Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q1Q2)

Glen Elliott · April 19th, 2004, 11:00 AM

How soon for a Tsunami, Exalibur, and Neon for Vegas 5?

Edward Troxel · April 19th, 2004, 11:02 AM

How about:

NOW!!!

They have all been updated to work properly with Vegas 5.

Information will be forthcoming on how to obtain the updates. Updates for Excalibur and Neon will be handled through Gary. Details on Tsunami have totally been worked out yet.

Glen Elliott · April 19th, 2004, 11:52 AM

I'm looking for a way to output a real-time preview to external monitor without using my rather akward DV cam as the Digital to Analog device to free up some desktop space, etc. Is this what I need:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...#goto_itemInfo

I read the description and it said something about a Canopus "codec"...I'd have to safely assume that's only going from analog to digital not digital to analog like I need for real-time preview to external monitor....correct?

Is this unit powered by IEEE? Lastly, is there a cheaper solution- other than using your DV cam as the Dv to Analog device?

Edward Troxel · April 19th, 2004, 11:58 AM

The ADVC-100 will work fine. Many people are using it instead of a camera.

I've never used one but I image it will need to be powered via an electrical outlet.

Tom Cooper · April 19th, 2004, 02:13 PM

And this was before I discovered the Distributed Rendering. Very cool!! :) I knew having three high-powered machines on a gigabit LAN was going to come in handy someday.

This is going to dramatically increase my project throughput. Definitely worth the $200 upgrade, and I haven't even gotten to the other new features.

Dan Lahav · April 19th, 2004, 02:19 PM

thanks for the advice, however, when i render, i get black bars to the right/left of the footage

Glen Elliott · April 19th, 2004, 03:03 PM

I follow the link for the $199 upgrade via my email from Sony...enter my DVD architect 1 serial # and click "purchase" it brings me to the next screen with a bunch of products (vegas, acid, soundforge) ...yet on the right it says shopping cart empty?!

I tried calling customer support and OF COURSE...it's busy. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Update: Figured it out- cookies were disabled.

Moderator can delete this post unless this might help anyone going to the site to download it.

Edward Troxel · April 19th, 2004, 03:19 PM

Glad you solved the problem. We'll leave it here in case someone else experiences the same problem. Thanks for tracking down the problem and posting what it was.

Don Donatello · April 19th, 2004, 04:19 PM

before rendering you are getting a Vegas 16x9 preview window and the image fills the 16x9 ( no letterbox or black on sides)

once your clip fills the 16x9 V preview it is set for rendering a 16x9 (no letterbox )
are you using the a NTSC widescreen template when you render?

Glen Elliott · April 19th, 2004, 05:58 PM

These might be a bit premature but I just figured I'd mention them....

1. Vegas 5 seems like it takes a hair longer to load. Once it loads it shows the desktop through the preview window for the first second it's on the screen.

2. I dragged a filter from my video effects palette onto a clip on the timeline. I went to remove the effect but noticed the event FX button wasn't lit. I clicked on it and low and behold no filter. Oddly enough the filter WAS still on the video. After further investigation I found the filter was on the track level....odd? I specifically drug the effect to the event on the timeline, NOT the track level.

3. Vegas 5 crashed on me. The first time I loaded it I placed a clip on the timeline and applied the new chroma blur filter- with the chroma blur dialog still open I went to click the timeline to start playing back with the chroma blur window still opened- plop...Vegas crashed...odd because Vegas NEVER crashes.

6. Not exactly "Vegas" related but- has anyone noticed that Magic Bullet's "War Epic Dark" and "War Epic Light" are EXACTLY the same with no change at all?!

Glen Elliott · April 19th, 2004, 06:04 PM

How do you get Boris Graffiti to work INSIDE Vegas 5?

Will Fastie · April 19th, 2004, 06:42 PM

You buy the actual product. The LTD version is stand-alone only. $199 for a plug-in version, a special deal.

Edward Troxel · April 19th, 2004, 07:41 PM

I agree that the preview screen takes a moment to load. However, I've noticed the same thing at times with Vegas 3.

I tried numbers 2 and 3 but couldn't duplicate the problem.

I can't try #4 as I haven't loaded the Magic Bullet Plugin.

Glen Elliott · April 19th, 2004, 08:02 PM

Like I said- they may be a bit premature....it only happened once and even I couldn't reproduce them. #2 could be just a case of me losing my mind.

Overall I like it- I wish I would have known Sony went with pastel'ish colors I could have created the Tsunami, Excalibur, and Neon buttons accordingly and made them look more at home.

John Hartney · April 19th, 2004, 08:04 PM

It looks like you'll have to buy a vegas license from Sony for each of the machines you want to render on the network.

Si?

April 19th, 2004, 11:00 AM	#1321
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Tsunami, Excalibur, and Neon for Vegas 5 How soon for a Tsunami, Exalibur, and Neon for Vegas 5?

