Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q1Q2)

Andy Shrimpton · May 18th, 2004, 12:15 AM

Part 2

Followed the links you posted, and will try online tonight. Stupidly tried snail mail to upgrade. Better get with the info age eh? :)

Thanks again for the help.

Andy

Jagodes Portugal · May 18th, 2004, 10:29 AM

Hello everyone, first of all i´m new in vegas ( i´ve used it for about 2 months ), i liked very much his software, but i want to discuss 2 matters that i´ve stuck in.

First of all my problem is " cutting ", from all the later software that i´ve used this one is a little bit tricky, the only thing that i want to do is devide the movie in two blocks, and then insert a transition or an effect in the middle of that 2 blocks.

When i use the cut in my movie, i select from the timeline the start point to the end point that i want to move for another track.

But when i do that the selected block from the timeline goes to the clipboard , and if a make another task it vanish from it.

So what can i do to insert a transition in a middle of one block of film. Is this possible?????????

Many thanks to all.

Edward Troxel · May 18th, 2004, 10:57 AM

Not sure I followed all of that. You have a single AVI file that you want to split and then dissolve between the two halves? If that's all, you simply need to put the cursor at the split point, press "S", and then move the second half so that it overlaps the first half for the length that you want the dissolve. No need to move to different tracks or copy to the clipboard.

Aaron J.H. Walker · May 18th, 2004, 11:48 AM

I will give them a call again about the rebates but I was wondering if anyone else had gotten it to work or are further along in the process?

Jay Mitchell · May 18th, 2004, 03:19 PM

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Andy Shrimpton · May 18th, 2004, 07:32 PM

Hi Edward!

The second page of the link you gave states US residents only.

Hopefully Customer Service will come through for me.

Anyone else OS tried to get the Free Upgrade?

Cheers,

Andy

Edward Troxel · May 18th, 2004, 08:55 PM

I never tried the free upgrade (mine were purchased over a year ago :-)). Consequently, I never saw the second page. Your only option is a plea to Sony customer service.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · May 19th, 2004, 12:34 AM

Had a great time in Denver, good groups at the free Sony event and at the VASST training day. Congrats to Scott W. who not only won the 64Bit Opteron from AMD, but the next day at the VASST training, he also took home an ADS Datatank. Whatta haul! Don, hope you love that new Vegas Bella keyboard!
Thanks to Don and Robert for staying after a bit to help Gary and I get packed so we could catch our very late flight to Chicago.
Looking forward to meeting many of you in Chicago and other cities. (and yes, we're giving away a 64bit Opteron in every city at the free Sony Software Media Showcase event, not to mention all the fun stuff from Artbeats, Pixelan, ADS, Sony, Hark Productions, ExpoDisk, Photoflex, Bella Keyboards, and VASST.

Nick Kerpchar · May 19th, 2004, 07:21 AM

Douglas,
Will you be publishing a new "Vegas 5 Editing Workshop", or would "Vegas 4 Editing Workshop" still be useful to a totally new user of Vegas 5 + DVD ?

Thanks, Nick

Glen Elliott · May 19th, 2004, 07:57 AM

I think I asked Edward this before a while back but honestly don't remember what the response was. Anyway here's what I'm seeing:

After editing for a while from time to time I see a blip in the footage. Not knowing what it was I double back and go frame by frame over the section I saw the abnormality. I come to find its a single frame from another section of the clip- totally unrelated. For example I'll be editing the vows and see a frame from the front of the chapel.
I zoom all the way in so every thumbnail equals 1 frame and it doesn't show up yet when I move the timeline marker to that frame the odd frame is definitly there.
I've found the only way to remedy this is save my project, close Vegas, then reopen it. If I do that the odd frame is gone. I'll have to test in the future and render a section that shows an odd frame to see if it picks it up.

I used to experience this in Vegas 4 and now confirmed that it exists in Vegas 5. Has anyone else experienced this? What causes this? Can this be patched by Sony? Thanks in advance!

Randall Campbell · May 19th, 2004, 11:24 AM

I have seen this once in Vegas 4. Seems to be a hard bug to reproduce.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · May 19th, 2004, 11:40 AM

It also happened to me some times in Vegas 4. Haven't tried Vegas 5 yet.

Richard Alvarez · May 19th, 2004, 11:42 AM

Such "flash" frames can sometime crop up from your editing workflow. You think you've trimmed a clip at the end, when actually you've left a single frame outside your edit point. That orphan frame gets pushed and slipped around your timeline as you continue to edit, winding up at seemingly random points.

AVID has a "Find flash frame" feature, that searches your timeline for a single stray frame. Anything like that in Vegas?

Michael Mirochnik · May 19th, 2004, 12:14 PM

The new Vegas 5.0 could generate transport files m2v. Is this format can be used for transport to write on JVC HD cameras and D-VHS.

Glen Elliott · May 19th, 2004, 01:52 PM

If that were so, saving the project, shutting down Vegas- reloading Vegas and the project wouldn't fix it...which it always does.

