Here's the best tip I've had to get projects done successfully. Breaking them into sections has stopped the dreaded red frames and crashes for me the last 3 vids. Thanks XBERK!
I'm an amateur doing family/trip videos and just completed a 27-min one with 8 sections. Use some DJ 'swipe' type effects for transitions between segments if not an obvious flow.
I was frustrated trying to get a 35-min Italy video done, so now I think I have the path via segments. Also nice for those final small edits as you don't have to render the entire project.
Any downsides to this methodology or does everyone do it already?
An issue I have is some segments can be louder with the underlying music and voices. Is there some master way to control this?
Anyhow... here is Xberk's tip from 2-1-2010. I haven't tried the .veg nesting yet but he is spot on for the "Smart" render to get a full final product to reveiw--very fast. Thanks again.
Xberk:
I usually work in sections as you describe. Each section is a separate veg file. I render each section to VIdeo for Windows AVI format using either a NTSC DV template or one of the HD templates if working in HD. This render is basically loseless in terms of quality. I then combine the AVI files into the final project in a master veg file. If I render this to an AVI file that has the same spec as each section then the render will be a "smart" render and not take much time and suffer nearly no quality loss. I can preview the entire project prior to doing a final render for either DVD output or the Web. If I want to adjust anything in any section, merely go back to that section veg, re-edit, and re-render to the same file name so that the master veg is automatically updated with the change. Once the project is set, then render to the final format.
You can also do a similar workflow by combining the actual veg files of each section onto a master veg timeline. This is "nesting" veg files. Just drag a veg to the Vegas timeline to see what I mean. When you right click on a particular nested veg there is a choice to "edit" that veg. IF you haven't tried this -- try it. You might like it. It works best with smaller sections.
I'm an amateur doing family/trip videos and just completed a 27-min one with 8 sections. Use some DJ 'swipe' type effects for transitions between segments if not an obvious flow.
I was frustrated trying to get a 35-min Italy video done, so now I think I have the path via segments. Also nice for those final small edits as you don't have to render the entire project.
Any downsides to this methodology or does everyone do it already?
An issue I have is some segments can be louder with the underlying music and voices. Is there some master way to control this?
Anyhow... here is Xberk's tip from 2-1-2010. I haven't tried the .veg nesting yet but he is spot on for the "Smart" render to get a full final product to reveiw--very fast. Thanks again.
Xberk:
I usually work in sections as you describe. Each section is a separate veg file. I render each section to VIdeo for Windows AVI format using either a NTSC DV template or one of the HD templates if working in HD. This render is basically loseless in terms of quality. I then combine the AVI files into the final project in a master veg file. If I render this to an AVI file that has the same spec as each section then the render will be a "smart" render and not take much time and suffer nearly no quality loss. I can preview the entire project prior to doing a final render for either DVD output or the Web. If I want to adjust anything in any section, merely go back to that section veg, re-edit, and re-render to the same file name so that the master veg is automatically updated with the change. Once the project is set, then render to the final format.
You can also do a similar workflow by combining the actual veg files of each section onto a master veg timeline. This is "nesting" veg files. Just drag a veg to the Vegas timeline to see what I mean. When you right click on a particular nested veg there is a choice to "edit" that veg. IF you haven't tried this -- try it. You might like it. It works best with smaller sections.