Vegas Video discussions from 2005 (Q3Q4)

[Steve House]

Originally Posted by Edward Troxel

Beyond trying to reinstall Noise Reduction from the original source, I would contact Sony Tech Support.

Another option might be to totally uninstall everything Sony, delete the folders, and then reinstall everything.

It's not just NR that's affected - it virtually everything in Vegas, Sound Forge, AFAIK Acid, etc. According to what I've read on the Sony forum, delete and reinstall doesn't fix it - it's something about the "c" update.

[Shannon Rawls]

What do I do?
What are my options and solutions?

David Newman/Cineform? Anything? DSE/Vasst? Anything?

I AM NOT changing my editing platform...that's not an option. SO what can I do....

Also...for those projects where I won't be in charge of Post-Production, it is safe to say it will probably be cut on Apple FCP....What are the options there as of now?

lay it on me!

- ShannonRawls.com

[Aaron Koolen]

I just tried it. Stuck a PAL clip on an NTSC timeline and the thing played back fine. I haven't yet done a render out and visual check to see how it looks though.

Stability wise - FCP is pretty good for me so far. If vegas was a 10, I'd currently give this an 8.5, maybe a 9. After a few more projects I'll have more of a sample.

[Douglas Spotted Eagle]

You'll just have to ask in person tonight at the HDV course, Shannon!
:-)

[Michael Best]

Hi - What happens if I try to add some 30p footage to a 24p project. Moreover, can it be done?

[Glenn Chan]

Vegas will probably try to resample it, converting it from 30p to 24p. It may not look so great?

You can go into the clip properties and disable resampling I believe. I think Vegas would then just drop some frames.

2- If you did NOT shoot 24p advanced, you can mix the two frame rates in a 60i project fine.

[Douglas Spotted Eagle]

MIchael,
Don't worry about it, you *might* notice some artifacts on fine horizontal lines, but that's about it. Vegas can down convert it just fine. I'd recommend leaving resampling on, actually. This is one of the things we show in the HDV training course, so I do this fairly regularly.

[Glenn Chan]

Spot's probably right here. I don't play around with different frame rates in the same project at all.

[David Newman]

Connect HD 2.1 should be available by the end of the day tomorrow. This adds Canon XL-H1 support, just like Aspect HD 3.4 did last week.

[Michael Best]

Fantastic! Thanks so much - Just some old clips from last summer were thinking about putting just a couple quick shots in a music video, no one would ever notice anything. Thanks again and Happy Holidays..

[Albert Rodgers]

Hey PAL, guys and gals,

I am shooting a project with my PD -170. My client wants the final copies to be in NTSC and PAL format. NTSC-no problem.

If I want this same project to be played back in PAL land,

Can I render as MPEG-2 DVD PAL or DVDA PAL video stream in Vegas,
Open this project in DVDA-create menu,
Burn to a standard DVD+R ,
And ship to PAL land for proper playback?

Or do I need other hardware for this? What if my client wants a VHS tape to be sent to PAL land? Do I need special hardware for this?

Or can I...

In Vegas, print to dv tape using PAL DV setting to a standard mini-dv tape, and then copy from this mini-dv tape to a regular VHS tape on a regular (NTSC) VCR?

Or do I need special hardware for this? Do I need a PAL VCR?


The client wants the tape to be sent to a country in Africa for viewing.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

[Yi Fong Yu]

i think we really should make this a "sticky" or a reference somewhere on DVI.

aspect ratio vs. pixel crop size for the final results. both a chart of common aspect ratios and its pixel sizes and formulas on howto do it.

[Shannon Rawls]

OH SNAP....Lemme see if I can make it over there....My Palm reminded me, but I hit snooze.

- shan

[Sean Gallagher]

Hi. I've just sold my Canon GL2 (XM2) and will be upgrading to the HDR-FX1.

I currently use Sony Vegas 6.0c & DVD Architect 3 for editing and compiling DVDs. I have a 3 Gig AMD 64+ processor with 300gig hard drive, with 960MB of RAM - all operating off Windows XP Prof. 64 Bit platform.

I have never used HD camcorders before and have never edited HD format. I have done some research, so have a basic understanding. I believe the advice is to try and avoid editing .mt2 directly in the timeline, as this is heavy on system resources.

So I have a few questions, if anyone can help, would be extremely grateful:

1. Is it better to allow Sony Vegas to downconvert HD video, or to get the HDR-FX1 to do this?
2. Do I require any additional codecs to allow this, or to allow for improved video quality and if so, which codecs? I've heard talk of CineForm and Gearshift??? Are these must haves?
3. Is the video quality of downcoverted HD 3CCD video better than that captured off a standard definition 3CCD camcorder, like the CANON GL2 (XM2)?

Thanks in advance.

[John Rofrano]

Sean,

Wow you are in for a treat when your FX1 arrives. Prepare to be blown away by the quality of HD. ;-)

Originally Posted by Sean Gallagher

1. Is it better to allow Sony Vegas to downconvert HD video, or to get the HDR-FX1 to do this?

Technically, Vegas does a better job at downconverting, but practically speaking, you have to judge for yourself. I have done it both ways and these ole' tired eyes can’t tell the difference so I downconvert in the camera which is much faster (i.e., real-time capture) Do a test and see for yourself, if you can’t tell the difference, you have your answer.

Originally Posted by Sean Gallagher

2. Do I require any additional codecs to allow this, or to allow for improved video quality and if so, which codecs? I've heard talk of CineForm and Gearshift??? Are these must haves?

No, Vegas has everything you need so you don’t “require” anything else. Cineform and Gearshift are productivity tools that are great to have though. Gearshift will convert your M2T files to DV proxies and/or Cineform intermediaries and allow you to work at DV speed on the proxies, then swap the original M2T files for the final render at high quality. Cineform will allow you to capture directly to its intermediary codec so that saves you time instead of converting later as a second step. (it also has a nice 24p capture and other tools, if you’re into that)

I use both at different times. Obviously, I wrote Gearshift so I use that, :) but there are times I want to go straight to Cineform intermediary and don’t have time for the double render so I use Connect HD.

Originally Posted by Sean Gallagher

3. Is the video quality of downcoverted HD 3CCD video better than that captured off a standard definition 3CCD camcorder, like the CANON GL2 (XM2)?

ABSOLUTELY! You are acquiring your footage at 1440x1080 in 4:2:0 colorspace and then downconverting to 720x480 4:1:1. This yields a superior image than acquiring at 720x480 4:1:1 to begin with. The difference is very noticeable.

For example: I just shot a play in a venue that I’ve recorded before. The stage has black curtains all around the back and sides. In my SD footage, the back curtains are just a blur of black. This year with my Sony Z1, I could see every fold in the black curtains even when downconverted in camera to SD. There was just more information in the image and it was obvious. Even my wife commented how much better it was when viewing the SD DVD version.

~jr