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Videoon 10/5/2011
Media Manager Substitute?
LR3 does not integrate directly with Vegas at all. I use LR3 simply to search for videos and/or pictures. Once I have them selected, I will export to a folder, which what I then import into Vegas. LR3 is designed primarily for stills so it is integrated into Photoshop well if editing is needed. That is not the case for video. I only use LR3 to add tags to videos to make them searchable within the larger catalog.
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Videoon 10/3/2011
Media Manager Substitute?
I have started using Lightroom 3 for videos. Pretty basic functionality, but easier than MM IMO.
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Videoon 7/27/2011
3D Preview
Wolfgang, did you have to do any manual configs to the settings in the Nvidia control panel to get it to work? I find playback is hit and miss on my Quadroon FX 4800, I.e. It pops in and out of 3d playback with no rhyme or reason.
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Videoon 4/28/2011
Vegas Pro 10d relase Date
Maybe they need to wait for the PlayStarion network to be up and running before it is released.
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Videoon 2/12/2011
WHERE'S ALL THE 3rd PARTY PLUG-INS???
Must admit. As Vegas never had the plugins, I just bought them for AE instead. No need to buy duplicates.
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Videoon 12/1/2010
Cineform render in Vegas 10a crashes
I was getting constant crashes last night whilst rendering to Cineform HD. Worked when I originally got Vegas 10a. Think I did a Cineform update between then and now - might try and older version and see if that solves the issue. Edit: 5.2.1 and 5.2.2 both caused crashes. The Beta for 5.2.4 doesn't crash Vegas but First Light wouldn't open the file up. Said the file was corrupt.
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Videoon 11/16/2010
3D... does anyone care?
I have a FujiFilm W1 camera. With Vegas 10 and production assistant, you can put together a 3D photo-montage in less than 5 minutes. The only 3D displays I have are the Fujifilm V1 viewer (no glasses needed) and my Asus VG236 computer monitor (Nvidia 3D Vision). The VG236 blows people away when they see it. Am I ready do drop $4k for a 3D set in the lounge - no. Personally, I love 3D. I am using my time now to become familiar with the technology. I am glad Sony 10 made 3D easy. Best new feature if you ask me.
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Videoon 11/9/2010
OT: Your wierdest equipment failure story?
Circa 1994 - CD payer had been working fine. Came back the next day and nothing. It wouldn't power on. Checked the outlet. It was on. It worked. Still nothing. Thought I would take the CD player to the table for a closer inspection. Unplugged it carried over. That's when I discovered the part of the power cord nearest the outlet lay where I unplugged it and that the culprit was the pet rabbit that had chewed through the power cord.
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Videoon 11/5/2010
NVIDIA 3D Vision system requirement - HELP!!!!!
This link on the nvidia website contains a list of non-Quadro cards that are 3D Vision capable: 3D Vision System Requirements I have a Quadro FX 4800 and this is what I have found so far: 1) If you have dual monitors, then the 3D monitor must be monitor one. It requires a dual-link DVI connection. 2) As my second monitor also required a Dual-link DVI, I have to buy a special DisplayPort to Dual-link DVI adapter to get it to work. 3) I have not managed to get 3D Vision working in Vegas as a preview monitor. However, I have not yet tried again since installing the latest drivers. Will do so and post an update. Initiating the second monitor in 3D mode caused Vegas 10a to crash and I would have to reboot. I don't have problems with other software, i.i. packaged nVidia Photo/Video Viewer, Stereo Photo Maker and Cineform FirstLight. One thing to bear in mind is that most software supports 3D mode using quad-buffered OpenGL which I believe only the Quadro cards can handle. I hear that there are hacks that can turn a GeForce card into a Quadro for that purpose. * somebody else may have to confirm my statement here
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Videoon 11/2/2010
More RAM or CUDA?
I have a Quadro FX 4800, but don't see as much benefit from it's Cuda abilities as I would expect. It is, however, more than powerful enough to drive both my 30" HP LCD and my 23" Asus 3D LCD monitors. I have 24 GB of RAM installed and AE CS5 will ramp up to using 21GB every time I render. I definitely notice more benefit from the increased RAM.
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Videoon 10/20/2010
3D Stereoscopic floating windows
Not 100% sure what you are asking, but 3D Track Motion (make sure 3D Source Alpha is selected in Compositing Mode) does offer a new Stereoscopic 3D Camera option which allows you to shift video tracks in 3D space.
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Videoon 10/12/2010
Vegas Pro 10 - GPU Rendering Results
I took a 30s HDV clip and rendered it using the default Sony AVCHD 1920X1080 template - 1920X1080@29.97 project. No effects. All that had to be done was decode, scale and encode. I have a Quadro FX 4800. My results are: Vegas 9 64-bit (CPU): 1:41 (~33% CPU) Vegas 10 64-bit (CPU): 1:50 (~21% CPU) Vegas 10 64-bit (GPU): 1:31 (~20% CPU)
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Videoon 10/11/2010
Cineform is unable to render in Vegas Pro 10
I too can render to Cineform in normal 2D mode, but am also unable to check settings as the option is grayed out. Rendering to Cineform whilst in 3D mode produces a Vegas 10 crash. I thought Vegas 10 used the Cineform SDK which is why it is odd that Render As still appears to use the VFW route. I have NeoHD installed and am using Vegas 10 64-bit.
