[Rick Mac]

Sorry no one here has been able to answer your questions.
Perhaps try posting it to the DMNforums.com
They have a Vegas forum there.
In addition Johnny Renfro has a instructional DVD
that exclusively explains the Media Manager and how to use it.
You can find it at VASST.com and enter Media Manager in the search box. I do think that the media manger will be valuable to you as you work on your project. I have seen post by those who are doing large project such as your and were very happy with what it did for them.

Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

Yes you do need the mjpeg codec for Vegas to play it.

This link is to a free one. Have not tested it. You could give it a try. Or you could do a search for others.

https://www.free-codecs.com/download/Midvid_JPEG_Video_Codec.htm

Here is the link to the best Mjpeg codec in my opinon, and the one that I use on my machine. Not free but worth it.

https://www.morgan-multimedia.com/

Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

Glad to here you’ve got it working.

Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

Not sure that this totally addresses your question,
however it is important to render out of vegas as an
uncompressed .avi file since it is the only render format
in Vegas that retains your alpha info. Select uncompressed template, then custom, select video tab and be sure that alpha channel has a check on it.

Perhaps you could give us a bit more info on what you are trying to do in Vegas and doing in AE. I’m a bit confused by your question.

Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

Here is a link to a tutorial tathcan help.

https://www.wideopenwest.com/%7Ewvg/tutorial-11.htm

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

[DSE/Spot] “Then I talked to a Sony engineer and his comment was “You didn’t know that already?” :-)”

Sounds to me like you need to write another book. Possible titles.

Vegas – Secrets
Vegas – Settings the manual did’nt tell ya.
Vegas – Tips & Tricks from the trenches.

I’m still waiting for a really good one on Network Rendering
and Decklink Workflows.

By the way, I have been reading HDV-What you need to know, and am learning much for that jump to HDV.
Also, my copy of Vegas Editing Workshop is my Vegas Bible. I can’t tell you how much that book has helped me.

Between VASST teaching tools, excalibur, and Edward Troxel
(my neighbor, I’m in tall cotton.

Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

When mounting a mic directly to your camera you should isolate your mic from the camera to reduce motor noise and handleing noise. Here is a link to such a product. Before purchase make sure it will fit onto your camera’s hotshoe.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/398316-REG/Rode_SM3_SM3_On_Camera_Shockmount.html

Outside you need very good wind protection. Without out it you will not get good results. The best entry level mic I would suggest would be the Rode NT-2. Here is a link to both the microphone and you will find the needed windscreen at the bottom of the page.

https://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?item=RD-NTG-2

I am sure others will drop by to suggest their favorite rig. There are many good mics at diffrent price points. This rig is as I said the best entry level system I know of.

Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

Douglas,

As usual your advice was SPOT on (pun intended).
Pulled that big nested project back up and set Vegas
Options as you suggested. The entire thing rendered without a hitch. How in the world did you ever figure that one out?
Thank you, thankyou. Now that I know the trick I can use nesting a lot more. You da man.

Thanks again, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

Just one more tip. After following the steps given by Edward,

“Alternately, turn on the automation tools on the track header – click the button that looks like a gear and choose “Show Automation Controls”. Now changing the track volume will change the volume envelope.”

At this point you can hit play and now when you adjust the tracks volume control it will write the volume envelopes in real time. You can hear the changes as you go and of course it remembers the adjustments on later playbacks.

Full automation is cool.

Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377

[Rick Mac]

Grasshopper,

Thanks letting us know how the shoot went. Glad to hear that it went well. Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377