nice video. So how much will it cost?

Rob

<<<-- Originally posted by Joe Sacher : You link has something wrong with it. This one works: http://www.designsbymark.com/ -->>>

Thanks Fixed it.

Around $40

Vidcap Problem
 

Hello,

I am using Vegas 4.0b and am getting 300+ dropped frames when capturing a 60min tape.

I initially installed Vegas on my win98 machine with a single HDD and had very good success (~15min vidcap). Then I upgraded to XP Pro and added a second HDD dedicated to video. Ever since the upgrade I have had excessive dropped frames, tested on a few different tapes. I went through the recommended steps of removing the audio and video preview during vidcap, but the number of dropped frames is about the same.

Any suggestions?

What are your system specs?

Is DMA active for the hard drives?

Matt,
You might want to download and install the latest update to Vegas (4.0d). The reinstall may fix the problem. Hope that works.
Randy

XP has a tendency to load a bunch of things you don't need. A program named "EndItAll" is handy to kill off those programs that you don't need for video editing.

Also, you can go into task manager and right click on the process for VidCap and set priority to High. This should give it preference when it comes to CPU cycles.

chopping up clips in Vegas
 

Hello,

Fairly new to Vegas, and I have read where some people capture a whole tape and then cut it up..
If I have a large piece of video or even a whole tape, which tool/technique do you use to cut it up into pieces for the edit?? Do you drag it up to the timeline to do so??

Any help appreciated..

Thanks,
Mike M.

Your computer will get extremely laggy if you set the process of vidcap to "high"

Another suggestion is to quit all unnessesary programs while capturing.

I would make sure your virus scanner is not running or scanning in the background while capturing.


check msconfig to make sure you don't have a huge list of start up items running.


-Kay

Put the clip on the timeline.
Select it.
move to where you want a cut.
Hit the "S" key, it splits the clip.
Move to next editing point.
Repeat as necessary.

Download the manual from Sony and print it out.

Yes, I capture an entire clip, put it on the timeline, and then split out the good pieces from there.

I used to use "S" to split around the good areas and delete the bad areas. Now I put ranges around the good areas and use "Extract Good Clips" in Tsunami.

If you don't know yet when or where you'll be using selected parts of a long tape, it's better to first open it in the Trimmer and create a region for each piece you want. To do this, drag to make a selection and hit "R". Give each region a name which helps you identify what's in it and where you may want to use it. (e.g. A01 Opens door and walks in)

To save this region, clcik the folppy icon above the Trimmer, or in Preferences check "Automatically save trimmer markers and regions with media file.

The Regions you create this way are now seen as a list in Explorer /Region View. They can be lifted from there to the timeline any time, or opened again in Trimmer (double click) for any adjustments.

Hello,

Thanks for the tips guys, I have been taking the clips into the trimmer, and then highlighting the section I want and then using the place clip on timeline where the cursor(timemarker is).. Seems to work pretty well.. I will have to try the technique that Peter suggested.. Sounds interesting..

Also I captured a whole tape, and noticed it broke it up into like 8 or 9 clips.. i am assuming it is because there was a timecode break?? Or does vegas use some kind of Scene Analyizing??

Thanks again,
Mike

Awesome Promo done on Vegas
 

Just want to share this site with you guys.

http://www.designsbymark.com/

Great promo done with Photoshop and Vegas


--William

Vegas will do scene selection if the option is turned on. The scene changes are determined by jumps in the date/time.

There are also options for specifying a max size which could also cause multiple files. A drive formatted with FAT32 could also be a cause.