Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q3Q4)

Aaron Ferguson · November 6th, 2004, 10:33 PM

Hello everyone. I am using Vegas 5.0. I want to render to AVI, I have about an hour and 10 minutes worth here. When I render it, it outputs to four separate AVI files that are around 4 GB each. Is there any way to tell it to save it to one file only?
Thanks!

Edward Troxel · November 6th, 2004, 10:45 PM

Yes. Format your hard drive as NTFS instead of FAT32. FAT32 has a 4 Gig file size limit.

Aaron Ferguson · November 6th, 2004, 10:47 PM

As soon as I posted, it popped in to my head that that was probably the reason. Thanks!

Rob Lohman · November 7th, 2004, 06:19 AM

Perhaps do a re-install of Vegas to make sure it has all the proper
components installed?

Young Filmer · November 7th, 2004, 07:40 AM

Hey everyone i was wondering what was the perfect setting in vegas 4.0 in frame rate, and all that stuff.

Rob Lohman · November 7th, 2004, 07:52 AM

We cannot answer your question. Best for what? Framerate has
nothing to do with your NLE but the camera you used and at what
framerate it shot your footage. "Best" is a very subjective term
and what I find best might not be best for you. You are going to
have to do a lot more explaining what you are looking for....

In the end experimenting with settings and seeing what that does
to the look of your footage is usually far more helpfull as well
then simply using settings that someone else gives you. Ofcourse
there a few basic settings, but those should be pretty obvious.

Young Filmer · November 7th, 2004, 08:09 AM

OK well i am using a very crappy camera right know Jvc grdvm90u but will be getiing on of the canon xl1s soon so i am trying to find the best way to get the look of film in vegas 4.0 when filming off of a dv camera that is not 24p. hope this helps.

The JVC records at 29fps

Rob Lohman · November 7th, 2004, 08:45 AM

Please take a look into our "Towards a Film Look using DV" forum.
It has lengthy threads on this very topic. There aren't any easy
setting etc. to get a "film look". The XL1S is a nice camera and
most people seem to agree that switching it to frame mode (make
sure your Vegas project settings are set to progressive) helps in
giving the "film look". Besides that it comes down to:

- having a good story
- actors
- lighting
- audio (recording/mixing)
- composition (camera movement etc.)
- editing

And then some other stuff like color correction and so forth.

In vegas you choose "NTSC DV" as the project template for the
JVC. You do the same for the XL1S, but change the interlaced
setting from bottom field to none (progressive) when shooting
in frame mode.

Trey Perrone · November 7th, 2004, 11:07 AM

well...wat i ended up doing was just going thru the whole wedding and watching my audio levels and adjusting manually. I was up in a balcony and the organ was blasting - but of course the pastor and bride/groom where all the way across the chapel w/no mic, etc.

i just made sure i wasnt going over -12 ever and tried to average it out as best i could for all the speakers. seems pretty decent when viewed on average tv off of DVD.

Julio Laffont · November 7th, 2004, 12:11 PM

Hi everybody...I did some audio edition in Vegas , and now I want to burn in a Cd music the audio tracks exactly as I putted in the time line..How can I do this? Thanks...

John Cline · November 7th, 2004, 12:34 PM

Whoever told you -12 was "DV legal" was in error. Check this out:

http://www.creativemac.com/2003/02_f..._dv_levels.htm

John

Colin Rayner · November 7th, 2004, 02:39 PM

Makes for heavy reading in whatever language, especailly if it's not your native language. Can anybody help with Vegas 5 support in spanish?

Edward Troxel · November 7th, 2004, 03:29 PM

I have that process documented in my newsletter. Just click the link under my name.

Edward Troxel · November 7th, 2004, 03:32 PM

As far as I know, the manual is English only.

Colin Rayner · November 7th, 2004, 03:38 PM

Thanks for that Edward, I thought as much, the Sony media site didn't offer anything other than English.......

November 6th, 2004, 10:33 PM	#1366
Aaron Ferguson Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lima, OH Posts: 55	Render to AVI files Hello everyone. I am using Vegas 5.0. I want to render to AVI, I have about an hour and 10 minutes worth here. When I render it, it outputs to four separate AVI files that are around 4 GB each. Is there any way to tell it to save it to one file only? Thanks!

