Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q1Q2)

Nick Kerpchar · May 23rd, 2004, 01:01 PM

Douglas,
Thanks for the reply. I know that you are on the road doing training so I appreciate your taking the time. T.J. also sent me an email in response to my question and I appreciate that very much as well. Looks like I'll make the leap to Vegas 5 + DVD now that I know your books will be coming in the near future.

Thanks again, Nick

Stephen Sobel · May 23rd, 2004, 06:40 PM

I'm working on a project - and I have one clip that has a bit of an orange tint. Is there a way in Vegas to change the color to something more natural looking?

Mike Moncrief · May 23rd, 2004, 07:14 PM

Hello,

I second that Thanks to Edward, and thanks to you Imran for providing the nice conference room and projector for our informal get together..Also thanks to Aaron Hurley for showing his Zenote plug-ins..I was impressed with Edwards knowldege and plug-ins.. And also impressed with the overall knowledge of the group.. I am a fairly new user of Vegas..(got onboard in version 4) and learned a few little tips that are invaluable..

keep in touch
Thanks,

Mike Moncrief

Guy Bruner · May 23rd, 2004, 07:47 PM

Try the video FXes, Color Corrector and Secondary Color Corrector.

Stephen Sobel · May 23rd, 2004, 07:51 PM

I tried that. My choices seem to be keeping the orange tint, or getting another tint such as purple or green. I realize I'm a rookie at this, but is there a way to reduce or eliminate the orange for a more natural color - without exchanging one tint for another.

Peter Moore · May 23rd, 2004, 08:29 PM

Did they totally screw up this tool or am I a moron?

I try to change the width, and it just snaps to whatever the hell it feels like. I've unchecked Maintain Aspect, Stretch to Frame, etc. Still has a mind of its own.

Guy Bruner · May 23rd, 2004, 08:57 PM

Try BillyBoy's tutorial on getting rid of a color cast.

Edward Troxel · May 23rd, 2004, 09:58 PM

This is a known problem. I would expect it to be fixed soon but can make no guarantees. I'm not sure what the story is but it has been reported by multiple people.

Edward Troxel · May 23rd, 2004, 10:02 PM

It was a great evening. I'd like to thank everyone for coming. Maybe you all can start an Orlando area user's group. (I have e-mail addresses for everyone who attended)

Rob Lohman · May 24th, 2004, 01:37 AM

Frameserving should only work on your local machine. Are you
saying you cannot get LOCAL frameserving to work? If so,
please state the following:

1. program you are frameserving to

2. things you are doing exactly (also where you are writing the file to and what name you've given it)

3. errors messages etc. you get

Allan Phan · May 24th, 2004, 06:45 AM

Hello fellow Vegaser:

I just purchase Vegas 5+DVD and tried to render some clip but run into a small problem and that is when I tried to render a clip with Mpeg 2, DVDNTSC, “GOOD” quality and use Architect 2 to make a DVD the clip looks great with no problem.

When I render that same clip with Mpeg2, DVDNTSC with “BEST” quality then use Architect 2 to make a DVD, the clip slightly jump up and down from beginning to end even thought it appear to be fine when I play it back with WMP right after rendering. Am I doing something wrong? Can some one help me fix this issue.

Dylan Couper · May 24th, 2004, 08:22 AM

The only part of Vegas I find really lacking is the fon't/text department. It reminds me of cheap $80 text generators that you can buy for your old Hi-8 camera from Radio Shack.

Now this may just be me, but I'm not impressed. I was wondering if anyone out there has some examples of awsome stuff you can do with titles and text on the web?

Also, is there a way to load new fonts into the program?

Has this been improved any with Vegas 5?

Ryan Gohlinghorst · May 24th, 2004, 09:37 AM

Vegas can use any True Type fonts that you have installed on your machine. Just search the web for fonts that you like and install them. You'll then have them automatically available for use in Vegas.

Peter Moore · May 24th, 2004, 10:28 AM

Thanks, that's a relief it's not my fault. :)

Peter Moore · May 24th, 2004, 10:30 AM

Very serious bug you all need to be aware of.

When taking source material that is compressed with Huff YUV, Vegas sometimes drops frames and they appear as black. At first I thought I was dropping frames at capture time, but no, it only happens when I try to import source huff yuv material (that I IVTC'd in VirtualDub) back into Vegas. Frames are dropped totally at random.

May 23rd, 2004, 06:40 PM	#1742
Stephen Sobel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 408	Orange tint problem I'm working on a project - and I have one clip that has a bit of an orange tint. Is there a way in Vegas to change the color to something more natural looking?

