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Videoon 12/31/2014
Lower Third - Create a Template?
Excellent. Thanks to everybody.
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Videoon 12/31/2014
Lower Third - Create a Template?
A pro lower third file may be the best answer. What I was trying to do is avoid having to re-create the key frames for slide-in/slide-out each time I wanted to insert a new instance and to be able to change the text.
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Videoon 12/31/2014
Lower Third - Create a Template?
I tried inserting the LT.veg file, but it appeared in the project as a merged event that didn't allow me to change the name and title text.
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Videoon 12/16/2014
HDTV Monitor as Vegas external monitor
Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm off to shop for an HDTV.
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Videoon 12/12/2014
OT: 8TB archive hard drive for only $260
it's always good to have a plan. Steve
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Videoon 12/9/2014
How to: capture screen & convert to B/W
videoITguy's recommendation was for Action by Mirillis. I bought it. I got great results. I used it to capture an on-line corporate information system including downloaded Excel spreadsheets with very dense text and numbers. I was not happy with the evaluation of Camtasia; however, that might have been operator error. I was not dealing with the issue of displaying the result in black and white.
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Videoon 12/4/2014
Screen Capture of On-Line Database??
Great information. Action is either a whole lot better than Camtasia or I really screwed up the parameters in Camtasia, when I recorded the original on-line training. Even rendered to a 1920x1080 4 mbs MP4 the quality is adequate and the file size manageable. Thank videoITguy. One question... I believe the action software I downloaded... and am now waiting for a product key after purchase.... is 32 bit. I am running Win 64 bit on an i7 5930K. Whatever 32 or 64 bit, it seems to work great. The narration is done. I plan to go on-line to the client's application and capture the screen, while duplicating the screen changes in sync (approximately) with the narration.
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Videoon 12/1/2014
OT: Hand-held mic or Lapel Mic
+1 I use wireless lavs regularly with great success. Yes, I do prefer the sound of a boomed hyper cardioid or shotgun (for exteriors) if the subject is static or if I have the luxury of a skilled boom operator on the crew. But, often I shoot wide, and I don't want in the shot either a crew person or a cable trailing from the leg of the performer. And, performers generally hate, hate, hate to be tethered by a hard wire. I work mostly in the Chicago area, and I rarely, rarely have rf interference issues. (I might have a different experience if I worked in venues with dozens of wireless mics but I don't.) Yes, there are very expensive wireless systems, but I rely primarily on Sennheisers that cost in the $500 range. They are rugged and their audio quality meets my need for presenters in a wide variety of ambient sound situations. As for omni microphones being chosen because they are the cheapest alternative, I disagree. Omni mics have characteristics that are highly desirable for hand-held use: much less susceptible to wind noise, much less susceptible to 'P' popping, and much easier to manage having no off-axis roll-off. There is a reason that network reporters use EV 635s or RE50s when reporting hurricanes, and it is not their cost; it is because they are almost perfect tools for the job.
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Videoon 11/26/2014
How do you.....generate a reverse timecode display
Google search <Vegas Pro Count Down Timer>.. I got several YouTube tutorials that make the task pretty simple.
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Videoon 11/14/2014
OT: Camera for legal depositions
it is been awhile since I spoke to someone who does this kind of work, but, if memory serves me, the requirement is that picture, audio, and on-screen Date/Time must be fed from a composite/audio (Firewire?) out to a DVD recorder. This creates a simultaneous and identical record in the camera and in the form of a DVD. The DVD is made immediately available to the attorney of the person being deposed. The deposing attorney then gets a record of the deposition either in the form of the tape from the camera, another DVD burned from that tape, or both. Before DVD burners I believe that tape was rolled in the camera plus a VHS recorder or on two separate VHS recorders. As I said, it was a long time ago that I had this conversation, but that is the way I remember the process.
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Videoon 11/12/2014
Client wants Helvetica font for Vegas Projecft
Normally, I would agree. However, I have a client who is more than a bit focused on style issues. To quote Dilbert, "Gaaaaa!"
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Videoon 11/12/2014
Client wants Helvetica font for Vegas Projecft
NormanPCN... Many thanks for the epifonts link. That was easy.
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Videoon 11/11/2014
Client wants Helvetica font for Vegas Projecft
Thanks. My research hasn't come up with a better viable choice. Just thought I'd check with the experience resource here.
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Videoon 10/16/2014
PlugIn to resize all PNGs on a track??
Thanks everybody. I'll check TimeLine tools as well as the other suggestions.
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Videoon 10/14/2014
Vegas 12 crashes on long project
Bash I understood. DI... I feel better knowing 'digital intermediate'. So much to learn. So little time. Thanks.
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Videoon 10/14/2014
Vegas 12 crashes on long project
Doing it in sections is probably best. I'm thinking that will also help with client downloads, too. Haven't got to rendering yet. Still a bunch of stills to add to the project, but I'll try turning off GPU. What's bash it with a DI mean?
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Videoon 10/8/2014
One-click frameserving from Vegas to Handbrake
I'll try that. Thanks.
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Videoon 10/8/2014
One-click frameserving from Vegas to Handbrake
Having trouble with this install. I have Handbrake installed. I downloaded and installed Debugmode. It doesn't show up in the Render As dialogue as indicated in the install instructions. I get a install box during the install process with several boxes that can be checked including: choosing Vegas Pro 32 or 64 bit, install Vegas plug-in, etc. I checked Vegas 64-bit and install the Vegas plug-in. Then launched Vegas and tried to render a project (to set the Debugmode parameters) but no Debugmode choice shows up in the render choices. Uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times. Still no joy. What am I doing wrong? i7 5930K C-drive 256 MB SSD 16 MB RAM Sapphire R9 280x graphics card Vegas Pro 12 64-bit Thanks for some help.
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Videoon 9/17/2014
New MediaInfo Download Issues
Thanks. $5 is dead cheap for MediaInfo and all the other Sourceforge good stuff.
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Videoon 8/11/2014
V13 Crashing (glitching) on renders
I had a booting problem with a computer that sounds like yours: repeated tries necessary to boot. After much angst I re-seated the four sticks of RAM memory and the problem went away. Probably not your issue, but.....;-) An IT guy I really respect pointed out to me once that often computer problems have their source in places that don't seem to have any logic to them or any obvious connection to the symptoms. Good luck solving the problem.
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Videoon 8/6/2014
Render Drive??
Thanks everyone. Really appreciate the info.
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Videoon 8/3/2014
Audio hardware you use.
For travel and straight audio for VO I use a MicPortPro. Size matters. It is about the size of an XLR connector and contains a pre-amp with phantom power, AD/DA, and a headphone amp. It plugs into a USB port. Excellent audio both in and out. Love it. In my desktop I use a now ancient stereo Digital Audio Labs card. Balanced line level in and out plus digital IO. I feed that with a Mackie 1202 VLZ mixer. If I need more tracks for audio for video, corporate and documentaries, I hire a free-lance mixer who has whatever the shoot calls for.
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Videoon 7/21/2014
New Build for QUIET Audi-Video
Thanks for the tip on the Sapphire Vapor-X.
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Videoon 7/21/2014
New Build for QUIET Audi-Video
I've got a Zoom H2, but it doesn't lend itself to sending a phone-patch feed to clients for direction and comments during the session. Then, with the H2 you've got to transfer the audio to a computer to edit and upload. I occasionally use the H2 as a plant mic for video. Works well for that. Thank you to everyone who has offered suggestions.
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