[Norman Willis]

Thanks, guys.

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

Hi Danny.

Great vid. Very illustrative. Makes the point fast.

I don’t have budget for CS4 at the moment, but want to move that way. I love Vegas also, but my only frustration is that they seem to be intent upon keeping it a ‘mid-price-level’ product (at the expense of functionality), in order to keep it affordable.

Affordability is great, but why not make a true mid-level version (“Sony Vegas Hobbyist”), and let VPro really be pro? Everyone says it is the NLE of the future, so why not make it that way today, and take over the industry?

(OK, enough ranting.)

The only other keyer I’ve got is Boris RED (long story), if I can get it to work on Vista 64. It might, since I don’t have Adobe CS Anything installed; but I have not worked with Boris yet, and don’t know how good of a keyer RED is.

I assume Ultra is better, because that seems to be what everyone here uses.

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

Lol!!!!

That’s funny.

Thanks! I needed a good laugh.

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

I am not rich, but time is precious, so I will probably opt for either Ultimate S, or Excalibur.

[Norman Willis]

Hi Luc.

>>I render now as 12M CBR 2 pass instead to get better online quality (but limits # of files obviously).

Sorry, but I am new, and this went right past me.

What is 12M CBR 2 pass?

Norman

[Norman Willis]

So if it is an ancient stone wall, probably no one will notice unless there is rolling cloud cover, or unless we get birds dive-bombing the camera? (Which I have seen….)

Thanks

[Norman Willis]

We need to make lots of teaching video. Some of it will eventually have subtitles in foreign languages, so maybe I I should just make an English subtitled version as well?

[Norman Willis]

Wait.

In VPro9, when I go to Insert >> Command, I get a Command Properties dialogue box. In the Command line, the third option down in the dialogue box is “WMClosedCaption.”

What is this option for?

[Norman Willis]

Ouch.

What NLE’s do closed captions?

Norman

[Norman Willis]

Thanks.

The only 1280×720-30p setting I find is labeled “HDV.”

Does it make any difference if my source footage is AVCHD (1920 x 1080)? Or is the “HDV” just a name they tag onto the 1280 x 720 setting, and it really makes no difference?