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Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 16th, 2008, 01:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,794
Posted By Glenn Chan
But there's multiple equations... :D Rec. 601...

But there's multiple equations... :D
Rec. 601 coefficients
Rec. 709 coefficients
(There are also coefficients that correspond to the SMPTE C primaries I think.)

And if you want to do a better...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 16th, 2008, 12:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,119
Posted By Glenn Chan
I only did contract work for VASST so I can't...

I only did contract work for VASST so I can't tell you that much about what they are using (because I don't know).


I think pretty much any hardware works with Vegas. The only major hardware...
Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software February 16th, 2008, 12:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,386
Posted By Glenn Chan
I don't believe those scopes are real-time. ...

I don't believe those scopes are real-time. DVRack / Onlocation is.

2- Personally, I don't really believe in using scopes during production (unless you need to do something like camera matching)....
Forum: Open DV Discussion February 16th, 2008, 12:18 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,748
Posted By Glenn Chan
You *might* be able to use the camera as a VTR...

You *might* be able to use the camera as a VTR (assuming it's like the Varicam, which it may not be like). It will spit out a HD-SDI signal. You'll need a SDI capture card (kona, blackmagic, etc....
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 15th, 2008, 01:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,794
Posted By Glenn Chan
The math for HSL is here: ...

The math for HSL is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV
L = (MAX + MIN) / 2
MAX is whichever of red, green, and blue are the highest.

Try this:
Add the color bars generator....
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 15th, 2008, 12:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,794
Posted By Glenn Chan
In my opinion, that just isn't necessary. You...

In my opinion, that just isn't necessary. You can bounce between your levels/curves and saturation to get what you want. You don't need to be looking at a black & white image.

As far as...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 15th, 2008, 11:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,794
Posted By Glenn Chan
It is NTSC. I don't believe there is a PAL...

It is NTSC. I don't believe there is a PAL version.

I'm not sure if this helps, but you can likely play a NTSC DVD on your computer without problems. (Sorry, I live in a NTSC country so I might...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production February 14th, 2008, 12:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,177
Posted By Glenn Chan
Vegas: The secondary color corrector is better...

Vegas:
The secondary color corrector is better in my opinion. AE uses HSL maths for the color adjustment portion, which don't look that good IMO. (But Vegas' secondary CC could be a bit better.)...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 14th, 2008, 12:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,794
Posted By Glenn Chan
I don't really find that necessary. The waveform...

I don't really find that necessary. The waveform monitor (if you turn off the composite mode, and use the "luminance" mode) can look at the signal without the chroma component.

Plus, the viewer...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 14th, 2008, 12:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,794
Posted By Glenn Chan
Daniel: 1- It's easier if you start your...

Daniel:

1- It's easier if you start your own thread for your question... this makes discussions easier to keep track of.

2- To answer your question, there used to be a clear logic as to which...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 14th, 2008, 11:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,856
Posted By Glenn Chan
In VMS, can't you do view --> Video Scopes ...

In VMS, can't you do view --> Video Scopes shortcut = crtl + alt + 2

?

(I don't have VMS so I can't check.)

2- I don't know of any software programs that will do it.

You could get an...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 13th, 2008, 11:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,856
Posted By Glenn Chan
What do you mean by an external histogram?

What do you mean by an external histogram?
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 13th, 2008, 11:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,794
Posted By Glenn Chan
A tutorial on using levels: ...

A tutorial on using levels:
http://www.vasst.com/resource.aspx?id=a7a8c403-64dc-420d-97d0-90d2f8de9fc1

Vegas' color corrector and secondary color corrector is similar to FCP's. (Though a little...
Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software February 11th, 2008, 12:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,249
Posted By Glenn Chan
If you are delivering SD, I would get a CRT...

If you are delivering SD, I would get a CRT broadcast monitor. I think you can still get them. They are around $600. (Don't buy used, or at least be very careful. Monitors deteriorate with age.)...
Forum: Open DV Discussion February 9th, 2008, 03:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,795
Posted By Glenn Chan
You can play around with the colors with...

You can play around with the colors with secondary color correction.

In premiere this might be tedious to do. But you can try either:
A- Using the hue/saturation filter.
B- Using the chroma...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 7th, 2008, 01:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,750
Posted By Glenn Chan
See my response in the Sony forum. (And...

See my response in the Sony forum.

(And please, if you can, don't cross-post on forums. It makes conversations hard to follow.)
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 5th, 2008, 07:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,750
Posted By Glenn Chan
It's probably because of the levels conversions...

It's probably because of the levels conversions going on:

http://glennchan.info/articles/vegas/v8color/v8color.htm

You kind of have to refer to the table in that article.
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... January 31st, 2008, 01:09 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 15,639
Posted By Glenn Chan
Ack, my mistake! I was thinking about the Video...

Ack, my mistake! I was thinking about the Video Preview.

For square PAR formats: You could uncheck the box which says "scale output to fit display" in the preferences for Preview Device. This...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... January 29th, 2008, 02:25 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 15,639
Posted By Glenn Chan
You need to manually set things up correctly. ...

You need to manually set things up correctly.

For DV footage, preview via firewire out to a broadcast monitor (you have to calibrate the broadcast monitor). Use the default Vegas codec.
You can...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... January 25th, 2008, 11:57 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 14,993
Posted By Glenn Chan
Do other programs also crash frequently? Are...

Do other programs also crash frequently?
Are the crashes very random or weird? (e.g. not consistent... there is no logic/pattern to it)

If so, maybe the hardware is bad. There are ways to...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC January 25th, 2008, 01:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,880
Posted By Glenn Chan
In my experience, knowing Photoshop didn't really...

In my experience, knowing Photoshop didn't really help with Premiere. Video and still photography work is pretty different.

Also, Photoshop is kind of backwards in how its filters work. In all...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC January 25th, 2008, 01:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,880
Posted By Glenn Chan
What I was trying to say was that Vegas has a lot...

What I was trying to say was that Vegas has a lot more format support than some very professional systems. In practice, what you should be doing is to figure out what formats you're most interested...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... January 25th, 2008, 12:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 15,639
Posted By Glenn Chan
The dramatic difference is because some (but not...

The dramatic difference is because some (but not all) codecs change behaviour depending on whether the project is 8-bit or 32-bit. This is not that intuitive in my opinion, but is what Vegas does.
...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... January 25th, 2008, 09:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,865
Posted By Glenn Chan
1- Generally speaking, you'd want to ingest the...

1- Generally speaking, you'd want to ingest the digibeta footage through SDI and store it as uncompressed (*certain Avid systems can't do this; they must capture with compression).

In Vegas...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... January 25th, 2008, 01:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,685
Posted By Glenn Chan
Yep there is a whole chapter on it. 1-...

Yep there is a whole chapter on it.


1- Don't overexpose! Blown out shots are very hard to match (including with not blown out shots).

And then if you can, setup a system where each camera...
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