April 19th, 2004, 11:52 AM	#1323
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Breaking the V5 thread trend...OT question I'm looking for a way to output a real-time preview to external monitor without using my rather akward DV cam as the Digital to Analog device to free up some desktop space, etc. Is this what I need: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...#goto_itemInfo I read the description and it said something about a Canopus "codec"...I'd have to safely assume that's only going from analog to digital not digital to analog like I need for real-time preview to external monitor....correct? Is this unit powered by IEEE? Lastly, is there a cheaper solution- other than using your DV cam as the Dv to Analog device?

April 19th, 2004, 03:03 PM	#1327
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Problems getting to upgrade on site I follow the link for the $199 upgrade via my email from Sony...enter my DVD architect 1 serial # and click "purchase" it brings me to the next screen with a bunch of products (vegas, acid, soundforge) ...yet on the right it says shopping cart empty?! I tried calling customer support and OF COURSE...it's busy. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Update: Figured it out- cookies were disabled. Moderator can delete this post unless this might help anyone going to the site to download it.

April 19th, 2004, 05:58 PM	#1330
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Vegas 5 quirks? These might be a bit premature but I just figured I'd mention them.... 1. Vegas 5 seems like it takes a hair longer to load. Once it loads it shows the desktop through the preview window for the first second it's on the screen. 2. I dragged a filter from my video effects palette onto a clip on the timeline. I went to remove the effect but noticed the event FX button wasn't lit. I clicked on it and low and behold no filter. Oddly enough the filter WAS still on the video. After further investigation I found the filter was on the track level....odd? I specifically drug the effect to the event on the timeline, NOT the track level. 3. Vegas 5 crashed on me. The first time I loaded it I placed a clip on the timeline and applied the new chroma blur filter- with the chroma blur dialog still open I went to click the timeline to start playing back with the chroma blur window still opened- plop...Vegas crashed...odd because Vegas NEVER crashes. 6. Not exactly "Vegas" related but- has anyone noticed that Magic Bullet's "War Epic Dark" and "War Epic Light" are EXACTLY the same with no change at all?!

April 19th, 2004, 06:04 PM	#1331
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Boris Graffiti on Vegas 5? How do you get Boris Graffiti to work INSIDE Vegas 5?

April 19th, 2004, 11:02 AM	#1322
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	How about: NOW!!! They have all been updated to work properly with Vegas 5. Information will be forthcoming on how to obtain the updates. Updates for Excalibur and Neon will be handled through Gary. Details on Tsunami have totally been worked out yet.

April 19th, 2004, 11:58 AM	#1324
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	The ADVC-100 will work fine. Many people are using it instead of a camera. I've never used one but I image it will need to be powered via an electrical outlet.

April 19th, 2004, 02:13 PM	#1325
Tom Cooper Tourist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2	And this was before I discovered the Distributed Rendering. Very cool!! :) I knew having three high-powered machines on a gigabit LAN was going to come in handy someday. This is going to dramatically increase my project throughput. Definitely worth the $200 upgrade, and I haven't even gotten to the other new features.

April 19th, 2004, 02:19 PM	#1326
Dan Lahav Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: CA Posts: 172	thanks for the advice, however, when i render, i get black bars to the right/left of the footage

April 19th, 2004, 03:19 PM	#1328
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Glad you solved the problem. We'll leave it here in case someone else experiences the same problem. Thanks for tracking down the problem and posting what it was.

April 19th, 2004, 04:19 PM	#1329
Don Donatello Hawaiian Shirt Mogul Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: northern cailfornia Posts: 1,261	before rendering you are getting a Vegas 16x9 preview window and the image fills the 16x9 ( no letterbox or black on sides) once your clip fills the 16x9 V preview it is set for rendering a 16x9 (no letterbox ) are you using the a NTSC widescreen template when you render?

April 19th, 2004, 06:42 PM	#1332
Will Fastie Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jarrettsville, MD Posts: 353	You buy the actual product. The LTD version is stand-alone only. $199 for a plug-in version, a special deal.

April 19th, 2004, 07:41 PM	#1333
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I agree that the preview screen takes a moment to load. However, I've noticed the same thing at times with Vegas 3. I tried numbers 2 and 3 but couldn't duplicate the problem. I can't try #4 as I haven't loaded the Magic Bullet Plugin.

April 19th, 2004, 08:02 PM	#1334
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Like I said- they may be a bit premature....it only happened once and even I couldn't reproduce them. #2 could be just a case of me losing my mind. Overall I like it- I wish I would have known Sony went with pastel'ish colors I could have created the Tsunami, Excalibur, and Neon buttons accordingly and made them look more at home.

April 19th, 2004, 08:04 PM	#1335
John Hartney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Elgin, Illinois Posts: 206	It looks like you'll have to buy a vegas license from Sony for each of the machines you want to render on the network. Si? __________________ John Hartney Elgin, Illinois USA 847.742.9321