November 6th, 2004, 10:45 PM	#1367
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Yes. Format your hard drive as NTFS instead of FAT32. FAT32 has a 4 Gig file size limit. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 7th, 2004, 06:19 AM	#1369
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Perhaps do a re-install of Vegas to make sure it has all the proper components installed? __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 7th, 2004, 07:40 AM	#1370
Young Filmer Registration Incomplete -- contact Admin. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Naperville Posts: 2	The Best Settings For Vegas Hey everyone i was wondering what was the perfect setting in vegas 4.0 in frame rate, and all that stuff.

November 7th, 2004, 07:52 AM	#1371
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	We cannot answer your question. Best for what? Framerate has nothing to do with your NLE but the camera you used and at what framerate it shot your footage. "Best" is a very subjective term and what I find best might not be best for you. You are going to have to do a lot more explaining what you are looking for.... In the end experimenting with settings and seeing what that does to the look of your footage is usually far more helpfull as well then simply using settings that someone else gives you. Ofcourse there a few basic settings, but those should be pretty obvious. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 6th, 2004, 10:47 PM	#1368
Aaron Ferguson Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lima, OH Posts: 55	As soon as I posted, it popped in to my head that that was probably the reason. Thanks!

November 7th, 2004, 08:09 AM	#1372
Young Filmer Registration Incomplete -- contact Admin. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Naperville Posts: 2	Ok OK well i am using a very crappy camera right know Jvc grdvm90u but will be getiing on of the canon xl1s soon so i am trying to find the best way to get the look of film in vegas 4.0 when filming off of a dv camera that is not 24p. hope this helps. The JVC records at 29fps

November 7th, 2004, 08:45 AM	#1373
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Please take a look into our "Towards a Film Look using DV" forum. It has lengthy threads on this very topic. There aren't any easy setting etc. to get a "film look". The XL1S is a nice camera and most people seem to agree that switching it to frame mode (make sure your Vegas project settings are set to progressive) helps in giving the "film look". Besides that it comes down to: - having a good story - actors - lighting - audio (recording/mixing) - composition (camera movement etc.) - editing And then some other stuff like color correction and so forth. In vegas you choose "NTSC DV" as the project template for the JVC. You do the same for the XL1S, but change the interlaced setting from bottom field to none (progressive) when shooting in frame mode. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 7th, 2004, 11:07 AM	#1374
Trey Perrone Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 155	well...wat i ended up doing was just going thru the whole wedding and watching my audio levels and adjusting manually. I was up in a balcony and the organ was blasting - but of course the pastor and bride/groom where all the way across the chapel w/no mic, etc. i just made sure i wasnt going over -12 ever and tried to average it out as best i could for all the speakers. seems pretty decent when viewed on average tv off of DVD. __________________ Trey Perrone

November 7th, 2004, 12:11 PM	#1375
Julio Laffont Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 51	How do you burn in a music CD the audio in vegas? Hi everybody...I did some audio edition in Vegas , and now I want to burn in a Cd music the audio tracks exactly as I putted in the time line..How can I do this? Thanks...

November 7th, 2004, 12:34 PM	#1376
John Cline Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA Posts: 333	Whoever told you -12 was "DV legal" was in error. Check this out: http://www.creativemac.com/2003/02_f..._dv_levels.htm John

November 7th, 2004, 02:39 PM	#1377
Colin Rayner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Geraldine, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 88	Vegas manual in Spanish/Espanol Makes for heavy reading in whatever language, especailly if it's not your native language. Can anybody help with Vegas 5 support in spanish?

November 7th, 2004, 03:29 PM	#1378
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I have that process documented in my newsletter. Just click the link under my name. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 7th, 2004, 03:32 PM	#1379
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	As far as I know, the manual is English only. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 7th, 2004, 03:38 PM	#1380
Colin Rayner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Geraldine, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 88	Thanks for that Edward, I thought as much, the Sony media site didn't offer anything other than English.......