Create regions on the timeline for each section and then use the rendering script (Tools - scripting - Batch Render)

Mouse causes video stuttering
 

Odd one, for sure... an interrrupt (yes XP still uses them) conflict could cause this, but more likely mouse driver is reason. Run WINMSD look under problem components and poke about here, see if you have any clues.
Also Look at event viewer for clues too.

If you have mouse software (third party mouse) pull the driver off and install a newer one. Of course, XP has it's default driver. Actually a little harder to deal with.

Go to Hardware Device manager - Take note of the version. Next, remove the mouse and reboot. See if the issue goes away (XP will reinstall automatically on next reboot). If still an issue, see if it's the same version.

Heres where it gets fun... if you are not skilled on a pc, may want to have a geek help you... if still an issue, note the files on the driver properties (mouseclass.sys and i8042somethingOrOther.sys) Find them and RENAME them (don't delete them...) Reboot, windows should again reinstall the mouse, you have fun trying to use the pc w/o mouse... be prepared for this.

Stop Motion (time lapse) using Vegas
 

Anyone have any idea how to do this in Vegas 6.0d? I used to use Scenealyzer and it was fantastic. I am bringing HDV now, so that's no longer an option. Can't do it in the camera either. Scenalyzer spoiled me, as I could do my sampling in post, so if I didn't likethe result, rewind, and do it again at different rate. I like being spoiled.

If vegas can't do this anything else out there that can?

I don't think you're a geek? Just kidding, thanks very much for that helpful info!

Can you:

-update to the latest version of vegas 6 first... one of the newer update improved HDV performance.
-Convert the HDV to an intermediate format like cineform
-apply the velocity envelopes
-turn off/on resampling as necessary (under clip properties). Gives you motion blur or no motion blur.

Unless he edited his post he said he was using 6.0d

Subtitles and Markers
 

I noticed that when I set markers they number them which I totally understand, but when I add a region for subtitle it picks off where I left off from the markers. Is this gonna screw my chapters up come DVD time? I obviously have never done this before.

I certainly agree on the mess in HDV TIME CODE, need to get DSE on the case, he certainly has a strong interest on the audio side of things, and Sony usually listens to him.

Maybe we can get Chris H to take a more active role in the 5.1 sound issues. I agree with HD displays becoming more of a norm in homes, and with 5.1 sound just as common place, the type of video work folks on this forum are involved to would in a lot of instances benefit from more advanced audio. After all the audio sections says 70% of the experience is audio, which I agree with.

The only video capture system that I have seen that starts to take this into account is the Sennheiser Bonsai digital recorder, supported hard drive and an adat optical 8 channel audio.

We just need to keep screaming ;-)))

Sharyn

No it will not. The numbers are meaningless - the LOCATION is important.

Other Free Plugins for Vegas
 

I have "WAX INVOKER" and "ADORAGE" plugins for Vegas with nice transition mostly, but I'm looking for other free plugin or trial plugin for Vegas for download.
Regards.

Excalibur, UltimateS, NewageFX and audio plugins...there are many available some free,some not. What is it that you are looking for?

Don

Vegas Plugin
 

I'm looking for different plugin for Vegas (audio or video), maybe I will find some interesting for me. Is any link (except VASST) where I can find colection of different plugin for Vegas.
Regards.

You can try this one:

http://www.blue7media.com/vegas/

But there IS a page for this on VASST as well:

http://www.vasst.com/?v=training/Vegasplugsnew.htm

and there are several listed here as well.

Vegas question
 

Hi guys,

Quick question, editing a video on vegas 6.0 and all of a sudden some of the clips have turned red and don't show up on the video preview. I thought I had possibly erased the source file but they are in my bin. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.

I'll try this, however, I suspect this may simply speed up video. I am seeking a more stacatto effect). But I am a recent convert to vegas, so I'll try this this weekend.

And yes I have 6.0d.
Thanks forthe response

Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you:-O

Its a goofy thing but sometimes it just doesn't see the clip-I don't know why but you can try shutting down and rebooting the machine. For some reason that works for me when on the rare times it happens, a reboot works.

Don

Sony Arch wont recognize Pioneer DVD drive. . .
 

I have a Pioneer DVD RW DVR111D DVD writer, and DVDA 2.0 and 3.0 wont recognize it> I updated firmware. Do I need to get a Sony Drive ? Any suggestions of a new INTERNAL drive that will work ? THanks

Feature length movie - render time?
 

Every video I've done, up to this point, has been 15 minutes or less. I'm now rendering a 48 minute corporate video and at 4% complete it shows right at 12 hours to render.

I'm rendering a .wmv at 720 X 480 X 24p at 300 bps. It has lots of clips, color correction, B & W scenes, color scenes and major audio automation.

Past experience is that the estimated render time will continue to climb until about 10% of the video is rendered. I'm estimating it to take 24 hours (or longer) on a 3 Ghz, dual core system.

My question is: What length of time has anyone experienced in rendering a feature length video? AND, how big was the file? Did you split it in segments? Were your rendering for DVD or another delivery method? What file format did you use? Were there any other considerations you had to make for DVD or other file format?

