Uninstall Vegas 3.0.

Oh jeez I didn't even know there WAS a 1.5. Is it an upgrade or do I have to uninstall it completly and install 1.5 fresh?

Still with the sync tool it leaves the audio of the top clip in place when syncing...and I made extra sure all clips and their audio were selected.

:-) Okay that worked. Thanks.

I'll send you 1.5 with the proper install info.

I used to work in broadcast in a fairly large market (Cincinnati) and the stations will run your video through processors that will correct the colors that are out of range. Depending on the quality of the processors that fix the signal and how the station engineers have them set, will determine how good your footage looks broadcast.

We used an HP model that allowed you to see the illegal colors and adjust them. If you were in a hurry or if it was being feed to a satellite etc. we'd push a button marked Make Legal and it would fix the colors. Most of the time it would look good. Occasionally it would clip the colors pretty hard.

Here is a list of fixes made to Excalibur from the initial release to version 1.5.

Version 1.0b 5/12/2003
1. Corrected problem reading the Marker Interval from the INI file.

Version 1.5 6/12/2003
Excalibur now requires Vegas 4.0c to run

1. Leave Holes may now be turned off in Multi-Cam Wizard even if effects have been added.
2. Eliminated possibility of duplicate nodes in Voice Over Wizard.
3. Now sets the default point in Velocity Wizard instead of creating a second point.
4. Sync Wizard is no longer Case-Sensitive.
5. Multi-Cam Wizard is no longer Case-Sensitive.
6. Multi-Cam Wizard now works correctly with Non-SMPTE rulers.
7. Multi-Cam Wizard "Dissolve By Default" option added (Requires "C" (i.e. "MC") for cut)
8. Voice-Over Wizard new option to Remove Previous Volume Adjustments.
9. Multi-Cam Wizard new option to alternate between two cameras without naming each marker.
10. Corrected problem reading Gap Dissolve from the INI file.
11. Gap Wizard now works when items are at the beginning of the timeline.
12. Gap Wizard now adds dissolves on cuts even when "Maintain Original Overlaps" is checked while allowing true overlaps to remain.
13. Corrected problem where Multi-Cam Wizard could skip moving a clip to the "Master" track.
14. Fade Wizard now has an option to change only the front fade or change only the end fade.
15. Corrected problem reading Fade Wizard options from the INI file.
16. Corrected problem not doing a first dissolve.
17. Corrected problem doing one and a half on the second dissolve.

<<<-- Originally posted by Glen Elliott : Still with the sync tool it leaves the audio of the top clip in place when syncing...and I made extra sure all clips and their audio were selected. -->>>


Sound like it could be an upper/lower case issue. Version 1.5 should fix this for you.

I don't know anything about the Vegas filters, but I happen to know what legal colors are...Analog TV broadcasting means that the transmitter radiates amplitude modulated HF signals. This means for that the amplitude of the carrier (HF signal) is being changed in accordance to the video amplitude. NTSC uses "negative modulation" meaning that the brightest signal parts result in the lowest amplitudes. Because of the way audio is added (FM moulated carrier) and regenerated in the receivers (intercarrier), it turns out that the lowest value of the transmitted carrier must be above 10% in order to let the intercarrier demodulation at the receiver side work flawlessly (no rattle,buzz..). This means that the signals which are fed into the modulator at the transmitter side need to have limited amplitudes. Knowing that luma and chroma signals are being summed up before modulation, it's luma AND chroma(color) which need to be limited below a given level. Some of the summed up luma/chroma combinations can generate signals which have amplitudes which would end up in "overmodulation" (<10%) even when the luma (=B&W part) is perfectly within the limits. Those chroma signals which would cause this overmodulation in combination with legal luma signals are called "illegal colors". I suppose Vegas clips or indicates those unwanted combinations.

Andre

I sure am glad there are guys like you out there that understand that stuff! I got a headache just reading it!!!

*in my best Homer Simpson voice* Ahhhhhhhh, OK.

Vegas titles have artifacts.
 

It's when I put white text on a pure black background.

It's no biggie, but I was wondering if there's a quick fix to this.

Thanks

Gerald,

Can you provide some more details about what you are doing and seeing? Are you rendering to a particular codec (DV, WMV, etc.)? If so, at what resolution? Are the titles moving?

The DV codec can sometimes show a few pixels being the wrong color since color is only sampled every 4 pixels. To check to see if this is what you are seeing, try rendering to MPEG2 or WMV.

Randall

I think there is an option to "open copy in soundforge"

Rob Lohman: How do you de-interlace each clip on the timeline? When you set the preferences, don't the clips automatically get de-interlaced as soon as you pop them on the time line?

I don't know, Hugh. I never de-interlaced anything in Vegas because
I shoot progressive. But if you add something to the timeline
right-click on the event and make sure the it is interpreted as
progressive (none) instead of lower field first. Also make sure
your project is progressive and when you output you set it to
progressive as well (default is interlaced EVEN with a progressive
project!!!!)

Thanks guys. I found that the Graphic EQ did the best job of removing the hiss.

Veags DVD Tutorial
 

I'm thinking about buying the 4 disc DVD training video on vegas 4.0 and wanted to ask you guys if you know about the video. Like is he on the computer doing samples or screen shots. I have heard alot about and have done my research but have not found out if he is on a computer or just talking.

The broadcast safe filters are under Video FX and are called "Broadcast Colors". They allow you to set up clipping ranges for both Luma and Chroma individually, and with both combined. You can also add in setup.

To remove steady noise, equalizing will go a long way. I once removed the sound of a working electric dishwasher from a shot where the person talking was less than 2 metres from the dishwasher in a small kitchen. But then I used the Sonic Foundry Noise Reduction. I actually bought it for that shot, because equalization got me nowhere. The manual has a section on how to use it with Vegas. And with Sound Forge, if you have that. It's magic.

