Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q1Q2)

Gary Kleiner · June 11th, 2004, 07:15 AM

>How would Vegas or a script know WHICH footage belongs TO
the project but is NOT used. Basically it can't.<

The Find Unused Wizard in Neon does exactly that.

Gary

Peter Jefferson · June 11th, 2004, 09:26 AM

there are file storage websites out there and for a nominal fee allow gigs of storage to be xfered.

I have numerous corporate clients, with offices in NY and London and being here in Oz allows me to work on the Australian element of the presentation, then uplaod and they can do as they wish after that ;)

Peter Jefferson · June 11th, 2004, 09:51 AM

;)

on larger text u can get away with lower bitates..., u can maybe even run a second track with a softness filter on it.. this may smooth out the lines as well..

glad it worked for u mate :)

Keith Loh · June 11th, 2004, 10:46 AM

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http://www.clipstream.com/

From one of our partners

Our own email demo

Feel free to contact me by email if you have any questions.

Richard Brand · June 12th, 2004, 01:12 AM

I'm looking for suggestions. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm running Vegas 5 and want to use an external video monitor as well as have analog capture and output. What video cards would work best.

I'm currently using a NVIDIA Ge-Force FX 5200.

Thanks

Adi Head · June 12th, 2004, 02:52 AM

well, i have no idea what a script is or how to make one. so i'll stick with rob's advice of just going over the media files manually, one by one, and delete the ones not on my timeline.
thanks.

Edward Troxel · June 12th, 2004, 05:58 AM

You're missing out on one of the greatest features in Vegas, then. You really need to take a look at scripting. You don't have to write them as there are already many out there available (some free, some for a small cost). They really are a timesaver.

Edward Troxel · June 12th, 2004, 06:01 AM

video card doesn't make any difference. All that you mentioned should be done via a firewire card. External preview goes out firewire, to a camera/convertor/deck, to the monitor.

For analog capture, I do the same thing: Analog source to camera/convertor/deck to the computer via firewire. This will give you your best results.

Rob Lohman · June 12th, 2004, 06:11 AM

True to that Edward. For the Lady X episode I handled I wrote
a small script that would open the leader, then present me with
a dialog to open the movie someone sent in and then it would
present me with loading the credit roll movie and it would load
the music underneath that itself. It all crossfaded this and the
only thing I needed to do was make sure the crossfades where
good etc. It also added cropping to get it to widescreen size.

Then all I had to do was hit export and load my quicktime preset
I had made and I was done. Pretty neat.

Edward: do you know if we can group events through scripting
in version 5 now? That was the only thing I could not do and had
to do manually when moving the credit roll around.

Adi Head · June 12th, 2004, 03:31 PM

i'm still learning. eventually, i imagine i will get around to working with scripts. thanks

Richard Brand · June 12th, 2004, 08:02 PM

Thanks Edward,

do you mean just run it through my XM2 and use this as a convertor? Will this degrade the camera in any way?

Rich

Albert Rodgers · June 12th, 2004, 10:38 PM

Hello everyone,

Everytime I try to add my Lacie 250 GB ext. hard drive to the disk management file under capture I get this message from windows "Windows-Delayed Write failed"

I currently have the camcorder and the ext. hd connected to my laptop via 2 port firewire card. I tried the same set-up on my desktop an got the same message. I am using the XP OS.

Isn't it possible to capture footage to an ext. hd ? I thought it was but I am having doubts. Please help.

Al

Edward Troxel · June 13th, 2004, 05:54 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : Edward: do you know if we can group events through scripting
in version 5 now? That was the only thing I could not do and had
to do manually when moving the credit roll around. -->>>

Grouping events is still not available.

Edward Troxel · June 13th, 2004, 05:57 AM

Assuming the XM2 allows passthrough (my XL1 and GL2 do) then, yes, you can just use your camera. As for the camera, it won't be damaged except for the fact that it must be powered on and some people claim the heat from being on can reduce the life of the camera. I have no proof of that but also have no proof to the opposite. Many people use a convertor such as the Canopus ADVC 100.

Edward Troxel · June 13th, 2004, 05:59 AM

Yes it is possible to capture to an external hard drive. Your symptoms sound more related to OS/hardware issues to me. Can you do anything at all with the external drive? How are you connecting it? (firewire or usb?)

