Vegas Video discussions from 2006 (Q3Q4)

Monday Isa · August 21st, 2006, 01:03 PM

Got the answer thank you

Peter Sieben · August 22nd, 2006, 03:45 PM

I convert my 4:3 videomaterial to 16:9 dvd with Vegas for my movie projects and get good results:
1. create a 16:9 project in Vegas
2. import the 4:3 video and put in on the timeline
3. rightclick on the video on the timeline and check Switches: make sure the Maintain Aspect Ratio option is not marked
4. add the widescreen letterboxing to the video, using the Pan/Crop tool for each videosegment; with the Pan/Crop tool you have some vertical headroom to choose the best widescreen framing within the 4:3 video
5. after editing, render the timeline to an 16:9 Widescreen MPEG2 file. Make sure you use the Best Quality setting, the Variable Bitrate and 2 Pass options for best quality.

Hope this is of any help.

John Hartney · August 22nd, 2006, 08:21 PM

Matrox parhelia cards will do three monitors. I use one with Vegas and premier 1.5 and it serves well.

Robert Bobson · August 23rd, 2006, 02:38 AM

If you want to use two monitors for the program and a third to view your "output" video, you could attach a deck or camera via firewire to your computer, and attach the third monitor to it via S-video.

Dan Keaton · August 23rd, 2006, 05:31 AM

If you install two dual-output video cards, then you can run Vegas on 4 monitors. I currently use this setup.

Use the same brand for both to prevent problems with software.

Ian Briscoe · August 23rd, 2006, 01:29 PM

This is probably really basic but i can't quite get my head round it.

I want a simple menu - eg "Film 1", "Film 2", "Film 3"

I want to display in ONE area a picture (still or video) which changes as the user moves onto each menu item. So - if they pick Film 1 - a clip or still will show from Film 1, if they highlight Film 2 a clip will show IN THE SAME LOCATION as where the Film 1 clip showed.

So it's not a clip above each menu item - it's ONE area on screen that will change depending on what is highighted.

Thanx

Ian

David Delaney · August 24th, 2006, 12:57 PM

I am presently matching up some 3D animations with HD footage in Vegas. I realised that I am going to need to figure out the best way to render this before I go and create the 3D stills to match up with the video...
So my question is, what format should I output as? It is going to DVD and I am going to keep the letter boxing from the HD footage as I like the cinematic feel of it. I remember reading that HD downgrades to SD and has a nice look to it, so what should I be rendering out as? (I need to start rendering out stills from the video to match up with some 3D shots).

Thanks

Vince Debart · August 25th, 2006, 10:48 AM

Can you have two trimmers open at one time?

Thanks Vince

Vegas 5

Douglas Spotted Eagle · August 25th, 2006, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince Debart

Can you have two trimmers open at one time?

Thanks Vince

Vegas 5

Nope.
An alternative workflow is to have two instances of Vegas open, and use one as a "trimmer" and copy/paste from that instance to the other

Vince Debart · August 25th, 2006, 11:25 AM

Thanks... good idea

Vince

Mike Costantini · August 26th, 2006, 09:46 PM

Hi, I bought this script called Batch Render Pro from rmtools.se, a guy named Roger a year or so back. Just tried to install it and says it only works with ver 5 of Vegas...Does anyone know if there's a batch render script for version 6? Thanks so much =)

David Delaney · August 26th, 2006, 11:07 PM

I was rendering out a video for mov and mp4 in Vegas on my laptop which is XP. It works just fine. I brought the video into my FTP program which is on a separate computer that is running Windows ME.
Now here is the problem. When I run the video in WinME (either MOV or mp4) the strangest thing happens - the background music is working but the audio from the actor speaking parts is not there!!! I don't understand how part of the audio is there, but the other part is not when it is the same file! The AVI and WMV are working fine as well, it is just the .mov and .mp4 files that this strange problem of missing audio is happening./ Any ideas?

Well, I figured it out. Apparently .mov and mp4 doesn't like mono audio for some reason. I copied the channel and swapped it and it works.

Bob Grant · August 27th, 2006, 07:53 AM

I use a tool called Multirenderer, part of the Veggie Toolkit from Peachrock Production, there's a V5 and V6 version both for the one price. I use it daily

Here ya go:

http://www.peachrock.com/software/veggie-toolkit.html

It does more than just batch render BTW, you can add overlays during rendering, create render templates.

David Ennis · August 29th, 2006, 12:14 PM

I can't figure out why DVD Architect insists on rendering my AC3 audio file in a current project. In the prepare DVD screen it says the file is compliant and will not be compressed.

I haven't seen this behavior on previous projects. Usually the create DVD process zips through the first 4 or 5 steps so fast I don't even see what they are, and then goes on to writing the large VOB files which of course takes some time.

The video and audio are 97 minutes long (I've had no problems even larger ones before) and the MPG2 was rendered at 5500 kbps, giving a project total file size of 4.3 Gig.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · August 29th, 2006, 12:30 PM

If you've got something checked in your prefs, or if you have an MPEG audio stream, or if the file is too large, DVDA will want to recompress the audio (or video)

You might have a default checked, or perhaps you've rendered AC3 audio, but your pref is set to PCM audio?

