Vegas Video discussions from 2004 (Q3Q4)

Edward Troxel · November 18th, 2004, 07:13 PM

Turn on ripple editing, select it to ripple EVERYTHING, select the dead space, and press delete.

Edward Troxel · November 18th, 2004, 07:18 PM

You cannot set individual keys for the individual tools within Excalibur in version 3. This is something that is being looked at for the next version.

Edward Troxel · November 18th, 2004, 07:20 PM

1, 2, and 3 ARE used for jumping to markers. For example, to go to marker #3, you would press 3. To go to marker #23, you would press 23 on the top of the keyboard. So, yes, they ARE used. However, if you never used that functionality there's no reason why you can't use them for this. Personally, I used something like CTRL-ALT-1 which WASN'T assigned to something else.

Michael Best · November 18th, 2004, 07:21 PM

Thanks Ed, won't that connect all the little scattered segments I have on tracks below? I need everything to move 'left' but all at their current position with respects to the main track?

Edward Troxel · November 19th, 2004, 06:39 AM

That should move everything to the right of the gap by the exact same amount left. I won't "connect al the little scattered segments" - they'll simply be moved left.

Kevin James · November 19th, 2004, 07:38 PM

MB for Vegas doesn't (as far as I can tell) have the misfire plugin. Can anyone recommend any techniques or plugins for similar effects? Free plugins would be great, but any info would be great.

Edward Troxel · November 19th, 2004, 09:04 PM

What's a "misfire" plugin?

Kevin James · November 19th, 2004, 09:25 PM

From Red Giant's Website:
Misfire film damage back

Offers 13 different film characteristics, including popular tool like grain, splotches, and scratches—as well as projection artifacts like flicker and gate weave. Misfire’s use of custom damage resources accurately mimics damage of old film. In addition, to a master plug-in with 14 categories of control, individual plug-ins for all 14 effects are included in the package.

* Includes 14 different plug-ins for adding damage characteristics
* Enables users to quickly build old film looks with simple controls
* Works with both 8 and 16-bit/channel footage
* Supports After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Premiere Pro.

The main Misfire plug-in offers controls for Fading, Funk, Splotches, Dust, Flicker, Vignette, Displacement, Grain, and 3 different types of scratches, Microscratches, Basic Scratches and Deep Scratches. Each category of effect can be turned off individually using the category switch. All of these effects are also offered as individual plug-ins.

Edward Troxel · November 19th, 2004, 09:42 PM

The built-in film effects plugin can do a lot of those effects. There's also other possible tools such as Boris. I don't know exactly what effects it includes in this nature. Not sure if Pixelan offers anything of this nature.

Dylan Couper · November 19th, 2004, 11:22 PM

Does Vegas 5 have any tools for ripping video and audio off a DVD?

Thanks!

Simon Wyndham · November 20th, 2004, 05:55 AM

I've found that the built in Film Effects filter in Vegas gives all the damage effects you'll need. I don't even bother with FilmFX anymore within AE as a result.

Edward Troxel · November 20th, 2004, 06:29 AM

Nothing specifically "built in". You can take the VOB files and drop then directly on the timeline. This may or may not give you audio as Vegas won't accept AC3 audio. If you don't get audio, you'll need to use some other program (such as besweet) to convert the audio back to WAV.

Kevin James · November 20th, 2004, 12:54 PM

I like the scratches......thanks for the tip! What about doing vingetting? Any way to replicate light exposure type effects (film door light leak, beginning/end of magazime flashing) from within vegas?

Dylan Couper · November 20th, 2004, 06:24 PM

Hmm, it was a no-go.

Any reccomendations for a dedicated program to rip the video and audio from a DVD? My budget is about $50.

Tony Sellars · November 20th, 2004, 07:22 PM

Using Vegas 4- Is there any way to produce a wave/water transition? For instance- to go from one clip, one title, one logo to another with a water transition or dissolve. Hope I'm clear.

