novice/greenhorn

lulu wrote on 1/24/2002, 2:54 PM
I AM NEW TO THE VEGAS FAMILY AND HAVE ONLY PRODUCED 2 ITEMS USING ALL PHOTOS AND AUDIO. i HAVE NEVER CAPTURED VIDEO BEFORE AND WOULD BE WILLING TO BE SOMEONES STUDENT IN ORDER TO LEARN TO DEAL WITH VIDEO.
I'M NOT SURE IF MY SYSTEM IS BIG ENOUGH OR THAT I HAVE SUFFICIENT PROGRAMS. EMAIL SUPPORT HAS PRETTY MUCH IGNORED ME FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS. I HAVE
AN eMACHINE, 128 RAM, ADDITIONAL 80G HARD DRIVE DEDICATED TO MY WORK AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2 PREVIOUS WORKS, BUT NOW I HAVE ALL VIDEO AND SOME PHOTOS
AND MY COMPUTER FREEZES UP OR STOPS CAPTURE.
1 DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHICH PORT OF THE 3 THAT THE FIREWIRE GOES INTO?
2 DO I NEED TO SHUT DOWN SYSTEMS AS IF RENDERING WHEN I CAPTURE?
3 HOW CAN I LABEL EACH SEGMENT OF VIDEO FOR JOB DESCRIPTION?
4 MY COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE AND PROWESS ARE MINIMAL, TO SAY THE
LEAST, DO I NEED ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE FOR VIDEO THAT I DIDN'T PREVIOUSLY USING
ONLY PHOTOS?
5 AM I TOTALLY HOPELESS? I HAVE MY OWN PHOTOGRAPHY BIZ AND LOVE TO PRODUCE WITH VEGAS AND I REALLY NEED TO VENTURE INTO THE VIDEO MARKET. I VIDEOTAPED A WEDDING AND NOW CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE VIDEO SO TIME
IS RUNNING OUT.

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Cheesehole wrote on 1/24/2002, 4:12 PM
1 DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHICH PORT OF THE 3 THAT THE FIREWIRE GOES INTO?

no.

2 DO I NEED TO SHUT DOWN SYSTEMS AS IF RENDERING WHEN I CAPTURE?

do not disturb the computer while it's capturing. don't run anything else while it's capturing either. if it continues to freeze up while capturing, post your system specs and the exact error. someone here may be able to help you.

3 HOW CAN I LABEL EACH SEGMENT OF VIDEO FOR JOB DESCRIPTION?

use the batch capture feature (Advanced capture). you can block out segments and name them. when they are captured, they will have your names.

4 MY COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE AND PROWESS ARE MINIMAL, TO SAY THE
LEAST, DO I NEED ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE FOR VIDEO THAT I DIDN'T PREVIOUSLY USING
ONLY PHOTOS?

no just Vegas

5 AM I TOTALLY HOPELESS? I HAVE MY OWN PHOTOGRAPHY BIZ AND LOVE TO PRODUCE WITH VEGAS AND I REALLY NEED TO VENTURE INTO THE VIDEO MARKET. I VIDEOTAPED A WEDDING AND NOW CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE VIDEO SO TIME
IS RUNNING OUT.

no, but you should read the Vegas manual and turn off your CAPS LOCK key. :p

good luck :o)