May 18th, 2004, 12:15 AM	#1681
Andy Shrimpton Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Robina Queensland Australia Posts: 73	Part 2 Followed the links you posted, and will try online tonight. Stupidly tried snail mail to upgrade. Better get with the info age eh? :) Thanks again for the help. Andy __________________ 'This one goes to eleven' Nigel Tufnell

May 18th, 2004, 10:29 AM	#1682
Jagodes Portugal Tourist Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2	New way to cut in vegas!!!!!!!! Hello everyone, first of all i´m new in vegas ( i´ve used it for about 2 months ), i liked very much his software, but i want to discuss 2 matters that i´ve stuck in. First of all my problem is " cutting ", from all the later software that i´ve used this one is a little bit tricky, the only thing that i want to do is devide the movie in two blocks, and then insert a transition or an effect in the middle of that 2 blocks. When i use the cut in my movie, i select from the timeline the start point to the end point that i want to move for another track. But when i do that the selected block from the timeline goes to the clipboard , and if a make another task it vanish from it. So what can i do to insert a transition in a middle of one block of film. Is this possible????????? Many thanks to all.

May 18th, 2004, 03:19 PM	#1685
Jay Mitchell Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 40	Join the SCVUG / Save on VASST There are many benefits and perks in becoming a member of the SCVUG. Join the SCVUG and receive a special discount offer to attend a VASST in your city. This special offer is only valid until may 25th! Join the SCVUG Jay Mitchell SCVUG Host

May 18th, 2004, 07:32 PM	#1686
Andy Shrimpton Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Robina Queensland Australia Posts: 73	More News Hi Edward! The second page of the link you gave states US residents only. Hopefully Customer Service will come through for me. Anyone else OS tried to get the Free Upgrade? Cheers, Andy __________________ 'This one goes to eleven' Nigel Tufnell

May 19th, 2004, 12:34 AM	#1688
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Thank you Denver! Had a great time in Denver, good groups at the free Sony event and at the VASST training day. Congrats to Scott W. who not only won the 64Bit Opteron from AMD, but the next day at the VASST training, he also took home an ADS Datatank. Whatta haul! Don, hope you love that new Vegas Bella keyboard! Thanks to Don and Robert for staying after a bit to help Gary and I get packed so we could catch our very late flight to Chicago. Looking forward to meeting many of you in Chicago and other cities. (and yes, we're giving away a 64bit Opteron in every city at the free Sony Software Media Showcase event, not to mention all the fun stuff from Artbeats, Pixelan, ADS, Sony, Hark Productions, ExpoDisk, Photoflex, Bella Keyboards, and VASST. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

May 18th, 2004, 10:57 AM	#1683
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Not sure I followed all of that. You have a single AVI file that you want to split and then dissolve between the two halves? If that's all, you simply need to put the cursor at the split point, press "S", and then move the second half so that it overlaps the first half for the length that you want the dissolve. No need to move to different tracks or copy to the clipboard.

May 18th, 2004, 11:48 AM	#1684
Aaron J.H. Walker Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Victorville, California Posts: 30	I will give them a call again about the rebates but I was wondering if anyone else had gotten it to work or are further along in the process?

May 18th, 2004, 08:55 PM	#1687
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I never tried the free upgrade (mine were purchased over a year ago :-)). Consequently, I never saw the second page. Your only option is a plea to Sony customer service.

May 19th, 2004, 07:21 AM	#1689
Nick Kerpchar Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 211	Question for Douglas Spotted Eagle Douglas, Will you be publishing a new "Vegas 5 Editing Workshop", or would "Vegas 4 Editing Workshop" still be useful to a totally new user of Vegas 5 + DVD ? Thanks, Nick

May 19th, 2004, 07:57 AM	#1690
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Random frame that doesn't belong... I think I asked Edward this before a while back but honestly don't remember what the response was. Anyway here's what I'm seeing: After editing for a while from time to time I see a blip in the footage. Not knowing what it was I double back and go frame by frame over the section I saw the abnormality. I come to find its a single frame from another section of the clip- totally unrelated. For example I'll be editing the vows and see a frame from the front of the chapel. I zoom all the way in so every thumbnail equals 1 frame and it doesn't show up yet when I move the timeline marker to that frame the odd frame is definitly there. I've found the only way to remedy this is save my project, close Vegas, then reopen it. If I do that the odd frame is gone. I'll have to test in the future and render a section that shows an odd frame to see if it picks it up. I used to experience this in Vegas 4 and now confirmed that it exists in Vegas 5. Has anyone else experienced this? What causes this? Can this be patched by Sony? Thanks in advance!

May 19th, 2004, 11:24 AM	#1691
Randall Campbell Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 69	I have seen this once in Vegas 4. Seems to be a hard bug to reproduce.

May 19th, 2004, 11:40 AM	#1692
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	It also happened to me some times in Vegas 4. Haven't tried Vegas 5 yet. __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

May 19th, 2004, 11:42 AM	#1693
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Such "flash" frames can sometime crop up from your editing workflow. You think you've trimmed a clip at the end, when actually you've left a single frame outside your edit point. That orphan frame gets pushed and slipped around your timeline as you continue to edit, winding up at seemingly random points. AVID has a "Find flash frame" feature, that searches your timeline for a single stray frame. Anything like that in Vegas?

May 19th, 2004, 12:14 PM	#1694
Michael Mirochnik New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA, NY Posts: 18	Vegas and mpeg transport The new Vegas 5.0 could generate transport files m2v. Is this format can be used for transport to write on JVC HD cameras and D-VHS. __________________ MikeM1965

May 19th, 2004, 01:52 PM	#1695
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	If that were so, saving the project, shutting down Vegas- reloading Vegas and the project wouldn't fix it...which it always does.