Yes you sure can.

I have Vegas 5, It seems i can only do a 2-3-3-2 conversion in DV mode. No larger frame size. Is Vegas 6 different in this regard?
thanks

Strange thing happened...
 

well... hmh, how to explain my prob.
ok... I am working with vegas 6.
and I edited our amateur 55 min movie...

but... at some points, when I used fade in or crossfade between clips, at the point when fade ends, vegas blinks me one DARKER frame (it is obviously darker, you can clearly see that). you can not see that in preview window, only when render AVI. but, strange thing is, not at all fades, only at some of them. I checked the files, they seam all to be the same, and fades are regulary the same. don't know what's the prob ... it looks very... annoying, and bad.
If you are not clear what I am talkin' about here, I can upoload shor clip with example?

p.s. I must say, that most of the projects (every scene was a different project) I edited in Vegas5 and then later, I loaded them in V6, and finished them there. they all looked perfect in vegas 5.

I have heard of people mentioning that before but have not personally noticed that. What happens if you make the fade 1 frame longer or shorter?

It´s been a long time since I have been around here...
but this thread just saved my ass big time...
I´m on a 72 hour short film festival.
I´m due in 10 hours.. and I was going crazy over this same problem...

Thank you guys.. I love this forum.

Sounds like a great demo - I'll be at SMPTE so I'll be sure to stop by and check it out.

i dont know if ill be flying down to melbourne, but i will definiately be at sydneys.
Vegas is one of the few true multiformat editors with an audio engine that surpases anything on the market (not even avid can do half the stuff vegas can do when it comes to audio, and making sure people are educated in that fact is a major thing for me.

but yeah, its gonna be good..

Glad you both got it sorted!

No sound in mpeg2?
 

Ok heres what im doing - Im shooting 60i, opening a 24p timeline in Vegas 6, importing my footage and rendering as an AVI 24p 2:3:3:2 pulldown. Then I open up that AVI in vegas 6 and convert to a 24p mpeg2. The problem is, is that when I render as an mpeg2 24p there is no noise. No talking or anything. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? Thanks for your help.

-Johnny Lucus

Many MPEG2 presets in Vegas do not contain audio. You have two options:

1) Easy Option: When picking MPEG2 as the type, go to Custom, go to the Audio tab, and Check the "Include Audio" box.

2) Correct Option: Render the audio separately to AC-3 and then give DVD Architect the "silent" MPEG2 file and the AC3 audio file.

Also, as a side note, and if someone could please clarify, you have already done the 24p pulldown when rendering to AVI. If you do it again with the 24p mpeg, will this introduce strange artifacts? Or, if you render to 24p and then non-24p mpeg, is this re-introducing the missing 6 frames?

I'm just curious,

DJ

I open a 29.97 60i project and then render to the 24p 2:3 mpeg2 option. This works for smooth playback for presentation, the other pulldown method mentioned above is a better editing or archival pulldown.

What I do to get my footage from 60i to 24p on a DVD:

- Shoot footage at 60i

- Open a new regular 24p timeline, capture footage from camera to computer and put 60i footage into 24p timeline.

- After editing as you normally would, render as AVI, choosing the template "NTSC DV 24p (inserting 2-3-3-2 pulldown)"

-After the 60i is rendered as an AVI 24p, open up the AVI file in Vegas 6 and render as mpeg2, choosing the template "DVD Architect 24p NTSC video stream"

- Look at the replys above to get your audio in there

- Open DVD architech and burn the dvd.

Hope this helps.

-j

Matching GL1 video with VX1000 video
 

I shot some video with my GL1 and its going to be used in a video that is mainly shot with the VX1000. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips for matching GL video with VX video in vegas.

I have a little bit of information on my website. I hope that helps.
http://www.glennchan.info/matching/matching.htm

Solved!
 

Thank you, Edward Troxel. I looked into what you said about ac3 audio and you were absolutely right. I managed to find a work-around for that small limitation in Vegas 6.

Windows Server 2003 with Vegas 6?
 

I am purchasing a new server with 2 x Xeon w/ Hyperthreading (so effectively 4 processors). Windows XP Pro can only handle 2. Anyone tried to run Vegas 6 on Windows 2003 server?

EDIT: Upon further reading, apparently Microsoft XP Pro will recognize 2 physical processors and the logical processors that are created by hyperthreading. I should have the server in about a week and will let you know if it actually works. Then I will see if Vegas 6 can actually utilize all 4 processors! My render times should be nice :)

wireless mic audio
 

I am having trouble with picking up the audio of my wireless mic from a wedding I just did. I can hear it when I play back on the tv or in my xl2, but I can't get any sound when I capture it into sony vegas. I am trying to figure out how to seperate the channels if possible, but I am not having any luck. I even tried recapturing w camera just playing this channel (3 & 4). Help! I can't hear the vows. Thank you !!!
Lisa

Go buy Scenalyzer Live. It will allow you to capture Video + Stereo 1 into an AVI file while simultaneously capturing Stereo 2 into a separate WAV file. Vegas capture won't capture stereo 2 (nor will most NLE's).

For Gary Kleiner - Vegas 6 Companion
 

Gary,

Could you please give us an update on when the Vegas 6 Companion will begin shipping? We're very anxious!

Thanks.
Dave

Thank YOu
 

Thank you!! Now atleast I can stop wasting hours trying to figure it out on Vegas. !!!!
Lisa

scenalyzer live- download only?
 

I want to purchase scenalyzer live as recommended here, but I can only find a download version online. I don't use my editing computer for internet access and I'm wondering if anyone knows if this downloaded is able to be saved to cd then uploaded on my editing pc, or if I could purchase the software in any stores? Thanks again
Lisa

Hi,

As soon as I put a definite date on shipping, that puts the whammy on it :-0

Right now I think we're looking at about three more weeks.


