Peter Wright
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Yes. If you use the Chapters via a Scene selection menu, then it will continue playing, as is meant to happen with chapters.
To achieve what you want, create a sub-menu from your main menu, then for each chapter, drag the same complete movie to the menu, double click to open the time line and drag the start and end triangular flags to start and stop where you want.
When the stop point is reached, it will return to the menu.DVDA is smart enough to realise that it’s the same clip each time, and will not use up mutiple space on the DVD.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
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Firstly, there was no need to recapture – you could have created excellent quality stills by putting the initial capture on the timeline, finding the frame, setting preview to Best/Full and using the Floppy Disc icon above the preview window.
Secondly to find out timecode, no need to apply Timecode FX – in Options /Preferences /Video Select Show source frame on event thumbnail as …Timecode.
I have this on all the time so that camera time code is always visible in the Timeline and the Trimmer, without being on the output screen.
The other thing is that with HDV, capturing part of a tape always sets start frame to Zero – I’m not sure if this is a Vegas or HDV format limitation, but the only way to have camera time code available seems to be to capture the whole tape initially.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Yes, the amount of rendering necessary will depend on how many effects and superimposed titles etc you have applied. If there are passages of “untouched” DV video, these do not need rendering before printing to tape – unless you create a single avi first, but even then rendering will be a lot faster than the total recompression needed for DVD/MPEG2.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Definitely shouldn’t be happening – do you monitor audio through headphones whilst recording – if so, does the audio drop out “live”?
Check and double check all mic connections. Wiggle them and listen for any crackles etc.
Alternatively, are the drop outs there if you playback in camera and listen.
The third possibility is something related to capture – if the dropouts are only there after capture, then it’s something system related, raising questions such as – Is the HD you’re capturing to fast enough?
Does it have plenty of room available?
Does your HD need defragging.Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
It sounds like you’ve applied the Border FX at Media FX level, which would affect the clip wherever it is used. If you apply the FX at Event level, it will only affect that event, and another instance of the same media elsewhere would not be affected.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
I assume you mean that you also have the footage on VHS as well as the same material previously converted to DVD.
It all depends on the quality of the previous conversion. If it looks ok, then the easiest way to bring it into Vegas, and you’ll need the most recent version of Vegas 6 for this, is to put the DVD in the drive then in Vegas: File / Import / DVD Camcorder Disc will bring it in with audio.
If you think you’ll get better quality by going back to the VHS, then you need something to convert the analogue VHS to digital. A Mini DV Camera or Digital 8 cam will do this, or else you’ll need an A/D Converter such as the Canopus mentioned earlier.
You connect the video and audio outs from the VHS to the Digital Cam or Device, then the Cam or Device connects to the computer via Firewire. In Vegas Capture you need to disable Device Control in Capture Preferences.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Thems that know can’t say, and thems that don’t know can’t say.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
I’m not sure what options Vegas carries if you don’t also have DVDArchitect – I’ve always had both. I seem to remnember the MPEG2 encoders were licensed with DVDA but have a look – are there any options under MPEG2 in Render as?
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
I’ve done it with WMVs, starting with the 256Kbps template then customizing it to 428 x 240.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
You can export from Vegas as Frames, then put these into a program that creates GIFs – I have Animation Shop which comes with Paint Shop Pro,
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au