Flickering

Nova wrote on 6/10/2023, 8:21 AM

my outro clip keeps flickering, every other piece of clip i have is completely fine but this one 7 second clip wont stop flickering on me, and its not even constant, sometimes it decides to work for a few seconds then flickers again, ( flickers to black and back on to the video), im curently working with 30 fps, ive tried switching to 60 fps, it just makes it go completely black. ( all the other clips work fine if i do the switch to 60fps). im really not sure what to do now, i used to edit with vegas pro about 2 years ago and never had this issue. / curently using the latest verson of vegas pro 20

Edit: my bad I do have the legit, bought version of vegas pro 20, I did not realize there was a change, thank you to whoever pointed that out to me.

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Dexcon wrote on 6/10/2023, 8:30 AM

Please provide the information requested under parts B & C in https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/important-information-required-to-help-you--110457/ so that the forum has knowledge about your system and media.

curently using the latest verson of sony vegas pro 20

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3POINT wrote on 6/10/2023, 9:12 AM

im really not sure what to do now, i used to edit with vegas pro about 2 years ago and never had this issue. / curently using the latest verson of sony vegas pro 20

Try to use a legal version of Vegaspro. As @Dexcon stated, Sony Vegaspro doesn't exist anymore for ten years, so I'm wondering what you used to edit the last two years.

Nova wrote on 6/10/2023, 10:43 AM

Vegas version/ build: version 20 , build 403

Windows build / edition: windows 11 , version 22H2 , os build: 22621.1702

i use a gopro session 5 ( little square one)

my delivery, youtube

cpu: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics            2.90 GHz

GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060 Laptop

driver version: 31.0.15.3598

Status of GPU acceleration: Optimal / geforce RTX 3060 / i also have option to radeon graphics or off

Hardware decoder: NVDEC: RTX 3060 / i don't have an enable hardware decoding box i can check

16 gb of Ram, high end gaming laptop so its good stuff, just not sure of the name or type of it.

so in the clip i recorded of the issue, now it just disappears and then comes back in the middle of the clip. but it also flicked back and forth to the clip, and darkness, ive tried deleting the clip and then inserting the clip back in but, sometimes it works for 1 playthrought and then the same issues comes back.

j-v wrote on 6/10/2023, 11:26 AM

@Nova
Can you give the MediaInfo of the GOPRO files following this link https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/
and give a screenshot of Options/Preferences/ File I/O

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john_dennis wrote on 6/10/2023, 11:45 AM

@Nova said: "my outro clip keeps flickering, every other piece of clip i have is completely fine..."

If you have one and only one file that flickers, follow @j-v's instructions for your file Outro.mov.

I find it really hard to stay focused when I see the Master Bus clipped at over 4db, but that's just me.

Nova wrote on 6/10/2023, 11:49 AM

First clip

General
Complete name                            : C:\Users\keela\OneDrive\Desktop\video editing\Army Global plexi match 1.MP4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media / Version 1
Codec ID                                 : mp41 (mp41)
File size                                : 3.73 GiB
Duration                                 : 17 min 42 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 30.2 Mb/s
Frame rate                               : 59.940 FPS
Encoded date                             : 2015-01-01 22:52:04 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2015-01-01 17:34:22 UTC

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L4.2
Format settings                          : CABAC / 1 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames        : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP                     : M=1, N=30
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 17 min 42 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 30.0 Mb/s
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.241
Stream size                              : 3.71 GiB (99%)
Title                                    : GoPro AVC
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : 2015-01-01 22:52:04 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2015-01-01 17:34:22 UTC
Color range                              : Limited
colour_range_Original                    : Full
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
Codec configuration box                  : avcC

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC LC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID                                 : mp4a-40-2
Duration                                 : 17 min 42 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 128 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate                               : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 16.2 MiB (0%)
Title                                    : GoPro AAC
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : 2015-01-01 22:52:04 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2015-01-01 17:34:22 UTC

Other #1
ID                                       : 3
Type                                     : Time code
Format                                   : QuickTime TC
Duration                                 : 17 min 42 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Time code of first frame                 : 17:51:11:12
Time code of last frame                  : 18:09:10:10
Time code, stripped                      : Yes
Title                                    : GoPro TCD
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : 2015-01-01 22:52:04 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2015-01-01 17:34:22 UTC

Other #2
Type                                     : meta
Duration                                 : 8 min 50 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant

Other #3
Type                                     : meta
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
mdhd_Duration                            : 1062061

