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September 11th, 2009, 01:40 PM
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Media generator length question
Using Vegas v6, is there a way to set a default length of 3 seconds (rather than the default 10 seconds) when using a Media Generator?
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September 11th, 2009, 02:11 PM
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I've never found a way to set a time other than the standard 10 seconds. Kind of aggrivateing but I think a script might be able to adjust to a specific lenght. Not 100% sure.
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September 11th, 2009, 06:15 PM
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Not sure about v6 but in v8, in Options/Preferences/Editing set New Still Image Length to whatever duration you want for new events. It will affect ALL generated media, not just stills.
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September 11th, 2009, 06:50 PM
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hmmmm, I'm not sure about that either in (I should be, I'm still using it) I'll have to look at it over the weekend.
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September 11th, 2009, 08:26 PM
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I just tried it and all my generated media still comes in at 10 sec. long, no matter what I have the New Still Image Length value set to. |
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September 11th, 2009, 08:44 PM
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yeah, I just tried it in V6 and the media still comes in at 10 seconds.
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September 11th, 2009, 09:54 PM
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I can think of two options off the top of my head:
1. Create a selection area on the timeline for the desired length. Right-click inside the selection area and add the generated media from the drop-down menu. 2. Use a script which can create generated medias of any length.
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September 12th, 2009, 03:29 AM
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I need practice using Camtasia so I put together a quick tutorial showing how to set the default length of any generated media in Vegas 8.0c. Shame it doesn't work in earlier versions.
Edit: Oh, mp4 is no good here! OK, I'll redo it in another format! |
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September 12th, 2009, 03:36 AM
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Better idea - you can find the tutorial here: http://www.videoit.uk.com/tutorials/...n_tutorial.mp4
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September 12th, 2009, 07:02 AM
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Ian, this must be an NTSC vs. PAL issue because, try as I might, I can't reproduce the steps you did in your tutorial :-(
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September 12th, 2009, 09:56 AM
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Mike, are you using 8.0c or a different version? I can't really see how it could be NTSC v PAL, to be honest - it's the same Vegas regardless of TV standard.
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September 12th, 2009, 11:54 AM
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Ian, I tried it in 8.0c and 9.0b and had no luck with either one.
There's a chance that it's operator error (I have been known to not follow directions properly once in awhile) so it would be great if someone else could try your method and confirm that it does work. FWIW, there was a problem a few versions back that only affected PAL users and not NTSC users. All I can remember is that it had something to do with timecode in VidCap. |
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September 12th, 2009, 12:04 PM
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Well, that's weird, Mike!
I'm wondering whether there is another setting somewhere within Vegas that perhaps overrides the Still Image Length setting. Just a thought. I know there are some under the hood settings that can be tinkered with but I can't recall the method of bringing those settings up in Prefs. I retract the comment about PAL v NTSC - maybe you're right, maybe there is a difference, although I still can't see how it would affect a function of Vegas. Thinking further about that, even assuming the Sony download site identifies my location, how would it know I wanted a PAL version, not NTSC? Hope someone else can get this to work . . . or maybe I have a 'special' version of Vegas! |
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September 12th, 2009, 12:47 PM
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I used to report the still image length as changing this but had too many people report it did not work. I swear it did seem to work at one time but hasn't seemed to work recently - but you're saying it still does for you. That does seem really strange.
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September 12th, 2009, 01:03 PM
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Not only works for me but you can see the video proof of it working! :-)
I have just uninstalled Vegas from my laptop so I can't test it on another machine. I will install the demo of 9 and see if it works for me. I can only imagine there is some other overriding setting that makes this work or not work. Just to confirm, Vegas Pro 8.0c (Build 260) is what I am using. |
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