Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q1Q2)

Edward Troxel · March 23rd, 2004, 10:58 PM

You need to install the MPEG2 codec on the other machine. MPEG2 is not standard.

Edward Troxel · March 23rd, 2004, 11:46 PM

Based on newsletter subscriptions, I can say there are MANY Vegas users in Australia.

Shane Schmidt · March 24th, 2004, 12:18 AM

Thanks Edward,
The spot is a 30 second advertisement that will be projected from a PC using Power Point at a local theater chain. Installing the MPEG2 codec might not be an option in this case (not sure how many theaters as of yet).
Would MPEG1 be acceptable in this use?
I did notice some serious degredation when I rendered it to mpeg1.

My last moronic question; where would I get the MPEG2 codec?
Is it on my Vegas CD? (I should know this, huh)

Rob Lohman · March 24th, 2004, 01:59 AM

Edwards suggestion is excellent. This is exactly what I did for my
Lady X episode. I put a mask on one track above everything else
and almost every scene has been moved slightly lower or higher
underneath this mask with pan/crop tool. Works PERFECT.

Perhaps you've accidentily keyframed something?

Ian Stark · March 24th, 2004, 03:27 AM

That's interesting. I've been asked to investigate embedding a small segment of video in a PowerPoint presentation that will be distributed around the client's business partners - all of whom are using PowerPoint but with almost inevitable system differences.

Is there a "safe bet" format that would offer the highest probability of successful playback from PowerPoint/different versions of Windows etc?

Rob Lohman · March 24th, 2004, 03:27 AM

No it isn't on your Vegas CD. Most MPEG2 codecs in use today
have been installed by a software DVD player like WinDVD or
PowerDVD.

MPEG1 should be supported on all systems out of the box. It
does have a bit lower quality indeed. Not much around that
I'm afraid. You might try increasing the bitrate a bit.

Ian Stark · March 24th, 2004, 04:00 AM

Thanks Rob. Experiment time!

It will be run from a CD/hard disk anyway so size isn't an issue.

Edward Troxel · March 24th, 2004, 08:27 AM

You might also investigate formats such as WMV as well. With a high bitrate, they can also look quite good.

Bryan Roberts · March 24th, 2004, 12:13 PM

Just what it says. I'm in a rush and a director friend of mine needs to make her music video she shot for a NYC band on a Panny DV953 to look less videoie and more 24pish. The thread only has a broken link for the script now.... thanks in advance!

Edward Troxel · March 24th, 2004, 12:19 PM

It's still there. You may be looking at an OLD link. Here's the current link:

http://www.jetdv.com/scripts/RC3_VegasFilmLooks.exe

Voytek Stitko · March 24th, 2004, 12:40 PM

HI,

I just purchased DVXA Pal!

1) Anyone can tell me how can I be sure how much should I mask 4:3 LCD screen for 16:9?

2)Does Vegas have this 'drop" option?

Thanks for help,

Voytek

Jon Omiatek · March 24th, 2004, 12:58 PM

I resized my pictures to 655 X 480 and when I watch it on TV it cuts off some of the picture. When I watch it on my computer I can see the whole image. I know I don't have the same res on my tv that I have on my computer but I must be missing something. I have a plasma tv and a normal analog tv and it cuts it off on both.

Any ideas would be helpfull.

Thanks,

Jon

Edward Troxel · March 24th, 2004, 01:08 PM

The part you are missing is in the "safe area". TV will always show less than the computer does. Push the button that looks like # above the preview window to see the safe area lines.

Bryan Roberts · March 24th, 2004, 01:10 PM

Thanks so much Edward, I guess I was looking at the old link! We can make the rush to fedex this puppy off today now. Cheers!

Jon Omiatek · March 24th, 2004, 01:32 PM

Edward,

Thank you for the tip. I fit my picture in the square, outer square and it only cuts of a tiny part of the photo. If I reduce it to the inner square it shows the whole picture but has extra room. Is there a size that will fill the whole tv screen? I have played with the safe area to try to get it fill the whole frame with no success. What book would you recommend for a how to on vegas 4.0.