Jake is right; choose "open copy in Sound Forge" save as many altered copies as you like and then choose which take you want in Vegas.
Randy

XM2 and vegas 4? Grazie you have both right?
 

Well I´m getting tired of the old Premier I have here.
and want to try Vegas as it seems to fit more my needs.

But the Sonicfoundry site doesn´t mention the Canon XM2 in their Hardware Compatibility and before downloading 40 megs on a modem I would like to know If I can use it with my XM2 for capturing and previewing in an external monitor and print to video and all that kind of stuff you do when do not have a deck...

Any problems with these???

Thanx

Works fine with my XL-1. Shouldn't be a problem with the GL2/XM2 either.

Vegas4 and XM2 here! Works like a dream! :)

All right... Thanxs..

duplicating sound channel
 

I recorded some audio in only one channel. I want to make it stereo. How do I duplicate that single channel into both channels?
Thanks

If you just want to get the same sound in both the left and right channel, then right click on the audio clip in the timeline, select Channels, then either Left Only or Right Only depending upon which channel has the audio that you want. Now assuming that the audio track's Pan control is in the center, the mono signal will be output to both the left and right stereo channels.

Randall

Perfect!
Thanks. I love easy simple answers, and Vegas always seems to deliver.

Are you talking about Sonic Foundary Noise Reduction 2.0, or sound forge?

Hey Harry,
If you're referring to my post, I mean opening a copy in Sound Forge (from V4), making adjustments, saving (as many instances as you wish) and selecting which take you want to use (or audition) in V4. If you're replying to someone elses post...then never mind : )
Randy

It seems as though we are talking about two different programs here. One is the Noise reduction 2.0, and the other is sound forge. I am trying to decide which one would be the most useful for repairing audio in my video captures, that is why this thread caught my attention. It looks like both programs will help "take the hiss out", clipping etc. The lead thread hear started out talking about the Noise reduction program, and somewhere down the line everyone started talking about Sound Forge, and I got confused.

noise reduction is a plugin that works in both vegas and soundforge. I don't know what I would choose if I had to choose between noise reduction and soundforge. I would try to get both. Are you a student or teacher so you can get the educational discount?

I think if all you want to do is reduce noise get Noise Reduction and use it in Vegas. Sound forge can do more than Vegas can as far as sound goes but you should try to figure out what plug ins/features sound forge has over Vegas then decide if it would be worth it.

What Jake said.
And if you do qualify for the educational price, you can get the bundle for $220 at

http://www.academicsuperstore.com/market/marketdisp.html?PartNo=575042&qk_srch=noise+reduction

Almost worth going back to school for : )
Randy

My daughter is in college?

then have her order it for you

Long Project Capture Workflow
 

I am working on a one hour documentary and am trying to come up with a good workflow for capturing and cataloging tapes in Vegas. The following is what I want to do:

1. Capture most or all of a tape as a single file. I have the hard disk space for this and capturing once reduces the wear and tear on the tape by not having to go back and forward to set in/out points, etc. for multiple clips.

2. Cut the long clip into multiple short clips while retaining the original timecode and tape name info. This way I don't waste hard disk space for stuff that I don't need. I will delete the big clips once it has been split up.

3. Input the resulting multiple short clips info back into Vegas Capture so that if need be, the short clips could be recaptured from tape.

Number 1 is easy. For number 2, I have experimented with using the Vegas timeline to define regions for each of the short clips, then rendering these to separate files. The main problem is that I lose the original timecode and tape name info. I found a way to retain the timecode by setting the timeline's starting timecode to the starting timecode of the region in the original file. However, I don't see any way to set the tape name in a rendered file.

Number 3 appears to be difficult since the capture database file does not appear to have any API nor appears to be documented. This is not too critical since I can always manually capture a specific timecode range from a tape if I know the original timecode and tape name.

Does anyone know of any scripts for doing number 2 (cutting the big clip into small clips based upon regions and retaining the original time code)?

Randall

Vegas cannot do exactly what you want to do. You can do some similar things but not everything exactly the way you want.

If you simply want to extract the good clips from a larger clip on the timeline, the Tsunami script will do that. However, it will NOT allow you to write it back to a different tape with the same timecode - I know of nothing that will.

If you can keep the original clip, it IS possible to create regions in the trimmer that can be saved and viewed in the EXPLORER window - not the media pool.

How to set Vegas to auto detect record regoins?
 

Hi everyone,
First time using these boards so bear with me. When I was using Sony Premium DV tapes and importing to Vegas Capture, it would detect each segment of the tape and set make individual files for each place I recorded. Now, I changed tapes to Fuji and it just records one HUGE file. Is this because of the difference of tapes? or did I change a setting without knowing it.


Any responses would help.

Thanks guys.

-Kay

The tape should have NOTHING to do with it. Also, unless you have gone into Options - Preferences and changed the "Enable Scene Detection" setting, this probably also did not change. However, one factor that *may* have changed is your camera. Is the date/time set? If not, set it and it will start working again on newly recorded tapes. Scene detection works on jumps in the date/time of the recording.

You can use Scenalyzer in case you're really stuck. It can split up clips visually (when the picture changes drastically).

You usually need to set the date/time on the camera as was already mentioned.

Thanks for the reply Edward. Where does one find the Tsunami script?

It seems from reading the Vegas Script API that it should be possible to set the timecode correctly in the "good" clips. Does Tsunami attempt to do that?

I don't need to write the good clips back to tape, I just need to keep the original timecode info so that if I need to recapture, I don't have to search the entire tape.

Thanks,

Randall