Vegas Pro version 13

[Brian]

For those interested there is a new version of Vegas Pro released, version
13.

It seems that the odd numbered versions have bugs, I hope I'm wrong this
time.


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http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro/whatsnew?keycode=64947q

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Regards Brian

[David Ruether]

"Brian" <bcl...@es.co.nz> wrote in message news:
1238305420419475115....@free.teranews.com:

Well, maybe it's time to pop open my still-sealed Vegas Pro 12
and load it - maybe most of the bugs are finally killed off
at this point...(?). I've sat on 12, downloading the updates,
waiting for it to be time to start using it - so maybe this is
it!;-) Actually, I don't need to open the box since the updates
are entire (complete) new versions...;-) BTW, I looked through
the new features of 13 and there was nothing that would much
interest me, so I will probably skip 13.

BTW, I've been fooling around with changing frame rates in
both Vegas and ReSpeedr and have come to some tentative
conclusions. For .5X speed, Vegas appears to give the best
results, especially with highly-detailed wide-angle material
(ReSpeedr has considerable problems with this), shooting the
original at 60P and exporting it at 30P (with 50% "Velocity"
and extension of the clip to cover its new length). ReSpeedr
is generally "unhappy" with detailed backgrounds, so close-ups
or tele shots with minimal main-subject movement and moving
detailed backgrounds in the frame works best, but major
"oddities" can still be common in the video (likely also true
with Twixtor). Overall, I'm not unhappy to have bought ReSpeedr
(about $80 compared with $329 for Twixtor, and it is a
stand-alone program, unlike Twixtor), but its usefulness is
very much limited by the specific characteristics of what is
in the video frame. As for shooting 96fps with the GH4 and
slowing that, it appears that the video shot at that frame
rate with the GH4 is not as sharp as that shot at 60P (darn!),
and going to 24P for an even speed reduction (25%) using a
standard frame rate results in the use of a too slow frame
rate for my tastes (and the same is true for 4K conversions
to 1080P, sharp as that can be). I can see ReSpeedr as being
very useful with smallish subjects with plain, stationary,
or with very out-of-focus surrounding areas, and under these
conditions, fairly extreme +/- speed changes can be
successfully made in the frame rate. Unfortunately, for more
general use, it appears that the good solutions are currently
both bulkier and much more expensive. But, still, I will be
doing a bit of video work with this new gear and software...;-)

--DR

[David Ruether]

"David Ruether" <d_ru...@shotmail.com> wrote in message news:
lir5h2$1sc$1...@dont-email.me:

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But, wait, there's MORE! 8^) I took the Vegas 60P-to-30P
50%-speed file and put that in ReSpeedr and set it to 25%
speed (for 12.5% total) and chose the highest settings for
quality at 30fps, and the result looked great (very sharp,
with smooth motion, and with minimal edge and other
distortions present - so it is possible to make good-looking
very slow motion video, even with a fisheye! (I used a
Rokinon 7.5mm fisheye on a Panasonic G5, shooting rapid
"swings" over a house with clapboard siding, road with cars,
woods with fine bare branches against the sky [all together],
and the results were nice!;-) YEAH! 8^)
--DR

[Brian]

Interesting David.
It looks like combining two programs when processing can be an advantage.
I find all programs are their strengths and weaknesses for example some
video editors have limited audio functions so using a dedicated audio
processor is often better. Audacity has features that Vegas lacks.

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Regards Brian

[Brian]

If your moving to version 12 David then one of the major changes is the
video stabiliser. You need to use it on a video clip then drag the video
clip to the timeline. In the past it it has been an video effect that could
be dragged on the timeline like the other video effects.

Version 12 seems stable compared with the programs I've had with other
version such as the computer rebooting or the video and sound going out of
sync.

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Regards Brian