August 22nd, 2006, 03:45 PM	#587
Peter Sieben Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 345	I convert my 4:3 videomaterial to 16:9 dvd with Vegas for my movie projects and get good results: 1. create a 16:9 project in Vegas 2. import the 4:3 video and put in on the timeline 3. rightclick on the video on the timeline and check Switches: make sure the Maintain Aspect Ratio option is not marked 4. add the widescreen letterboxing to the video, using the Pan/Crop tool for each videosegment; with the Pan/Crop tool you have some vertical headroom to choose the best widescreen framing within the 4:3 video 5. after editing, render the timeline to an 16:9 Widescreen MPEG2 file. Make sure you use the Best Quality setting, the Variable Bitrate and 2 Pass options for best quality. Hope this is of any help. __________________ Peter / Orphic Film www.orphicfilm.nl and www.myspace.com/orphicfilm

August 22nd, 2006, 08:21 PM	#588
John Hartney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Elgin, Illinois Posts: 206	Matrox parhelia cards will do three monitors. I use one with Vegas and premier 1.5 and it serves well. __________________ John Hartney Elgin, Illinois USA 847.742.9321

August 23rd, 2006, 05:31 AM	#590
Dan Keaton Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Augusta Georgia Posts: 5,421	If you install two dual-output video cards, then you can run Vegas on 4 monitors. I currently use this setup. Use the same brand for both to prevent problems with software. __________________ Dan Keaton Augusta Georgia

August 23rd, 2006, 01:29 PM	#591
Ian Briscoe Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southport - UK Posts: 208	DVD-A Changing background media as menu selected This is probably really basic but i can't quite get my head round it. I want a simple menu - eg "Film 1", "Film 2", "Film 3" I want to display in ONE area a picture (still or video) which changes as the user moves onto each menu item. So - if they pick Film 1 - a clip or still will show from Film 1, if they highlight Film 2 a clip will show IN THE SAME LOCATION as where the Film 1 clip showed. So it's not a clip above each menu item - it's ONE area on screen that will change depending on what is highighted. Thanx Ian

August 24th, 2006, 12:57 PM	#592
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	Rendering out in HD/SD - sizes? I am presently matching up some 3D animations with HD footage in Vegas. I realised that I am going to need to figure out the best way to render this before I go and create the 3D stills to match up with the video... So my question is, what format should I output as? It is going to DVD and I am going to keep the letter boxing from the HD footage as I like the cinematic feel of it. I remember reading that HD downgrades to SD and has a nice look to it, so what should I be rendering out as? (I need to start rendering out stills from the video to match up with some 3D shots). Thanks

August 21st, 2006, 01:03 PM	#586
Monday Isa Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 913	Got the answer thank you

August 23rd, 2006, 02:38 AM	#589
Robert Bobson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 585	If you want to use two monitors for the program and a third to view your "output" video, you could attach a deck or camera via firewire to your computer, and attach the third monitor to it via S-video.

August 25th, 2006, 10:48 AM	#593
Vince Debart Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 254	trimmer ? Can you have two trimmers open at one time? Thanks Vince Vegas 5

August 25th, 2006, 11:25 AM	#595
Vince Debart Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 254	Thanks... good idea Vince

August 26th, 2006, 09:46 PM	#596
Mike Costantini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 154	Batch render script for version 6? Hi, I bought this script called Batch Render Pro from rmtools.se, a guy named Roger a year or so back. Just tried to install it and says it only works with ver 5 of Vegas...Does anyone know if there's a batch render script for version 6? Thanks so much =)

August 26th, 2006, 11:07 PM	#597
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	Missing audio - just some but not all?! I was rendering out a video for mov and mp4 in Vegas on my laptop which is XP. It works just fine. I brought the video into my FTP program which is on a separate computer that is running Windows ME. Now here is the problem. When I run the video in WinME (either MOV or mp4) the strangest thing happens - the background music is working but the audio from the actor speaking parts is not there!!! I don't understand how part of the audio is there, but the other part is not when it is the same file! The AVI and WMV are working fine as well, it is just the .mov and .mp4 files that this strange problem of missing audio is happening./ Any ideas? Well, I figured it out. Apparently .mov and mp4 doesn't like mono audio for some reason. I copied the channel and swapped it and it works. Last edited by David Delaney; August 27th, 2006 at 11:43 AM.

August 27th, 2006, 07:53 AM	#598
Bob Grant Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,570	I use a tool called Multirenderer, part of the Veggie Toolkit from Peachrock Production, there's a V5 and V6 version both for the one price. I use it daily Here ya go: http://www.peachrock.com/software/veggie-toolkit.html It does more than just batch render BTW, you can add overlays during rendering, create render templates.

August 29th, 2006, 12:14 PM	#599
David Ennis Fred Retread Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 1,227	AC3 sometimes rerenders in DVD Architect? I can't figure out why DVD Architect insists on rendering my AC3 audio file in a current project. In the prepare DVD screen it says the file is compliant and will not be compressed. I haven't seen this behavior on previous projects. Usually the create DVD process zips through the first 4 or 5 steps so fast I don't even see what they are, and then goes on to writing the large VOB files which of course takes some time. The video and audio are 97 minutes long (I've had no problems even larger ones before) and the MPG2 was rendered at 5500 kbps, giving a project total file size of 4.3 Gig. __________________ "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence..." - Calvin Coolidge "My brain is wired to want to know how other things are wired." - Me

August 29th, 2006, 12:30 PM	#600
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	If you've got something checked in your prefs, or if you have an MPEG audio stream, or if the file is too large, DVDA will want to recompress the audio (or video) You might have a default checked, or perhaps you've rendered AC3 audio, but your pref is set to PCM audio? __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com