[Stephen Crye]

Hi;

If SVP 11 is like SVP 10, once a project is saved in 11 you will NOT be able to open it in 10! ( I have 11 but have not installed it yet.)

When I transitioned from 9 to 10, I was veeerrrry careful to rename the projects BEFORE I opened them in 10. I even created separate top-level project folders to make sure and to keep them separate.

Go slow, test!

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

[Stephen Crye]

Hi Dave;

I only just tonight discovered that method (via a reference in another Cow thread from a guru who has recommended it for some time now). It is fascinating and will drive me deeper into research. I plan to experiment with it when I have time (in the middle of a big project that precludes any fiddling with new stuff … I actually have to shoot many man-days worth of video, not to mention the editing!)

I am puzzled by your report that the MainConcept render takes so long. Not that my computer is super-fast, but I wonder if your render is slow due to lots of FX in the project?

I’ll be interested to know if the multi-step workflow is actually faster. I’m interested in it because of the promise of smoother motion, better de-interlace, etc. I now only upload 1920×1080 files (1280×720 is waaaay to fuzzy on my giant monitor), so I’ll be curious to see how the workflow handles that resolution.

The key step will be this one: >Vegas->DNxHD, because you still have to create the Vegas project with all the effects, transitions, music, etc. , and then render it in Vegas to DNxHD.

I’m also curious if HandBrake (never heard of it before tonight) can accept Huffy .avi as input; I work with Huffy a lot because I have huge drives and Vegas renders to Huffy faster than to .mp4 or .mpg. I’ll be very interested to see if the Avid codec results in a faster intermediate render than Huffy.

Please let us know how this all works for you!

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

[Stephen Crye]

Thanks Mike – this vid is super-informative!

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

[Stephen Crye]

Wow, that was quick! Greatly appreciated.

Although I see CA, it seems to be uniform, and not worse on the edges of the frame, the way it was on my NX70. Hmmmm….

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

[Stephen Crye]

Hi;

Sorry about the delay. Been hectic …

I shoot mostly with my HDR-CX550V. For what I shoot, check out my YouTube channel – outdoors, indoor, sports, animals, tutorials, how-tos, various stuff.

Here’s a recent upload I did for my “stevecrye” channel on YT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C__RkhYqEZk

You can go directly to the channel by appending the YouTube.com with /stevecrye .

Regarding portability:

.avi is too big and also seems to require processing horsepower. The idea is to use a popular compression method such as mpeg-2 or h.264 / mp4, but don’t crank the bit rate up. VLC will play those, so you can also put a copy of VLC on the thumb drive to that your recipient can install it.

Below is a screen shot of a Vegas render setting that I find will play back on most computers, I often put the video on a thumb drive and plug it into various computers. The audio is embedded right into the .mp4, no need to do anything special. This is also the encoding I do for a lot of YT uploads, but I suspect it is not optimal (still learning about H.264 and the best Vegas for YT)

I’m pleased to see you are getting better at Vegas, enjoy!

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

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[Stephen Crye]

Hi;

Vegas 11 is still in the “too new for serious work” stage, if my experience with Vegas 9 and 10 means anything.

Sony tech support is notoriously bad. But, they will answer the “buy stuff” number. Call that number and ask if your purchase of Vegas 11 entitles you to Vegas 10.

You can download the Vegas 10e trial here:

https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/freenab/vegaspro

Vegas 10e is pretty stable, if that also fails on your computer, we know the problem is specific to your computer.

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

[Stephen Crye]

Hi;

I don’t have a specific suggestion, but I’d make sure I am using the latest build, it fixed some bugs. DVDA 5.2 build 133.

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

[Stephen Crye]

Hi;

I do what you are describing for every video I produce for YouTube. I use Vegas 10e also. My “Sharkbait” leader is an .mp4 rendered with the Main Concept setting, and drop it in to the video before I do the final render prior to uploading.

An example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnD1Ev6kZlM

So, we know that it is possible for 10e to do what you want.

When vegas crashes, does it give you the option to report the problem to Sony? I still get crashes (for other reasons) in 10e, just far fewer than with 10d, so Sony still needs to work on 10f …

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

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[Stephen Crye]

Hi;

I had that exact problem with DVDA 5.2 build 132, it was a bug that was fixed in DVDA 5.2 build 133. Not sure if this applies to your situation.

Regarding mixing stills and vid on a blu-ray project, that is perfectly OK and I do it all the time in Vegas Pro, although I have not tried 720p. Why use 720p for Blu-ray? Just pick one of the 1080 formats.

Have not used Movie Studio for a few years (it was the gateway drug that hooked me on Pro 😉 ) . You might try the trial of Vegas pro … but be prepared for addiction.

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V

[Stephen Crye]

Hi;

Just a stab in the dark, but I have heard seen vague references to problems with .mp4 audio and Vegas being caused by some bizarre interaction with newer/updated installations of Quicktime (sometimes in conjunction with iTunes updates). Have you done anything with Quicktime or iTunes on the computer in between the time it worked and when it started to fail?

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2(build 133) Sony HDR-CX550V