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Videoon 6/18/2016
My son's tribute to the victims of violence in Orl
Pass along my thanks, beautifully composed and produced. Mike
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Videoon 2/25/2016
THE IRRELEVANT short film, Vegas Pro 13, GH4
Nice work getting the shots framed well enough to make the zooms look like someone was driving the camera. A good laugh. Mike
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Videoon 2/19/2016
Need help with Vimeo problem
Works fine in Chrome for me. And I have a slow internet connect... Mike
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Videoon 2/1/2016
Why does Vegas choke on GoPro 1080p60 files
I can confirm it is fixed in the latest build of V13. I had the same issue with V12 and the early versions of Vegas 13. Now the playback in markedly improved. MIke
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Videoon 12/28/2015
video blocks
One strategy - get a free credit card just for that account, cancel after the year is over. Then Videoblocks has to get a new card number from you on your own terms. Mike
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Videoon 11/4/2015
Vegas Pro 13 on HP ProBook
What is the power setting you are using? I had a similar issue with my ASUS laptop on any setting other than High Performance. In that mode, it was using my GeForce 630M card (instead of the lame build in graphics processor) which allowed Vegas to run reasonably well. I suspect your video could be defaulting to a built in Intel HD video card that coexists with your Radeon card but only the latter will allow Vegas to boot up right. Ensure that in in your power settings you are selecting the use of the Radeon card. It could also be that the driver for your Radeon is not terribly compatible with Win 10. I know Nvidia put out a couple drivers in sequence, fixing a couple bugs every time. Mike
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Videoon 6/22/2015
go pro camera
be sure to color correct and sharpen if you filmed in ProTune mode - really needs it. Mike
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Videoon 6/2/2015
OT "Get Windows 10"
In reading more about this it does appear that the full Win 10 upgrade is indeed free (not just a 1 year subscription) on the computers operating Win 7 (but it is a non-transferrable license). I'm thinking of doing this upgrade on my laptop which is not my main editing machine to test it out. If it works fine, then perhaps upgrading my workhorse PC's will be a good idea. Mike
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Videoon 2/22/2015
bella-usa.com?
I'm thinking yes - plus I can't get my Bella keyboard to work in Win 7 anymore. The wheel won't function despite the settings being correct for Vegas. I think it was a dot.net upgrade or something similar that killed it. Mike
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Videoon 2/19/2015
WWOT: Can anyone read this?
Baumertaverne Baumer is probably the formal name (like the owner) but can mean "tree". A taverne is just what is sounds like. Maybe it was an older logger's tavern. "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK" comes to mind... Bitte schön, MT
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Videoon 2/17/2015
The Quadcopter saga continues
Agreed, I only do more rapid descents while moving laterally at the same time to avoid dead air, basically zig-zagging my way down. MT
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Videoon 2/17/2015
The Quadcopter saga continues
Oh, yes, here is some more recent work with a GoPro 4 on a P2 with a H3-3D gimbal. I had to balance the gimbal with a dime as the GP4 is heavier than the GP3. Mike
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Videoon 2/17/2015
The Quadcopter saga continues
My only "drop from the sky" VRS crash occurred with prop guards on with a little wind - just as described in the first linked video. The VRS state is real and it can happen suddenly on descent. It was not a rapid descent but a wind gust induced just the right turbulence with the presence of the guards to create loss of thrust. I have flown quite a bit before and after that event without prop guards, no other problems - so for my n=1 experience, the guards seem to be the issue in the right conditions that may not exist if you don't use the guards. I don't use them anymore since I'd rather break a few props on tree branches and keep some stability, then have my gimbal smashed in a hard VRS induced crash.
