New To Vegas - Tips Please

Mr. EnFiniTy wrote on 3/17/2005, 1:57 PM

Hi, i've been using vegas for about a month or so, and i'm trying to create a gaming video for my clan :O :D.

Now i have basic gist of effects, but atm i'm trying to add bursts of light in time with my music.

For example when the music reaches a heavy beat, or high peak it will flash. Now i have been doing this by finding the spot myself, but is there a way to do some sort of auto flash for high peaks?

So basically can you make a burst of light when the audio goes over a certain volume?

If you understand that at all then please help :D

And if there isn't an auto function, any ideas how to do it by hand?

Thanks!
Mr EnFiniTy

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Spot|DSE wrote on 3/17/2005, 2:00 PM

There is no autofunction for sniffing audio levels and making video respond to it.
What you can do is play the song back, and using the "M" key, drop markers at the points you'd like the video to have an effect or "burst" as you put it. You can build slideshows to the markers, edit video to the markers, etc.
Generally, musical peaks can be identified in the timeline as well, if you've zoomed in a little. Use your mouse wheel or up/down arrows to zoom in on the project.

Mr. EnFiniTy wrote on 3/17/2005, 2:03 PM

Thanks

I tried using markers but i found it the same as using the timeline in the brightness and contrast FX. But i will try what you said about edit with markers :D

Thanks, still annoying no auto function for us lazys :P

Spot|DSE wrote on 3/17/2005, 2:06 PM

I guess I'm confused. Are you cutting to music already synced to video, or creating new video cut to existing music?
If it's the former, then I'd simply put generated media and use the white flash transitions over top of the new media. So:
New track for track one.
Track two contains your existing video
Track three contains your existing video's audio.

On track one, insert Generated media (white) for the length of the flash. You'll probably need to zoom in deep. Create a fade in and a fade out. Put the Flash transitions on these if the flash isn't enough from the white generated media.

Mr. EnFiniTy wrote on 3/17/2005, 2:30 PM

Well yes you got it right lol

I'm trying to add a light effect in sync with my music track, so the video flashes in time with music, and thanks to your zoom in help, i got the timing perfect first time.

But i didn't realise that transition looks better then brightness, which looks a bit pap :D

Thanks again, sorry for confusion :S

TheHappyFriar wrote on 3/17/2005, 6:47 PM

I'd do it a simular way to spot, oopes DSE (can't get used to that new name), but slightly differently.

I'd place the markers down (you may want to turn off Snap to Frame because a lot of sound can happen in 1/30th of a second).

Then, instead of the generated media, I'd slice (S) your vid at each marker. Then overlap them a bit (when you drag the ends over the other part of the vid it will auto-crossfade).

Then drop/drag the transition you want from the list of transition's to the crossfade.

This has some disadvantegs to DSE's idea though. The biggest is that since you sliced up the clips, you can't move the entire vid around the timeline w/o selecting the whole thing.

Spot|DSE wrote on 3/17/2005, 7:06 PM

you're right, the splits will make it difficult to move things, but if a crossfade is used by overlapping media, he can also lose the timing of the song...which is even worse. Of course, if you ONLY slice and drag without moving the events and don't split the audio, you'll have a nice little flash transition in there.
That's one of the beauties (and uglies) of Vegas; you can accomplish the same task with several methods of workflow.
BTW, Mr.EnFinity, welcome to Vegas!

ezway wrote on 3/17/2005, 9:37 PM

Hi try the stuff at vtc.com
also.
Best Wishes,
Marty

Mr. EnFiniTy wrote on 3/18/2005, 2:04 PM

Thanks very much people. I found out how to create the perfect timing with effects.

Nice to come to freindly forums :D