Vegas Video discussions from 2006 (Q3Q4)

Craig Sovereign · November 12th, 2006, 09:15 PM

I'll ask the question thats been bugging me for a while.

I have a dual opteron (quad core) machine with 4 Gb ram and 2 500Gb sata's in a Raid0. I don't get full framerate preview with Cineformed clips.

Am I missing a setting or something?

Kevin James · November 12th, 2006, 09:59 PM

I am experimenting with the demo of ultimate s2......

In excalibur you can render the pip to a track to smooth playback......can you do the same in ultimate s2 after you have your tracks sync'd?

Mike Kujbida · November 12th, 2006, 10:24 PM

Are you using Vegas 7? A lot of folks on the Sony Vegas forum claim to be getting close to, if not, full framerate preview.
I don't shoot HDV nor do I have a computer as good as yours so I'm just passing along what I've read.

Werner Wesp · November 13th, 2006, 05:22 AM

Indeed, the only solution will be previewing on the right device, I suppose. In mediaplayer the contrast is higher and the colour temp is a bit higher it seems - or perhaps the colors are just a bit more saturated.

Making color correction in Vegas near impossible with the right preview device. Does anyone know wether the new BlackMagic Intensity will support previewing right from the timeline?

Kevin James · November 13th, 2006, 11:50 AM

Nevermind, found it- Ctrl-M

Ian Stark · November 13th, 2006, 02:50 PM

Hi all,

Is it possible to just lock the position of an event on the timeline but still be able split it and adjust the start/end points of those shorter clips (without moving them)?

I have synched several takes of a performance of a song and layered them below each other and I will NEVER want to change the position of any event.

Possible?

Cheers.

Ian . . .

Emre Safak · November 13th, 2006, 07:40 PM

Couldn't you use the "add take" feature? Drag the next take with the other mouse button and release over the clip.

Eugene Kong · November 13th, 2006, 09:31 PM

I just purchased Celluloid a few days ago and even though the official documentation (and the website) states that Reelpak 1 comes with Celluloid, the Reelpak 1 filmlooks do not appear. I've tried contacting VASST but it's been a few days and no reply from them at all.

Am I missing something in the installation process? I would really appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this. Thanks!

Ian Stark · November 13th, 2006, 10:25 PM

Hi Emre,

Not sure how that would help. I don't think that using Add As Take would lock the events from horizontal movement (ie in time).

Cheers.

Ian . . .

Lee Kennedy · November 14th, 2006, 07:39 AM

Well I bought a Vantec Nexstar 3 USB2/e-SATA case. Chucked a segate 300 gig SATA2 drive in it. Only running it through USB2 currently, but it's working great for playback in Vegas at least. Getting full rate previews, both cine and m2t. Haven't tried capturing yet, but hopefully it should be alright. Defnately through e-SATA.

Unfortunately pc express esata cards aren't available in Perth, Australia from what I can tell, but as soon as I can find one, I'm sure Ill grab one.

Bill Ravens · November 14th, 2006, 07:58 AM

i had to mail order my pcie card. no one carried them, locally, either. do a search in www.pricewatch.com.

John Rofrano · November 14th, 2006, 11:48 AM

Hi Eugene,

I'm not sure how you tried to get in touch with VASST but both the Celluloid ReadMe and the Celluloid User's Guide have a support email address in them which would have been routed to the entire support staff and I didn't see anything. The email is ultimatesupport at the domain vasst.com.

To answer your question, you should have received a confirmation email with a link to ReelPak-1. Go back and check that email. There should be one link for Celluloid and then below that toward the bottom of the email should be another link to ReelPak-1. If you have any problems send an email to ultimatesupport and we will take care of you.

~jr

Stuart Campbell · November 14th, 2006, 03:44 PM

I'm looking to place my order for Vegas 7, Cineform Connect and complete new NLE workstation and I'd like to know if Vegas will let me run 2 x 19" WS lcd monitors along with an external preview monitor via 1394 before I pay up.

I know I need a graphics card with 2 dvi ports and 1 spare 1394 port. Can anyone recommend a decent, reasonably priced graphics card? My workstation has the following spec;

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2x2.66GHz) 1066Mhz Fsb/4Mb L2 cache
2048Mb Corsair DDR2 800Mhz Ram
ASUS® P5W DH DELUXE: DDR2, x16 slot, 975X chipset, 2 PCI
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
320GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
320GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm) (these 2 Raid 0 striped)
16x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW)
500W (Peak) Super Quiet Dual Rail PSU with 120mm fan
3 PORT Firewire card
2 x 19" Widescreen LCD monitors

I'll be shooting on a JVC HD110E, using a JVC BRHD50 VTR and A/D convertor with 1394 O/P for other various video sources.

I'd really appreciate any advice or suggestions here. Furthermore, if anyone spots any glaringly obvious problems with the above spec I'd love to know! I'm a cameraman of many years and fairly new to NLE. Must say..buying a house is easier than choosing an NLE software package! Seems like Vegas is the one though!!

Chris Barcellos · November 14th, 2006, 04:32 PM

I don't believe it will preview out to a monitor via 1394 in HDV or HD no matter what you have. DV should work, though not necessarily in real time...

Eugene Kong · November 14th, 2006, 06:30 PM

Thanks for the reply. Email sent (again!).

November 12th, 2006, 09:59 PM	#1337
Kevin James Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 204	Render to master track in Ultimate s2 I am experimenting with the demo of ultimate s2...... In excalibur you can render the pip to a track to smooth playback......can you do the same in ultimate s2 after you have your tracks sync'd?