*****

Second Clip

General
Complete name                            : C:\Users\keela\OneDrive\Desktop\video editing\Army GLobal Plexi Part 2.MP4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media / Version 1
Codec ID                                 : mp41 (mp41)
File size                                : 1.81 GiB
Duration                                 : 8 min 36 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 30.2 Mb/s
Frame rate                               : 59.940 FPS
Encoded date                             : 2015-01-01 23:00:40 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2015-01-01 17:52:05 UTC

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L4.2
Format settings                          : CABAC / 1 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames        : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP                     : M=1, N=30
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 8 min 36 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 30.0 Mb/s
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.241
Stream size                              : 1.80 GiB (99%)
Title                                    : GoPro AVC
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : 2015-01-01 23:00:40 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2015-01-01 17:52:05 UTC
Color range                              : Limited
colour_range_Original                    : Full
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
Codec configuration box                  : avcC

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC LC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID                                 : mp4a-40-2
Duration                                 : 8 min 36 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 128 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate                               : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 7.88 MiB (0%)
Title                                    : GoPro AAC
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : 2015-01-01 23:00:40 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2015-01-01 17:52:05 UTC

Other #1
ID                                       : 3
Type                                     : Time code
Format                                   : QuickTime TC
Duration                                 : 8 min 36 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Time code of first frame                 : 18:09:10:22
Time code of last frame                  : 18:17:54:52
Time code, stripped                      : Yes
Title                                    : GoPro TCD
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : 2015-01-01 23:00:40 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2015-01-01 17:52:05 UTC

Other #2
Type                                     : meta
Duration                                 : 4 min 27 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable

Other #3
Type                                     : meta
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
mdhd_Duration                            : 516299

****

Outro Clip


Complete name                            : C:\Users\keela\OneDrive\Desktop\Intros and outros\Outro.mov
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : QuickTime
Codec ID                                 : qt   2005.03 (qt  )
File size                                : 37.9 MiB
Duration                                 : 9 s 943 ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 32.0 Mb/s
Frame rate                               : 29.970 FPS
Encoded date                             : 2021-03-15 22:11:57 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2021-03-15 21:14:57 UTC
Writing library                          : Apple QuickTime
TIM                                      : 00;00;00;00
TSC                                      : 2997
TSZ                                      : 100

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Main@L5.1
Format settings                          : 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC                   : No
Format settings, Reference frames        : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP                     : N=1
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 9 s 943 ms
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 31.9 Mb/s
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.514
Stream size                              : 37.9 MiB (100%)
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : 2021-03-15 22:11:58 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2021-03-15 22:14:56 UTC
Color range                              : Limited
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
Codec configuration box                  : avcC

Other
ID                                       : 2
Type                                     : Time code
Format                                   : QuickTime TC
Duration                                 : 9 s 943 ms
Frame rate                               : 29.970 (29970/1000) FPS
Time code of first frame                 : 00:00:00;00
Time code of last frame                  : 00:00:09;27
Time code, stripped                      : Yes
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : 2021-03-15 22:14:56 UTC
Tagged date                              : 2021-03-15 22:14:56 UTC

john_dennis wrote on 6/10/2023, 12:27 PM

@Nova

As a diagnostic technique:

  • Use Shutter Encoder (an external encoder) to convert file Outro.MOV to Apple ProRes 4444XQ. (I know that's overkill)
  • Replace the file Outro.MOV in your Vegas Pro project with the newly encoded file.
  • Report the results.

I'm going out to mow my grass.

Nova wrote on 6/10/2023, 12:45 PM

@Nova

As a diagnostic technique:

  • Use Shutter Encoder (an external encoder) to convert file Outro.MOV to Apple ProRes 4444XQ. (I know that's overkill)
  • Replace the file Outro.MOV in your Vegas Pro project with the newly encoded file.
  • Report the results.

I'm going out to mow my grass.

Worked like a charm! Thank you so much for your help! / can you explain how that worked? im trying to get more into video editing and would like to understand what you made me do, lol , thanks

mark-y wrote on 6/10/2023, 3:02 PM

It's that GoPro is an acquisition format that is not optimized for nonlinear editing.

The conversion to ProRes, which is designed as an intermediate format is lossless, and easier on your resources when decoded.

(ProRes 422 is also fine and likewise overkill for your 8 bit 420 video source).

Former user wrote on 6/10/2023, 6:30 PM

@Nova

As a diagnostic technique:

  • Use Shutter Encoder (an external encoder) to convert file Outro.MOV to Apple ProRes 4444XQ. (I know that's overkill)
  • Replace the file Outro.MOV in your Vegas Pro project with the newly encoded file.
  • Report the results.

I'm going out to mow my grass.

Worked like a charm! Thank you so much for your help! / can you explain how that worked? im trying to get more into video editing and would like to understand what you made me do, lol , thanks

Can you upload your outro clip to a file sharing site, let others see if they get the same problem?