Can I view multiple video tracks at one time?

Fandango wrote on 9/17/2006, 11:45 AM

I used two cameras on a recent video shoot. Trying now to edit the two video tracks together. How can I preview both video tracks at once to line them up?

Using Vegas 5.0.

-Dan

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 9/17/2006, 11:49 AM

There are LOTS of methods to do this, both with scripts, compositing envelopes, etc.
The VASST DoubleTake is free, and allows for switching between two cams. I'd submit it's the easiest method of accomplishing this.

John_Cline wrote on 9/17/2006, 1:04 PM

"I'd submit it's the easiest method of accomplishing this."

Now that's an understatement!

John

Fandango wrote on 9/17/2006, 1:15 PM

Thanks for the advice Spot. I am a little surprised that Vegas doesn't support this function natively through their video preview window. I'll check out Double Take. Good thing I didn't use a third camera on this shoot. :)

-d

farss wrote on 9/17/2006, 1:32 PM

Well,
for only a few dollars you can get Infiniticam, good for 100 cameras!

To the best of my knowledge no desktop NLE supports multiroll, i.e. full res output from more than 1 track.

Bob.

epirb wrote on 9/17/2006, 3:44 PM

>I am a little surprised that Vegas doesn't support this function natively through their video preview window.<

Vegas actually does and in many ways.
Using track motion or pan/crop (depending on what your doing) you can position each track in a portion of the preview window. enabling you to veiw all tracks at once. But the VASST tools as well as excalibur speed up the process by performing all the "native" functions for you. thats the beauty of using Vegas' scripting.

busterkeaton wrote on 9/17/2006, 4:23 PM

Double Take is just a script for Vegas. It's simply an easier way of getting to the function that is supported Natively in Vegas, you just need to resize your tracks to view both. Plus it's got some other handy things.