[Steve Rhoden]

You don’t have to start from scratch…If the problem persists
you can simply open up back the project in the trial version
it was created in, then render out as DV NTSC
(or your format choice). Then place it in your Pro version.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

If you have DivX Pro installed, i think that may put an end
to the problem.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

To get back your keyframe timeline…just hover the mouse
cursor around the bottom of the box until it changes into
a two small arrows pointing in opposite direction, then at
that point you drag up the keyframe timeline.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

Jeff,
Keep your setting as is…what you need to do is for
each photo…at the edge of them in the timeline…
you press the “event pan/crop button” then right click
in the pop-up window and select “match output aspect”.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

The effect you are referring to is called Depth-of-field or
Bokeh. For example when a character/subject is closer to
the camera its in focus and objects further away is out-of-focus
or visa versa….depending on what you want your viewer to focus
on.
The best method to achieve this is by first having the same
footage on two timelines…. one above the other. Then the
first thing you do is add an effect to the bottom footage
to give it an out of focus look (gaussian blur is what most
would use, but it does not really convey true depth of field)
The fx i use for this is the defocus filter from the
https://www.velvetmatter.com/ plugin.
Then on the top image you use your mask tool to cut out the
subject you want to stay in focus…as soon as you do this
you will see exactly what you are looking for and here is where
you begin tweaking your mask with just the right amount of
feathering…tweak the focus and out of focus areas….
keyframing the mask if there is movement…etc,etc,and in no
time you will get the hang of things.
This might seems a bit tedious, but this is a shot not easy
to imitate in post, because its an in-camera effect.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

That one is new to me…Thanks for sharing.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

Thats a problem i sometimes experienced in the past Charles,
Along with some other bugs.
My solution was just to use Mozilla completely…and as my
default browser…its also much faster.

Maybe a bug in version 7 or something.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

To change the length of stills automatically when place
on the timeline, go to ‘Preferences…Editing Tab and
adjust the “new still image length”.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

Hey John and Allen,
It sure would be awesome to see some similar articles of
studios and film makers describing their workflow in using
vegas to edit their big blockbuster films..Oh yes Vegas can.

Still, Offline editing is what Avid and Final Cut has over Vegas.

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Steve Rhoden]

Well, I’m Pointing you in the professional approach or
the format set by the industry for definite reasons.
….But, whatever works for you….

Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
sample bits at
http://www.youtube.com/hentys