A render question

pollockj wrote on 3/7/2005, 11:39 AM

I am using vv4 and have already rendered a 52 minute project and after a problem occurred I had to change some audio settings and now I can't get vegas to rerender that part or if I have to I can't get it to rerender to whole
project. What do you do to render something that has been changed after being rendered?

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Spot|DSE wrote on 3/7/2005, 12:34 PM

You should only have to change the filename.
What specifically did you change?

pollockj wrote on 3/7/2005, 12:46 PM

Thanks, I had thought about renaming but didn't know if that was what I really needed to do as it would render the whole project again.

I used 2 cameras for a project and a wireless mic and the volume was so loud when using it that I had to lower the volume. When I outputted to tape the volume was really low so I really needed to go back in and set volume to where it was originally.

Thanks again....

Liam_Vegas wrote on 3/7/2005, 1:23 PM

Load the already rendered file (with the bad audio) into the SAME project in tracks above the rest of the existing tracks. Mute (or delete) the accompanying audio track.

Now just re-render the entire project to a new AVI file. The top video track will take priority over everything else... and as you have done NOTHING to that track nothing will actually be rendered. You'll notice the "rendering" will be flying by at incredible speed. Basically each frame is merely being copied to the new file. The audio will of course be replaced with your modified audio at the correct new levels.

Make sense?

pollockj wrote on 3/7/2005, 3:51 PM

Thanks for the replys...I have tried to "render as" and changed the file name and it only took 13 minutes but I have no way of knowing whether or not it rendered the changed audio. It didn't work anyway as the audio was still real low. I have been trying for several weeks to solve this problem and I really wish I could talk to someone that could help me with this problem. I would be glad to make the phone call if I had a number.

Thanks again for the help.

Liam_Vegas wrote on 3/7/2005, 3:58 PM

If you have made the changes to the audio levels in your project... and rendered again... why do you think it would not have "taken" the changes?

When you say "It didn't work anyway as the audio was still real low" how are you making this test?

Are you checking the levels by looking at the master mixer level peaks in Vegas while you are previewing? As long as you have them peaking at a respectable level (-6 to 0db) then you will be assured that it should sound the right level when you render it out.

Are you saying that after rendering... the audio levels are lower than what you set them to be?

Sorry... really cant do "house calls"... this forum is the best way to get the help you need.

pollockj wrote on 3/8/2005, 3:22 PM

Sorry about it taking so long to get back...
Since this posting yesterday, I have gone back and created a new project of just the voice from the wireless mic. Then I rendered just that 5 mn segment and printed out to tape and had no audio at all. The audio from the first camera sounds fine and this one is not there at all.

As for as the mixer goes, I'm not sure how to read that thing, but I think it is around the -.6 level that you mentioned yesterday. That number may not even be right.

Thanks again for responding....