[Phil Loarie]

Thanks for posting this one Andrew.

Ditto, I have this happen too with Vegas Pro 10.
Also, note that on audio tracks, sometimes it’s nearly impossible to add fades in or out after the snap as the little triangle at the top of the track clip heads or tails becomes hidden.

I can work around this for either the video track or audio track by adding another track and moving one or the other clips there. This isolates the track and allows for fade action access and stability.

Sorry I don’t have any answers, I just wanted to pipe in and let you know that you are not alone.

-Phil

[Phil Loarie]

Hello Scott, Stephen, Danny and Ted.
Thank you all so very much for your comments and suggestions. I really appreciate the kind attention here.

Before I got my Tascam US-800 which did work for about a month with Steinberg Cubase 5 LE, I was using a Tascam 2488 stand alone 24 track to record my takes, and then I would do a live mix to Audacity via the stereo line input on my computer. The stereo line input was very touchy about its recording volume, the spectra always looked very compressed.

BTW: on my initial post, it may appear that I am dis’ing Steinberg Cubase and/or Tascam. I really should make it clear that for one thing I have used Tascam products over the years and always found them reliable and trustworthy tools. I still have my 26 year old Tascam PortoStudio 4 track, the one that uses cassette tape at twice the normal speed. Also, it may be my own clueless dummyness that has prevented me from properly configuring both the Steinberg s/w and the Tascam Driver.

I generally only record one stereo track at a time: either one of my electric guitars, or the Yamaha Synth, or my old Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine. Talk about old, but still delivers. :>

I don’t presently have a need to record more than 4 inputs at a time, as I may record my band, “Thunder Banjo Johnson” one of these days, so input bandwidth is not an issue yet. However, it’s best to plan for peak loads unlike the way our freeways were engineered as witnessed at rush hour.

You all have been so kind and so attentive, I really impressed with this forum.

Thanks again,
-Phil

[Phil Loarie]

Thank you John for the recommendations.

I am assuming that your PreSonus is connected to your Vegas Pro suite.
If so, I am taking a closer look at this.

By the way, my recording tests went very well last night. I feel like such a dummy for not asking folks sooner if Vegas Pro could handle direct live recording. Gees, this is cool.

I just need to get more familiar with the recording ins and outs such as the bus configurations so I can record simul sync without sound on sound, as in monitor the other tracks without blending them into the new track.

Can you recommend any online tutorials about the basics for Vegas Pro 10 recording?

Thanks again,
-Phil

[Phil Loarie]

Thank you Steve and Danny.

[Phil Loarie]

WoW! Thank you John.

I am sure glad I asked. I have something to try out tonight.

John, do you know if there is a compatible USB audio interface that can connect to Vegas Pro 10? For instance I have a Tascam US-800 and it came with Steinberg LE 5, and it has been a total nightmare on both WinXP and Win7 machines that I tested it on. The initial US-800 driver crashed my machine, and then the updated one worked for a short while but was very fragile. Last week I tried the latest driver and it is not any better. So I really want something solid and won’t harm my computer.

Suggestions?

Thanks again.
-Phil

[Phil Loarie]

Hello Shawn,
Another thing you might do depending on what type of HDTV you have.

Before I edit, I usually review my ‘dailies’ direct to my Sony HDTV via a HDMI from my Sony Camcorder–this really lets me see the raw footage closely.

While in post production I make a mpeg 2 render and put it on a USB flash drive. My Sony HDTV has a USB input and can read mpeg2, jpg and mp3 (audio). I can then look at it on this big screen (46″) before making my release.

All of the above will not be better than a calibrated display but adding the larger screen to view with calibration should make a big difference.

Hope this helps,
-Phil

[Phil Loarie]

Hello John,
Again my thanks for taking time to review my questions.

I believe we have two issues here.

1) geometry:
I goofed on my original render as trying for 720 x 1080, and then thought, oh I just need to make my H at 1280, but Vegas Pro 10 won’t let you make anything higher than 1080 for H. So I had to do a little math and set W to 608 and H as 1080. A friend of mine can get 720 x 1280 but he is using some version of Final Cut. Perhaps there is something I am missing about doing vertical mode with Vegas Pro 10 so I would be happy to learn what that might be.

2)stripes:
once I was able to get the geometry in shape, I then made three renders regarding Project Properties Deinterlace method; none, blend and interpolate. I saw no change with these settings, all still had the stripes.

You can go to the last link I posted where the new video render is to see that it still has the ugly stripes (easier to see during the swish in or out of each shot). I believe this is the render using ‘interpolate’.

If you can point me to a good tutorial for Vegas Pro 10 setting for Vertical Render, this would be great.

Thank again,
-Phil

[Phil Loarie]

Thank you John,
I will make that adjustment, but I think I need to address the wrong render numbers as in change 720×1080 to 720×1280 too.

-Phil

[Phil Loarie]

UPDATE:
Before you guys waste anytime, I think I found the problem. It should be 720×1280, but the numbers say 720×1080, so instead of too much width, I don’t have enough. I think that
might explain the ugly interlace like stripes from stretching the image width which for now makes sense to me.

I’ll re-render with the correct numbers later today and let you know if that solves it or not and post an update tomorrow.
-Phil

[Phil Loarie]

You are very welcome, good luck on your delivery tonight.
-Phil