Preview Transition Effects

jkb242 wrote on 8/19/2004, 5:49 PM
I have never had a problem seeing the transitions in the preview window and turning them to get the desired effect until just recently. I am attempting to edit an MPEG 2 file and add a transition between two edited pieces of the same clip. When the transition plays, the preview window simply freezes during the transition period without showing the transition effect. Can anyone please tell me why this is happening?

As I said, Ihave not had a problem seeing these effects in the past but suddenly, it is not possible to see them.

Please provide input.

Much thanks!!

Comments

jetdv wrote on 8/19/2004, 6:55 PM
It's because of the MPG files. Try it with DV-AVI and I'm sure you'll be back to normal.
jkb242 wrote on 8/19/2004, 7:13 PM
jetdv,

Someone posted a comment to me that this was caused by the edit on the original file. Somehow Vegas knows that the first piece of the original file which was edited to take out some trash and the second piece are one in the same. When I then tried to rejoin the two pieces with a transition between the two pieces, the transition did not work because the two pieces are not separate scenes or media files. That is quite interesting. What I did to experiment with this was to insert a new clip or separate scene which was not part of the original scene and the transistions then worked normally. So, what I need to know now is how do I separate the edits as I go along from the original media so that I can make the scene changing happen smoothly with transitions? There has to be a way to do this. The same user who pointed this out to me stated that separating the two edits could be done by setting the cursor at the end of the clip and tping an S. This did not work or I did not understand him. So maybe there is a way to do this.

I began the project with raw Hi 8 analog video then used a Dazzle model 150 to make the AVI file into a MPEG 2 to reduce rendering time to speed up the process. This is the first time I have attempted this and it seems to work fine except for this particular nasty glitch. There simply must be a way to make the edits and splice the MPGE 2 back with transitions. I am really stumped at this point so any assistance you can offer is greatly appreciated.


clearvu wrote on 8/19/2004, 7:18 PM
The problem IS due to the file being in MPEG format. While the more powerful computers will be able to do a better job, it will never be as good and DV AVI.

If you want to see the transition, try doing a RAM render or a PRE render to see what the transition looks like. That is pretty much your best option.
jkb242 wrote on 8/19/2004, 7:28 PM
clearvu,

I was afraid that this might be the case. Do you know anything about separating the edits into separate files so that transistions can be used?

jetdv wrote on 8/19/2004, 8:25 PM
used a Dazzle model 150 to make the AVI file into a MPEG 2 to reduce rendering time to speed up the process.

This will actually SLOW DOWN the process.

Capture as DV-AVI
Edit using DV-AVI
When finished: Render to MPEG
clearvu wrote on 8/20/2004, 4:43 AM
jetdv is right. You are saving no time by allowing Dazzle to convert the file to MPEG2 on the fly. Vegas will re-render it anyways. Always use DV-AVI.
jkb242 wrote on 8/20/2004, 11:15 AM
Cleavu,
What are the file extensions for Digital Video files?
Chienworks wrote on 8/20/2004, 11:31 AM
.avi