[Rick Mac]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for. The only way I know of to play HD content on a set-top player is to go with a HD-DIVX Player (excluding DVD-HD and BlueRay). HD_DIVX is able to go 1280 X 720 resolution to standard DVD disk and burner. Here is a link to some HD-DIVX Players.
The DIVX Codec and DVD Creation Bundle price will not break the bank.

https://www.divx.com/products/hw/browse.php?c=7

Hope this helps.

If anyone out there knows a better way, chime in.

Later, Rick.

[Rick Mac]

“I was asked could I also render this out as a HD project.”
Yes you can, it will look good.

“Whether or not I could burn it to a standard DVD I’m uncertain of.”
No to this one. That is why we are all waiting on good afforable HD-DVD
or Blue-Ray Gear (designed for HD Video).

I will let some of the other guys explore your options to deliver HD
content.

Regards…Rick.

[Rick Mac]

Edward is a class act. I had the pleasure to meet him since he does live
in my area. He showed me some really cool techniques in Vegas and Excalibur. My thanks to you Edward for being you willing to help out
your fellow editors! Also a big thanks for Excalibur, in my opinion the best purchase I have ever made, (not counting Vegas). Excalibur has saved me major time and headaches.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving.

[Rick Mac]

I’m in agreement with Peter. Most likely the MiniDisc sample rate is not 48,000. Convert your Minidisc files to 48,000 or hook up to your Mindisc’s analog outputs and record them realtime. That should fix the problem. You could try capturing a few minutes of it and see if that works. Of course a sample rate conversion of your existing audio files would be quicker.

Regards.

[Rick Mac]

Fiddler,

I totally agree. I to made the switch several years ago from Premiere to Vegas. At work I have the choice to work in Premiere, FCP (Quad G5) or
Vegas. No contest. For almost everything Vegas is my go to program.
Not only is it great at editing video, it is second to none when it audio tools. I do like FCP’s quick and easy wiz-bang templates ( get a look fast ) but in every other regard, Vegas is King.

Vegas 7 performance rocks on HDV.

Regards.

[Rick Mac]

Looks like a dual monitor setup when the primary monitor is reversed.
I would be looking at my video card settings, somthing might be messed up there. Since a restore of factory defaults did not correct the problem seems like Video card settings might be to blame.

Later…Rick

[Rick Mac]

To properly set levels you must first understand that you have two types of audio recorders out there, Analog (Beta SP) and Digital (DV camcorders, digital beta).

In the analog world you can hit peak audio level higher than 0vu without distortion, and you must get a decent level to tape or you will have a noisy recording. Analog has some headroom above 0vu digital does not. Analog has tape noise (hiss) digital does not. Tape noise when recording analog is why recording -20 to -12 levals is considered low. Your recorded audio will have audible hiss in it. This is why it’s important to send good level to analog tape.

Digital recording has no headroom above 0vu. When you hit 0 you get a hard clip and somtimes pops in your recording.This is called a digital over. However digital does not have tape noise like analog, so you can record lower levels and still get a clean recording. Because of digital’s lack of headroom above 0vu -12 is considered to be the same as 0vu in the analog world.

So, when recording to a digital device set your mixer tone to 0vu and your recorder to -12, then while recording ride your meters on your mixer to average between -7 and 0 and you will have good levels.

When recording to analog set your mixer tone to 0vu and your recorder to 0vu and run you program level between -7 and 0 on your mixer meters.

One more thing to be aware of is the output level of your mixer and your input settings on your camera. If you try to send a +4 line level signal into the mic level input of a camera you will get lots of distortion. This is because you are overdriving the input electronics of the camera. Simply turning down the pot on the camera will not help you. Some field mixers have a mic level output, use that one into the mic input on your camera and you will be Ok.

hope this helps…later…Rick.

[Rick Mac]

Jerry,

My two cents worth.

I would consider a powered speaker rig instead of the conventional passive type. Powered Speakers by Mackie and others have optimised the amps and processing for their speakers giving you a great sounding speaker with minimal fuss and setup time. Powered speakers reduce the size, weight, and complexity of any given setup. They also give you faster setup and teardown.

What I would suggest is that you call the folks out at Sweetwater Audio. Their sales staff is very knowledgable and will take the time time help you put together a system to meet your needs.

As I full time soundtech I have found that powered speakers for this type of application to be the best.

Good Luck….regards….Rick.

[Rick Mac]

Luke, your the man.
Sounds great! I will put my order in. I’m very impressed with your support!!!
Thanks for your help…Rick.

[Rick Mac]

Thanks Luke for checking into this for me! Just to make sure I understand, after capturing PhotoJPEG in Deck Control for Windows, I can then edit and preview without further trancoding within Vegas 6. Is that correct?

Thanks for your kind assistance…..Rick.