Peter Wright
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Firewire is fine. You need to use the Internal capture in Vegas 6. There are also Third Party capture apps such as Cineform’s.
Once you have captured, unless you have a breakneck speed comnputer, you will need to use either an Intermediate or Proxy avi to edit proficiently.
Intermediate (there are templates included in Vegas 6) takes up 3 times the space of the m2t file, but are full HD res avis which can be used instead of the original m2t for output.
Proxy, which I use, is a Widescreen DV avi used for smooth editing, then when you’re finished this is replaced by the original m2ts for output. The easiest way to do this is with Gearshift from VASST, a scripting plug-in which changes timeline files from Proxy to Original at the click of a button.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
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The simplest way is to record the fast pan at the end of one shot and the beginning of the next, then add blur or motion blur as required, and cross fade between the two.
In Vegas you could try using pan crop with motion blur, but you’d need to first zoom in to be able to pan across the frame – that’s why doing it in camera is better. Maybe experiment with several layers, panning across each in turn.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
One way is right click / switches / normalize. This will bring everything up equally, but if there is already a part that is at or near maximum then very little change will occur unless the loud part is first separated by splitting either side.
The other way is to insert a volume envelope (select track and hit “V”) then double click to create pivot points either side of the event and drag the level upwards for that event.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Martin – I assume the Canopus has a firewire thru channel which uses device control when a DV device is connected, but as this wouldn’t be needed for VHS capture, have you tried turning it off?
I know when I use my Mini DV deck as pass through, it will even record fuzzy loss of signal as video if there is a break on the VHS tape.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Maybe you still have Scene Detection (in Cature preferences) enabled, in which case turn it off, although I thought this only worked with DV tapes.
Device control should also be switched off, but I assume this is so already if you’re using the Canopus converter.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Yes, I remember that one – PK wrote the music and played a racist character, from memory – I wondered at the time how it must have been for him playing that part.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Hi Eyewall,
It sounds like you are finding out more than I know! To be honest I’m surprised that the “default” setting doesn’t maintain the same level as the previous wav audio.
I almost always use PCM wav for DVDs rather than AC3, since my content is usually less than an hour.
Your current project sounds interesting – tell me more. I saw Paul Kelly when he supported Dylan here a couple of years back.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
… and don’t forget to save as a render template for next time.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Yes, for DVDA to find the audio, it must have the same name and be in the same folder as the video.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Hi Steve
Assuming you mean 16 tracks recorded at the same time, the basic requirements are
– a sound card with 16 channels, or 2 each with 8.
– a fast enough setup to carry the processing load.
Basically it’s a question of assigning each track to a different Sound Card IN.
I’ve never done more than 4 myself. The Sony Audio forum may put you in touch with more users who use Vegas for this.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au