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Steve Grisetti wrote on 7/25/2011, 11:23 AM
What model of camcorder is your video coming from?

Which project settings does your project show as in use? (Click on the Project Properties button on the Preview window.)

What happens if you select 1920x1080 video settings from this option panel?

If your video is filling the frame and yet you're only seeing 1/4 of it, it sounds like you've loaded high-def video into a project that's set up for standard def.
DennisTheNovice wrote on 7/25/2011, 12:07 PM
Steve,

1) I am capturing H.D. TV via Hauppauge. The Hauppauge encoder is titled H264. Its Source Resolution is labeled 1920 x 1080 @ 30fps. The saved format is labeled MP4.

2&3) I don't know how to display a snap-shot here. The Property values set by VMS:
" HD Template=1080x60i (1920x1080 29.970 fps)"; "Field Order=Upper First" ; "Pixel Aspect Ratio=1.0 (square)"; "3D Mode=off".

Please note: The video displays ok using other software.

Thank you for your help!

Eugenia wrote on 7/25/2011, 9:16 PM
These TV captured streams were never supported by Vegas properly. So you might be hitting its bugs.
DennisTheNovice wrote on 7/25/2011, 9:34 PM
Thank you for the info, Eugenia :(

DennisTheNovice wrote on 7/25/2011, 9:35 PM
When I ran Gspot, Sony listed many audio Codecs. But NO other Codec was labeled as Sony's.

When I import the MP4, VMS sets the property to Template=1080x60i (1920x1080 29.970 fps).

BUT, when I click the icon to "Match Media Settings", VMS changes the Template to "Custom (720x480, 29.970 fps)".

But, in either case, I still can only view the upper left of the frames.

Is this helpful?
musicvid10 wrote on 7/26/2011, 8:30 AM
You didn't tell us your Preview settings.
Start with "Preview" and "Auto."If it is set at "Full" you will only see the portion that fits at full resolution.
DennisTheNovice wrote on 8/10/2011, 5:47 PM
My "Preview" has been automatically set to "Auto". I tried all other settings (full, half, quarter) with no change. All I see is the upper-left of the frame.

Thank you for your help.
MSmart wrote on 8/10/2011, 6:39 PM
You don't have Track Motion active at the track level or Pan/Crop on the event, do you?

What does the video look like with another player such as WMP or VLC?
DennisTheNovice wrote on 8/11/2011, 11:49 AM
WMP, WMP Classic-Home Cinema and FLV Player4Free playback ok.

However, VLC displays the same as VMS: just the upper left of the frame.

“You don't have Track Motion active at the track level or Pan/Crop on the event, do you?” I’ve just begun to use VMS and can’t get past step #1: playback an mp4. I haven’t changed defaults.

Since I updated to Build #247, I have no Help file. I’ve looked for “Track Motion” but cannot find it. I know I haven’t done any pan/cropping.

Again, thank you for your help.
musicvid10 wrote on 8/11/2011, 12:07 PM
-- Post the complete media properties as reported by MediaInfo
-- Look at the media properties in the "Project Media" window in Vegas. If they don't match the actual media, you may have to change them manually, and also your Project properties to match.
-- Run the video through the VideoRedo trial version using the "Quickstream Fix" option. This is usually necessary to use any PVR source in an NLE, for reasons I won't get into here.