no Vegas Pro 14 :(

Just got an email today for Vegas 14, with a picture. Hi Paul, VEGAS Pro is entering into a brand new era! Since the acquisition of VEGAS Pro and other tools from Sony Creative Software, our entire development team in Madison, Wisconsin is working tirelessly to take video editing with VEGAS Pro to the next level. This means that at the end of September 2016, you can look forward to the most advanced version of VEGAS Pro yet! Here's a sneak peek of some of the highlights and new features in the upcoming version: » HEVC/H.265 support » 4K Smart Upscaling » Native ProRes support » and much more! Stay tuned for more updates and get ready for the all new VEGAS Pro 14. Sincerely, Klaus Schmidt CEO MAGIX Software GmbH

Vegas Pro timeline skimming?

Yay, it works, thanks John. Didn't know what a playhead was until now. Wish it didn't require holding the mouse button down, and was FCP X smooth, but I can work with it. :-) Paul

Can't Import XAVC from PXW-X70 into Sony Vegas

I just received my X70 earlier today, and was disappointed to find that neither my Sony Vegas Pro 12 install, or my Mac FCP X installs would ingest it. FCP X is my main work platform, so I tried downloading both of the browser programs, but the only option it gives a Mac user for transcoding the 720p60 XAVC is various forms of 720p for Apple Devices, 360p for web etc, and something called DXP or some such weird acronym. I have had to switch the camera to AVCHD, because there apparently seems to be no method to ingest XAVC into anything at this point. Maybe I will keep my CX900 in service for a little while longer, and let the X70 gather dust until it drops $300 in price around the time someone final makes it's 4:2:2 files editable. Paul

Vegas Pro 13 crashes on render, but 11 works fine

I am also seeing 25% increases in rendering to Sony AVC in 13 vs 12, with and without GPU. This would be rendering XAVC S 1080P60 files to AVC 1080P60. Strangely, on an old non GPU i3 laptop that I upgraded to an i7, the Sony AVC speed hit was only negligible, but everything else, including XDCAM EX, was still showing the 25% speed reduction. I thought maybe I had some preference settings off, or that it was the first computer I tried it on, but it seems to be a substantial problem now. Adding 1 minute per minute to a render that takes 5 minutes per minute really adds a lot of time when you get into the half hour range.

Vegas Pro 13 is Here.

I too am seeing 25% increases in rendering time to AVC formats. My 1 minute test clips (XAVC S 60P) took 2:30/3:10 to make Sony 1080p60 h264, and 3:00/4:15 to make MC h264, Vegas 12/13 respectively. All settings were made identical in preferences, and I found my AMD R9 270x still has no effect on h264 in either Vegas 12 or 13. Thank God I didn't just pay for the upgrade thinking it was an UPDATE. Would the stupid watermark really add 25% render times? That's like taking a Porsche out for a test drive with a flat tire.

How to make 60FPS YouTube video

I only wanted 60fps to properly let others evaluate the rolling shutter.....I figured half the frames wouldn't show the bending as well that some would like to get a look at. Obviously, the video looks a bit strange. the gamers stuff looks fine, because it's all animated to begin with.

How to make 60FPS YouTube video

How to make 60FPS YouTube video

Figured it out after some Googling. Hold control, and right click the edge of the clip, then while holding control, drag to the right. Drag to double the original frame count for 1/2 speed, or anywhere in between or past for variable speeds for other editing projects. Paul

How to make 60FPS YouTube video

I put the 60fps clip on the 30fps timeline, right clicked it, and set it to 0.500 playback speed. I then noted the total frames, and dragged the right end of the clip to exactly double that. Rendered out a 30fps file, and it played back at normal rate, but my audio like repeated itself. I am not sure how to accomplish this. The gamers are having luck posting 60fps video on YouTube, which is where I got the idea. they even are working on their own 120fps hosting....lol.

Auto render Studio RGB levels

This wouldn't be a preview issue, it actually outputs DARK files, which when played back on the same media player, play darker than the original. The preview always looks normal, and when I add the levels filter, the preview looks white and washed out, but spits out the correct format level.

OT: Need a new Camcorder

The 710 has a Zeiss lens too, sorry, forgot the model number. I think the PJ710 is the 760 with a projector basically. I don't think you will find any lens or sensor differences between the 710, 760, and 790. I was very surprised at how bad the Sony lens was, I am assuming I got a bad unit. The Sony does do better in ow light, by about a stop, and allows manual control of lower shutter speeds, where the Panasonic stops at 1/30th.

OT: Need a new Camcorder

I actually bought a 760 and a Panasonic X920 at the same time, and decided to keep the "better" one. As you can see from my posts on this other forum below, I was very happy with the X920. I actually shoot stuff that airs on broadcast news all the time with it. http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/panasonic-avccam-camcorders/513262-panasonic-hc-x920-review-3.html Make sure you check out my tinypic inks in regards to the Sony horrible CA. I am replacing the X920 with a Sony AX100....yay!

How do I configure GPU acceleration properly?

"Forceware 320.00" driver.....they have a new driver, I am downloading it now. Will also revert back to 314 and see if that helps.

How do I configure GPU acceleration properly?

I am using the latest 320 driver. Also, just tested MC AVC, it's twice as long to render anything thrown at it at any setting. The K2000M was the only option available. Paul

How do I configure GPU acceleration properly?

