Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q3Q4)

David Jimerson · July 26th, 2005, 07:57 PM

Hold down the Control key as you scrub with the mouse.

David Jimerson · July 26th, 2005, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Retread

But he said he wanted to EDIT the left and right tracks after separating, so I suggest making a backup of the original.

It doesn't matter. Vegas is non-destructive, so it will not touch the original files.

Edward Troxel · July 27th, 2005, 07:25 AM

Hold down the ALT key and use the arrow keys. That will move you frame by frame so you can pick the best one. (with out the ALT key can move by multiple frames)

David Ennis · July 27th, 2005, 08:44 AM

Thanks guys. Two useful tips. Ctrl-mouse works with the DVDA thumbnail properties scrubber, Alt-arrow works with the timeline scrubber (in DVDA and Vegas). With the latter I can double click on the time display and use copy/paste to get the start time into the properties menu.

Declan Smith · July 28th, 2005, 03:25 AM

I am trying to get a countdown timer based on timecode in seconds/frames. If I apply a timecode operator all is well in that the code goes from 0 upwards. I tried reversing the clip but the timecode still goes forward (I understand why!!). Apart from rendering out the timecode track, re-importing the footage and reversing, is there a simple way to acheive this ?

Peter Jefferson · July 28th, 2005, 06:20 AM

no not really.. i had to do somethign similar with a timer and a pop quiz. lol

anyways i ended up downloading a program which i jsut googled "countdown timer" and a whole load of crap came up.. but theres an actual decent program out there which for the life of me i cant think of right now..

anyways i downloaded it.. set it to run backwards, but i set the background to be a ChromaGreen (i chromakeyed it over my footage you see.. )and i set my clock colour
from there i ran Camtasia Studio2, set my frame and hit record.. i then started the clock and recorded what i needed (my case was 1 minute interviews)
Vegas imported the clips effortlessly and all was well.. but i woudl rely on this method for accurate timecode keeping.. mine was more for a wow factor element..

Chris Davis · July 28th, 2005, 06:40 AM

Good solution, Peter. I also had to create a countdown timer and simply determined I couldn't do it in Vegas. So I created one in After Effects, which was simple and easy.

Milo Skinner · July 28th, 2005, 08:41 AM

Hi folks,

I'm filming several interviews, and am going to put the interviewee's names and titles in title bars across the bottom of the screen, like you see in a lot of documentary interviews (or news programs). I was just wondering, is there a proper name for these objects, so I can search about them?

My specific question is, "What is your favorite way to make 'em?" I'm editing in Vegas 6, but am a print/web designer by day, so I have all the Adobe software (including Premiere and After Effects). I'm probably most comortable in Illustrator and Photoshop, but wonder if there's any specific reason to do the title bars inside a true video app, instead of importing them.

Thanks a ton!

Edward Troxel · July 28th, 2005, 08:55 AM

Yes, they are called "lower thirds". In Vol 2 #10 of my newsletters, I discuss multiple ways you can create them.

Sean McHenry · July 28th, 2005, 09:03 AM

I have made simple gradient title bars in Photoshop but by far you owe it to yourself to look into Digital Juice. Rick there is an old friend of mine. They make great graphics packages for every occasion. Most of which have seen some airplay on the big networks. They are available in the Editors Toolkit bundles that are fairly inexpensive for a working professional video person.

http://www.digitaljuice.com

Sean

Patrick King · July 28th, 2005, 11:27 AM

I've got a .png image of white marble with a little bit of dark vein showing. I then make a lower third using the techniques Mr. Troxel so eloquently detailed in his newsletter. The first few times I did it, I copied it out of the completed project, but now I've done it so many times, I can create a lower third in 30 seconds, feathered edges and all.

Mike Legel · July 28th, 2005, 11:48 AM

I have also used 12 inch design and boris red and graffiti to make mine. Speeds the process and looks great.

Milo Skinner · July 28th, 2005, 01:54 PM

Thanks for all the help!

I've been drawing them up today in Illustrator and saving them as Photoshop (raster) docs to import to Vegas. Since I don't need animation at the moment, this seems to work pretty well.

DV Info -> ...helping pretenders [me] look professional!

Patrick King · July 28th, 2005, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milo Skinner

Thanks for all the help!

I've been drawing them up today in Illustrator and saving them as Photoshop (raster) docs to import to Vegas. Since I don't need animation at the moment, this seems to work pretty well.

DV Info -> ...helping pretenders [me] look professional!

Milo, I've had the best utility out of .png graphics in Vegas. If I remember correctly .png has an alpha channel so you can do more with the Parent/Child nesting options. I think that's covered in Edward Troxel' newsletters also!

