Norman Willis
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John, I have no experience with Apple, and am open to Apple. However, may I please ask, is this really a fair comparison?
Is not a 4K Core i7 or Xeon SLI 4K system available for approximately the same numbers, with a +/- 27″ 4K monitor?
Just asking (in ignorance).
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John, what do you prefer to do in Vegas, rather than in FCPX?
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Steve, it looks like the upgrade to Camtasia 8 solved the problem. Thanks.
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Steve, thank you. You are awesome. I did do a Windows Update. I also did a big System Restore (rolled everything back a few weeks), and the problem continues.
I think Vegas falls over when I mute the sound track on the Camtasia 6 .avi file. I have no idea why muting the audio on a Camtasia 6 .avi file would cause Vegas to fall over, but I need to troubleshoot that next. I have my hands full for a couple of days, but I may download Camtasia 8.4, and see if that resolves the problem.
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I copied the .wav file from my laptop to the desktop, and I can’t hear that one at all.
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I just got off the phone with AJA. They were very helpful and professional. Long story short, I can now capture in AJA Control Room, but still cannot capture in Vegas Pro 13. When I go to Preferences, then Device, I select the AJA Capture Card, and it says, “Device Not Available.” I both wrote and called Sony on this issue back in summer, and never did hear back.
In contrast, I can capture with the new AJA Control Room v10.3, and drag it onto the Vegas timeline. The audio is faint, but I can probably boost it.
To be fair, this same capture crashes the latest version of QuickTime (v7.7.6). AJA also said that FCPX also cannot capture natively, but must capture in Control Room, and import. However, I was impressed by both AJA and Apple Tech Support.
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I downloaded QuickTime basic, and the option to save as a specific file type was greyed out, so I loaded my Quicktime Pro unlock code (from before), and now it gives two options: “Save As a Self-Contained Movie” (97MB), and “Save as a Reference Movie” (9KB). So I assume “self contained” means it includes the media, and “reference” means it makes a simple link.
I saved as both file types, and they both drag onto the Vegas Pro 13 timeline–but I only get audio (and not video) both in Vegas, and in QuickTime, which is weird, because I get both in Premiere Pro CS6 (which I have not had time to learn, long story).
I called Apple, and they said it sounded like a missing video codec. I put in a call to AJA, and they were in a meeting, so I am waiting on a call back. I should probably call Sony (and see if they will help). I would like to know why I get video in CS6, but not in Quicktime, or in Vegas.
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>> I bring the DVCProHD file into Premiere and render it out as a QuickTime file which Vegas can then read.
Mike, thank you. When performing this process, is there any loss of quality?
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Hi all. Good questions and suggestions. May I please make one combined answer here, and try to wrap everything in? The goal is a good clean key in a relatively small space, with minimal noise and spill, because we want to use a light-colored backdrop in post. So the noise has to go.
I tried CK before, with lights on both talent and backdrop, but I got a lot of green spill on the talent which I could not suppress (magenta, etc.). I am in a smaller space now (14 x 10), and my editor does not want a set(!), so after trying everything else I gave chroma another try, thinking maybe if I lit just the subject I would not get spill on the talent. I also pulled the shades from the key and fill, thinking that would give me more even lighting (but it sounds like that was wrong). Below is my existing studio-in-progress (with in-progress-mess).
My editor said he wanted a lighter, more neon backdrop (to get a better separation between talent and screen), so I found some cheap neon fabric (folded up on the table, in center) which I pinned up temporarily for the test shot above (which is why all the wrinkles). My editor likes the cloth, so I plan to get a rod pocket sewn in, so it will lay flat in production.
About the lights, due to past issues with green spill, I would prefer to start by trying to even out the lighting. And then if that does not work, then maybe I can try adding light to the screen? I am using CFL’s, so heat is not a huge issue (except maybe in summer). However, if I use either reflectors or diffusers, won’t that mess with the key and fill? And if not, which is better–reflectors, or diffusion?
I no longer have the stock reflectors, but if it will solve my problem I will get some.
Thank you all.
Norman Willis
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