Visually Marking Events

mark003 wrote on 2/25/2012, 2:08 PM

I'm working on a highlights video for a client. It's a series of catches at home base and then hits. I'd like to mark each event so that the client can choose which ones to include in the final video. My first thought was just add text in a new video track and number each one. Very tedious because there are probably 200 events. My next thought was using markers and naming each one c1, c2....h1, h2....signifying catch one and hit one etc. It would be fast. But, then I couldn't actually show markers in the final video for the client to choose from. What's the best way (fast and easy) to visually mark a video so that the marks show in the final rendered video? Any suggestions?

Comments

Former user wrote on 2/25/2012, 2:19 PM

I would suggest you give them a timecode window, explain it to them, and they can make notes of the timcodes of the events/hits, that they want to use.

Dave T2

farss wrote on 2/25/2012, 2:54 PM

To add to what Dave has said, use clip timecode, not timeline timecode.
If you use timeline TC as soon as you move things it's all wrong.

Bob.

altarvic wrote on 2/25/2012, 3:05 PM

you can use timecode fx, or Vegasaur for generating text events (based on markers or event labels) There is also Markers tool that allows you to place a marker at every event (with auto numbering feature)

Sol M. wrote on 2/25/2012, 4:06 PM

How are you delivering to client for review?

If DVD, you can export your named regions from the timeline and import into DVD-A as subtitles using VASST SubText (FREE)

Then you just have subtitles turned on as default when the DVD is played.

Chienworks wrote on 2/25/2012, 7:26 PM

I've done this with timeline timecode so that it's a continuous run from beginning to end. Clients pick up on the idea pretty much instantly. Then when the client returns their notes i'll drop markers and label them with the client's comments. The markers will ripple with the events as i edit.

I also tend to perform the edits from the end backwards so that changes only affect the position of other edits i've already finished.

The only trouble i've had was when i provided one client with the entire raw footage timecoded and she returned a list like:
Cuts:
1:31;19 - 1:58;02
2:51;07 - 3:14;21
3:42;02 - 5:02;17
and so forth. So i cut out the indicated ranges and sent an edited copy. The response was, "Very nice! Yes. those are the sections i want removed. When can i see the video? Thanks."

mark003 wrote on 2/25/2012, 11:47 PM

Thanks for everyone's help. I did an extra video track labeling each clip and then used the FX timecode. It might not be the best but it worked. The client can give me clip names and timecode to cut. It should work great. Thanks