Timelapse in Sony Vegas Pro 10 at DVinfo.net

Thomas Roberts · February 18th, 2013, 02:58 PM

Hi guys,
I need some experienced advice on setting up and importing Canon RAW still images to create a time-lapse in Sony Vegas Pro 10.

1. I'm running the 64 bit version of Sony Vegas Pro 10
2. DSLR images all shot as RAW- 1300 still image sequence- I can import the RAW, but playback is slow...
3. Vegas seems to handle JPEGs better than RAW sequence

Any suggestions or tips and tricks on the Post processing with Sony Vegas pro?

Thanks

Mark Watson · February 18th, 2013, 03:24 PM

You can use Canon's Digital Photo Professional (software provided with the camera) to convert the RAW images to TIFF files. Select the photos, click the Batch Process button, when the menu opens up, select file conversion type (TIFF) and set the resize options to match your project resolution. I was just using this yesterday for a SD project and the file size went from 25MB/photo to 2MB. If you plan to pan across your images as the movie plays, then you'd want to keep the images larger so you don't lose quality when cropping down in Vegas.

Seth Bloombaum · February 18th, 2013, 07:36 PM

Mark's workflow advice is spot on. That's exactly what I do, only I use the excellent and free IrfanView for all my still photo batch operations. At this moment I'm not remembering whether I went out to jpg or png, probably png, at full photo resolution.

Mark Watson · February 18th, 2013, 08:47 PM

While (whilst?) we're talking about still photos, let me make a shameless plug for a free program that I had to turn to while my primary editing laptop is in for repairs... It's a free program called GIMP. It includes editing with layers and is quite a nice program for the price.

GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

Thomas Roberts · February 19th, 2013, 12:19 AM

I tried the Canon DPP with Jpeg and Tiff. I'll try LightRoom.

Much thanks!

T

February 18th, 2013, 02:58 PM	#1
Thomas Roberts Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: OC and LA Posts: 56	Timelapse in Sony Vegas Pro 10 Hi guys, I need some experienced advice on setting up and importing Canon RAW still images to create a time-lapse in Sony Vegas Pro 10. 1. I'm running the 64 bit version of Sony Vegas Pro 10 2. DSLR images all shot as RAW- 1300 still image sequence- I can import the RAW, but playback is slow... 3. Vegas seems to handle JPEGs better than RAW sequence Any suggestions or tips and tricks on the Post processing with Sony Vegas pro? Thanks __________________ Canon DSLR's, C100, C300. FCPX, Sony Vegas Pro. Assorted Nikon, Canon, Zeiss lens.

February 18th, 2013, 03:24 PM	#2
Mark Watson Major Player Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Whidbey Island Posts: 873	Re: Timelapse in Sony Vegas Pro 10 You can use Canon's Digital Photo Professional (software provided with the camera) to convert the RAW images to TIFF files. Select the photos, click the Batch Process button, when the menu opens up, select file conversion type (TIFF) and set the resize options to match your project resolution. I was just using this yesterday for a SD project and the file size went from 25MB/photo to 2MB. If you plan to pan across your images as the movie plays, then you'd want to keep the images larger so you don't lose quality when cropping down in Vegas.

February 18th, 2013, 07:36 PM	#3
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Re: Timelapse in Sony Vegas Pro 10 Mark's workflow advice is spot on. That's exactly what I do, only I use the excellent and free IrfanView for all my still photo batch operations. At this moment I'm not remembering whether I went out to jpg or png, probably png, at full photo resolution. __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.

February 18th, 2013, 08:47 PM	#4
Mark Watson Major Player Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Whidbey Island Posts: 873	Re: Timelapse in Sony Vegas Pro 10 While (whilst?) we're talking about still photos, let me make a shameless plug for a free program that I had to turn to while my primary editing laptop is in for repairs... It's a free program called GIMP. It includes editing with layers and is quite a nice program for the price. GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

February 19th, 2013, 12:19 AM	#5
Thomas Roberts Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: OC and LA Posts: 56	Re: Timelapse in Sony Vegas Pro 10 I tried the Canon DPP with Jpeg and Tiff. I'll try LightRoom. Much thanks! T __________________ Canon DSLR's, C100, C300. FCPX, Sony Vegas Pro. Assorted Nikon, Canon, Zeiss lens.