Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q3Q4)

John Hudson · November 23rd, 2005, 09:20 PM

Scratch it

Thank you Edward. I used a PNG (instead of TIFF or JPEG) and it did exactly what I was trying to do; a simple matte

Thank you Vegas masta!

Gary Kleiner · November 23rd, 2005, 09:23 PM

Hi John,

Edward's suggestion would work fine.
Also, you can do this entirely in Vegas by using one image on a track above the other and applying a Bezier Mask to the top one.

Gary

Edward Troxel · November 23rd, 2005, 09:39 PM

Tiff and Jpeg don't maintain the transparency. Png and Psd do. Glad to hear it all worked out for you.

John Hudson · November 24th, 2005, 02:53 AM

Hi Gary

I'm still in V4 ( :/ :P )

Edward

Works like a charm. Now lets see if I can be creative with simply Vegas and PS. I'm going to reference the old school ILM stuff

Matthew Lewis · November 24th, 2005, 08:44 AM

Thank you Edward..
just a conclusion post for anyone reading this with a similar problem.. yes, rendering the project to DV (PCM) and then feeding it to DVDA for re-rendering to PAL format fixed the problem. The video and audio are now in sync!
Kind Regards,
matt lewis

Tony Rockliff · November 24th, 2005, 01:40 PM

Edward is correct, European PAL DVD players usually also play NTSC DVDs without problem.

Jim Rog · November 24th, 2005, 06:19 PM

Hi

is it possible to have 2 clips on the timeline joint together? what i mean is can i have one clip from 1 video and another clip from another video and have them both side by side, So only one half of each clip will be showing to make a full video.

Hope i have explained that ok

Edward Troxel · November 24th, 2005, 06:52 PM

Certainly. And there's several ways to accomplish it. Rather than try to give a full explanation here, take a look at Vol 3 #1 of my newsletters for the Beginner's Corner - Ways to Split Screen article.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · November 24th, 2005, 07:54 PM

Jim,
There are several ways of having a split screen effect. Using track motion, using Pan/crop, or using masks...it's very easy to do.
http://www.vasst.com/search.aspx?text=split%20screen will show you about 5 different methods of accomplishing this.

Lance Spratt · November 24th, 2005, 08:41 PM

Greeting,

I am looking at a couple of projects where a commercial client requires some interactive CD's to be generated that incorporate video, links to web url's, and multi-page menus.

What software have any of you successfully used in generating this type of disc?

As usual you feedback is greatly appreciated!

Lance

Jim Rog · November 24th, 2005, 09:39 PM

Hi

Thanks for the links guys

Yes i am so happy i done it i have wanted to do this effect for so long, just one problem tho i put the camera on the tripod kept it in the same place through out the filming and used the pan tool in vegas and done 50% on each clip. The problem i got is now i have joined both clips together i can see a very fin line in the middle where they have been joined together is there any way to get rid of this?

Thanks a lot

Jeremy Rochefort · November 25th, 2005, 07:06 AM

Being one who stays in PAL land, I can confirm that all the NTSC dvd's that I receive all play on PAL players - from movies to homegrown NTSC dvd's.

Cheers

George Odell · November 25th, 2005, 10:27 AM

Still a tad confused by a reply from Douglas Spotted Eagle on my posting for importing targa sequences into Vegas... specifically dealing with the anamorphic size of 1440 x 1080.

If I need to maintain the aspect ratio of a still image sequence that is now at native DV resolution (720 x 480) what is the enlarged frame size I need to
create to keep the aspect ratio intact when importing into 1440 x 1080 anamorphic?

Example: to import into 1280 x 720 I create a new frame size of 1080 x 720... ti import into 1920 x 1080 I create a new frame size of 1620 x 1080.

According to my figures, then, I would need to create a new frame size of 1218 x 1080 allowing for the 1.33/1 anamorphic ratio of the horizontal dimension.

Does this make sense (Douglas, if you're there) to anyone?

Edward Troxel · November 25th, 2005, 11:12 AM

You need to feather the edge so that it's not a distinct joint.

Jeff McElroy · November 26th, 2005, 03:56 PM

I know that the CCD blocks in the XL2 are uniquely built to support native 16:9 capture on a regular, non 16:9 1/3” chip. As such, when editing with 16:9 footage in any NLE, what would the correct pixel aspect ratio setting be? Do you keep it square, widescreen, or what?
What shape are they on the chip itself?

