Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q1Q2)

Glen Elliott · April 12th, 2005, 08:33 PM

Noticed tonight in my Vegas 5 that when I render a section of footage out to WMV9 it renders in little spirts. In other words I'll see animation in the preview window for a second ...then a pause...then more animation....then a pause.

It wasn't long before I noticed the "frame" numbering in the video preview window and that it was pausing after every 30 frames rendered. Is this normal...for it to render in little steps like this when going to WMV? If so, I must have never noticed it before.

Dennis Vogel · April 12th, 2005, 09:02 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Jay Mitchell : Dennis,

I can't resist saying "Until Vegas 7 arrives"

Thanks,

Jay -->>>

Very good. I'll be away when they first go up and plan to check them out a bit later. I guess the silver lining is that I'll avoid the rush and crush on your servers.

Good luck.

Dennis

Edward Troxel · April 12th, 2005, 09:49 PM

Yep, I see the same thing.

John Cloy · April 12th, 2005, 09:53 PM

I've routinely noticed this when printing to tape, I haven't seen it when rendering to WMV (mainly due to the fact that I don't ever render to WMV).

BTW - love your highlight reels. I've dragged my wife over to the computer to look at them. You are adding some creative legitimacy to what she views as my harmless (albeit expensive) runaway hobby...

Glen Elliott · April 13th, 2005, 05:05 AM

Hey thanks Edward.

John, thank you- I'm getting ready to upload another one in the wedding/event videography forum today. Well this time a "first dance" segment.

Brad Scott · April 13th, 2005, 10:27 AM

Is there a way to apply a gradual stop at the end of a pan in Vegas? I am doing the 'Ken Burns' thing to a series of photos by changing the position and size over the timeline, but I'd like it to slowly ease into the final keyframe — right now, it stops abruptly.

I've done this in After Effects by right-clicking on the keyframe and choosing 'ease-in' or similar; when I right-click on the keyframe in Vegas I see selections like Slow, Smooth, etc., but they seem to have little to no effect on the motion.

How would I do this?

Thanks

Brad Scott · April 13th, 2005, 10:38 AM

I see how to set the opacity of a clip by manually adjusting the white bar to the desired opacity amount for the length of the entire clip, but how would I set keyframes to change the opacity percentage over the course of a clip's duration? I've tried to insert points on the opacity bar with no luck.

Edward Troxel · April 13th, 2005, 10:58 AM

Add a composite envelope to the track. It works like a volume envelope except it affect opacity.

Edward Troxel · April 13th, 2005, 11:01 AM

You want the proper keyframe setting (such as "slow") but you also have to have the "Smoothness" setting set appropriately. Is the "smoothness" setting on 1?

Brad Scott · April 13th, 2005, 11:01 AM

Thanks, Edward. Is that done through the FX plug-ins?

Brad Scott · April 13th, 2005, 11:05 AM

I will have to check that when I get home. I didn't know there was a smoothness setting for 'Slow,' I thought the option was either Slow or Smooth - not both.

I'll check it tonight.

Thank you

Edward Troxel · April 13th, 2005, 12:13 PM

"Smoothness" is one of the settings on the left side. If you haven't changed that setting, it defaults to 1. At that setting it should "ease" into the keyframe.

Brad Scott · April 13th, 2005, 01:24 PM

As I recall, the options for the interpolation curve are Linear, Fast, Slow, Smooth, Sharp, and Hold. So to achieve the effect I'm after — (pan on a still image ending with a gradual deaccelerated stop) — I should select Slow? I've already used that setting and have not gotten the desired result.

You also said the Smoothness defaults to 1 which should do what I want. I wouldn't even know how to change the smoothness on the Slow setting . . . you said it's on the left side -- I'll have to check that out because I'm not sure what you mean. How would I change the smoothness setting when using Slow?

Thanks for all of your help.

Bob Costa · April 13th, 2005, 02:47 PM

This program has been working for a long time. It worked on Friday. I have not made any changes to my computer since then, not even OS updates. Now when I try to "Make DVD" the program just freezes with 100% processor utilization until I kill it in Task Manager. I have support question in to Sony, but does anyone have any ideas?

I could not delete thread, but I solved it. FWIW, I removed a blank DVD from the DVD drive and all is well. I hate Sony.

Gary Kleiner · April 14th, 2005, 12:10 AM

Right-click the video track header and choose Insert/Remove Envelope>Composite level.