June 11th, 2004, 10:46 AM	#1909
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Clipstream in Email Ian, I work for a company that has provided the technology for many many video in email campaigns. It is streaming video so is light on the bandwidth and does not require emailing a huge attachment. Please take a look at our demos here: http://www.clipstream.com/ From one of our partners Our own email demo Feel free to contact me by email if you have any questions. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

June 12th, 2004, 01:12 AM	#1910
Richard Brand New Boot Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 11	video card I'm looking for suggestions. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm running Vegas 5 and want to use an external video monitor as well as have analog capture and output. What video cards would work best. I'm currently using a NVIDIA Ge-Force FX 5200. Thanks

June 12th, 2004, 06:11 AM	#1914
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	True to that Edward. For the Lady X episode I handled I wrote a small script that would open the leader, then present me with a dialog to open the movie someone sent in and then it would present me with loading the credit roll movie and it would load the music underneath that itself. It all crossfaded this and the only thing I needed to do was make sure the crossfades where good etc. It also added cropping to get it to widescreen size. Then all I had to do was hit export and load my quicktime preset I had made and I was done. Pretty neat. Edward: do you know if we can group events through scripting in version 5 now? That was the only thing I could not do and had to do manually when moving the credit roll around. __________________ 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

June 12th, 2004, 10:38 PM	#1917
Albert Rodgers Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ypsilanti, MI Posts: 87	Can't Capture to Ext. HD Hello everyone, Everytime I try to add my Lacie 250 GB ext. hard drive to the disk management file under capture I get this message from windows "Windows-Delayed Write failed" I currently have the camcorder and the ext. hd connected to my laptop via 2 port firewire card. I tried the same set-up on my desktop an got the same message. I am using the XP OS. Isn't it possible to capture footage to an ext. hd ? I thought it was but I am having doubts. Please help. Al __________________ Jack-of-all-trades trying to master one (Videography) www.sdfvideo.com

June 11th, 2004, 07:15 AM	#1906
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	>How would Vegas or a script know WHICH footage belongs TO the project but is NOT used. Basically it can't.< The Find Unused Wizard in Neon does exactly that. Gary

June 11th, 2004, 09:26 AM	#1907
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	there are file storage websites out there and for a nominal fee allow gigs of storage to be xfered. I have numerous corporate clients, with offices in NY and London and being here in Oz allows me to work on the Australian element of the presentation, then uplaod and they can do as they wish after that ;)

June 11th, 2004, 09:51 AM	#1908
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	;) on larger text u can get away with lower bitates..., u can maybe even run a second track with a softness filter on it.. this may smooth out the lines as well.. glad it worked for u mate :)

June 12th, 2004, 02:52 AM	#1911
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	well, i have no idea what a script is or how to make one. so i'll stick with rob's advice of just going over the media files manually, one by one, and delete the ones not on my timeline. thanks.

June 12th, 2004, 05:58 AM	#1912
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You're missing out on one of the greatest features in Vegas, then. You really need to take a look at scripting. You don't have to write them as there are already many out there available (some free, some for a small cost). They really are a timesaver.

June 12th, 2004, 06:01 AM	#1913
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	video card doesn't make any difference. All that you mentioned should be done via a firewire card. External preview goes out firewire, to a camera/convertor/deck, to the monitor. For analog capture, I do the same thing: Analog source to camera/convertor/deck to the computer via firewire. This will give you your best results.

June 12th, 2004, 03:31 PM	#1915
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	i'm still learning. eventually, i imagine i will get around to working with scripts. thanks

June 12th, 2004, 08:02 PM	#1916
Richard Brand New Boot Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 11	Thanks Edward, do you mean just run it through my XM2 and use this as a convertor? Will this degrade the camera in any way? Rich

June 13th, 2004, 05:54 AM	#1918
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : Edward: do you know if we can group events through scripting in version 5 now? That was the only thing I could not do and had to do manually when moving the credit roll around. -->>> Grouping events is still not available.

June 13th, 2004, 05:57 AM	#1919
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Assuming the XM2 allows passthrough (my XL1 and GL2 do) then, yes, you can just use your camera. As for the camera, it won't be damaged except for the fact that it must be powered on and some people claim the heat from being on can reduce the life of the camera. I have no proof of that but also have no proof to the opposite. Many people use a convertor such as the Canopus ADVC 100.

June 13th, 2004, 05:59 AM	#1920
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Yes it is possible to capture to an external hard drive. Your symptoms sound more related to OS/hardware issues to me. Can you do anything at all with the external drive? How are you connecting it? (firewire or usb?)