editing videos with more than 20 files

thejhfilms wrote on 4/21/2017, 11:07 AM

Alright so again, I've been using vegas for years and have never ventured out to ask others what their workflow is like. only about the last 2-3 years or so have I been shooting prores and of course vegas can't handle more than 20-ish files safely in a 32-bit project. after that, the files become black and render out black.

so a lot of my wedding highlight reels are like 2-3 projects put together. What I normally have been doing is rendering out each project as xavcs LONG 3840x2160 - 23.976 as shown in this screenshot

and then putting it in another project and rendering it out again in the same output. is this the best way to retain color/quality/bitrate throughout the workflow?

*Gear background* - FS700 with Odyssey and Shogun shooting 4K Prores LT

Comments

john_dennis wrote on 4/21/2017, 11:53 AM

It would be better to use XAVC Intra. The clips added to the main project will smart render if you don't make any changes. 

JohnnyRoy wrote on 4/23/2017, 7:44 AM

I been shooting prores and of course vegas can't handle more than 20-ish files safely in a 32-bit project. after that, the files become black and render out black.

You should probably upgrade to Vegas Pro 14.0 which has native ProRes support. That should solve your original problem.

~jr

thejhfilms wrote on 4/23/2017, 8:19 AM

I been shooting prores and of course vegas can't handle more than 20-ish files safely in a 32-bit project. after that, the files become black and render out black.

You should probably upgrade to Vegas Pro 14.0 which has native ProRes support. That should solve your original problem.

~jr

Thanks Jr. Have you upgraded to vp14? Does it work ok for you?

JohnnyRoy wrote on 4/23/2017, 8:44 AM

Thanks Jr. Have you upgraded to vp14? Does it work ok for you?

I don't use Vegas Pro anymore. I moved to the Mac and use Final Cut Pro X now which, of course, edits ProRes like butter but I've read good things about VP14 working with ProRes natively so you should at least download the 30-day trial and see if it solves your particular issue. You have nothing to loose (except your problem).

Of course, I firmly believe that anyone who wants to shoot Apple ProRes should buy a Mac but that's a whole different conversation. ;-)

~jr