My Vegas wont capture in 1920x1080? at DVinfo.net

Shidan Saberi · July 2nd, 2011, 08:21 AM

Hi,

I'm trying to capture footage from my xha1s which is set to 1920x1080 recording. But i can only get sony vegas to capture it in 1440x1080.

Would appreciate any help.

Thanks

Shidan Saberi · July 2nd, 2011, 08:31 AM

i found other threads on this...I think i get it now. so basically HDV doesnt do square pixels. HDV 1440 mega pixels are taller so they end up being the same as 1920?

thanks

Seth Bloombaum · July 2nd, 2011, 01:38 PM

That's correct - Vegas is properly capturing HDV in its native resolution of 1440x1080, with non-square pixels, pixel aspect ratio of 1.3333.

This is also the rez and PAR that Vegas will give the best performance for your HDV content, meaning that (in most cases) this is what you should set in your project properties.

And, yes, when PAR is correctly set, you'll be looking at an image that fills 1920x1080 PAR 1.0. A little confusing until you've done it a few times...

Shidan Saberi · July 2nd, 2011, 10:47 PM

Awesome! thanks for that

July 2nd, 2011, 08:21 AM	#1
Shidan Saberi New Boot Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 10	My Vegas wont capture in 1920x1080? Hi, I'm trying to capture footage from my xha1s which is set to 1920x1080 recording. But i can only get sony vegas to capture it in 1440x1080. Would appreciate any help. Thanks

July 2nd, 2011, 08:31 AM	#2
Shidan Saberi New Boot Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 10	Re: My Vegas wont capture in 1920x1080? i found other threads on this...I think i get it now. so basically HDV doesnt do square pixels. HDV 1440 mega pixels are taller so they end up being the same as 1920? thanks

July 2nd, 2011, 01:38 PM	#3
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Re: My Vegas wont capture in 1920x1080? That's correct - Vegas is properly capturing HDV in its native resolution of 1440x1080, with non-square pixels, pixel aspect ratio of 1.3333. This is also the rez and PAR that Vegas will give the best performance for your HDV content, meaning that (in most cases) this is what you should set in your project properties. And, yes, when PAR is correctly set, you'll be looking at an image that fills 1920x1080 PAR 1.0. A little confusing until you've done it a few times... __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.

July 2nd, 2011, 10:47 PM	#4
Shidan Saberi New Boot Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 10	Re: My Vegas wont capture in 1920x1080? Awesome! thanks for that