[Nigel O’neill]

Larry,

That’s called the Ken Burns effect which can be reproduced using the Pan & Crop handles within Vegas.

Here’s a tutorial by Douglas Spotted Eagle that. Although using Vegas 3.0, it explains the basic concepts really well:

https://www.sundancemediagroup.com/tutorials/pan-crop.htm

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[Nigel O’neill]

I use brand new Panasonic DV tapes only once for a paid job and I NEVER mix brands as some tapes use a ‘dry’ formulation and others use a ‘wet’ formulation. I believe Sony uses ‘wet’. The drum mechanism in tape based cams can get affected if you constantly switch between tape formulations, so it’s good to stick to one brand, which I do.

John, I didn’t realise the drop out/duration was that long between DV and HDV tapes. Learned something new today 🙂

I have experienced drop-outs in AVCHD where one file ends and another begins, especially during long recordings. Another user on this forum suggested using an MS-DOS binary copy to combine the files, which I have yet to try out.

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[Nigel O’neill]

So I have Sony Vegas 9 pro and was in the middle of working on a project when my computer shut down. Then I restarted my computer, the auto-save pop-up came on and I went to re-load the project but my computer shut down again

I would be more concerned with the computer unexpectedly shutting down! It sounds like a CPU cooling policy issue. If you are running on a laptop and are using Windows 7, the default cooling policy is ‘passive’. I had this issue with my Acer laptop that kept on shutting down during renders. Once I changed it to Active is was fine, but it does mean the laptop consumes more battery power. But, it renders!

If this is the case, “System cooling policy” is a power setting item for Processor under the Power options of Windows 7 -> change plan setting -> advanced power setting -> Processor power management.

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[Nigel O’neill]

Stephen

Does the audio in the project play on the time line before the save and then ‘disappear’ after saving and closing down Vegas?

Does it do it for other media you bring into the time line or a specific set of media?

Copy media with project is not necessary in this instance. Are you able to revert to the veg you started with?

I still don’t understand what the real issue is.

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[Nigel O’neill]

1) Like the idea of going tape less. Doing a lot of theatre and concert shoots, changing tape is a real pain.

I use Panasonic 83 minute tapes, plus record to a tape deck via the composite out if I am delivering in DV. Yes, it is a pain, and tapes suffer from occasional drop outs, but I also have this fear with tapeless acquisition in that the storage device being written to can wholly get corrupted and you lose everything. I just like the reassuring physical media of tape :-). So long as my HDV cameras are serviceable, there’s no need for me to ‘keep up with the Joneses’. I have no business need for it, but I suspect your situation is different.

2) Modern sensors seem to have gotten better. I also am a bit old school and like CCD’s, but in reality CMOS seems to have overtaken the market, and seeing some footage from some cams just looks amazing using CMOS.

I believe the lean towards CMOS is possibly been more commercially driven in that CMOS chips allow integrated processing on the chip itself. Personally, I think CCD is superior, but it’s the Betamax vs VHS argument all over again. Betamax was superior, but the marketing spin gurus won on the end and we got limbered with VHS.

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Eric

Apologies for my blunt approach earlier. We have had a few ‘users’ seeking assistance in piracy of either SVP or content copying.

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[Nigel O’neill]

When you say no media, is the media track still there but there are no wave forms? Is there any sound at all when you play from the timeline?

Are you saving or trying to ‘render as’?

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Scott

Besides the desire to stay up to date, if your delivery target audience is not changing i.e. DVD and Bluray are your main outputs, then what is the main driver for upgrading?

If your cameras are in good nick, were well maintained and serviced, and your drums are still good, why upgrade?

I have to admit that my foray into AVCHD is limited, and I only have one camera (the Canon HG-10) that I use for wide, safety shots. I have used my FX1, HC3 and Z1P in live theatre work, but would not use the AVCHD camera as it only acquires at 17 mbps, much lower than HDV. The quality difference is noticeable on the timeline.

We have used Panasonic AG-HPX502EN P2 HD’s (on loan from a University’s media department) and achieved fantastic results, but I suspect they may be encroaching onto Sony EX1/3 price territory.

Like you, I need a camera that can be operated in near total darkness with full manual independent controls for focus, iris, shutter and white balance, with zoom being operated by LANC. Having XLR inputs is also handy, plus an accessory hot shoe for mounting an external (portable) monitor. My only criticism about the Z1P and FX1 is that they only have a 12X zoom. 20X would be nice and allow me to get head shots in a theatre.

I have used an HXR-NX5, but its output matches the EX1 more closely. If you were going to replace all your camera’s en masse, pricewise they are similar to the FX1, about AUD$5,000 new. The NX5 also records HD, not just HDV.

Personally, I don’t like CMOS because of problems relating to ‘rolling shutter’ which I have experienced during fast-ish panning. I can put up with CCD smearing, but I only see that badly showing on the cheaper CCD cameras i.e. typically not my FX1 or Z1P. And whilst CMOS sensors are said to perform better at low light, it comes at the expense of digital noise. I am not a CMOS convert. I guess I am a bit ‘old school’ with my cameras, HDV and CCD, but they do the job, and do it well, and in the case of HDV, extremely easy to edit. I have delivered in Bluray and it looks fantastic, and until PAL progressive becomes mainstream in Australia, PAL interlaced @25fps is the way to go for me!

Lastly, I find small cams hard to handhold (when I have to) due to their light weight and compact size. Big cameras at weddings are not only a bit ‘showy’, but they tend to keep the relatives and guests at bay as they recognise you immediately as the official videographer. I get similar results when shooting live theatre where I have to set up in the audience due to space issues. I usually am given a wide berth.

Hope all this info helps you towards making the right decision.

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[Nigel O’neill]

What version of SVP10 are you using? The latest?

What are your system specs?

What are your project properties and what render template are you using?

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[Nigel O’neill]

Is MXF out of the question? From an editing perspective, I work occassionally with MXF format and is easy to work with in SVP compared to AVCHD.

Camerawise, you might want to consider the Sony EX1 or EX3 cameras, but I would recommend against mixing their footage with HDV on the time line unless you are prepared to do some serious gamma correction. As I do weddings which tends to have lots of silk fabrics, my FX1, HC3, Z1P and Canon HG-10 match up very closely, but it has been a nightmare matching them up to EX1 footage. Even after all that, the silk dress segments of the EX1 footage still looks ‘flat’ when compared to the other cameras.

I have only worked with an NX5 once (which produced both MXF and NXCAM files), and they tended to match the EX1 in terms of look and warmth. You need SVP10 to work properly with NXCAM.

I believe the NX5 and EX1 have Sony proprietary controllers, memory cards and firestore drive add-ons. How deep are your pockets :-)?

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