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Videoon 11/20/2015
OT: What software can do this style animation?
You could try Crazy Talk Animator. I think it does animation like that one fairly easily. http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/Animator/
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Videoon 11/4/2015
problematic green screen with XAVC-S
Original PNG http://www.dropbox.com/s/ch3aqn6ib1d268p/original.png?dl=0 After masking http://www.dropbox.com/s/qipb2p1psmwjppq/mask%20added.png?dl=0 Green saturated http://www.dropbox.com/s/t6m6h94ww3ihyqa/saturate%20green.png?dl=0 Chroma keyed http://www.dropbox.com/s/ezj0eyi4iqkoew8/chroma%20keyed.png?dl=0 Color corrected http://www.dropbox.com/s/f7dx1nhxngmlcdo/color%20corrected.png?dl=0 Final video http://www.dropbox.com/s/ibskeb1yipmtem1/green.MP4?dl=0
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Videoon 11/4/2015
problematic green screen with XAVC-S
The technique I do with almost all my greenscreen footage that works well for me is as follows. I first apply the "saturate green" from the secondary color corrector to really even up the greenscreen and make it pop out. I then apply a garbage matte around the subject to eliminate as much excess greenscreen as possible. I apply the chroma keyer and tweek to my liking. Finally I apply a final color correction to my subject. I've been using this workflow for a while and it works pretty well. By the way the best greenscreen material I've ever used is fluorescent green spandex fabric. It requires minimal extra lighting. It lights really evenly and pops out on its own. Wrinkles can be easily stretched out. These days I use the Boris plugin with light wrap for best results.
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Videoon 6/20/2015
Need advice for the best codec setting.
Thanks guys! I'll follow your recommendations for sure.
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Videoon 5/10/2014
4K Editing?
If you are delivering to DVD you are only going to be able to retain so much quality. No matter if you are starting with 4K or HD you are ending up with 720x480. Obviously higher quality source video usually results in better end result. But if you are going to DVD instead of Blu Ray you may be shooting yourself in the foot. You may want to upgrade to delivering to Blu Ray before upgrading your workstation. You should have no problem editing the proxies with your current workstation with Vegas 13.
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Videoon 4/14/2014
Sony TD-20 - side by side full? 3D
The TD20 shoots 2 full 1920 x 1080 interlaced streams and is capable of outputting full framed packed 1080i video. Unfortunately for me my projector (like many others) will not accept 1080 interlaced frame packed. It will only accept 1080 progressive as frame packed. So is there anyway to produce full frame packed MVC from Vegas? I also have the TD20 and can produce side by side just fine. I just can't figure how to produce frame packed from Vegas.
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Videoon 3/24/2014
Not really OT: Cameron discussing non-glasses 3D
I enjoy 3D at home with my projector. I've been snapping up 3D Blu Rays worried that the format may die out. I think (hope) it will remain as at least a niche item for those that like it. I have a Sony 3D camcorder that's fun to play with. I really have little desire for 4K material. I just don't think It will matter that much for home use.
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Videoon 7/6/2013
3d waste of time....
I was not sold on 3D at home initially. It seemed uneccessary and I didn't want to pay a premium for it. But like Farss said, it really isn't much more expensive these days. Now that I have a 3D projector on a 110 inch screen I have grown to enjoy it quite a bit. The quality is spectacular, very similar to what I see at the theater and at times surpasses it. I even purchased a 3D camcorder that produces quite respectable 3D for a prosumer/consumer grade camcorder. I have DirectTV and only occasionally watch 3D on it. The quality isn't as good as Blu ray 3D (obviously) and really is just barely watchable to me. I haven't purchased any PPV movies so I don't know how they look. But ESPN 3D and 3dNet are just passable. I would not want to watch a whole evening of 3D programming on either channel. Mabey its better on smaller sets. I'm not sure if 3D will ever catch on and become the norm. As long as movies are still released on Blu ray 3D I think I'll be satisfied.
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Videoon 5/5/2013
Making 3D movies
Nsbma, Is it possible to take an 1080/60i MVC file from the Sony HDR-TD30V, edit it in Vegas, render back to 1080/60i MVC, save it to an SD card and play the file back through the camera to a 3d tv? In other words, can I retain the highest quality after editing by bypassing blu ray altogether and play edited material natively through the camera? Can the camera read and play an edited 1080/60i 3d file or is this a no go?
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Videoon 8/16/2011
VegasPro 5, and 1080p.....?
It largely depends on what flavor of HD you plan on working with. If you need to work with AVCHD video, I doubt Vegas 5 will work. Vegas 5 was capable of working with 1440x1080 HDV video and able to render 1920x1080 progressive resolution files to various formats. So it really just depends what exact kind of HD you plan on working with.
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Videoon 5/30/2011
Lighten Dark Image - Where Did It Go?
You might try Mike Crash's Dynamic Noise Reduction plugin. It free and should work with Vegas 6. Might help you if your video becomes noisey with adjusting the levels.
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Videoon 4/20/2011
Resizing on Render
The only time I can think where I ever have set the deinterlace method to "None" was when I used Mike Crash's Smart Deinterlace plugin. It basically does a better job at deinterlacing than does Vegas. I haven't used it in a while so I can't remember how well it works when resizing is involved.
