Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q1Q2)

Edward Troxel · April 1st, 2004, 09:03 PM

Don, you're at the wrong end of the state. It's nice and peaceful down here in the country. Shoot, I can even see the stars!!!

BTW, Sleep? What is that?

Don Bloom · April 1st, 2004, 10:09 PM

Edward,
What are stars? All I see is smog!

Awww, maybe it's just automobile emissions! :-)

You know, I've driven thru your part of the state a few times, got a ticket once on 57 way down around Cairo on my way to Memphis.
Man I hate 57.

Pleasant Dreams!
Don B

Randy Stewart · April 1st, 2004, 10:36 PM

Andy,
If you hold the control key down when opening Vegas, it will restore all of your settings to default. Beware, all of your settings will revert to default so don't do this if you want to save some. Hope this helps.
Randy

George Brackett III · April 2nd, 2004, 05:37 AM

Here's a great site:

http://www.dafont.com/en/

Todd Metzger · April 2nd, 2004, 06:55 AM

Just make sure to read the license that comes with the font. It is usually a readme.txt file. Some fonts are only licensed for personal use and require a small fee for commercial use. If you cannot find a license for the font, I would err on the side of caution and simply not use it.

Hugh DiMauro · April 2nd, 2004, 07:04 AM

Hey Edward:

I think you may be right. I had added then decided not to add programs in the past and that may be why some fonts stayed and some didn't. Thanks for all of your help and patience with me.

When dealing with me, does this old adage come to mind?

"A little bit of knowledge in the hands of a moron is dangerous!"

Hugh DiMauro · April 2nd, 2004, 07:08 AM

Will Vegas 5.0 have any new upgrades making it worth purchasing?

Edward Troxel · April 2nd, 2004, 08:48 AM

I know that will change all Options - Preferences and screen layout settings but I'm not sure about the "presets". Let us know if it works.

Edward Troxel · April 2nd, 2004, 08:50 AM

NDA

Vince Debart · April 2nd, 2004, 08:52 AM

Does the amount of Ram have much to do with playing out to tape?
I know this my be a open-ended question but after the project is rendered and looks good on the PVW mode and loaded in the write to tape section, Does Ram play much of a part ..And on another issue can someone recommend a hard drive for my Dell 2350 running Vegas maybe 160 gig

Thanks
You guys are so helpful

Vince

Edward Troxel · April 2nd, 2004, 09:03 AM

How much RAM do you have? Generally speaking, no - RAM would not affect the outputting of the file.

Vince Debart · April 2nd, 2004, 09:51 AM

Thanks Edward ..at this time only 128

Vince

Bill Ravens · April 2nd, 2004, 10:34 AM

hmmmm....it depends. It takes RAM to render. I used to think 1 Gig was plenty, but, I've since seen some situations, like rendering individual still frames into a sequence, or RAM previewing, that really sucks up RAM. If you render and PTT in a single step, I disagree with Edward. 1 Gig is the minimum I would consider, 2 Gigs is better.

George Brackett III · April 2nd, 2004, 01:09 PM

I only hane 512, never had a problem. Make sure your page frame is large enough, though...

Glen Elliott · April 2nd, 2004, 01:21 PM

If you render and PTT in a single step, I disagree with Edward. 1 Gig is the minimum I would consider, 2 Gigs is better

I don't think ram plays a signifigant role in straight render speeds. The single most important factor is CPU. If your doing a ram render, sure it will help. Fast ram, faster ram render- more ram, the longer section you can render to ram.

When it comes to Printing to Tape ram isn't a factor at all. This is an action where you want a fast, defragged hd so you don't drop any frames on export. Though, again you don't "need" a SATA RAID 0 or the like. Things like 2 gigs of ram and Superfast HDs are hardware that will improve OVERALL performance- but in specifics in regards to Rendering to HD, and PTT are negligable.

1 Gig is the minimum I would consider, 2 Gigs is better.
People routinely run much less than 1 gig and render/ptt just fine.

April 2nd, 2004, 05:37 AM	#1084
George Brackett III Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Waterville, NY USA Posts: 83	Here's a great site: http://www.dafont.com/en/ __________________ If the quality of mercy is not strained, then how do they get the lumps out?

