[Steve Rhoden]

ok…sorry,i remember,
im all out of suggestions….only thing for a fact then is that
something is causing a conflict on your machine.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

Ok now Anders,
For solutions sake, lets step back a little and install vegas 8.0a
if its possible for you (it wont throw off your workflow).
And let me know the outcome.
You can download it here: https://download.sonymediasoftware.com/current/

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

I understand your frustration…
wish i could offer a tangible solution, but from your
post i see you have tried everything possible.

(Let me see)…First, which version of vegas are you using?

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

The “flash remover” and the “pixelator” filters in this Video
Essentials plugin are the two best filters of all 10.
These plugins makes the editing workflow a little smoother
flowing….(less sliders to tweak,less filters for a desired look).

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

Sorry, dont know much about vegas 9 platinum abilities,
But Remember it is not a professional version,
and therefore what you are experiencing is obviously a
limitation of what it was made to do.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

That is a touch one for masking….a method of chroma Keying
is more suited for those kinds of tasks.
Have you tried keying?

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

Do you have DivX installed on your computer?
Also, does any of your media player able to play
back the file you are trying to import in vegas?

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

There is also a free one for HD i use sometimes called
“CapDVHS”…..Therefore “WinDV” and “CapDVHS” are two
freeware that are a serious part of my workflow when
handling captures for several reasons.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

No..it is not unfortunate to use something out of the
sony package. I hardly use sony to capture my basic footages,
I most often use “WinDV”…which is a free capture utility that
is really impressive for its price and size.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

Not sure i understand you correctly,
but probably you are referring to “feathering”
This lets your mask gradually fades in without a
distinct sharp border.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys