Stephen Mann
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I could be wrong, but it sounds like you are trying to make a DVD the hard way.
Use Vegas to encode the DVDA compliant MPEG and AC3 files (using the DVDA MPEG template, then the AC3 template), then use DVDA to add your menu and prepare the video_ts and audio_ts folders, then use DVDA to burn the DVD.
Steve Mann
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I am limiting my damage
Vegas is non-destructive. That is, it never changes your source media. You can’t damage it (accidentally). All you need to save during your project is the veg file, which is pretty small. just occasionally do a “save as” and give the project a name that tells you where you are in the project.
save as “rough cut”
save as “tracks synched”
save as “audio cleaned up”
save as “color correction finished”
save as “almost done”You get the point. You can go back to any of those points in time, anytime. Some people save as every hour.
Steve Mann
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Regarding the Vegas project file – what program should I scan it with to see what codecs it’s using? GSpot?
John said to scan with gspot or mediainfo the media that the veg file references, not the veg file. All that the veg file contains is pointers to media files and your editing steps from the timeline.
By the way, exception errors are almost always driver problems.
NEVER EVER install a codec pack – especially K-Lite. They usually replace the otherwise quality codecs installed by Vegas with very inferior or defective ones. Codec packs are for gamers, for playback. They tend to do a crappy job of encoding.
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You’re asking way too many questions for a quick answer, but to get a “camera” perspective, you need Adobe Aftereffects.
I get most of my sound effects at Digital Juice.
There are several ways to blur one letter at a time, but they all use keyframes. Read about keyframes in the manual.
I’m not sure what your last question is describing. But it looks like the background track s simply blurred.
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To expand on what John said – unless you have an agreement with the client stating that this is a work for hire (those words specifically, or words that say they own the footage), you own the copyright and may charge for the raw unedited footage.
What to charge? If you don’t ever expect to work for this client again, then what do you have to lose by burning this bridge? What would it cost the client to reshoot with another videographer?
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Dave, as I’ve said in the past, RAID adds nothing to the performance of the editing most of us do. If you are working with uncompressed source video or 4K, then RAID is overkill. If you need the security of RAID, then use RAID5.
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I also thought I read that Vegas Pro will only take advantage of the first GPU
John, this is correct. I forgot it until you replied. I have two display adapters in my system so that I can run four screens, but Vegas only sees one.
Just a side note – if you run multiple GPU cards, do yourself a favor and use two identical boards. This way you only have ONE display driver installed.
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Rerendering the audio is not a problem with quality, but if you use the Dolby AC-3 preset for DVDA, then the audio should be fine.
If you were trying to use something like a WAV or MOV file, then that could have been the root of your original problem because a WAV file is huge compared to an AC3.
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[Jay Allen] “Does Vegas pro 12 support 2 cpu’s
Would i be better off with quadro k5000 or two quadro 4000’s
Any caveats to know about SSD’s… using for boot and scratch drive
Has anyone used 4tb drives in raid
Has anyone used drobo with thunderbolt”Vegas doesn’t care about CPU count – Windows does. You need Windows 7 PRO to get multiprocessor support.
I am a bit fuzzy on the advanced video cards, but generally, as I understand it, the more CUDA cores you have, the better the throughput with Vegas.
I recently put an SSD on one of my laptops and I am pleased with the performance, but if you search the web you will find mixed opinions about using SSD for your project or scratch disk. My motherboard only supports 8Gb, but my next one will support 16Gb and I plan to experiment with using an 8Gb RAMdisk for scratch space.
I don’t use RAID here. I just don’t see any advantage. If I did, then it would be RAID5 and probably with 2Tb drives. Mostly due to cost. You might want to wait a few months for Hitachi to start manufacturing helium drives which will start at 4Tb and expected to reach 6Tb per drive within a year.
As above, no experience with DROBO, but look at their specs. The last time I looked, the DROBO write speeds were really bad, making them useless as a working disk. OK for backup – which is the design purpose of the DROBO, but dreadfully slow for real work.
A note about drive speeds. The published disk drive speeds are the burst speed – how long it takes to fill or empty the RAM buffer. The spec you need to compare is the sustained speeds. Everything we do in Vegas uses files much larger than the drive RAM buffer.
Hope this helps.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com