[Phani Mahavrathayajula]

Hi,
Ok, understand, it was my mistake in putting wrong numbers. I was given a 12fps avi file and want to use it for watching it on a NTSC TV, not film, what should be my steps? Please see the attached files.
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1295_screenshot20101117at3.31.07pm.png.zip

In interpret footage, conform to frame rate of 29.97 fps. Should I have to change any thing under the sections “Fields and Pulldown” and “Other options”?

Fields and Pulldown contain 1). Separate fields: 2) Preserve edges (Best quality only) 3). Remove Pulldown

Other options section contain Pixel Aspect Ratio and Loop.

Then, next step is create a new comp of 23.976 right? Tried both 23.976 and 29.97 and added the interpreted footage to it. But I see the blurred edges. Rendered it with 3:2 pull down added. It didn’t work.

In simple words, let me know if you were given a 12fps avi file and ask it to use with a 1440×1080 HDV video footage on a NTSC TV, what do you suggest? I appreciate your prompt response.

[Phani Mahavrathayajula]

Hi Dave,
Thanks for the explanation, but here are the actual numbers after I revisited and followed your steps. I am using CS5.

1). In the CS5 Ae project panel I imported the .avi file. Its properties say:
1280×720(1.21), Separating (Lower), 0:00:05:01, 12 fps.

2). So, I conformed it with interpret footage to 29.976 fps. Because, ultimately I want this to be embedded in my comp of 1440×1080 29.976 fps. In the interpret footage window, at the bottom under “Other Options”, Pixel Aspect Ratio changed it to HDV 1080 (1.33) from D1/DV NTSC Widescreen (1.21) because, I will be working with HDV footage.

3). Created a new comp of 29.976, added this interpreted footage.
4). Opened render queue and added the 29.976 comp to it. In render queue settings, changed field render to Upper field first and for 3:2 selected the first one WSSWW from five. It shows under “Frame Rate, sampling @ 23.976 fps” Use this frame rate: 29.97. Don’t know why the frame rate sampling is at 23.976 even though the interpreted footage is conformed to 29.976 and the original was 12 fps.
5). Rendered it. After rendering, the video quality is blur, the graphic elements have artifacts or haze.

I appreciate if you can help me by reading the above steps how to get a crisp sharper movie rendered.

[Phani Mahavrathayajula]

After depressing the button and making sure it is lit, splitting a event/removing a event will automatically fill the gap or should I move the right side clips manually to fill the gap?

[Phani Mahavrathayajula]

Thanks Douglas. Yes, I am trying to section out part of the frame itself, not timeline. I appreciate if you can point me to the tutorial on vasst.

[Phani Mahavrathayajula]

Hey, just now I found that none of my video fx are working now. I can add them to the event, add key frames, but don’t see their effect. Some thing terribly happened to stop all the video FX. Help me!!

[Phani Mahavrathayajula]

Thanks Rob. My bad eyes. I didn’t see the credit roll on transparent just besides the one on black.

As you guessed right, on my pan/crop window, Move X Only was selected. Later I changed it to Move both X and Y directions, now I can drag the pan in all directions. Problem solved. Thanks a bunch.

[Phani Mahavrathayajula]

Yes, I tried it and it works. I opened another instance of Vegas and copied the events from previous project to the new one. Thanks Danny.

[Phani Mahavrathayajula]

Thanks. So, do you think Vegas 7.0 is for professional use and studio 9.0 is for home use? I want to be using Vegas as a professional and advanced user. Which one do you suggest? Now I see there is Vegas Pro 8 too. I appreciate your comments/suggestions.