Clip not filling up screen.

hotblacktar wrote on 10/5/2002, 4:20 PM

I use Vegas 3 build 107. I capture with an Orange Micro firewire card using the Vegas default DV capture software.

When I capture video the captured clip has a thin black line at the top of the screen. It looks like the clip is not filling up the entire frame.

This is especially noticable when I use the chroma-key filter. The overlay works fine, the background shows fine through the overlay but if I use track motion to move the subject in the overlay to another part of the screen that thin black line moves with the overlay. It resembles a black border around the overlay but just at the top.

Does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it?

Thanks

Comments

SonyEPM wrote on 10/7/2002, 9:06 AM

Sounds like you are transcoding analog-originated footage to DV? That often results in the black line you describe. Nothing you can do about it in the capture process, but you can use pan/crop or track motion to zoom in a little and get rid of it.

*If the footage is destined for TV in the end, you probably won't notice the black lines since they wil be in the underscan area.

hotblacktar wrote on 10/7/2002, 11:01 AM

You mean this is probably happening because I am capturing Hi-8/Digital 8?

SonyEPM wrote on 10/7/2002, 11:15 AM

"You mean this is probably happening because I am capturing Hi-8/Digital 8?"

yes.

hotblacktar wrote on 10/7/2002, 11:22 AM

Thank you, SonicEPM. I was starting to look into upgrading my capture card and other expensive options. You have saved me time and money.