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Videoon 10/6/2010
31hour render produced a corrupt mp4 file, ouch!
Check to see whether you exceeded some 2GB or 4GB barrier. I know that it can be an issue with some file types. Can't say I have ever rendered a MP4 file that long. Typically, I render to an avi file (Cineform in my case) which I then use as the master for rendering any other format. This is also a quicker workflow if the project has to be rendered to multiple formats.
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Videoon 9/30/2010
Vegas 10 Webinar - are you convinced?
I am pretty impressed so far - seems to have been planned pretty well. Looking forward to trying the 3D stereoscopic editing. Doesn't appear DVDA got much work so hopefully all the extra resource was spent bug fixing prior to launch.
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Videoon 9/29/2010
How much to charge for a documentary contract
I would find out how much the company intends to charge customers to watch it. This will range from free to about $6 per title. As long as it is not free, you should do a revenue share, i.e, get x % of each customer who pays to watch it.
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Videoon 9/14/2010
Vegas 10 - Red/Blue "3D" - will you use it?
I think you will find that anaglyph is typically used during the editing process for quick previews. Rendering to the other formats for 'true' 3D playback shouldn't be an issue. You can do that in Vegas9 with Cineform already.
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Videoon 8/8/2010
Vegas and Aftereffects - please help.
I would check three things in AE: 1) Once you import the AVI file, right click on it and check the interpret footage settings to make sure they match your clip. 2) Make sure the Composition settings also match your footage. 3) Again, when you render from AE, make sure the render settings match the footage too. In Vegas, make sure you are not accidentally rendering a 24p DV-AVI from your HDV footage. Alternatively, render from Vegas to a MOV file. I seldom go from Vegas to AE - usually the other way round, but have not had issues either way.
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Videoon 7/23/2010
OT: Is 3D Already Dying?
I for one hope that Vegas 10 Pro and DVDA 6 have lots of 3D tools. I have been experimenting with my FujiFilm W1 and people love watching 3D stuff. As production/tools gets easier, i.e. from Camera to editing to Blu-ray, it will become more popular. I do agree about having to use glasses. Don't think it will become totally mainstream in the home until that aspect is sorted out.
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Videoon 7/1/2010
OT: Experimenting with 3D
Not sure about the 120 fps to 2 X 60 fps conversion, but I use Neo HD for my 3D needs. You render left and right avis and then mux them into a single avi. You can then select different modes of playback ,e.g. interlaced, side-by-side, anaglyph, etc. Also makes it easy to edit these 3D files in Vegas. Do all your editing and then select Cineform left only to render left and then re-render using Cineform right only. Then re-mux them together again.
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Videoon 6/23/2010
OT: Give away my IP?
I did a wedding for a friend once and all he wanted me to do was the filming. He planned to edit everything himself. At the end of the evening, I handed over all the memory sticks and tapes. It was previously agreed and that was that. Anyways, I don't think you should have an issue handing over the raw footage. You have already done what you promised with it and it is not really going to be of any further use to you. My only concern with what they are asking is why that want to re-use previously used footage? Typically, productions tend to be original. If they are doing a remake of what you previously provided, perhaps because they didn't like and want somebody else to do it, then that is unacceptable - they should have said something to you. If they are re-purposing some of the footage to create something entirely new, then that is a different story. I don't see any harm in asking what their intentions are with the footage and what percentage they are expecting to use. If honorable, hand it over and perhaps ask for a credit for camerawork. If not honorable, still hand it over and then think twice about the charity you support.
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Videoon 6/3/2010
OT: Storage
I too use the Thecus N5200 in RAID5 mode. Just upgraded the 1TB disks to 2TB disks - did it one at a time - took about four days but didn't lose any data. I then backup the N5200 (really important stuff) to removable drives which I keep off-site. Should always have at least two copies of something and they should be geographically separated.
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Videoon 6/3/2010
How to repair WMV file that only VLC can play
You can use VLC to convert the file to another format that you can use. Look under File -> Convert/Save and change the output settings as you desire.
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Videoon 5/27/2010
OT: Brilliant Sony 3D TV Ad
The thing I dislike about all the 3D commercials that I have seen is that they almost always end by showing you things that pop out the screen. That is the worst thing you can do 3D wise. Best advice I have read for 3D production is that the TV should act like a window which means things don't pop out at you. 3D behind the screen tends to be the most relaxing for your eyes. I have been dabbling a bit with 3D. Currently I do 'Ken Burns' affect with 3D stills. It is definitely a lot more challenging production wise working in 3D. There are lots of limitations, but I do generally adjust parallax whilst zooming as that really does prevent you from getting a headache. Text overlays are another major challenge. I do like 3D, but not enough to go and buy these expensive 3D TV sets and blu-ray players.
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