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Videoon 9/5/2011
All of a sudden, computer getting REALLY slow
Thanks for all the replies. I figured out what it was tonight. My C drive was filling up to the brim, so I had no scratch disks left. Getting rid of bunch of crap made everything work again! Yahoo...back in business. Thanks people.
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Videoon 9/4/2011
All of a sudden, computer getting REALLY slow
I agree, Vegas does seem to get better or worse over time. Some times it gets sluggish, then goes normal again. I just wish I knew why! I use Vista and by and large I have almost no problems with my computer or with Vegas.
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Videoon 5/24/2011
What codecs do I need again?
Figured it out. Thanks for the tips.
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Videoon 5/24/2011
What codecs do I need again?
Yes, this is the problem. My computer won't play back the avi files. The are very large files, 60p too, but I don't remember having had to download anything special to make them work.
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Videoon 5/24/2011
What codecs do I need again?
Well basically all the files I use in my projects are avi. rendered using neoscene. So it won't even open these projects as it causes an error, and if I open a new project and try to open an avi. clip it says it's missing the codec. So should there be an avi codec or something I need? I've never had this problem before.
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Videoon 1/27/2011
TV Commercials - Need some user input on these!
Here's my two cents worth. Firstly, why are the horses always in slow motion? Lets see some action, movement, drama or something. It looks like you're using Vegas' soft-filter plug-in for these, don't! The images are fairly dark, and over all just a tad bit boring. do you have any faster moving images?
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Videoon 1/25/2011
How to lighten a scene
Wow, what an enlightening conversation! Jay and Farss, I love your back and forth, it's like an expert panel on cameras and lighting! Where do you guys find time for this! Well my question has been answered. Thanks! Also, to address the last point Jay made, I agree, there is no auto anything. I've completely given up on even trying to use automatic features, except focus as that seems to work a great deal of the time (still I only use auto about half the time on my video camera, but all the time on my still camera).
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Videoon 1/25/2011
How to lighten a scene
So if aperture and iris are the same thing then why have two different settings for both? According to the manual, there is one entry for iris and another for shutter speeding indicating they have separate functions. But now that I think about it, why do video camera's even have a shutter speed? It's not like a camera where the shutter opens and closes every-time a picture, or in the case of video a frame, is taken, is it? But it would seem to be so as the camera quite clearly has shutter speeds like my still camera. The manual also says that adjusting the iris changes the gain. Too bad, I wonder why they put these two functions into one.
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Videoon 1/25/2011
SURVEY: What camera and codec are you using?
Camera: Panasonic TM-700 Typical Resolution/Framerate: 1080-60P Computer: Acer, Aspire M5700 OS: Windows vista 64-bit CPU: Intel core quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHZ RAM: 6GB Capture Method: Not sure what this means but I just import my file from my camera Vegas Pro Version: 64 it Editing Codec: Native AVCHD Happy with editing responsiveness?: No, I ALWAYS use Neoscene now for everything. I don't even attempt to edit without it.
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Videoon 1/25/2011
New paid gig
Randy that's great advice actually. It's a new place, and it's ultra modern, so I think the look they're going for is the white washed, sanitarium look, but I totally agree, there's missing color.
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Videoon 1/25/2011
New paid gig
Jay, you've provided me with tones of great info and helpful hints over the past and I'm grateful for that. However, if you look at the majority of my posts they do not stem from laziness. But in the future I'll take a step back and make sure my questions aren't silly before posting. Now, I suggest we agree to disagree and move on.
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Videoon 1/25/2011
New paid gig
Ok Jay, you win. I'm lazy. So stop wasting your time answering my questions and get over it.
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Videoon 1/25/2011
New paid gig
Well Jay, I can assure you that your interpretation is just one way of looking at it. Just because you look something up the manual, doesn't make me lazy because I don't. In fact, if you read the thread you're referring too, you'll see that all kinds of information was offered by a variety of sources. I wasn't sitting around on my couch drinking beer and smoking dope wondering out loud how to make a DVD... I was asking, how do YOU go about making a DVD. Furthermore, as DVD Architect hadn't installed on my system with my latest install of Vegas, and I haven't used that software in about 5 years, I figured maybe the whole thing's been integrated into Vegas or something. But in fairness I can see why you think this is lazy because I could have figured it out myself right? But by asking I have the added benefit of having people share their insights! Their work flow, other software they've used and like etc....That's why I ask questions like this. And besides, do you always read the manual for things? Your car comes with a manual, have you read it? And are you venting your frustrations with me about another post here in this one? This post started off on a positive note wanting to share my work! Maybe we should take this outside. Oh anyway, back to my beer and dope!