May 23rd, 2004, 07:14 PM	#1743
Mike Moncrief Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: orlando florida Posts: 426	Hello, I second that Thanks to Edward, and thanks to you Imran for providing the nice conference room and projector for our informal get together..Also thanks to Aaron Hurley for showing his Zenote plug-ins..I was impressed with Edwards knowldege and plug-ins.. And also impressed with the overall knowledge of the group.. I am a fairly new user of Vegas..(got onboard in version 4) and learned a few little tips that are invaluable.. keep in touch Thanks, Mike Moncrief __________________ Mike Moncrief mikemoncrief@gmail.com www.themikemoncrief.com

May 23rd, 2004, 08:29 PM	#1746
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Pan / Crop in 5.0 Did they totally screw up this tool or am I a moron? I try to change the width, and it just snaps to whatever the hell it feels like. I've unchecked Maintain Aspect, Stretch to Frame, etc. Still has a mind of its own.

May 24th, 2004, 01:37 AM	#1750
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Frameserving should only work on your local machine. Are you saying you cannot get LOCAL frameserving to work? If so, please state the following: 1. program you are frameserving to 2. things you are doing exactly (also where you are writing the file to and what name you've given it) 3. errors messages etc. you get __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

May 24th, 2004, 06:45 AM	#1751
Allan Phan Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 95	Picture jumping up and down in Vegas 5 Hello fellow Vegaser: I just purchase Vegas 5+DVD and tried to render some clip but run into a small problem and that is when I tried to render a clip with Mpeg 2, DVDNTSC, “GOOD” quality and use Architect 2 to make a DVD the clip looks great with no problem. When I render that same clip with Mpeg2, DVDNTSC with “BEST” quality then use Architect 2 to make a DVD, the clip slightly jump up and down from beginning to end even thought it appear to be fine when I play it back with WMP right after rendering. Am I doing something wrong? Can some one help me fix this issue.

May 23rd, 2004, 01:01 PM	#1741
Nick Kerpchar Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 211	Douglas, Thanks for the reply. I know that you are on the road doing training so I appreciate your taking the time. T.J. also sent me an email in response to my question and I appreciate that very much as well. Looks like I'll make the leap to Vegas 5 + DVD now that I know your books will be coming in the near future. Thanks again, Nick

May 23rd, 2004, 07:47 PM	#1744
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Try the video FXes, Color Corrector and Secondary Color Corrector.

May 23rd, 2004, 07:51 PM	#1745
Stephen Sobel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 408	I tried that. My choices seem to be keeping the orange tint, or getting another tint such as purple or green. I realize I'm a rookie at this, but is there a way to reduce or eliminate the orange for a more natural color - without exchanging one tint for another.

May 23rd, 2004, 08:57 PM	#1747
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Try BillyBoy's tutorial on getting rid of a color cast.

May 23rd, 2004, 09:58 PM	#1748
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	This is a known problem. I would expect it to be fixed soon but can make no guarantees. I'm not sure what the story is but it has been reported by multiple people.

May 23rd, 2004, 10:02 PM	#1749
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	It was a great evening. I'd like to thank everyone for coming. Maybe you all can start an Orlando area user's group. (I have e-mail addresses for everyone who attended)

May 24th, 2004, 08:22 AM	#1752
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Text/fonts in Vegas The only part of Vegas I find really lacking is the fon't/text department. It reminds me of cheap $80 text generators that you can buy for your old Hi-8 camera from Radio Shack. Now this may just be me, but I'm not impressed. I was wondering if anyone out there has some examples of awsome stuff you can do with titles and text on the web? Also, is there a way to load new fonts into the program? Has this been improved any with Vegas 5? __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

May 24th, 2004, 09:37 AM	#1753
Ryan Gohlinghorst Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mankato, Minnesota Posts: 104	Vegas can use any True Type fonts that you have installed on your machine. Just search the web for fonts that you like and install them. You'll then have them automatically available for use in Vegas. __________________ http://www.horsefilms.com "I like Mankato just a little bit better than any other town in the world." -Sinclair Lewis

May 24th, 2004, 10:28 AM	#1754
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Thanks, that's a relief it's not my fault. :)

May 24th, 2004, 10:30 AM	#1755
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Bug in Vegas 4/5 with Huff YUV Codec Very serious bug you all need to be aware of. When taking source material that is compressed with Huff YUV, Vegas sometimes drops frames and they appear as black. At first I thought I was dropping frames at capture time, but no, it only happens when I try to import source huff yuv material (that I IVTC'd in VirtualDub) back into Vegas. Frames are dropped totally at random.