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Videoon 2/3/2015
Blu-ray authoring tips in Vegas? (any version)
I've burned a lot of blu-ray media to DVD. The latest version of DVD Architect don't allow you to burn to DVD. The work around its to create an ISO file with the blu-ray content, then use another piece of software to burn the ISO file to a DVD. You can store about 18 min of blu-ray content on a DVD. So far, most players I have used can play back the BD-DVD content just fine, but I suspect that could be an issue for some blu-ray players. Mike
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Videoon 1/4/2015
One-click frameserving from Vegas to Handbrake
I don't think Handbrake will encode to mpeg 2 - I think it only puts out MP4 or M4v files. Mike
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Videoon 12/17/2014
GoPro Protune - how do you tweak it in Vegas
Thanks for the input on the various options. After testing out some of the ideas, I actually like the combination of adjusting up the saturation by about 25%, increasing contrast using the color curves and adding sharpening (medium setting). That combination seems to get a well balanced color spectrum and good (but not overpowering) blacks. I'm not crazy about letting the camera do it all for me (turning off ProTune) - a bit of a blunt instrument really. With the ability to have track level video FX in Vegas, its pretty easy to drop all of the ProTune GP footage into one track and adjust all of it at one time, then just tweak any segments that aren't quite right as needed. I did run some footage through Cineform Studio and created a massive MOV file but after putting into the timeline and rendering out an MP4 file, it was not any better than just dropping the raw footage into the timeline with my adjustments above and rendering out to the same format MP4. I am always using the fantastic script from Vegasvideo.de using Handbrake to create these MP4's and they are amazingly better than any of the built in codecs from Sony or Mainconcept. Mike
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Videoon 10/28/2014
OT: How To Narrate?
Inflection, pacing, engagement - I think those 3 things make a huge different. You have to sound like you care about what you are narrating to draw people into the story. Documentaries can be very dry if you lack the three items above. As far as executing a good recording, I've used two types of setups. An H1 in a recording box works great - cheap and efficient, easy to eliminate background sounds with noise reduction. (H2's pick up a lot more background so I only use that for music group recordings). Another great mic to use are the Sennheiser lavalier mics - I have a decent one that is over 5+ years old. I clip it on about 10 " below my mouth and just speak clearly. It has great warm in the recording and I record it without any "protection" like a sound box or padded walls. It have very little if any background and great tonal quality. Finally, when recording I just leave the recorder on - capture everything. If I screw up a line, just re-record that line again (and again) until I like the inflection and flow of the line. The beauty of our NLE is that it is easy to scrap the junk and keep the good stuff with splits and cuts. Here a documentary I made using the H1 for recording: This short teaser was recorded on the Sennheiser lavalier mic without a box: Different but both work pretty well. Mike
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Videoon 10/20/2014
Pan/Crop keyframe trouble V13
it has to do with locking the key frame to the cursor position. If you unlock the keyframing, it tends to behave better. Its on the bottom part of the pan/crop window - looks like a padlock. Mike
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Videoon 9/27/2014
The Quadcopter saga continues
I got my camera/gimbal guard from one of the ebay sellers - just type in gimbal guard in the search. MT.
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Videoon 9/20/2014
The Quadcopter saga continues
Another tip for those of you who are thinking about getting a quadcopter. I've learned that despite careful planning and pre-flight checklist, etc., you WILL crash your drone. Probably more than once. After my first crash, I invested about $30 in a camera/gimbal guard to place at the base of the legs under the camera. This week I did several flights, but one of them I place prop guards on the aircraft since I was going into trees. Bad mistake. Prop guards mixed with a little wind gust can cause a VRS (vortex ring state) that spirals the quad to the ground hard and fast with little chance of recovery. The Phantom broke 3 of the 4 props on the stiff bush it crashed into, yet the camera was fine (the guard was broken in four places but repairable). I suspect, without the camera guard, I'd have a dead camera. Flew again today - without the prop guards - and all was well. I have a couple new videos on my YouTube channel if you want to see the progression of some aerial camera skills. Love the learning curve. YouTube Link
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Videoon 9/11/2014
The Quadcopter saga continues
I see we are learning the same things! The stationary shots are tough -but switch to ATTI mode on the Phantom (if there is little wind) will eliminate the fight to hold its position. May drift a little but hardly noticeable at altitude. Mike
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Videoon 9/10/2014
The Quadcopter saga continues
I have succumbed to the quad as well. It is going to be an interesting part of some of my new outdoor sports projects. Here is some footage testing out what it can do in the beautiful Methow Valley of central WA. Mike
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Videoon 8/31/2014
OT: quad copter drone with machine gun?
Definitely a 3D animation. Take a look at the drone stand in the car segment - looks like its stuck on the video and the shadows are off by a few degrees when compared to his shadow on the ground. It was a lot of work to do this though, especially on the animation piece.
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Videoon 8/5/2014
GoPro + Drone + Vegas firsts
Yes, the yaw is problematic - it is quite sensitive and I still need to try a new tip I just heard about - using your thumb as a limiter for the lateral stick motion. Placing your thumb very close to the center of the still and pressing it against the resistance can lead to the slow rotation you need to avoid artifact. Still the best shots are the dolly-like lateral shift and the forward and reverse motions. There are two setting for the lens angle - I just had it set on wide for the first flight. Mike
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