Thanks for your input.

It's a well known fact that Sony is slow in supplying drivers for newer DVD burners. For this reason, a lot of folks use another app such as Nero or RecordNow.

My experience with rendering wmv files is that it takes anywhere from 2 to 10 times as long to render (as compared to DV-AVI). All you can do is grin and bear it - and wait for the render to finish :-)

another data pt:

last year i rendered my 101-minute feature as an mpeg2 for DVD using Vegas 5. The movie was desaturated to black and white, gaussian blur across the board, and had several panned/cropped clips. On the old 950 MHz Athlon PC the render took 8 days-- yes it was nerve-wracking waiting a week for the thing to finish cooking, checking every few hours, waiting for a crash. But when it was done the results were perfect. No crash, no stalls, no errors. Just slow solid quality performance.

The same movie rendered as an AVI on the same PC took about 15 hours to render, w/ a file size of upper-20-something gigs IIRC.

good luck,

MRP

Vital Stream is a world wide flash content streaming service. They are one of the best so I would expect it to be a little more expensive. If you go to the Adobe/Macromedia website, there's a link for flash streaming services.

www.macromedia.com -> This will take you to Adobe's macromedia site.

Rey Ortega

Update
 

Thanks for the replys.

Has anyone else rendered a feature length video and can share their experience?

I now expect the render to take between 13 and 14 hours. It has taken about 10 and a half hours so far and indicates it will take another 3 and a half hours.

ALSO, can anyone share what format they have been asked to deliver a feature length movie for distribution?

kind of worked
 

Thanks for the help Don. That worked but not it keeps doing it even on different projects. Maybe I'll just re-install.

I have done a 46 minute film. I split it up into two renders with editing/graphics/color timing on one and then audio for the other.

I did all the audio work as a separate project and rendered a .wav file from there and put that into Vegas and rendered the final .avi with sound from my editing time line. Took about 7 hours and every clip was color timed and some had Magic Bullet (about 8% of the movie).

From there I went to mpeg2 for duplication and that was pretty much real-time.

I always render to a final .avi master and then encode my .wmv and mgeg2 off that.

p4 2.8 HT PC

Me too. I can then use the master to create flash video, wmv, Quicktime, whatever.

Also, I recommend selecting just a minute or two and doing a test render. You don't want to render for half a week only to learn that you forgot to set the aspect ratio correctly.

Before you do that is the drive where the clips are that aren't being seen an external drive? Sometimes the machine for whatever reason loses contact with an external drive-when that happens, if thats the case you might try cutting power to the external and rebooting that only.

Just a thought.

Don

Codec problem maybe? What type of file is it?

. ..I guess NERO it is. Can I create menu based DVD's ? Is anything else differnet ? THanks

You AUTHOR the disc in DVD Architect. You BURN the disc in Nero. So, yes you can still have the same menus because you're creating the menus in the same program you were before.

Update
 

I finished a few minutes ago: 14 hours 8 minutes for a WMV file. It was 4.5 GB.

This has happened to me
 

I usually just shut down and restart and that cures it. I do have a large part of my files on external drives. Maybe I need a defreg, that thing we all forget to do!

Not a codec problem just sometimes the machine or Vegas doesn't see the external drive. I have no idea why it just happens every now and then. I close the project, turn off that drive restart it open the project again and there it is in all its glory.
Must be the "drive gremlins" ;-)
Don

De-Interlace option within Vegas
 

What about the option within Vegas to De-Interlace. I have not has much experience comparing, but have recently taken an interest in using this option.

Chad

problem with .avi from digital camera
 

Hi. I have a Canon S80 Digital Camera that can capture video as well as still photos. Recently, I shot some video with this camera and transferred the clips to my hard drive. Then I imported the .avi files to Vegas 6. I placed the clips on the timeline and played the preview. For some reason I can only hear sound, but the preview window remains black.

I can see the visuals in the thumbnails of the clips on the timeline. But playing them, I only get a blank screen.

What could be the problem?

Thanks

You need to buy an MJPEG codec for this to work. Edward Troxel has recommendations on his "How do I open AVI files create by still cameras?" FAQ page at http://www.jetdv.com/vegas/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38

Strange. Recently I added a LiteON to my exisiting NEC and I had the same problem. After rebooting twice it was done! I suggest you check your BIOS settings to make sure it sees your drive. IF it does it is an OS problem maybe.

Your burning software has to have "drivers" for your drive... nero releases a new driver every now and then that usually takes care of everything I've come across for Nero.. but I haven't piddled with DVDA as my plextor works... but Pioneer is a top drive (no. 2 in my opinion) so I would think it will get around one day.

Avid HDV captured footage in Vegas
 

I have several hours of HDV video captured in Avid Xpress Pro HD latest version. The video files are avid mxf, the audio is aif. That is the only way Avid allowed me to capture HDV from a Sony HC-3.

I have been unable to import the mxf files into Vegas?

Is it me, or is it possible to use the Avid mxf files in Vegas 6 d?

I doubt you can. The MXF format on the Avid has a Avid wrapper around it. Is the vegas software on the same computer?