Side by Side Image Rendering

rtbond wrote on 1/29/2013, 8:28 AM

What is the simplest way to accomplish this:

I have an event that I am applying a level filter to. I'd like to view the left half of the event with and without the filter applied side-by-side in the rendered output (say an AVCHD output file) and not merely split screen previewing from the timeline.

My initial thought was to I rendered the event with the filter applied, placed that clip on the Vegas timeline on a separate track from the original media. I then tried playing around with various things (including Pan/Crop) but never could get the desired result (left half of each 1920x1080 clip in a side-by-side output).

I am sure this is simple, but I am getting frustrated trying on my own.

Thanks!

Comments

Former user wrote on 1/29/2013, 8:38 AM

Use two video tracks. Identical video, effect on 1 track.

Crop using Pan/Crop and move using Track motion for your position.

Dave T2

rs170a wrote on 1/29/2013, 8:40 AM

Duplicate the video track, apply the desired FX to the top event, open Pan/Crop on the top event and mask half of it. You should be able to see what you want this way and not need to render it and bring it back in.

Mike

rtbond wrote on 1/29/2013, 9:05 AM

Thanks Dave and Mike. It was applying the Track Motion piece that I was forgetting (I could crop the left-halves but then moving the cropped pieces into the correct locations in the frame was the problem),

Cheers!

--Rob

Chienworks wrote on 1/29/2013, 11:36 AM

I would have used the cookie cutter rectangle.

rtbond wrote on 1/29/2013, 11:58 AM

When experimenting with the Cookie Cutter rectangle I could not figure how to make the rectangle size 1/2 of the frame width [the Size adjustment seems to proportional scale the rectangle, whereas I wanted a rectangle that was the full height (vertical = 1080) of the frame and 1/2 the width (horizontal=1920/2)].

Chienworks wrote on 1/29/2013, 1:05 PM

Just make it huge, then slide it over to one side of the screen. If you're not picky about hitting the exact 959/960 center line, of course.

The nice thing about that is that it's nearly effortless to reposition which parts of which tracks are showing without having to muck with cropping and track motion. And, both tracks are perfectly aligned since it was never necessary to move one of them.

R0cky wrote on 1/29/2013, 1:47 PM

I thought the split screen preview would render that way if you left it on.
??

rocky

Chienworks wrote on 1/29/2013, 2:54 PM

Nope. That's just for the preview window only.