I just did further testing.......when I turn off GPU in the Vegas preferences, render times increase to 2:45 regardless of CPU/GPU selection. I also turned on "Video Editing Mode" in the Nvidia Control Panel, no help. The whole more load longer render times thing is stupid....bad Vegas.! :-P And what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas, I like to render. :)~ Paul

How do I compress timeline clips?

rmack, most of the time I find myself removing duplicated shots and crap, and moving the SOT's to the end and best shots to the beginning to speed uploading and help the editors. I like being able to drag stuff far off to the right when I rearrange things, and the FAST APP seems to work best as I can "clean-up" the final arrangement after I am done playing with it. Plus it was also only $10. :) Vegas is a very simple program to use, and can be suitable adjusted without much instruction. Next on my list to learn about is getting all my windows to "stick" how I like them! Paul

How do I compress timeline clips?

Perfect grazie.......I just bought it and it does just as described. I shoot breaking news, and it is common for me to have to cut down raw footage and ftp to the station. Being able to simply click and delete randomly through the P2 footage, and use the FAST APP to shove them all back together before rendering, saves valuable minutes! Thank you! :) Paul

P2 DVCPRO GAMMA PROBLEM

Well.........something horrible took place overnight. Every news story that was cut and aired using the new levels, somehow corrupted the Apple Compressor used to transcode the video for air. All last night and this morning, the playbacks skipped at 4x speed then went to black. It was horrible. This happened with the standard M2T files. In later testing, it was found that MP4 versions using the same levels DID work. The M2T to MOV files that had problems were able to be fixed by running them back through Compressor a second time. This is very odd, and yet another reason I hate Apple. As for the unsharp mask levels, I am clicking that filter on and off right now, and it has amazing effects. It's like adding camera gain with no grain, while at the same time turning muddy dark areas with no detail into deep rich blacks. A very effective filter, I am glad I played around with it. How does the test clip appear to you subjectively? Too colorful? Too sharpeninging? This camera competes against JVC HM790's that are always on 18db gain and have absolutely no dynamic range or rich blacks, so that look really gets attention. Paul

P2 DVCPRO GAMMA PROBLEM

I've been playing with various filters for hours, and I think I "nailed" it. Below is a link to a short AVCHD file with several filters added, including studio RGB output start .006, unsharp mask amount 0.1/radius 1.0, and standard sharpen turned on but left at 0.0. http://sandiegonewssource.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/VEGASLEVELSTEST1.m2t I did't have to adjust the gamma, gain, contrast, or anything else. The studio RGB thing really made a huge difference, but the real improvement was the unsharp mask max radius adjustment. It not only sharpened things up, it turned the blacks DEEP BLACK, while totally maintaining the grays. Very impressive. Thanks again for all the help, I love this forum. :) Paul

P2 DVCPRO GAMMA PROBLEM

Thanks for the waveform info. I will plug in that veg file and play with it some. I know the Vegas preview is useless, but is the waveform in Vegas accurate if I use it to evaluate a rendered video file that I import back into the program? As for zebra's, my camera has a really nice 2" B&W VF, and I am taking my camera into the shop to be set-up next week, so I will have them adjusted accordingly at that time. Thanks for the help everyone, I learned a lot, and I hope this thread can assist others with SD P2 footage rendering issues as well. Paul

P2 DVCPRO GAMMA PROBLEM

Not sure what my zebras are set to, 85 and 100 I think? I've gotten into the habit of shooting to air and not to how it looks in the viewfinder or Vegas preview window. As for the light, I shoot 100% at night in the field. My Lowel ID-light is powered by Hytron 140's, and with my cameras f13@2000 sensitivity, I can shoot stuff 100 feet away at 2AM at 0db gain. :-) As for bringing up my blacks just a bit, what would be the preferable way, gamma, gain, or offset? Or "other"?

P2 DVCPRO GAMMA PROBLEM

I shoot with a Panasonic SPX800, and I have my viewfinder set, and have become accustomed to shooting with respect to my final rendered product. Since I was always boosting gamma, I tended to find highlights, such as slight zebra on a face, would show up as blown out whites. My normal SOT procedure is to open the iris all the way, and bring up my dimmable 100watt light until the subject is exposed properly. This results in brown light,a nd I keep a 2700k preset to work with that. I like to be able to see the background! When I used a 50 watt light previously, I would set the camera at 9db, and bring the light up a little, and use a 2500k preset. Now that I have solved 75% of this issue, I will reevaluate my exposure settings. Thank you for pointing that out, I probably wouldn't have thought of it myself! :) Paul

P2 DVCPRO GAMMA PROBLEM

STUDIO RGB seems to help immensely! Thanks! :-D http://sandiegonewssource.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/VEGASTESTSTUDIORGB.mp4 What other corrections would you recommend applying to bring it up to the levels of the original? I guess what I am asking is how do I brighten up the darks to the levels of the original files with the least amount of noise and grain being added. My way of testing is to wait until it airs on TV......it's the best test of true end user quality, but it's not the fastest process to make changes with! :-) Paul

P2 DVCPRO GAMMA PROBLEM

I would also like to mention that rendering the same footage to HDV 720-60p using FCP results in soft video, and very dull colors, as well as washed out contrast. I love Vegas compared to FCP, much easier to use, and better results IMHO. ;) Paul