Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q1Q2)

Rob Lohman · April 21st, 2004, 05:31 AM

Spot, are you saying this all in relation to Vegas 4 or the new
version 5?

Ralph Morris · April 21st, 2004, 06:04 AM

Sam, I also used Pinnacle 8 since its inception and it ran well except that it scattered titles randomly in a slide show.

Made the switch to Vegas 4 in January. It's an amazing jump in capability. I'm still learning, but having multiple tracks and good audio tools just by themselves was worth the price and time investment.

Highly recommended.

Dwight Flynn · April 21st, 2004, 06:55 AM

Douglas, thanks for getting back to me. By the way I read your book and own the video for Vegas 4 (nice work). However, for the purposes of HDV editing is there any benefit to upgrading to Vegas 5. I mean Ulead has a solution and so does premiere (with cineform), but except for their HDV solutions none are as good an NLE than Vegas.

Dwight

Glen Elliott · April 21st, 2004, 07:18 AM

Vegas 5 now supports Windows XP themes. I'm not quite sure what that means....whenever I change my bars from (default)blue to silver, to olive green it all changes in the app as well...but it did that before? Maybe the whole blue/silver/olive aren't "Themes"....if not what ARE Themes? What program do you need to change them- Microsoft Plus? What sort of changes are available and how will they change the look of the Vegas interface?

Mark A. Foley · April 21st, 2004, 08:43 AM

Anyone got Satish's frame server to work with Vegas 5?

Peter Jefferson · April 21st, 2004, 09:03 AM

hmm..

at the Sony site, they offered Graffiti LE as a download...

so i go to install it and its asking for a serial>???

i thought this was free?

padre treks to boris site huffin and puffin.. :(

Will Fastie · April 21st, 2004, 09:10 AM

Graffiti LTD was listed on the downloads page after I bought the ugprade. The email confirming my purchase included a serial number for it.

Rob Lohman · April 21st, 2004, 09:12 AM

Dwight: If you have an HD camera you can perhaps try the trial
out of the new Vegas 5 and see for yourself?

Rob Lohman · April 21st, 2004, 09:14 AM

That is what microsoft themes is about. You set on theme in
Windows and applications that support it will change to show
the theme in their applications as well.

I have XP setup with the Classic view of Windows 2000 because
I don't like the new look at all. Therefore my Vegas 5 should also
follow this setting (didn't had time to take a look at it yet though).

Glen Elliott · April 21st, 2004, 09:49 AM

Rob, there are two sections under the properties menu that change the look of windows. There is the tab that includes "Themes" which I really should be referring to (beings it's "Themes" Vegas 5 supports) and another one in a different tab that can change your colors from Blue (default), to Silver, to Olive. These settings change all colors including the interface in Vegas- thus the reason I was a bit confused beings these settings aren't "Themes". If changing your startbar etc to Blue, Silver, Olive isn't changing the "Theme" then what is?...what IS a Theme exactly?

Granted under Themes I can change it to Windows 2000 (default) like you and see the effects in Vegas.....but that's something that could be done in Vegas 4?! What's the difference now?

Michael Wisniewski · April 21st, 2004, 11:27 AM

Will the surface control feature only work with Mackie Control products, or does it support other manufacturers like Tascam etc.?

Does it come with preset templates or do you currently have to assign the pots/sliders/jog to the video functions yourself?

Does it work pretty smoothly with something like the Contour ShuttlePro?

Edward Troxel · April 21st, 2004, 12:06 PM

Mackie is supported now. Others are slated to be supported in the future. In fact, you can even use a MOUSE.

Edward Troxel · April 21st, 2004, 12:09 PM

You might need to check with Satish at debugmode.com for the details on how to make this work. It may be as simply as simply copying a file from a Vegas 4 folder to a Vegas 5 folder. Then again, he may create an entirely new setup program. Check with him and let us know what he says.

Mark A. Foley · April 21st, 2004, 12:12 PM

Ed,
I just found out on Satish's forum he needs to update the pluginpac module for 5... In the interim, I will have to do the same as I'm doing for processess with Neon/Excalibur/Tsunami...use Vegas 4 until your updates are posted :-)

Mark

Dan Lahav · April 21st, 2004, 12:46 PM

I'm using the standard 4:3 NTSC template

April 21st, 2004, 05:31 AM	#1351
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Spot, are you saying this all in relation to Vegas 4 or the new version 5? __________________ 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

April 21st, 2004, 06:04 AM	#1352
Ralph Morris Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 57	Sam, I also used Pinnacle 8 since its inception and it ran well except that it scattered titles randomly in a slide show. Made the switch to Vegas 4 in January. It's an amazing jump in capability. I'm still learning, but having multiple tracks and good audio tools just by themselves was worth the price and time investment. Highly recommended. __________________ RalphM ----------------------------------------------- 8mm/S8/16mm film-to-video transfers "Before they are gone forever..."