Thanks,
Gary

Just download, burn to CD, and carry it to your other computer. Itr's only 952k so you could even use a floppy,

I DO recommend saving the unlock key in a text file and saving that to the disc as well. Then you can simply copy/paste the key (it's fairly LONG).

Image Sequencing Problem
 

This problem is driving me insane. Here is what I am trying to do: Using Vegas 5 and a script I export a video clip as an image sequence (approx 2900frames). I then batch render using photoshop. Now I want to import that image sequence back into Vegas and overlay it on the original video and audio...however a huge problem comes into the mix. I absolutely cannot seem to the two in sync.

In Options>>Preferences>>Editing if I set "new still image" to .033 then the still image sequence goes to fast for the video file. If I set it to .034 it is too slow for the video file. It should really be something more like 0.033367 but Vegas only allows three significan digits. Is there some other way to force the syncronization?

File - Open (or Import) - Pick the first image in the sequence - check the box that says "Image Sequence"

Editing a .VOB file (legally)
 

I am trying to edit a video shot with a dvd camcorder. When I try to pull it into vegas, it says it is only 5 seconds long. The same happens when I play it in media player, but when it reaches 5 seconds the video keeps going for the entire length.

It appears that Vegas is reading the time and just repeating the same 5 seconds.

Please if anyone knows what is going on here and how to fix it, I would appreciate your help. Thanks

Use some other program to convert it back to AVI. What I often do is just hook up the DVD player through a convertor and just capture into standard DV-AVI while playing the DVD. If you want to do it totally via software, do a search on "VOB" or "RIP".

How do I edit mixed formats in one project?
 

I'm not sure if that's the correct way to ask this question so here's the actualy quandry:

I've got 5 cameras that shot in standard 4:3 mode and one camera that was the stable wide shot that was set to 16:9. I'm wondering what the best way to tackle this in Vegas will be.

I'm assuming that I should make the project a 4:3 project but then how do I get the 16:9 into the project so that it's letterboxed rather than streched?

Also, would I be better off making the project 16:9 and streching or clipping the 4:3 clips?

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin

You can do it either way. If your 16:9 footage is the most abundent then open a 16:9 project and insert clips. Select each 4:3 clip in the timeline, select event/pan crop. Under "maintain aspect ratio" click no and under "stretch to fill frame" click yes. That should stretch your 4:3 to fit in the 16:9 project.

If you 4:3 is the majority open a 4:3 project and insert clips. Take a snapshot of a 16:9 clip from the preview window and open that snapshot in Photoshop. You are going to have to make an overlay by placing a black rectangle over the black that appears in the snapshot, both top and bottom. Delete the background image which should be your original clip. Import this overlay back into Vegas and place it over all the 4:3 clips streching as necessary. That should artifically letterbox your footage.

Confused, me too.

Jim

Wait... if I'm doing a 4:3 project then the 4:3 footage should be left alone shouldn't it? The only letterbox would be on the one 16:9 camera. Why would I letterbox 4:3 shots in a 4:3 project?

I am confused?!?!

-Kevin

Because when mixing 4:3 and 16:9 in the same 4:3 timeline the 4:3 fills the entire space. The 16:9 fills the horizontal space but leaves you a black strip across the top and bottom. You need to add those black stripes to the 4:3 footage and your result will be a letterboxed 4:3 output.

If you want you can zoom in the 16:9 to fill the entire frame but there will be a loss of resolution.

Use DVD2AVI application

Wow thanks, that works better than I even thought it would. I can definately have some fun with this now.

Is there an app that doesn't recompress to make the conversion?

pan/crop freezing system
 

I have tried this on two diffent computers, one running vegas 6.0a and the other 6.0b
I am trying to letterbox some 4:3 DV footage and whenever I start messing with the pan/crop menu it tends to freeze up. Is this a common problem?

Yes, Vegas works with Windows Server 2003.
In due time I established server-computers and after that installing of them Windows Server 2003, and then Vegas 5
One of computers worked as Workstation (complete reorganization server OS under the client-version with switching-off all unnecessary services, policies, and other unnecessary options, it is possible to write such as writing the reboot reason, etc - in general about reorganization Servrer OS under Workstation i can write the whole page)
Second computer worked as server and as rendernig-station.
Third was adjusted as Server OS, but with an opportunity of work with Vegas Software (Hardware acceleration of the VGA card switched ON).


If you will work in Vegas on the computer with Windows Server 2003 - you need switching-ON the Hardware Acceleration of the you Video Card, becouse by default it is switched off (Server not need this feature). In rest work in Vegas on Windows Server 2003 Is similar WindowsXP


*Network Rendering is possible to use between simple PC's


PS Sorry for my English

First of all, upgrade the 6.0a machine to 6.0b. It's MUCH better.

As for freezing pan/crop screens, have not seen that happen on multiple machines.

I would do it as a 4:3 project, leave the 4:3 and crop the 16:9 to "lop off the sides". Yes, you'll use a little resolution for that footage (unless of course it's HDV) but you won't have to compromise the 4:3 footage, and you can use either the centre of the 16:9 or, if desirable, use keframes to drift left or right to keep the subject in the 4:3 frame.

Kevin,

I agree with Peter that you should set the project properties as 4:3 and then 'pan and scan' the 16:9 footage. By setting keyframes and changing which section of the 16:9 footage you want to use, you'll capture the 'most important' imagery in your widescreen footage as you "lop off the sides". In fact 'pan and scan' is one technique used in converting theatrical big screen movies to the 'Full-Screen' movies you rent at Blockbuster.