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Videoon 3/31/2011
OT: Cameron to shoot 48, 60p for 'Avatar 2'
Several years ago Roger Ebert was a proponent of MaxiVision, 35mm shot and projected at 48 fps, as a new standard for film. His thought was that the Maxivision cameras were capable of shooting either 24 fps or 48 fps and existing projectors could be cheaply retrofitted to become compatible with projecting 48fps. He estimated that it was 5 times better than standard 35mm projected at 24 fps. http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/05/thats_not_the_imax_i_grew_up_w.html
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Videoon 1/22/2011
How to add Particle Illusion effects to m2t files?
In my opinion you should render out your m2t file as an lagarith AVI and import into PI as sugested by reberclark. However I'd just render the PI effects over top of the Lagarith AVI and use that entire new AVI in Vegas. What reberclark recommended will work, but I've had some issues get dirty edges around some of the PI effects doing it that way. Not sure if that's PI or Vegas's fault. Using his method will allow for you to better control the transparency of the effect, if that's important.
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Videoon 12/26/2010
Show your best work
This is a link to my documentary short film "Inside the Cage" about amateur mixed martial arts. Its a little long at 26 minutes, but its probably my best work. I shot it with Canon HV30s and edited entirely within Vegas. http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi704579097/
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Videoon 12/3/2010
How to use Cineform with Vegas... and why?
Another benefit of NeoScene is when capturing HDV from tape, it allows you to convert the original .m2t files on the fly to the Cineform codec in real time. So if you plan to convert to an intermediate codec, it bypasses the need to place your footage on the Vegas timeline and render it out from there. Its a real time saver. Its not the necessity it used to be with .m2t files, but I still use it a lot if I'm going to be doing multiple renders and moving to and from outside programs.
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Videoon 10/12/2010
Rendering out the alpha channel, what format?
I've never quite understood why Vegas doesn't let you render out an alpha channel to .AVI codecs like Lagarith and HuffyUV that clearly support one. I can render a Largarith AVI with an alpha channel from Particle Illusion and the very old Commotion Pro. These open fine in Vegas with the alpha channel intact. I've always wondered about this.
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Videoon 9/4/2010
OT: Instant replay for a live event
Thanks both of you. Musicvid, what is the model number of the panasonic unit you're using. Sounds like it would work well for what I need.
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Videoon 7/7/2010
Filming at a venue
Hey Earl. I live in Asheville, NC and have that exact same unit (minus the handheld mic). It does work pretty good. I haven't used it a whole lot. As long as there is direct line of sight its good. If the person wearing the mic walks behind a tree or a pole it may drop out or if another person walks in front of the wearer it may drop out as well. At 100 ft you were pushing the max range, which is why we were hearing the hissing. Thanks for the video!
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Videoon 7/5/2010
Filming at a venue
Thanks again. I'm pretty sure they will have strong lights pointing into the cage, so I'm worried less about the lighting and time of day than I am if it rains:) They have a giant tent but I'm hoping for clear skies. I've done other events similar to this one and the video quality has generally exceeded the expectations of the people putting on the show. Because the inside of the cage is usually really well lighted, the HV30 footage actually looks pretty good. This show is different because the output of my cameras will be seen live on multiple displays. It sounds like I need to talk to some of the other tech guys that will be bringing their equipment.
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Videoon 7/5/2010
Filming at a venue
Thanks Bob. I guess I just need to call the other guys to see what the exact details are.
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Videoon 7/5/2010
Filming at a venue
Thanks everyone. There will be a guy there supplying and setting up the tvs who has a distribution amp and switcher. I'm not sure if he will be doing the live switching himself or not. There will be another guy there doing the DJ/music duties. Sounds like my next step is to get in touch with them to see where my duties end and their's begin. I have been extremely up front with the guys putting on the show about my trepidation doing a live event like this and the limitations I have as semi-pro with consumer gear. Video is a hobby I've been doing for 10 years but is not a significant source of income. I'm taking the job on short notice. But I want to do the best job I can without investing in gear I may never use again.
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Videoon 6/28/2010
Upgrading from HV20 any idea's ??
One thing you could do that I have seen recommended by others is looking into the Convergent Design nanoFlash hdmi recorder. It records the hdmi or SDI output of HD cameras onto 2 CF cards into many less compressed formats at various bitrates. It can record up to 4:2:2 220 mbps video. I don't know how much that will help in low light, but it would seem it would at least allow far more headroom in post to color correct before the video begins to break up. Plus, you can keep using it as long as they make cameras that output hdmi or SDI. May be worth looking into.
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Videoon 5/20/2010
AVCHD ~ is it even worth it?
To the original poster. Get Cineform Neo Scene. It will solve your problems without many extra steps, without buying a new computer or camera, for about $100.The program quickly transcodes the very difficult to edit AVCHD files to Cineform .avi files with minimal to no loss in quality. You simple run the Neo Scene program and select the files you want to convert and it does it quickly and automatically. Then you edit the Cineform files just like you always have.
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