Thanks,

Jon

March 24th, 2004, 01:59 AM	#934
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Edwards suggestion is excellent. This is exactly what I did for my Lady X episode. I put a mask on one track above everything else and almost every scene has been moved slightly lower or higher underneath this mask with pan/crop tool. Works PERFECT. Perhaps you've accidentily keyframed something? __________________ 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

March 24th, 2004, 03:27 AM	#935
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	That's interesting. I've been asked to investigate embedding a small segment of video in a PowerPoint presentation that will be distributed around the client's business partners - all of whom are using PowerPoint but with almost inevitable system differences. Is there a "safe bet" format that would offer the highest probability of successful playback from PowerPoint/different versions of Windows etc? __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

March 24th, 2004, 03:27 AM	#936
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	No it isn't on your Vegas CD. Most MPEG2 codecs in use today have been installed by a software DVD player like WinDVD or PowerDVD. MPEG1 should be supported on all systems out of the box. It does have a bit lower quality indeed. Not much around that I'm afraid. You might try increasing the bitrate a bit. __________________ 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

March 24th, 2004, 04:00 AM	#937
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Thanks Rob. Experiment time! It will be run from a CD/hard disk anyway so size isn't an issue. __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

March 24th, 2004, 12:13 PM	#939
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Can someone repost Edward Troxel's 24p conversion Film Look plugin? Just what it says. I'm in a rush and a director friend of mine needs to make her music video she shot for a NYC band on a Panny DV953 to look less videoie and more 24pish. The thread only has a broken link for the script now.... thanks in advance!

March 23rd, 2004, 10:58 PM	#931
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You need to install the MPEG2 codec on the other machine. MPEG2 is not standard.

March 23rd, 2004, 11:46 PM	#932
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Based on newsletter subscriptions, I can say there are MANY Vegas users in Australia.

March 24th, 2004, 12:18 AM	#933
Shane Schmidt Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 40	Thanks Edward, The spot is a 30 second advertisement that will be projected from a PC using Power Point at a local theater chain. Installing the MPEG2 codec might not be an option in this case (not sure how many theaters as of yet). Would MPEG1 be acceptable in this use? I did notice some serious degredation when I rendered it to mpeg1. My last moronic question; where would I get the MPEG2 codec? Is it on my Vegas CD? (I should know this, huh)

March 24th, 2004, 08:27 AM	#938
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You might also investigate formats such as WMV as well. With a high bitrate, they can also look quite good.

March 24th, 2004, 12:19 PM	#940
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	It's still there. You may be looking at an OLD link. Here's the current link: http://www.jetdv.com/scripts/RC3_VegasFilmLooks.exe

March 24th, 2004, 12:40 PM	#941
Voytek Stitko Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 33	how to mask 4:3 for 16:9? HI, I just purchased DVXA Pal! 1) Anyone can tell me how can I be sure how much should I mask 4:3 LCD screen for 16:9? 2)Does Vegas have this 'drop" option? Thanks for help, Voytek __________________ voytek

March 24th, 2004, 12:58 PM	#942
Jon Omiatek Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 755	Picture to video problems with Vegas 4.0 I resized my pictures to 655 X 480 and when I watch it on TV it cuts off some of the picture. When I watch it on my computer I can see the whole image. I know I don't have the same res on my tv that I have on my computer but I must be missing something. I have a plasma tv and a normal analog tv and it cuts it off on both. Any ideas would be helpfull. Thanks, Jon

March 24th, 2004, 01:08 PM	#943
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	The part you are missing is in the "safe area". TV will always show less than the computer does. Push the button that looks like # above the preview window to see the safe area lines.

March 24th, 2004, 01:10 PM	#944
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Thanks so much Edward, I guess I was looking at the old link! We can make the rush to fedex this puppy off today now. Cheers!

March 24th, 2004, 01:32 PM	#945
Jon Omiatek Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 755	Edward, Thank you for the tip. I fit my picture in the square, outer square and it only cuts of a tiny part of the photo. If I reduce it to the inner square it shows the whole picture but has extra room. Is there a size that will fill the whole tv screen? I have played with the safe area to try to get it fill the whole frame with no success. What book would you recommend for a how to on vegas 4.0. Thanks, Jon