April 2nd, 2004, 07:04 AM	#1086
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,205	I Think Edward Nailed It Hey Edward: I think you may be right. I had added then decided not to add programs in the past and that may be why some fonts stayed and some didn't. Thanks for all of your help and patience with me. When dealing with me, does this old adage come to mind? "A little bit of knowledge in the hands of a moron is dangerous!"

April 2nd, 2004, 07:08 AM	#1087
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,205	One More Thing... Will Vegas 5.0 have any new upgrades making it worth purchasing? __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

April 2nd, 2004, 08:52 AM	#1090
Vince Debart Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 254	Vegas Ram ? Does the amount of Ram have much to do with playing out to tape? I know this my be a open-ended question but after the project is rendered and looks good on the PVW mode and loaded in the write to tape section, Does Ram play much of a part ..And on another issue can someone recommend a hard drive for my Dell 2350 running Vegas maybe 160 gig Thanks You guys are so helpful Vince

April 2nd, 2004, 01:09 PM	#1094
George Brackett III Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Waterville, NY USA Posts: 83	I only hane 512, never had a problem. Make sure your page frame is large enough, though... __________________ If the quality of mercy is not strained, then how do they get the lumps out?

April 1st, 2004, 09:03 PM	#1081
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Don, you're at the wrong end of the state. It's nice and peaceful down here in the country. Shoot, I can even see the stars!!! BTW, Sleep? What is that?

April 1st, 2004, 10:09 PM	#1082
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Edward, What are stars? All I see is smog! Awww, maybe it's just automobile emissions! :-) You know, I've driven thru your part of the state a few times, got a ticket once on 57 way down around Cairo on my way to Memphis. Man I hate 57. Pleasant Dreams! Don B

April 1st, 2004, 10:36 PM	#1083
Randy Stewart Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hooper, UT Posts: 177	Andy, If you hold the control key down when opening Vegas, it will restore all of your settings to default. Beware, all of your settings will revert to default so don't do this if you want to save some. Hope this helps. Randy

April 2nd, 2004, 06:55 AM	#1085
Todd Metzger Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southwest, MO. Posts: 42	Just make sure to read the license that comes with the font. It is usually a readme.txt file. Some fonts are only licensed for personal use and require a small fee for commercial use. If you cannot find a license for the font, I would err on the side of caution and simply not use it.

April 2nd, 2004, 08:48 AM	#1088
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I know that will change all Options - Preferences and screen layout settings but I'm not sure about the "presets". Let us know if it works.

April 2nd, 2004, 08:50 AM	#1089
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	NDA

April 2nd, 2004, 09:03 AM	#1091
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	How much RAM do you have? Generally speaking, no - RAM would not affect the outputting of the file.

April 2nd, 2004, 09:51 AM	#1092
Vince Debart Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 254	Thanks Edward ..at this time only 128 Vince

April 2nd, 2004, 10:34 AM	#1093
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	hmmmm....it depends. It takes RAM to render. I used to think 1 Gig was plenty, but, I've since seen some situations, like rendering individual still frames into a sequence, or RAM previewing, that really sucks up RAM. If you render and PTT in a single step, I disagree with Edward. 1 Gig is the minimum I would consider, 2 Gigs is better.

April 2nd, 2004, 01:21 PM	#1095
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	If you render and PTT in a single step, I disagree with Edward. 1 Gig is the minimum I would consider, 2 Gigs is better I don't think ram plays a signifigant role in straight render speeds. The single most important factor is CPU. If your doing a ram render, sure it will help. Fast ram, faster ram render- more ram, the longer section you can render to ram. When it comes to Printing to Tape ram isn't a factor at all. This is an action where you want a fast, defragged hd so you don't drop any frames on export. Though, again you don't "need" a SATA RAID 0 or the like. Things like 2 gigs of ram and Superfast HDs are hardware that will improve OVERALL performance- but in specifics in regards to Rendering to HD, and PTT are negligable. 1 Gig is the minimum I would consider, 2 Gigs is better. People routinely run much less than 1 gig and render/ptt just fine.