Stephen Mann
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“Also, I didn’t know Vegas could capture in AVI, only MPEG-2.”
Vegas does not capture MPEG2.
Steve Mann
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Grand Theft Auto IV ??
Could be a missing CODEC. Google for the free program “GSpot” – it will tell you what CODEC you should have installed on your PC.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Do I understand that it works on some TVs and not on others? Sounds like (oops, pardon the pun) a channels problem. Did you encode the AC3 file from Vegas and did you encode 5.1, stereo or mono?
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Yes. Even the analog SD broadcast will look better, though not HD.
There’s no need to buy a BD player if you don’t really need it. Your SD slide shows on an up-rez DVD player (under $100) will blow you away.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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B&W is your only solution. The “Night Vision” mode simply removes the IR filter from in front of the CCD.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Thank you for not posting hundreds of lines of useless data. “Access Violation” is all you need to know. It says that while running Vegas, the computer tried to access RAM that was already “reserved” or in use by another application or process, or more likely, a driver.
I found a program that seems to know all about every driver written called: Driver Detective (https://www.drivershq.com/). It found and updated all my drivers and my PC has been as stable as it was new.
Steve Mann
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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As Douglas said, you have the problem of too many cooks in the kitchen.
You have a simple problem with a simple solution. No need to confound it with more advanced technologies such as double-sided or blu-ray disks.
Since you don’t know what file formats you are seeing on your PC, you probably have the fie suffixes turned off (the Windows default). On Windows XT (I can’t help you if you’ve downgraded to Vista) Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View, and uncheck the “Hide Extensions for Known File Types”. Then, when you look at the files in your folder, you will see that the 14Gb file is probably an .avi file.
Your solution should be simple, but I use Vegas Pro so I don’t know the limitations of the Studio versions. In Pro, I would use Vegas to encode the AVI file into an MPEG file, and adjust the bit rate to get to a file size that would fit on a 4.7 Gb DVD. (The audio is compressed separately into an AC3 file, but this is on Pro).
A 14 Gb AVI file is about right for a 1-hour video and should encode to MPEG for DVD easily.
In Studio, I think your best and easiest solution is to drag the AVI file into the DVDA workspace and let DVDA do all the work. (As I said, I don’t use Studio, but it can’t hurt to try it).
Hope this helps.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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“Nostrodamus said that in the not too distant future Vegas
will be the leader and film makers tool of choice across the
industry.”I am seeing Sony advertising Vegas Pro more frequently in some of the pro magazines that I subscribe to.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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“How can we change that?”
We can’t, but you can. Well, maybe you can add to the movement of the industry, one job at a time.
If its a job in the industry that you want, then you really need to learn FCP or Avid. At least to get into the door.
I am not looking for a job in that sector, but it always amazes me when a hiring manager tells me that Avid or FCP experience is necessary. My response is “Do you require a carpenter to have experience with Sears Craftsman hammers?”
Basically, Avid, FCP and Vegas are merely tools, so sell yourself on the quality of your work.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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See the row of dots on the left side of each window? Click and drag on those, and the window goes undocked and you can put it anywhere on your screen.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com