[Rosh Kadri]

Hi Glenn, I was replying based on your “the program itself isn’t durable enough to withstand the daily stresses of a professional workflow”. But you see it did, day in and day out on a professional theatrical film for a paying audience. If big studios prefer Avid etc. Good for THEM. It does not mean that every professional has to follow suit, unless they’re forced to use that specific tool for the job.

I render to cineform because it is easier for me, it’s actually easier on any editing system unless it’s a networked render farm in which most INDIES do not use, I never mentioned that nesting created problems, it is my PERSONAL workflow. Vegas never picked up unfortunately with the “big boys” and that’s ok.

There are enough Indies garnering awards and distribution using tools such as vegas pro and if a picture is picked up by a major studio which prefers to do their own final cut, color correction, etc. One can easily export an AAF, XML.. from Vegas Pro.

Staying on top as per the original subject. Is vegas pro marketable, not so much the software but rather the techniques used by the editor.

[Rosh Kadri]

I do not know of specific ones, there are a few showcased on sonycreativesoftware’s website under showcase. That does not mean it lists all shows being produced on the platform. It is heavily used by Indies.

If one is applying for a job in a post house, yes they were likely need someone to know Avid, Premiere or Final Cut.

If you’re an Indie, nothing beats vegas for editing video and mixing your audio “protools” style without leaving vegas pro.

[Rosh Kadri]

Rendered over 300 MP4 Clips, never a problem.

[Rosh Kadri]

Hi, i’m afraid you’re wrong. I edited two full feature films at 90 minutes each, did the 5.1 surround mix, color correction, titling etc. all in vegas pro.

To make things smoother, i edited each scene separately and then rendered a cineform file to a master timeline (less processor intensive than nesting). Each stem had its own bus for dialog, sfx, music, ambience in the master timeline. This was in vegas pro 10, the next film will be in pro 13.

These were theatrical films projected at a provincial level here in Canada. You know what, no one cared what it was edited on, except the technical people who showed up for the Q & A. The audience were busy following the story, that’s all what it should be about.

[Rosh Kadri]

Thanks for the answer. I just read about the discontinued nano which in the description it states “nanoFlash utilizes the very high-quality Sony XDCAM 422 CODEC, recording the video/audio onto affordable and readily available Compact Flash Media, at up to 160Mbps (Long-GOP) or 220 Mbps (I-Frame)”

I just did not see much of a difference between recording compressed on a nano vs say a samurai which does pro-res and DNXHD at 10bit 4:2:2. I actually just bought the Samurai and did some tests, the noise level is actually way lower than the 8bit XDcam.

[Rosh Kadri]

What TY said, who was one of the first to provide me with tips and i ended up doing all the sound editing and surrounding mastering myself for the big screen…..right at home.

Additional tips can be found at the filmsound.org, read (roughly) the basics first, for instance what sounds are compromised of and it’s essential to learn tips on pitch, frequency, dynamics etc.

Then dig in and experiment away, try blending sounds, reversing, pitch shifting, be creative and inventive and over time you will develop a certain style, there are some rules regarding levels and meters but most if it is pure creativity.

[Rosh Kadri]

Thanks for the reply, it seems to me that the purpose here is to keep it in vegas. I wonder why no 64bit AAF, that kinda sucks. For now though, im just gonna export a standard AVI or Quicktime, re-cut the edits and composite 🙁

[Rosh Kadri]

You know, i heard a lot of stories about the jello effect and stutter etc. I’m a fan of any company that makes good tools for us. In all honesty, you be the judge about the high action shots. I did a trailer with the T2I with the Glidecam and handheld. check it out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifBCN2takI0&hd=1

I think this problem, if any or little should be gone by the next few models from different vendors. We are their customers, so i can safely say. They better listen 🙂

[Rosh Kadri]

pretty darn close ty, the surround compressor on the master bus evened things out in the end and gave it that certain pump to it.

[Rosh Kadri]

thanks john, thats another product feature suggestion to sony.