Edward Troxel · July 28th, 2005, 03:01 PM

Either PNG with transparency or PSD with transparency should work just fine. Vegas can read both formats well. I do mention using PNG's in the newsletter. The PNG's I used were actually created from within Vegas.

July 26th, 2005, 07:57 PM	#181
David Jimerson Jubal 28 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 872	Hold down the Control key as you scrub with the mouse. __________________ www.wrightsvillebeachstudios.com

July 27th, 2005, 07:25 AM	#183
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Hold down the ALT key and use the arrow keys. That will move you frame by frame so you can pick the best one. (with out the ALT key can move by multiple frames) __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 27th, 2005, 08:44 AM	#184
David Ennis Fred Retread Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 1,227	Thanks guys. Two useful tips. Ctrl-mouse works with the DVDA thumbnail properties scrubber, Alt-arrow works with the timeline scrubber (in DVDA and Vegas). With the latter I can double click on the time display and use copy/paste to get the start time into the properties menu. __________________ "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence..." - Calvin Coolidge "My brain is wired to want to know how other things are wired." - Me

July 28th, 2005, 03:25 AM	#185
Declan Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gloucestershire, UK Posts: 187	Countdown timer I am trying to get a countdown timer based on timecode in seconds/frames. If I apply a timecode operator all is well in that the code goes from 0 upwards. I tried reversing the clip but the timecode still goes forward (I understand why!!). Apart from rendering out the timecode track, re-importing the footage and reversing, is there a simple way to acheive this ?

July 28th, 2005, 08:41 AM	#188
Milo Skinner New Boot Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 14	title bars Hi folks, I'm filming several interviews, and am going to put the interviewee's names and titles in title bars across the bottom of the screen, like you see in a lot of documentary interviews (or news programs). I was just wondering, is there a proper name for these objects, so I can search about them? My specific question is, "What is your favorite way to make 'em?" I'm editing in Vegas 6, but am a print/web designer by day, so I have all the Adobe software (including Premiere and After Effects). I'm probably most comortable in Illustrator and Photoshop, but wonder if there's any specific reason to do the title bars inside a true video app, instead of importing them. Thanks a ton!

July 28th, 2005, 06:20 AM	#186
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	no not really.. i had to do somethign similar with a timer and a pop quiz. lol anyways i ended up downloading a program which i jsut googled "countdown timer" and a whole load of crap came up.. but theres an actual decent program out there which for the life of me i cant think of right now.. anyways i downloaded it.. set it to run backwards, but i set the background to be a ChromaGreen (i chromakeyed it over my footage you see.. )and i set my clock colour from there i ran Camtasia Studio2, set my frame and hit record.. i then started the clock and recorded what i needed (my case was 1 minute interviews) Vegas imported the clips effortlessly and all was well.. but i woudl rely on this method for accurate timecode keeping.. mine was more for a wow factor element..

July 28th, 2005, 06:40 AM	#187
Chris Davis Trustee Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Willmar, MN Posts: 1,400	Good solution, Peter. I also had to create a countdown timer and simply determined I couldn't do it in Vegas. So I created one in After Effects, which was simple and easy.

July 28th, 2005, 08:55 AM	#189
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Yes, they are called "lower thirds". In Vol 2 #10 of my newsletters, I discuss multiple ways you can create them. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 28th, 2005, 09:03 AM	#190
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	I have made simple gradient title bars in Photoshop but by far you owe it to yourself to look into Digital Juice. Rick there is an old friend of mine. They make great graphics packages for every occasion. Most of which have seen some airplay on the big networks. They are available in the Editors Toolkit bundles that are fairly inexpensive for a working professional video person. http://www.digitaljuice.com Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

July 28th, 2005, 11:27 AM	#191
Patrick King Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 857	I've got a .png image of white marble with a little bit of dark vein showing. I then make a lower third using the techniques Mr. Troxel so eloquently detailed in his newsletter. The first few times I did it, I copied it out of the completed project, but now I've done it so many times, I can create a lower third in 30 seconds, feathered edges and all. __________________ Fear No Weevil!

July 28th, 2005, 11:48 AM	#192
Mike Legel Tourist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Downers Grove, Illinois Posts: 2	Lower thirds I have also used 12 inch design and boris red and graffiti to make mine. Speeds the process and looks great.

July 28th, 2005, 01:54 PM	#193
Milo Skinner New Boot Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 14	Thanks for all the help! I've been drawing them up today in Illustrator and saving them as Photoshop (raster) docs to import to Vegas. Since I don't need animation at the moment, this seems to work pretty well. DV Info -> ...helping pretenders [me] look professional!

July 28th, 2005, 03:01 PM	#195
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Either PNG with transparency or PSD with transparency should work just fine. Vegas can read both formats well. I do mention using PNG's in the newsletter. The PNG's I used were actually created from within Vegas. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters