William Mims
Forum Replies Created
-
Amen, John about Creative Cow. Thanks.
Mims
-
Yes, George, I was sending the ‘raw’ files to the client in another state for him to edit. All was well, then after that client I wanted to use the Atomos for my own projects-that’s when I ran into all the problems. I love the look of the Blade footage on the Atomos monitor-just can’t get Vegas to work. I think I have come to the end of the line with Vegas Pro. When I looked at the blade I don’t recall Atomos advertising: “This will not work with Sony Vegas/Windows platforms. Only works with a Mac.”
As I make the transition to feature film 4K needs with a different camera like a AJA Cion or Black Magic Ursa Mini(?), the Sony Vegas Pro software system may have to be left behind for something better suited for the volume of 4K files and 90 minute+ project lengths.
I appreciate everyone’s input on this thread, I have learned a lot about the world of computer editing. Thanks.Mims
-
John- Let me add this to my last post:
In rereading the entire post, I see the subject of QuickTime came from another person in the thread so I see why you said “stop using QuickTime”. So QT would not be my choice to begin with. I just need the right one to get the most quality and compatibility with Vegas in order to keep it from crashing when a lot of layers are added to the picture timeline. I have contacted Sony Creative Software asking why Pro 13 crashes so much to no avail. A simple reply saying you are using the wrong output would have been nice from them.Mims
-
Am I to understand that DNxHD and ProRes are confined to QuickTime? (QuickTime would not be my choice because of the compression. I want as much quality as I can get to the final master.) Those are the only choices? I am fine with (AVI, M2T, MFX, etc.) but the Atomos will only record DNxHD or ProRes. Which one, if either, will allow me to work in AVI M2T MFX? That is really what I am trying to figure out.
Thank you for helping me get this worked out so I can use Vegas, with Atomos and my EX3.Mims
-
Just to be clear, my client using Pro Res does his own editing on a Mac. I do not edit his material, however I have my own project that I will record in DNxHD for my Sony Vegas Pro 13. I do not need to get a Mac.
John to answer your question:
CPU is Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93 GHz. GPU is a GeForce GTX 285.
Only able to use 2GB may explain why Pro 13 with several layers (Green screen, several images on screen at once) has crashed the edit when it got longer than a couple of minutes.
How do I changes these limitations short of buying a new system?
The project will need to be 90 minutes long with many layers in some places. I do not want crashes long after I am into the edit.Mims
-
As much as I would like to use 4K, no. However I am using an anamorphic lens that allows no pixel wasted (Phoney blacked out letter boxing), thus getting about 2554 x 1080 with an aspect ratio of 2.36 – so better than 1920, less than 3860. For this project, it will be fine. Next time 4K.
Which codec to you prefer to use on Vegas, Pro Res or Avid DNxHD?
Thanks,
Mims
-
John You said: It is always better to render the correct format right from the timeline rather than re-render an already rendered format although going from HD to SD
One-
How do I skip rendering the time line on Pro 13 and just make a DVD in DVD Architect? Or is that possible? I have noticed that there is a “real time render” option. I could not see that it did anything but pretend to render-Two-
What is the best format to which to render for You Tube, Vimeo, DVD for the best quality and the least compressing?thanks, Bill
Mims
-
Thanks, Brian. No did not help much but I am glad to have seen your Channel. What is HD converter factory?
I can not get the piece rendered. That’s the problem I have to solve, first.
Is it possible to send the time line to DVD Architect without rendering it first?
So far the quality drop is unacceptable from time line to rendered final.
I can not recommend Pro 13-too many bugs.Mims
-
Brian: I am having the same problem with Pro 13. I have dumped everything I could to other external drives, changed the swap size to hard drives during rendering to the max allowed and it still crashes. And this was a 5 minute piece! Yes, it had FX and insert shots (pic in pic), but still. The last crash had a note: low memory… I have 12GB of RAM. What gives, Sony?
I even when back to Pro 11-with no better luck. It crashed 60% in.
At this point, I am in trouble so let me ask-does anyone know what format my HD video raw footage(1920×1080)can be rendered to that will look okay on a You Tube site? I have tried .MOV, etc. and it still looks like it was shot with cell phone. I have Windows 7. I wonder if that has any bearing on the problem. I never had these issues with Vista.
Anyone with suggestions jump in!Mims
-
I am having the same sync problems. It seems to be happening when I start adding more chroma key layers and cookie cutter layers to video tracks on the time line. It will work fine until the playback runs into a FX group and then the picture goes nuts for several seconds and eventually gets back in sync.
Here we are at 1/25/15 and no fixes? Sony Creative Software is located in Middleton (Madison) WI. I am just down the road from them…
S.C.S are you working on this problem?Mims