November 18th, 2004, 07:13 PM	#1456
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Turn on ripple editing, select it to ripple EVERYTHING, select the dead space, and press delete. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 18th, 2004, 07:18 PM	#1457
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You cannot set individual keys for the individual tools within Excalibur in version 3. This is something that is being looked at for the next version. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 18th, 2004, 07:20 PM	#1458
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	1, 2, and 3 ARE used for jumping to markers. For example, to go to marker #3, you would press 3. To go to marker #23, you would press 23 on the top of the keyboard. So, yes, they ARE used. However, if you never used that functionality there's no reason why you can't use them for this. Personally, I used something like CTRL-ALT-1 which WASN'T assigned to something else. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 19th, 2004, 06:39 AM	#1460
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	That should move everything to the right of the gap by the exact same amount left. I won't "connect al the little scattered segments" - they'll simply be moved left. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 19th, 2004, 07:38 PM	#1461
Kevin James Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 204	Misfire-like plugins? MB for Vegas doesn't (as far as I can tell) have the misfire plugin. Can anyone recommend any techniques or plugins for similar effects? Free plugins would be great, but any info would be great.

November 18th, 2004, 07:21 PM	#1459
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Thanks Ed, won't that connect all the little scattered segments I have on tracks below? I need everything to move 'left' but all at their current position with respects to the main track?

November 19th, 2004, 09:04 PM	#1462
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	What's a "misfire" plugin? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 19th, 2004, 09:25 PM	#1463
Kevin James Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 204	From Red Giant's Website: Misfire film damage back Offers 13 different film characteristics, including popular tool like grain, splotches, and scratches—as well as projection artifacts like flicker and gate weave. Misfire’s use of custom damage resources accurately mimics damage of old film. In addition, to a master plug-in with 14 categories of control, individual plug-ins for all 14 effects are included in the package. * Includes 14 different plug-ins for adding damage characteristics * Enables users to quickly build old film looks with simple controls * Works with both 8 and 16-bit/channel footage * Supports After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Premiere Pro. The main Misfire plug-in offers controls for Fading, Funk, Splotches, Dust, Flicker, Vignette, Displacement, Grain, and 3 different types of scratches, Microscratches, Basic Scratches and Deep Scratches. Each category of effect can be turned off individually using the category switch. All of these effects are also offered as individual plug-ins.

November 19th, 2004, 09:42 PM	#1464
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	The built-in film effects plugin can do a lot of those effects. There's also other possible tools such as Boris. I don't know exactly what effects it includes in this nature. Not sure if Pixelan offers anything of this nature. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 19th, 2004, 11:22 PM	#1465
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	rip video off DVD in Vegas 5 Does Vegas 5 have any tools for ripping video and audio off a DVD? Thanks! __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

November 20th, 2004, 05:55 AM	#1466
Simon Wyndham Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Malvern UK Posts: 1,931	I've found that the built in Film Effects filter in Vegas gives all the damage effects you'll need. I don't even bother with FilmFX anymore within AE as a result.

November 20th, 2004, 06:29 AM	#1467
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Nothing specifically "built in". You can take the VOB files and drop then directly on the timeline. This may or may not give you audio as Vegas won't accept AC3 audio. If you don't get audio, you'll need to use some other program (such as besweet) to convert the audio back to WAV. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 20th, 2004, 12:54 PM	#1468
Kevin James Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 204	I like the scratches......thanks for the tip! What about doing vingetting? Any way to replicate light exposure type effects (film door light leak, beginning/end of magazime flashing) from within vegas?

November 20th, 2004, 06:24 PM	#1469
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Hmm, it was a no-go. Any reccomendations for a dedicated program to rip the video and audio from a DVD? My budget is about $50. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

November 20th, 2004, 07:22 PM	#1470
Tony Sellars Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Morristown, TN Posts: 46	water transition Using Vegas 4- Is there any way to produce a wave/water transition? For instance- to go from one clip, one title, one logo to another with a water transition or dissolve. Hope I'm clear.