If I'm understanding you correctly it might be better to add a
track for just the pictures that is of the exact same resolution as
your pictures. Do all your transitions on that. Then put a normal
resolution track below your picture thread, that should add the
black "borders" and thus not have the transitions. I haven't
tried this out, but it sounds like it might work in your case.

Which transition in particular are you wanting to use? Dissolves look great. However, transitions will deal with the video frame. In your case, the video frame is black on the left and right and will, therefore, be part of the transition. Maybe if we can narrow down exactly what you're wanting....

PS... This works fine if I put one picture on a video track and the other on the other video track, then it recognizes the transparent background.

I will post a link a sample. I am trying the spiral transition.

Thanks,

Jon

link to sample
 

http://inside.championwindow.com/fab...transition.zip

You will see the video frame black area covers up the bottom picture.

Thanks,

Jon

I have just confirmed the behavior and don't have an immediate solution (other than, as you said, use two tracks).

Thanks for your time
 

It would be nice if you could do it on the same track, the transitions seem to work better.

Thanks again.

Jon

Pete- don't be scrared. It won't bite you.

I found that with Satish's tools often it is something dumb that cause crashes etc. For instance, you have turn down your preview memory to 0 in order for these tools to work. Stuff like that usually causes the problems.

It's Here, It's Here!
 

Finally, it's here!

Vegas 4.0 and DVDA 1.0 installed, and working!

I've already burnt a dvd, arelatively quick project, consisting of 2 sets of a band playing live, and adding audio recorded on the Mini disc player (The reason I got the program in the first place, to sinc audio and video!)

The question I have today is:

Should I render the titles and audio and video for each set as an .AVI file, and let DVDA render the .AVI files to MPEG-2 when burning the DVD, or am I better off rendering in Vegas to MPEG-2, then using the MPEGs in DVDA?

I'm wondering on two counts.

1) Quality

and 2) Time.

All help, as usual, very much appreciated.

Thanks, Andy

Hi Vince:

I didn't get any beeps, the audio dropped out every 5 seconds or so for 1/2 a second.

BTW got my Vegas proper yesterday, installed, and now I'm off and running.

Love this program.

Andy

Congratulations!!!


It really doesn't matter whether you give DVDA an AVI file or render to MPEG in Vegas. Each method has it's own advantage. If you render to MPEG in Vegas:
1) You only have to render the MPEG file ONCE no matter how many times you build the DVD
2) You have more control over the MPEG settings

If you give DVDA an AVI file:
1) Simpler method of setting the file size to "fit"

Thanks Andy happy cutting

will stay in touch


Best
Vince

Vegas 4.0 perform invert/revert?
 

If I build the static 35mm adapter for my GL2, what steps in Vegas are required to get the image upright and reversed correctly?

Thanks,

Joseph

Yeah, Rob, too bad.

Many times when we are just playing around, could really burn a CD instead of a more expensive DVD blank.

Thanks for the reply Edward.

Sets 3 and 4 of the band I rendered to MPEG, and imported into DVDA.

I then deleted the captured AVI files (approx. 40 mins each)

I then imported the MPEGs into DVDA and guess what? I was about 15% over the 4.7 gigs.

Am I correct in assuming if I'd brought in AVI files, I'd be able to change the bit rate to 'squash' the info down enough to fit? The bit rate wouldn't change, I'm thinking it was because they were mpegs.

If So then I've learnt:

1/. Don't delete the source AVIs until I'm POSITIVE I've finished with them.

2/. If I think I might be near the 4.7 gig limit, let DVDA render.

Thnaks again for the replies Edward.

Cheers,

Andy