Gary

April 12th, 2005, 08:33 PM	#1171
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Rendering Behavior going out to WMV? Noticed tonight in my Vegas 5 that when I render a section of footage out to WMV9 it renders in little spirts. In other words I'll see animation in the preview window for a second ...then a pause...then more animation....then a pause. It wasn't long before I noticed the "frame" numbering in the video preview window and that it was pausing after every 30 frames rendered. Is this normal...for it to render in little steps like this when going to WMV? If so, I must have never noticed it before.

April 12th, 2005, 09:49 PM	#1173
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Yep, I see the same thing. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 12th, 2005, 09:53 PM	#1174
John Cloy Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 50	I've routinely noticed this when printing to tape, I haven't seen it when rendering to WMV (mainly due to the fact that I don't ever render to WMV). BTW - love your highlight reels. I've dragged my wife over to the computer to look at them. You are adding some creative legitimacy to what she views as my harmless (albeit expensive) runaway hobby... __________________ John You mean I can get paid to do this?

April 13th, 2005, 10:27 AM	#1176
Brad Scott New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8	'Easing into' a Keyframe Is there a way to apply a gradual stop at the end of a pan in Vegas? I am doing the 'Ken Burns' thing to a series of photos by changing the position and size over the timeline, but I'd like it to slowly ease into the final keyframe — right now, it stops abruptly. I've done this in After Effects by right-clicking on the keyframe and choosing 'ease-in' or similar; when I right-click on the keyframe in Vegas I see selections like Slow, Smooth, etc., but they seem to have little to no effect on the motion. How would I do this? Thanks

April 13th, 2005, 10:38 AM	#1177
Brad Scott New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8	Changing Opacity of a Clip Over Time I see how to set the opacity of a clip by manually adjusting the white bar to the desired opacity amount for the length of the entire clip, but how would I set keyframes to change the opacity percentage over the course of a clip's duration? I've tried to insert points on the opacity bar with no luck.

April 12th, 2005, 09:02 PM	#1172
Dennis Vogel Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hillsborough, NC Posts: 409	<<<-- Originally posted by Jay Mitchell : Dennis, I can't resist saying "Until Vegas 7 arrives" Thanks, Jay -->>> Very good. I'll be away when they first go up and plan to check them out a bit later. I guess the silver lining is that I'll avoid the rush and crush on your servers. Good luck. Dennis

April 13th, 2005, 05:05 AM	#1175
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Hey thanks Edward. John, thank you- I'm getting ready to upload another one in the wedding/event videography forum today. Well this time a "first dance" segment.

April 13th, 2005, 10:58 AM	#1178
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Add a composite envelope to the track. It works like a volume envelope except it affect opacity. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 13th, 2005, 11:01 AM	#1179
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You want the proper keyframe setting (such as "slow") but you also have to have the "Smoothness" setting set appropriately. Is the "smoothness" setting on 1? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 13th, 2005, 11:01 AM	#1180
Brad Scott New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8	Thanks, Edward. Is that done through the FX plug-ins?

April 13th, 2005, 11:05 AM	#1181
Brad Scott New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8	I will have to check that when I get home. I didn't know there was a smoothness setting for 'Slow,' I thought the option was either Slow or Smooth - not both. I'll check it tonight. Thank you

April 13th, 2005, 12:13 PM	#1182
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	"Smoothness" is one of the settings on the left side. If you haven't changed that setting, it defaults to 1. At that setting it should "ease" into the keyframe. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 13th, 2005, 01:24 PM	#1183
Brad Scott New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8	As I recall, the options for the interpolation curve are Linear, Fast, Slow, Smooth, Sharp, and Hold. So to achieve the effect I'm after — (pan on a still image ending with a gradual deaccelerated stop) — I should select Slow? I've already used that setting and have not gotten the desired result. You also said the Smoothness defaults to 1 which should do what I want. I wouldn't even know how to change the smoothness on the Slow setting . . . you said it's on the left side -- I'll have to check that out because I'm not sure what you mean. How would I change the smoothness setting when using Slow? Thanks for all of your help.

April 13th, 2005, 02:47 PM	#1184
Bob Costa Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Venice, FL Posts: 850	DVDA will suddenly not Make DVDs (solved) This program has been working for a long time. It worked on Friday. I have not made any changes to my computer since then, not even OS updates. Now when I try to "Make DVD" the program just freezes with 100% processor utilization until I kill it in Task Manager. I have support question in to Sony, but does anyone have any ideas? I could not delete thread, but I solved it. FWIW, I removed a blank DVD from the DVD drive and all is well. I hate Sony.

April 14th, 2005, 12:10 AM	#1185
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	Right-click the video track header and choose Insert/Remove Envelope>Composite level. Gary