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Videoon 1/25/2011
New paid gig
I'm not lazy. But I do have a preference to ask someone a question than to look it up in the manual, not because looking it up is any harder, because honestly, in many cases it's easier?, no, my preference stems from the fact that the quality of information I get has much more depth to it when talked about in the forums. I mean, just look at this discussion, I've retained more about this topic by following this thread than I may have retained from a reading an entire book on the topic. No one is giving me any fish, I still have to do the work--all of it! You are in fact teaching me how to set my bait, check my line and skin my catch. If that's a negative thing for you, then why bother interacting with me? I've made it clear time and time again that I appreciate the help I get here. I don't ask questions because I have exams, or just so I can "puke" up information without actually learning. In fact, everything I do when it comes to photography, video and Vegas comes from a deep passion for visual arts. If I'm guilty of anything, it's wanting to learn too fast so that I can stop doing other work that's not nearly as enjoyable. The fact that getting paid to do video is even a possibility is exciting for me and is the reason sometimes I seem like I want to go to fast; however, this certainly doesn't make me lazy. In fact, I'm hard pressed to imagine why this conversation has gone from "Hey what do you think of my video," to me defending my integrity. Just a few weeks ago some of you complemented me the fact that I asked a lot of questions. What happened? I came to the forum this morning hoping to ask another question, this one about the difference between iris, aperture and how and when to tweak which one, and now I'm having nagging doubts about whether or not I should post my question least I offend anyone. Do you actually think the manual will cover this? Nope. The manual of my camera just tells me how to make the settings, not when or why. Of course, I do look these questions up on Google, but asking the crew that hangs around these forums provides me with higher quality information than Google every time. On a broader note I think you've also got to appreciate that the way people learn is changing, and the fact that people want access to information faster and easier isn't completely negative. Not all of us want to read the manual, and not all of us want to learn technical aspects indepthly--at least not when we're just starting out. I for one just want to make videos, over come the pertinent issues and move on. While at first glance this may seem shallow and I and others might be easy targets for wanting to learn this way, I can assure you that it's simply a learning style, and not a symptom of overwhelming laziness. By learning the way I just described, I'm able to move forward fast, see the benefits of my work and ultimately develop a long-term relationship with the information prompting me eventually to read the manual and seek out deeper sources of information. For example, just last night I spent about 3 hours at the library and took out 4 books; one on lighting, one on composition, editing and compression. This forum is a place where people come to learn and exchange ideas, I don't imagine any of your students are lounging around looking for shortcuts, and I resent the fact that I've been singled out, and regardless of this, I appreciate the fact that so this conversation has happened at all as I've learned plenty.
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Videoon 1/24/2011
New paid gig
Client just called me, and I'm absolutely thrilled to say that they loved the video! I explained that it was kind of a rush job, and that I could do much better given some time, but either way, they said I'm hired and they're will to go forward with more videos and images by me. I told them my rate was $35 an hour, and they were fine with that! Yahoo! I'm absolutely thrilled to have gotten this contract! The truth is, I love doing this sort of work so much I'd do it for free! And to get paid for it is even better. Couldn't have had better news to start off my week.
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
Ah thanks. Clibrize seems to have help a bit.
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
I can't see a difference, but in order to see a difference I've had to turn the brightness down to zero and now my monitor looks quit dull. That can't be right either.
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
Ah ya, I see now too! I guess I'm used to only looking at the edits and the flow, not those little details, but now that you've pointed these out I'll keep my eyes open to it in the future. So do you just always use the levels plug in regarldess of what you're outputting? Is that a safe bet?
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
Same clips, different music with levels filter. Any difference ?
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
Yes, perfect. Thanks. I'll have a new link to the same clips to different music that have been compressed (or whatever you call it) with the levels plug-in in a few minutes.
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
I see the pics of the graphs but I'm not sure what that's supposed to show me? Sorry, I'm just ignorant? Anyway, I'm re-rendering now another version of the clips using the plug-in. I'm curious if it'll look better on your monitor.
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
I guess i can't tell where youtube is blowing out the levels, I'm sure it's there though, but i can't notice. That being said I"m re-rendering using the levels plug-in across the board to see if it looks better. I have a very bright monitor and everything tends to look good on it.
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
Music vid, my comments weren't meant to imply that i didn't think you were being helpful, sorry if i cam across that way. You are always helpful and I always appreciate your feedback. I guess I'm just not sure how to do what you're suggested. Would you be willing to point the way?
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Videoon 1/23/2011
New paid gig
I outputted my file the same way I always do. Some of the whites are blown because I exasperated with the levels when filming because the client want it to be really lit up--in my opinion too lit up! So the fact that some of the windows, and some of the furniture is blown out is just part of the sacrifice needed to keep the room really well lit.
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