Vegas Video discussions from 2006 (Q3Q4)

David Ennis · October 26th, 2006, 08:27 PM

Again, after a long period of complete reliabilty, DVD Architect started to halt at the DVD folder preparation stage of writing the main VOB file.

The burner is not involved--I'm just trying to write the DVD folder to the hard drive.

In trying to fix this nothing works. Exactly the same symptom occurs after reseating of cable connectors and memory cards, a complete wipe and reformat of the C drive, fresh installation of XP Pro, fresh installation of Vegas and DVDA. Viruses are out of the question, this occurs before even plugging in the CAT5 cable.

Occurs with small files, large files, when using just the C drive for source and destination, when using the D drive for source and destination, and using either for source and the other for destination. Occurs with PCM audio whether I recompress to AC3 or not, and also if I bring in an accompanying AC3 rendered from Vegas.

Baffling, infuriating.

Phil Hamilton · October 26th, 2006, 09:57 PM

Thanks for your input - I tried the light rays but just didn't think about using one single character. Duh. I'll play around with this....

Seth Bloombaum · October 26th, 2006, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Retread

...The burner is not involved--I'm just trying to write the DVD folder to the hard drive... when using just the C drive for source and destination, when using the D drive for source and destination...

Oh. I'd missed that info the first time around. I take it you're running other apps with no problems? Sounds like one for Sony Tech Support, though I don't really feel authoritative about this.

This sounds like a software problem but it seems like you've done everything you could with reinstalls. Maybe that leaves hardware?

Is it possible that DVDA is using RAM that other apps don't? Meaning, it's using more RAM... and finding bad RAM?

Mike Tesh · October 27th, 2006, 10:04 AM

We captured the video with a Sony VX2100. Set the exposure to f6.8, had plenty of lighting (softbox, couple of lowel tungstun lights, couple of 250watt photofloods, ect). What I am getting however is what appear to be like artifacts itneh background. Solid grey backdrop was used. Can I minimize this somehow?

Emre Safak · October 27th, 2006, 10:31 AM

Are you sure you had plenty of light? Perhaps you did not; can you post a screen shot? Instead of lighting for the result you want, I would recommend lighting for the contrast you want (i.e., relative level), but make it plenty bright, then darken it in post. This will give you clean shadows.

Bill Ravens · October 27th, 2006, 10:52 AM

yes, you can minimize background artifacts (if you want the backfgroind to be black) with the Sony Black restore plugin

Jarrod Whaley · October 27th, 2006, 12:26 PM

Mike Crash's Dynamic Noise Reduction plugin can work wonders. It works extremely well with the kind of chroma noise I assume you're talking about.

Mike Tesh · October 27th, 2006, 01:56 PM

Sorry I can't post up a shot. It's for a client I can't disclose unfortunately.

But basically I have this video and I figured out that what I need to do is actually blur out the background a little bit. To take care of the noise/artifacts that are apparent on this backdrop. I have never used masking in Vegas 5 before, or really at all. Is there a way I can cut the guy out and just apply effects to the background? How do I do that?

Thanks so much.

Mike Tesh · October 27th, 2006, 02:32 PM

Jarrod, I must have been posting when you were. Thanks for the link. That plugin works out great.

Alex Thames · October 27th, 2006, 07:58 PM

I have a Mini DV tape with recorded SD DV footage on it, but I can't seem to capture the video. The tape is a Sony Excellence tape, but I'm not sure if the footage was shot in DVCAM or DV. I am trying to capture through my Sony HVR-A1U camera. I've tried both using HDV Split 0.75, but that doesn't seem to work for DVCAM/DV footage, and also the Sony Vegas DV capture program. The Sony program says, "The device 'Microsoft AV/C Tape Subunit Device' could not be opened. Please make sure that it is turned on and is not being used by another application or user."

What does this mean? I am not connected to any network and my camera is on and put onto the Edit/Play mode. How can I capture my footage? Thanks.

Mike Kujbida · October 27th, 2006, 08:29 PM

Specs for the camera claim HDV/DVCAM/DV record and playback so my (never used one before) guess is that there's a playback menu option setting somewhere that you're missing.

Alex Thames · October 27th, 2006, 08:32 PM

Playing back is fine. The problem is capturing it into my computer (digitizing it).

Mike Kujbida · October 27th, 2006, 10:10 PM

Are you trying to capture using the Internal (HDV) capture app instead of the External (DV)? This is another guess as I don't have an HDV camcorder yet.

Alex Thames · October 27th, 2006, 10:40 PM

No, like I said in my first post, I was using the DV capture program.

James Binder · October 28th, 2006, 04:38 AM

Thanks again Seth -- great info in your post. I downloaded WM encoder -- yes many more options. Off to test, test, test, now!

