[Scott Francis]

Thanks Steve,

Yeah, they are 4K, I use EZ encoder and go from MOV to ProRes and then Vegas sees them fine. Keeps them in 4K too and ends up being around the same size. I don’t know why they don’t work. I have QT Pro and tried on 3 computers to no avail.
At least I found a work-around!!

Thanks for your input!

Best

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

I downloaded some free samples, but Vegas won’t allow me to place them on the timeline, any ideas? I work with other ProRes formats and Vegas sees them fine. I had to convert them and then they work.
Also, do you use them as an overlay and adjust the track opacity or use screen/mulitply etc to get the desired effect?

Thanks for your help!

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

Sony will keep Catalyst and it’s subscription based sales model….
GO AHEAD no one cares!!! LOL!

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

One thing you didn’t tell us is what you are recording your audio with? Are you using the cameras onboard inputs? If so are they XLR or something else? Are you using an external recorder, micing people separately or using a boom mic? All these aspects are good to know and so forth.
That all bring said, what you are doing is the way to do it for the most part. Depending on what you are using to record the audio for the clips, they will vary. If you try to set your gain to a specific level each time you shoot, that should help. But adjusting individual levels is common. One GREAT thing about Vegas (and why many of us NEED to use it) is that we can use a ton of audio tracks and also FX on them, inserts, group them and so for, since Vegas started as an DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).
One thing you can do that may help (if you are not doing so now), is to compress and EQ your audio tracks, that is always a good place to start to get levels comparable, as well as in the frequencies you are using. If I am using a music bed, and have vocals over top, I will not only duck the volume level of the MB when necessary, but I will dip the EQ in the vocal range area to help the vocals sit “in the mix.”

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

Hello,

One suggestion I may make is to use a Zoom H4N or H6. These are good recorders.
The H4N can record 4 tracks, two of which are onboard mics in stereo and the other 2 are balanced mic line XLR/TRS combo connectors with phantom power.
The H6has 6 inputs, 4 mic/line XLR/TRS combo inputs with phatom power and anther two input that have various connector you can use. It comes with a stereo mic combo, and a M/S mic, but you can buy other connectors such as 2 more additional XLR/TRS combo inputs. I use all of these and they work great!!!

The cool thing is these can also be used as USB sound devices for computers as well!!!

This would give you multiuse for video for audio off site as well as what you are asking about now. They are pretty reasonable in price as well. I have owned both, I sold my H4N for the H6 as I need 6 inputs for some of the audio I record live (symphonic, band, etc) and having that many inputs for video is nice as well.
If you need to send a lav and boom/room mic stereo, this could double as your boom/room mic and you can plug a lav into one of the inputs.

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

Thanks!

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

Thanks John,

My cameras shoot in 35Mbps, so I was going with that. Do you think the 50mpbs is worth it?

Thanks!

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

Cross platform too….this would really be a benefit to ALL parties!

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

Smooth playback when editing more than one or two tracks, without audio dropouts and stutters when using audio FX on multiple audio tracks.

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

This is really good news!!!
John, any way we can let them know what we would appreciate in future versions of software? Like a specific forum/etc?

Thanks so much for all your input over the years!

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind\’s Eye Audio/Video Productions