Peter Wright
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Don’t forget also that you only have to use ac3 if you’re “pushed for space” on the DVD.
You can set the audio in DVDA to be PCM wav and avoid these compression issues.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Edward modestly didn’t say it, but I will – get Excalibur!
As well as dozens of other very useful functions, Excalibur makes multi cam editing a real pleasure – it automates all the time consuming parts of the job, including helping synch the cameras together, and creating multi screens for whatever number of cameras, with Tally numbers to identify each.
Then it is a simple matter of going through and when a camera change is required, hitting M to create a Marker and giving it the number of the camera to cut or dissolve to.
Once you’ve been through, a single click assembles your program for you. The time you save will more than pay for the program.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
The reduce flicker feature for menus was introduced ib DVDA3.
Otherwise, try and avoid thin horizontal lines, including some serif-type fonts.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
What you want can be done, IF you create a region for each clip plus it’s new lead-in.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Are you sure you mean render each track? If, for instance you had 30 clips on a track then rendered that track, you would have a single video file containing all 30 clips.
A region is a vertical “slice” of the timeline, which can contain anything from One to an unlimited number of tracks. To create a region, drag over the required area, hit R and give it a name.
You don’t have to write a script – once you’ve done what you want to your video and created a region for each, Tools > Scripting > Batch Render … select destination directory, format to render to and select Render Regions. Click OK and the script will do it all for you.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
First of all, yes, Vegas 6 captures HDV fine. I don’t have a super fast PC, so once captured, I edit using proxy files.
There are various ways of doing this. Vegas itself will allow you to render to any other formats of course, but it’s much easier using the Gearshift script/plug-in from VASST. This not only helps create the proxy file, but you can swap back and forth from proxy to HDV pn the timeline with a single click any time. When finished, Vegas will PTT HDV back to the camera through firewire.
Creating the proxy files does take rendering time – I usually do it overnight.
I have been using DV widescreen avi for proxy files – this means I can edit even on my old laptop with full frame rate previews.
Cineform also have a Connect HD product which will capture and convert to their own intermediate codec, which is a HD resolution avi. These still need a reasonably fast PC to preview full frame rate, so I prefer DV avis with my slower computer.
I’d beware of Mac users making extravagant claims. They’re not always based on reality.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Usually it cuts out the built in camera mic and records onto either both or one of the stereo tracks – I have an external mic that does Left only, and Vegas Right click > Channels puts this over both R and L sides.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
If you put them all on a time line and add the text in a track above, each can be made a Region, then use a script such as Batch Render GUI to render Regions to whichever format you like.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
I wouldn’t give up on external enclosures, in fact I never use anything else these days. Once they’re reliably set up, nothing gets near them for flexibility – being able to work on a project on desktop or laptop, at home or in a client’s office etc.
But – I hope you find the cause and fix it, Holly.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
Sorry, “Write sequence display extension” is not an expression I’m familiar with Michael – maybe an NTSC thing.
Anyone?
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au