April 21st, 2004, 06:55 AM	#1353
Dwight Flynn Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 393	Is there any improved benefit for HDV Douglas, thanks for getting back to me. By the way I read your book and own the video for Vegas 4 (nice work). However, for the purposes of HDV editing is there any benefit to upgrading to Vegas 5. I mean Ulead has a solution and so does premiere (with cineform), but except for their HDV solutions none are as good an NLE than Vegas. Dwight

April 21st, 2004, 07:18 AM	#1354
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Changing the look of the V5 interface with XP Themes Vegas 5 now supports Windows XP themes. I'm not quite sure what that means....whenever I change my bars from (default)blue to silver, to olive green it all changes in the app as well...but it did that before? Maybe the whole blue/silver/olive aren't "Themes"....if not what ARE Themes? What program do you need to change them- Microsoft Plus? What sort of changes are available and how will they change the look of the Vegas interface?

April 21st, 2004, 08:43 AM	#1355
Mark A. Foley Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bonaire, Ga. Posts: 356	Vegas 5/PluginPac Frame Server Anyone got Satish's frame server to work with Vegas 5?

April 21st, 2004, 09:03 AM	#1356
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	hmm.. at the Sony site, they offered Graffiti LE as a download... so i go to install it and its asking for a serial>??? i thought this was free? padre treks to boris site huffin and puffin.. :(

April 21st, 2004, 09:10 AM	#1357
Will Fastie Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jarrettsville, MD Posts: 353	Graffiti LTD was listed on the downloads page after I bought the ugprade. The email confirming my purchase included a serial number for it.

April 21st, 2004, 09:12 AM	#1358
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Dwight: If you have an HD camera you can perhaps try the trial out of the new Vegas 5 and see for yourself? __________________ 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

April 21st, 2004, 09:14 AM	#1359
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	That is what microsoft themes is about. You set on theme in Windows and applications that support it will change to show the theme in their applications as well. I have XP setup with the Classic view of Windows 2000 because I don't like the new look at all. Therefore my Vegas 5 should also follow this setting (didn't had time to take a look at it yet though). __________________ 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

April 21st, 2004, 09:49 AM	#1360
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Rob, there are two sections under the properties menu that change the look of windows. There is the tab that includes "Themes" which I really should be referring to (beings it's "Themes" Vegas 5 supports) and another one in a different tab that can change your colors from Blue (default), to Silver, to Olive. These settings change all colors including the interface in Vegas- thus the reason I was a bit confused beings these settings aren't "Themes". If changing your startbar etc to Blue, Silver, Olive isn't changing the "Theme" then what is?...what IS a Theme exactly? Granted under Themes I can change it to Windows 2000 (default) like you and see the effects in Vegas.....but that's something that could be done in Vegas 4?! What's the difference now?

April 21st, 2004, 11:27 AM	#1361
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Surface Control: V5 Will the surface control feature only work with Mackie Control products, or does it support other manufacturers like Tascam etc.? Does it come with preset templates or do you currently have to assign the pots/sliders/jog to the video functions yourself? Does it work pretty smoothly with something like the Contour ShuttlePro?

April 21st, 2004, 12:06 PM	#1362
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Mackie is supported now. Others are slated to be supported in the future. In fact, you can even use a MOUSE.

April 21st, 2004, 12:09 PM	#1363
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You might need to check with Satish at debugmode.com for the details on how to make this work. It may be as simply as simply copying a file from a Vegas 4 folder to a Vegas 5 folder. Then again, he may create an entirely new setup program. Check with him and let us know what he says.

April 21st, 2004, 12:12 PM	#1364
Mark A. Foley Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bonaire, Ga. Posts: 356	Ed, I just found out on Satish's forum he needs to update the pluginpac module for 5... In the interim, I will have to do the same as I'm doing for processess with Neon/Excalibur/Tsunami...use Vegas 4 until your updates are posted :-) Mark

April 21st, 2004, 12:46 PM	#1365
Dan Lahav Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: CA Posts: 172	I'm using the standard 4:3 NTSC template