Composite level 0%

pjb2222 wrote on 3/1/2004, 11:33 AM
I have just completely a project, recording a concert on three simultaneous cameras. In switching between several video tracks it is very easy accidentally to end up with a composite level of 98% or 3% instead of 100% and 0%. This presumable degrades the picture quality, and takes forever to render. It would be really nice if the next Vegas upgrade allowed you to find any levels that aren't exactly 100% or 0%. Another thing that is very difficult to pick up is a blank section, where you have accidentally left a fraction of a second gap between events. It would be nice if there was a way to search for section where the video signal is 0.
(I am assuming that these facilities don't already exist)
Patrick

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winrockpost wrote on 3/1/2004, 11:49 AM
There are scripts available for what you describe, I believe they are at the sundancemedia website, if not I'm sure someone will chime in to as where they can be found.
Hope this helps.
jetdv wrote on 3/1/2004, 1:55 PM
You can easily do multi-cam shoots without adjusting a single composite level. Look for a variety of ways for multi-cam editing in my newsletter.
JohnnyRoy wrote on 3/1/2004, 2:27 PM
It is important to note that a composite level of 0% is NOT the same as cutting out the video you don’t want and Vegas will take up to 4x longer to render that section on a P4 3.0Ghz machine (up to 10x longer on a P3 933Ghz PC). I just did a test that was discussed in this thread. It is much better to cut out the video you don’t want then to set the composite to 0%.

~jr
johnmeyer wrote on 3/2/2004, 10:27 AM
You can use my script to "audit" your project prior to rendering to discover exactly the problem you describe. Download the script here:

Audit for event levels

I also have a script that will look, on any single selected track, for really short gaps or overlaps -- another common result from one of the few rough edges in the Vegas interface. Here's the link to that script:

Audit for short blank gaps
pjb2222 wrote on 3/4/2004, 2:49 PM
Thanks for all those responses. 3 different answers and all of them very useful!
Patrick