Stephen Crye
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I’ll have to try John’s suggestion – I did not know about that feature in Vegas Pro.
I deal with this routinely with my Panny GH3, which does not come with any software to seamlessly join long cam video into a single file.
My poor man’s fix is to use Windows copy to concatenate the files into a single binary file, i.e.
copy /B file-1 + file-2 … +file-n result
Works like a charm for me …
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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Hrm …
Been a while since I ran 5.0b, sorry. I only have 5.2 and 6.0 available.
Oh well.
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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Hi Kris;
Not sure if this applies to your situation, but a similar problem can happen when a long camera shoot produces files that are larger than 4GB, causing the camera to split the video into multiple files. When those files and dropped into the Vegas timeline, there will be a sub-second gap in the audio between the events. This is particularly maddening when shooting classical music performances.
I deal with this routinely with my Panny GH3, which does not come with any software to seamlessly join long cam video into a single file.
The fix is to use Windows copy to concatenate the files into a single binary file, i.e.
copy /B file-1 + file-2 … +file-n result
When I do that, there is no gap in audio.
Greater minds than I have commented that this has something to do with the events not ending on proper GOP boundaries, but I never understood those details.
One other thing to look at is quantized vs unquantized events – again, not sure if this applies in your case. There is a hidden menu in Vegas which when enabled will display the unquantized event boundaries with red highlights. I change this from the default to TRUE because I want to be able to know when I have unquantized events.
To get to it, select Options, then hold the Shift key when clicking on Preferences.
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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In DVDA 5.0b, under Preferences, Burning Tab, what is the setting for “use Legacy Disk Drivers?” compared to the machine where it worked?
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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See if you have some system restore points you can use to go back to previous system states. If not, make sure that system restore is enabled, and set to do files too, and to use a big enough chunk of disk to let you go back a ways next time.
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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OMG!
I have the GH3, less than a year old, but the temptation to be able to use my existing glass on this baby will be hard to resist.
Thanks!
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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Steve, although I agree that Windows updates can cause problems, to never install security updates on a computer that is connected to the internet is an invitation to be exploited.
Perhaps I am more sensitive to this than the average bear, with my responsibilities at work for security.
.nyet updates are problematic, yes.
All this having been said, I make liberal use of system restore points and complete image backups. I always have a least three I can go back to if a problem crops up.
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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Your screen grabs are shots of the timeline, not the preview window.
Am I missing something here?
How is the source material encoded? Is it camera footage or screen capture, or something else? I can’t tell from your screen grab; the resolution is too small. FYI you can upload images directly to the Cow; no need for PhotoBucket. Click the little camera icon in above the compose window.
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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Anna, noise just can’t be removed effectively in post-production. This is physics at work.
Trust me on this – as an old, old video guy who cut his teeth on astronomy, for any given sensor, if you are hitting the limits of low-lux performance, your only practical choice to fix it is “bigger glass”.
Fast lenses cost big bucks, because they have huge aperture.
There is a reason that sensitive telescopes are huge.
If your subject is not moving a lot, you can get better performance by going with slower shutter. If your camera allows it, try shooting at 1/30, 1/15, or even 1/8. You will get motion blur, but that might be a pleasing effect. Traffic looks cool when shot at 1/20th sec.
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
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[Peter Heap] “I feel I need to upgrade to a new computer”
That new computer smell is always great.
On the subject of USB 3.0, my new work computer has that, and I am blown away at how fast my Samsung Extreme 64 GB thumb drive is on those USB 3.0 ports – I am hitting sustained 200 MByte/sec on reads, and in short bursts it can hit 400 MB/sec.
https://www.storagereview.com/sandisk_extreme_usb_30_flash_drive_review
Steve
Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8