Jeff

November 23rd, 2005, 09:39 PM	#1218
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Tiff and Jpeg don't maintain the transparency. Png and Psd do. Glad to hear it all worked out for you. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 24th, 2005, 08:44 AM	#1220
Matthew Lewis New Boot Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 19	worked Thank you Edward.. just a conclusion post for anyone reading this with a similar problem.. yes, rendering the project to DV (PCM) and then feeding it to DVDA for re-rendering to PAL format fixed the problem. The video and audio are now in sync! Kind Regards, matt lewis

November 24th, 2005, 06:19 PM	#1222
Jim Rog Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: PAL Zone Posts: 188	can this be done? Hi is it possible to have 2 clips on the timeline joint together? what i mean is can i have one clip from 1 video and another clip from another video and have them both side by side, So only one half of each clip will be showing to make a full video. Hope i have explained that ok

November 24th, 2005, 06:52 PM	#1223
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Certainly. And there's several ways to accomplish it. Rather than try to give a full explanation here, take a look at Vol 3 #1 of my newsletters for the Beginner's Corner - Ways to Split Screen article. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 24th, 2005, 07:54 PM	#1224
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Jim, There are several ways of having a split screen effect. Using track motion, using Pan/crop, or using masks...it's very easy to do. http://www.vasst.com/search.aspx?text=split%20screen will show you about 5 different methods of accomplishing this. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

November 23rd, 2005, 09:20 PM	#1216
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	Scratch it Thank you Edward. I used a PNG (instead of TIFF or JPEG) and it did exactly what I was trying to do; a simple matte Thank you Vegas masta!

November 23rd, 2005, 09:23 PM	#1217
Gary Kleiner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 166	Hi John, Edward's suggestion would work fine. Also, you can do this entirely in Vegas by using one image on a track above the other and applying a Bezier Mask to the top one. Gary

November 24th, 2005, 02:53 AM	#1219
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	Hi Gary I'm still in V4 ( :/ :P ) Edward Works like a charm. Now lets see if I can be creative with simply Vegas and PS. I'm going to reference the old school ILM stuff

November 24th, 2005, 01:40 PM	#1221
Tony Rockliff Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dunedin, Florida Posts: 70	Edward is correct, European PAL DVD players usually also play NTSC DVDs without problem.

November 24th, 2005, 08:41 PM	#1225
Lance Spratt Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Devon, Alberta, Canada Posts: 47	Interactive CD Authoring Software Greeting, I am looking at a couple of projects where a commercial client requires some interactive CD's to be generated that incorporate video, links to web url's, and multi-page menus. What software have any of you successfully used in generating this type of disc? As usual you feedback is greatly appreciated! Lance __________________ Lance Spratt

November 24th, 2005, 09:39 PM	#1226
Jim Rog Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: PAL Zone Posts: 188	Hi Thanks for the links guys Yes i am so happy i done it i have wanted to do this effect for so long, just one problem tho i put the camera on the tripod kept it in the same place through out the filming and used the pan tool in vegas and done 50% on each clip. The problem i got is now i have joined both clips together i can see a very fin line in the middle where they have been joined together is there any way to get rid of this? Thanks a lot

November 25th, 2005, 07:06 AM	#1227
Jeremy Rochefort Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cape Town, SA Posts: 159	NTSC will work in PAL land Being one who stays in PAL land, I can confirm that all the NTSC dvd's that I receive all play on PAL players - from movies to homegrown NTSC dvd's. Cheers __________________ MJ Productions Never let the need for money outweigh the need for Quality, Friendly and Professional Service

November 25th, 2005, 10:27 AM	#1228
George Odell Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 270	Setting targa frame size for 1440 x 1080 anamorphic? Still a tad confused by a reply from Douglas Spotted Eagle on my posting for importing targa sequences into Vegas... specifically dealing with the anamorphic size of 1440 x 1080. If I need to maintain the aspect ratio of a still image sequence that is now at native DV resolution (720 x 480) what is the enlarged frame size I need to create to keep the aspect ratio intact when importing into 1440 x 1080 anamorphic? Example: to import into 1280 x 720 I create a new frame size of 1080 x 720... ti import into 1920 x 1080 I create a new frame size of 1620 x 1080. According to my figures, then, I would need to create a new frame size of 1218 x 1080 allowing for the 1.33/1 anamorphic ratio of the horizontal dimension. Does this make sense (Douglas, if you're there) to anyone? __________________ "the difference between an amateur photographer and a professional is the amateur shows you all his pictures"

November 25th, 2005, 11:12 AM	#1229
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You need to feather the edge so that it's not a distinct joint. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 26th, 2005, 03:56 PM	#1230
Jeff McElroy Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 91	Pixel aspect ratio question. I know that the CCD blocks in the XL2 are uniquely built to support native 16:9 capture on a regular, non 16:9 1/3” chip. As such, when editing with 16:9 footage in any NLE, what would the correct pixel aspect ratio setting be? Do you keep it square, widescreen, or what? What shape are they on the chip itself? Jeff