November 13th, 2006, 05:22 AM	#1339
Werner Wesp Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 497	Indeed, the only solution will be previewing on the right device, I suppose. In mediaplayer the contrast is higher and the colour temp is a bit higher it seems - or perhaps the colors are just a bit more saturated. Making color correction in Vegas near impossible with the right preview device. Does anyone know wether the new BlackMagic Intensity will support previewing right from the timeline? __________________ High-Definition Video Consultant - CEO of Delimex NV - http://www.delimex.be gear of choice : http://www.wespgear.com

November 13th, 2006, 02:50 PM	#1341
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Locking ONLY position of events Hi all, Is it possible to just lock the position of an event on the timeline but still be able split it and adjust the start/end points of those shorter clips (without moving them)? I have synched several takes of a performance of a song and layered them below each other and I will NEVER want to change the position of any event. Possible? Cheers. Ian . . . __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

November 13th, 2006, 09:31 PM	#1343
Eugene Kong New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: singapore Posts: 5	Celluloid and Reelpak 1 I just purchased Celluloid a few days ago and even though the official documentation (and the website) states that Reelpak 1 comes with Celluloid, the Reelpak 1 filmlooks do not appear. I've tried contacting VASST but it's been a few days and no reply from them at all. Am I missing something in the installation process? I would really appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this. Thanks!

November 13th, 2006, 10:25 PM	#1344
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Hi Emre, Not sure how that would help. I don't think that using Add As Take would lock the events from horizontal movement (ie in time). Cheers. Ian . . . __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

November 12th, 2006, 09:15 PM	#1336
Craig Sovereign Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25	I'll ask the question thats been bugging me for a while. I have a dual opteron (quad core) machine with 4 Gb ram and 2 500Gb sata's in a Raid0. I don't get full framerate preview with Cineformed clips. Am I missing a setting or something?

November 12th, 2006, 10:24 PM	#1338
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Are you using Vegas 7? A lot of folks on the Sony Vegas forum claim to be getting close to, if not, full framerate preview. I don't shoot HDV nor do I have a computer as good as yours so I'm just passing along what I've read.

November 13th, 2006, 11:50 AM	#1340
Kevin James Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 204	Nevermind, found it- Ctrl-M

November 13th, 2006, 07:40 PM	#1342
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Couldn't you use the "add take" feature? Drag the next take with the other mouse button and release over the clip.

November 14th, 2006, 07:39 AM	#1345
Lee Kennedy Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 28	Well I bought a Vantec Nexstar 3 USB2/e-SATA case. Chucked a segate 300 gig SATA2 drive in it. Only running it through USB2 currently, but it's working great for playback in Vegas at least. Getting full rate previews, both cine and m2t. Haven't tried capturing yet, but hopefully it should be alright. Defnately through e-SATA. Unfortunately pc express esata cards aren't available in Perth, Australia from what I can tell, but as soon as I can find one, I'm sure Ill grab one.

November 14th, 2006, 07:58 AM	#1346
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	i had to mail order my pcie card. no one carried them, locally, either. do a search in www.pricewatch.com.

November 14th, 2006, 11:48 AM	#1347
John Rofrano Sponsor: VASST Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Posts: 516	Hi Eugene, I'm not sure how you tried to get in touch with VASST but both the Celluloid ReadMe and the Celluloid User's Guide have a support email address in them which would have been routed to the entire support staff and I didn't see anything. The email is ultimatesupport at the domain vasst.com. To answer your question, you should have received a confirmation email with a link to ReelPak-1. Go back and check that email. There should be one link for Celluloid and then below that toward the bottom of the email should be another link to ReelPak-1. If you have any problems send an email to ultimatesupport and we will take care of you. ~jr __________________ Developer: VASST Ultimate S, Scattershot 3D, Mayhem, FASST Apps, and other VASST Software plug-ins Web Site: www.johnrofrano.com

November 14th, 2006, 03:44 PM	#1348
Stuart Campbell Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 400	2 LCD monitors and 1 external Preview? I'm looking to place my order for Vegas 7, Cineform Connect and complete new NLE workstation and I'd like to know if Vegas will let me run 2 x 19" WS lcd monitors along with an external preview monitor via 1394 before I pay up. I know I need a graphics card with 2 dvi ports and 1 spare 1394 port. Can anyone recommend a decent, reasonably priced graphics card? My workstation has the following spec; Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2x2.66GHz) 1066Mhz Fsb/4Mb L2 cache 2048Mb Corsair DDR2 800Mhz Ram ASUS® P5W DH DELUXE: DDR2, x16 slot, 975X chipset, 2 PCI 80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm) 320GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm) 320GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm) (these 2 Raid 0 striped) 16x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW) 500W (Peak) Super Quiet Dual Rail PSU with 120mm fan 3 PORT Firewire card 2 x 19" Widescreen LCD monitors I'll be shooting on a JVC HD110E, using a JVC BRHD50 VTR and A/D convertor with 1394 O/P for other various video sources. I'd really appreciate any advice or suggestions here. Furthermore, if anyone spots any glaringly obvious problems with the above spec I'd love to know! I'm a cameraman of many years and fairly new to NLE. Must say..buying a house is easier than choosing an NLE software package! Seems like Vegas is the one though!!

November 14th, 2006, 04:32 PM	#1349
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	I don't believe it will preview out to a monitor via 1394 in HDV or HD no matter what you have. DV should work, though not necessarily in real time... __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

November 14th, 2006, 06:30 PM	#1350
Eugene Kong New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: singapore Posts: 5	Thanks for the reply. Email sent (again!).