• Video

  One answer, on 4/8/2008

  FLV encoding from Vegas
  Hello all I am working on a way to encode MX (older FLV) or VP6 FLV from Vegas. As it has some involved steps using FFMPEG, AviSynth, AVS2AVI, On2 encoder and DebugMode Frameserver, I am creating a tool to make it easy. It would work in two
• Video

  46 answers, most recent on 3/19/2008

  RE: To Deinterlace or not?
  I found this article: "Interlaced vs Progressive Editing" : http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtechbeta/interlacedvsprogressive.html Myself, I routinely shoot HDV (Sony Z1), live-capture the m2t by HdvSplit, and reframe and downscale (to SD
• Video

  11 answers, most recent on 3/12/2008

  Vegas for SDE???
  OK, weve got a wedding SDE comiing up and im wanting to plan ahead... ive got some time in front of me, but id rather start on it now. Ive got V7 and V8 on my lappy and for safety sake, i'll be runnign V7 The laptop is a Core 2 Duo 1.73ghz with
• Video

  20 answers, most recent on 3/11/2008

  RE: removing HV20 pulldown
  Boy, it's nice there's a workaround, and I certainly didn't want to spend the money on Cineform if I didn't have to, but I'm always reluctant when sooo many steps/various software components are involved. If you're comfortable with these components,
• Video

  3 answers, most recent on 3/8/2008

  RE: OT: Need answers, PS3
  blink, 1) Yes. You just put .M2T file into the VIDEO folder and burn to DL DVD. PS3 will automatically find that file. 2) Yes. 3) I didn't try BD-R yet, but my PS3 plays BD-RE perfectly. Authored with Ulead DVD MF6+ with HD pack. BTW, Check
• Video

  19 answers, most recent on 3/7/2008

  RE: XP Pro Service Pack 2
  When you uninstall Norton, go to the Symantec site and get their cleaner/uninstaller. Norton Removal Tool It removes EVERYTHING (registry, files in the Windows folder, etc.). Also, if the performance hit was only 20%, that would be bad, but not
• Video

  16 answers, most recent on 3/6/2008

  RE: SD DVD from HDV footage
  To get HDV into AviSynth is slightly fiddly, requiring use of DgIndex (to generate d2v index files) then MPEG2Source to read that instead. I've done most of what you describe, including using VFAPIconv to read the results of the AVS script back
• Video

  16 answers, most recent on 3/6/2008

  RE: SD DVD from HDV footage
  This is what I have so far reasoned to be the approach, at the expense of complexity and fiddliness..... Comments welcome. Getting interlaced footage from one scale to another requires that it is deinterlaced before edits, then reinterlaced
• Video

  51 answers, most recent on 3/1/2008

  RE: OT: Lessons from the Death of HD-DVD
  A rather interesting thread on the AVS forum entitled "PS3 vs BD50". I was gearing up for the PS3.... I like the idea of M2T playback, But sound is also pretty important to me. Aparently the PS3 will not bitstream Dolby True HD. There is debate as
• Video

  21 answers, most recent on 2/2/2008

  RE: OT:No HDMI audio through amp. Now what?
  "I always spend some time with the very knowledgeable folks at www.avsforum.com " I second that! The AVS forum is full of people with heavy experience in these areas. It's also where you will find BD/ Toshiba employees and insiders.
• Video

  21 answers, most recent on 2/2/2008

  RE: OT:No HDMI audio through amp. Now what?
  The first problem is Best Buy. Next. You need a HDMI 1.3 capable receiver otherwise you will not get audio via the HDMI cable. Onkyo has some receivers that will do this. The Denon 3808ci will also handle this. Before buying anything to do with
• Video

  7 answers, most recent on 1/18/2008

  RE: How can I hook up this HD TV to Vegas?
  Not sure if it's possible for me to upgrade my card. Can I buy a Canopus converter or run cableing through my Sony HVR-Z1U to the TV to maintain HD signal? For example, right now, using the AV->DV converter function, I hook up my GL-2 between my
• Video

