.

I had no connection with the Scouts prior to this, but have learnt lots and gained experience from working with sound, lighting and video professionals using broadcast quality equipment. I did not walk away totally empty handed.

It’s always tough to charge a charity or community based organisation for work done, especially if there are others doing the same. I believe the charity still needs your consent to use any of the footage as you own the copyright to it, unless you unwittingly signed it away. They can risk not asking you, and you could rightly sue them, but is it worth the effort?

If you sell you work, is it going to be a ‘right to use’ only, or are you going to completely sell all rights to it. If the latter, and the footage turns out to be a money earner, you have no entitlement to royalties or such.

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Nigel O’neill]

Great for editing promo ads, but no so great for weddings when couples listen to the music and go, “Huh?” 🙂

Thanks for the link Roger.