October 26th, 2006, 08:27 PM	#1171
David Ennis Fred Retread Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 1,227	Again, after a long period of complete reliabilty, DVD Architect started to halt at the DVD folder preparation stage of writing the main VOB file. The burner is not involved--I'm just trying to write the DVD folder to the hard drive. In trying to fix this nothing works. Exactly the same symptom occurs after reseating of cable connectors and memory cards, a complete wipe and reformat of the C drive, fresh installation of XP Pro, fresh installation of Vegas and DVDA. Viruses are out of the question, this occurs before even plugging in the CAT5 cable. Occurs with small files, large files, when using just the C drive for source and destination, when using the D drive for source and destination, and using either for source and the other for destination. Occurs with PCM audio whether I recompress to AC3 or not, and also if I bring in an accompanying AC3 rendered from Vegas. Baffling, infuriating. __________________ "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

October 26th, 2006, 09:57 PM	#1172
Phil Hamilton Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 150	Thanks for your input - I tried the light rays but just didn't think about using one single character. Duh. I'll play around with this.... __________________ Phil Hamilton hamiltonp@sbcglobal.net Dallas, Texas " I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! ..."

October 27th, 2006, 10:04 AM	#1174
Mike Tesh Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 253	Background image noise We captured the video with a Sony VX2100. Set the exposure to f6.8, had plenty of lighting (softbox, couple of lowel tungstun lights, couple of 250watt photofloods, ect). What I am getting however is what appear to be like artifacts itneh background. Solid grey backdrop was used. Can I minimize this somehow? __________________ ScapeFilms.com \| My Photography \| IMDB Profile

October 27th, 2006, 12:26 PM	#1177
Jarrod Whaley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: chattanooga, tn Posts: 721	Mike Crash's Dynamic Noise Reduction plugin can work wonders. It works extremely well with the kind of chroma noise I assume you're talking about. __________________ -->jarrod whaley. www.oakstreetfilms.com

October 27th, 2006, 01:56 PM	#1178
Mike Tesh Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 253	Sorry I can't post up a shot. It's for a client I can't disclose unfortunately. But basically I have this video and I figured out that what I need to do is actually blur out the background a little bit. To take care of the noise/artifacts that are apparent on this backdrop. I have never used masking in Vegas 5 before, or really at all. Is there a way I can cut the guy out and just apply effects to the background? How do I do that? Thanks so much. __________________ ScapeFilms.com \| My Photography \| IMDB Profile

October 27th, 2006, 10:31 AM	#1175
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Are you sure you had plenty of light? Perhaps you did not; can you post a screen shot? Instead of lighting for the result you want, I would recommend lighting for the contrast you want (i.e., relative level), but make it plenty bright, then darken it in post. This will give you clean shadows.

October 27th, 2006, 10:52 AM	#1176
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	yes, you can minimize background artifacts (if you want the backfgroind to be black) with the Sony Black restore plugin

October 27th, 2006, 02:32 PM	#1179
Mike Tesh Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 253	Jarrod, I must have been posting when you were. Thanks for the link. That plugin works out great. __________________ ScapeFilms.com \| My Photography \| IMDB Profile

October 27th, 2006, 07:58 PM	#1180
Alex Thames Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 508	Unable to capture DV/DVCAM with HDV camcorder on Vegas? I have a Mini DV tape with recorded SD DV footage on it, but I can't seem to capture the video. The tape is a Sony Excellence tape, but I'm not sure if the footage was shot in DVCAM or DV. I am trying to capture through my Sony HVR-A1U camera. I've tried both using HDV Split 0.75, but that doesn't seem to work for DVCAM/DV footage, and also the Sony Vegas DV capture program. The Sony program says, "The device 'Microsoft AV/C Tape Subunit Device' could not be opened. Please make sure that it is turned on and is not being used by another application or user." What does this mean? I am not connected to any network and my camera is on and put onto the Edit/Play mode. How can I capture my footage? Thanks. Last edited by Alex Thames; October 27th, 2006 at 08:32 PM.

October 27th, 2006, 08:29 PM	#1181
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Specs for the camera claim HDV/DVCAM/DV record and playback so my (never used one before) guess is that there's a playback menu option setting somewhere that you're missing.

October 27th, 2006, 08:32 PM	#1182
Alex Thames Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 508	Playing back is fine. The problem is capturing it into my computer (digitizing it).

October 27th, 2006, 10:10 PM	#1183
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Are you trying to capture using the Internal (HDV) capture app instead of the External (DV)? This is another guess as I don't have an HDV camcorder yet.

October 27th, 2006, 10:40 PM	#1184
Alex Thames Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 508	No, like I said in my first post, I was using the DV capture program.

October 28th, 2006, 04:38 AM	#1185
James Binder Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NY, NYC Posts: 367	Thanks again Seth -- great info in your post. I downloaded WM encoder -- yes many more options. Off to test, test, test, now!