  130 answers, most recent on 1/9/2008

  RE: OT: WB going blu ray exclusive
  ". Anyway, the audio coming off the disc is digital and has to get converted somewhere." ============================================== That's a given. Sound is analogue... it ALWAYS gets converted somewhere. At any rate, the entire point of this
• Video

  130 answers, most recent on 1/9/2008

  RE: OT: WB going blu ray exclusive
  "Blinky, what are you talking about? There is no analog audio on a DVD, HD-DVD or BluRay disc." ========================================================== Here's a photo of the rear of a blu ray player... take note of the 5.1 analogue outputs. (The
• Video

  130 answers, most recent on 1/9/2008

  RE: OT: WB going blu ray exclusive
  "Blinky, what are you talking about? There is no analog audio on a DVD, HD-DVD or BluRay disc." ========================================================== Here's a photo of the rear of a blu ray player... take note of the 5.1 analogue outputs. (The
• Video

  130 answers, most recent on 1/9/2008

  RE: OT: WB going blu ray exclusive
  "Eh. So? Don't have the kids in it. The PS3 is yours. It is a media center only. I assume you are able to communicate this with your kids. I own a PS3 but we do not have a single PS3 game in the house, why would we, I didn't buy the PS3 as a games
• Video

  29 answers, most recent on 1/7/2008

  RE: Real World experience of "Neat Video" denoiser?
  John, I have also compared a number of denoisers including NeatVideo. I wonder, may I please take you up on your (presumably open) offer to have a look at some short footage? It is PAL 50i 1080 HDV (m2t) footage of a Can-Can dancer taken by a
• Video

  4 answers, most recent on 12/30/2007

  Vidcap issues in Vegas Pro 8
  Trying to capture some test footage from my HC7's. I can capture in HDVSplit (Not thrilled with the interface) and the generic capture utility in VP8, but Vidcap throws the following error message: The device "Microsoft AV/C Tape Subunit Device"
• Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

  One answer, on 12/28/2007

  Camcorder to Computer back to Camcorder's HD
  Can anyone help with getting my edited copy (movie) back to my camcorder's HD (Sony SR5) so that I can show it in high def and 5.1 sound on my 42" plasma TV? I don't want to use DVD's... I just want to hook my Camcorder to the AV system.
• Video

  17 answers, most recent on 11/30/2007

  RE: Calling all Canon XH-A1 owners
  Thanks DJPadre, That information was very helpful. Yes capturing a whole tape would be a work around, but I like capturing only the good clips and thus saving hard drive space. Is this not an issue anymore? I would like to hear more about your
• Video

  27 answers, most recent on 11/14/2007

  RE: Help Emergency!!!
  Under all of the Vista betas (Beta 2, RC 1, RC 2), I read that the Sony FX1 was always recognized as two devices. Once as an AV/C Tape Device and another instance as a Sony FX1 Camera. Under Vista RTM I also read that it is only recognized as a Sony
• Video

  27 answers, most recent on 11/14/2007

  Help Emergency!!!
  I do0nt know what has happened, Captured HDV tapes on one workstation today with my A1U no problems.Captered HDV tapes on same computer last week with my FX-1 no problems. Went shot footage todayon the FX. Connected the FX to my main machine which
• Video

  One answer, on 11/5/2007

  RE: Big LCD's for HDMI Monitoring
  I have been looking for a while and the Sharp 32GP1U looks pretty good at Newegg for $1199.00. Best Buy has it for $1400.00. It is 1080P (1920 x 1080) and the reviews are pretty good. All the other brands are 720P (1366 x 768) Check some of the
• Video

  21 answers, most recent on 11/2/2007

  RE: OT: Toshiba HD-A2 $98.87
  The bummer is knowing the slow startup and functioning times, need for a firmware update out of the box and clunky size. ========= Not as heavy or as large as the HD-A1. I would check this thread before deciding upon which firmware to use on these