1 HOUR VIDEO = 120 GIG's ??????????????????

beatnik wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:01 PM

Ok, what's going on? I just installed a new 120 GIG drive today. I rendered a video
that is 1 hour long to a new track, .avi, uncompressed and it filled the WHOLE drive?

What is going on? The original capture was a three camera shoot of 1 hour video each.
The total size of all three cameras was 67.9 GIG. What is Vegas doing to the file when
I render to another track?

Thanks,

Alex

Comments

JonnyMac wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:05 PM
Did you render uncompressed?
kameronj wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:09 PM
And rendering to uncompressed AVI surprises you that it takes up this much space because...?????

I captured a 13 minute presentation I did in uncompressed AVI and it was something outtrageous like 2 or 3 gig.

I would suggest not rendering to uncompressed AVI.
beatnik wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:18 PM

kameronj, let me understand this 13 minutes uncompressed = 3 gig
therefore 60 minutes uncompressed = 13.8 GIG
60 min./13 min. = 4.6 x 3 GIG = 13.8 GIG

I don't understand your post?
beatnik wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:20 PM

By rendering the video to "uncompressed" doesn't this mean that the size of the video
file should NOT change at all?
BillyBoy wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:25 PM
Two questions...

1. WHY are you rendering to uncompressed?

2. Was your SOURCE file uncompressed to begin with?

Hint: The DV AVI quality while compressed results in a MUCH smaller file size. It works fine for most things.
beatnik wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:41 PM

BillyBoy, the reason I am/was rendering to a new track is because I just finished
using Excalibur to do a multicamera (3) job. I ended up with a master track of the video
I chose from the 3 videos I had. I deleted the other three tracks BUT kept one of the
cameras audio track and included it with my new master track. I will now be doing
some editing with the master track and am having a problem keeping the video and
audio in sync. I am assuming that since the audio is NOT part of the original video
that Vegas treats them as separate items. SOOOOOO, I thought I would render to a
new track which would create a video and audio stream that is in sync. When I went to
render to a new track Vegas default was uncompressed which I thought it means that
it will not change the file size or type?

Am I still crazy? Please shed some light on me!

Regards,

Alex
kameronj wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:50 PM
"I don't understand your post?"

What is not to understand? DON'T RENDER TO UNCOMPRESSED AVI.

UNCOMPRESSED AVI EQUALS HUGH FILES!

I don't care how you slice it, and my example wasn't meant to be taken exactly to do the math with...just in general.

plus, there are other considerations to file size then just time.

But...just so we be on the same page...

UNCOMPRESSED AVI EQUALS HUGH HUGH HUGH REALLY BIG FILES.

Hopefully that came across a little more clearly.
d1editor wrote on 5/28/2003, 10:56 PM
I know I said I would not post in here any more...but ---> I was wrong. Beatnik, if you captured your footage through firewire you captured the DV format. Using the DV.avi will result in no change to your files- they started in DV. The uncompressed format is really for files that are brought in - not captured thru firewire. IE: animation, QT...
You do not need to use the uncompressed format since your DV capture is 5:1-- you will not gain anything by using the uncompressed- remember, you can never improve on the quality, just maintain it. I hope that simplified explanation helps.....
Have a great night!
beatnik wrote on 5/28/2003, 11:07 PM

Thanks to EVERYONE who replied to my post, I have learned alot! d1editor, stick around!
Kameronj, thanks, yes the file IS BIGGG! BillyBoy, as ALWAYS you are RIGHT!

Regards,

A Very Humble
Alex
jetdv wrote on 5/28/2003, 11:24 PM
Alex, always pick NTSC DV or PAL DV - this will give you the standard 13 Gig per hour.
beatnik wrote on 5/28/2003, 11:31 PM

Thanks jetdv. Well BillyBoy I think I found the solution to my audio/video sync question.

It's called "Auto Ripple" All tracks, Markers & Regions. I LOVE THIS VEGAS THING!!!
kameronj wrote on 5/29/2003, 9:50 AM
:-)

Yeah...Vegas Rocks!!
DDogg wrote on 5/30/2003, 8:34 AM
Perhaps OT to your question: For those times when you have a video that you would only need as a temporary source, you may open multiple instances of Vegas and just use Satish's frameserver to serve to the instance of Vegas where you will be doing the final render.