everytime i capture footage shot by the dvx 100a, it looks jumpy, then it renders and looks weird i didn't have this problem in vegas 4.0.
\what's the deal?
If you're converting it to 29.97, it needs to render.
If you're only editing and it's cuts-only, using a 24p project, the only thing that should be rendering is the audio file.
What format are you rendering to?
You don't say what Vegas version you're using now or what kind of videography you're doing. But, I use Vegas 5 and for any slo-mo and especially for any aniimation I always disable resample (in the Edit menu, under switches...).
If I don't disable resampling for slo-mo or animation the rendered video comes out jumpy and choppy--similar to your complaint.
I´m editing 24p footage from the dvx100 in V6 just fine.
Your project properties should be:
NTSC DV 24p (720x480, 23.976 fps)
Frame rate: 23.976 (IVTC Film)
0.9091 (NTSC DV)
Obviously, the dvx100 shoots progressive so don´t select the "upper field" or "lower field" option. Just select progressive.
The pulldown is performed by both he camera and the NLE.
The camera inserts those frames so it can record onto a dv tape, once you digitize the footage, Vegas will omit those 6 extra frames, giving you 24p.
Also, make sure that your preview window is set to: "Preview (auto)"
Ah, one more thing, make sure that in the preferences window you have selected the "allow pulldown removal when opening a 24p project"
If you don´t do that,you´ll be editing regular, progressive (except for a couple of frames every second) 30 ntsc footage. Wich is fine, as long as you want it, and you should not have problems previewing and/or editing it.