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make adjustment layers in vegas
 

    insert another video track on top: name it adjustment layer
        collapse the layer (first little icon)
        click on track effects -> add FX
            drag "Composite" on top before "FX"



particle wipe (requires bcc)
 

    right click -> insert video track
    right click -> insert text media
    write somehting using bold large font

    name this track title
    duplicate track and name it particle

    on particle track -> add FX -> BCC Particle Array 3D
        Render ->   anti ALIASING: none
                    uncheck particle intersection
                    uncheck Use Build in Lights
        Particles -> Particle Shape -> Image Collection

        Transform System: Rotate Y just a little bit, 
                          until we see the planes

        Array -> Num Particles Z: 2
                 Scale Z: move them really close together

        Transform System: Rotate Y: move it back to 0

        Array -> Scale X: hold down shift, then scale up to screen width!
                 Scale Y: also scale up to screen height!

                 Num Particles X: hold down shift, then add ca. 130!
                 Num Particles Y: add ca. 70!

        Particles -> Particle Color: Layer XY

        Dispersion -> Disperse Master: hold down shift and scale up to 330
        
        Control map 1 -> Apply to: DisperseEffect
                         Wipe Control: Left to Right
                         Wipe progress: 100 then click on clock icon

                         add a keyframe at beginning with 100% (wipe progress)
                         add another keyframe at middle with 0%

        Fractal Noise -> Amplitude: ca. 600
                         Noise Freq: ca. 75
                         Auto Evolve Speed: ca. 36

        Control map 2 -> Apply to: Fractal Noise Map
                         Wipe control: Left to Right

                         Wipe progress: 100, click animation icon next to it
                         add a keyframe at beginning with 100% (wipe progress)
                         add another keyframe at middle with 0%

        shift -> shift X: hold shift and decrease until off the screen, ca. -1000
        
        Control map 3 -> Apply to: Shift Effect
                         Wipe Control: Left to Right

                         Wipe progress: 100, click animation icon next to it
                         add a keyframe at beginning with 100% (wipe progress)
                         add another keyframe at middle with 0%



    on particle track -> add FX -> BCC Linear Wipe
        Animation: Manual
        Direction: 90 (from right to left)
        a bit of softness on the edge

        in timeline find the spot when the last letter appears clearly
        press m to drop a marker

        find the spot where all letters appear clear, set a marker

        create a wipe between those to markers
            first marker:  Wipe amount ca 53
            second marker: Wipe amount ca -60



    on title track -> add FX -> FCC Linear Wipe
        animation: Manual
        Direction: -90 (from left to right)
        a bit of softness on the edge


        put the cursor on the first marker
        click on clock icon next to Wipe Amount
    


    on particle track -> click FX -> BCC particle
        Render -> Motion blur: smooth


    insert another video track on top: name it adjustment layer
        collapse the layer (first little icon)
        click on track effects -> add BCC film glow
            drag "Composite" on top before "BCC Film Glow"

            set first keyframe on second marker, with default glow intensity
            set second keyframe some seconds later with 0 glow intensity


        click on track effects -> add BCC glint
            drag "Composite" on top before "BCC glint"

            animate glint threshold (more or less stars)
            animate glint angle (rotation of the stars)
            animate brightness (turn down at the end)




    src

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP1SjYt2OuI






motion tracking
 



    easy way


    create 2 video tracks, one with movements and one with type
    select bg layer, click Compositing Mode (icon auf dem layer) -> custom
    (move cursor to beginning to movie)
    OXF -> BCC match move -> Add -> OK
    Open Tab Motion tracker
    check Track On-the-Fly
    Sub-pixel Accuracy: 1:2
    Open Tab Tracker Center KF
        position the dot (hold crtl)
    adjust loop region (yellow triangles) to fit whole range
    goto beginning of movie

    shift + b (tools -> build dynamic ram preview)
    when it stops, goto 1 frame before message
    then drag loop region with beginning triangle to the current pos
    click clear render cache
    click on big movie preview
    shift + b

    when done, uncheck Track on-the-Fly
    Match Move tab -> MM Foreground -> Source B
    (place bg layer on top, object layer on bottom)

    if there are more objects, just place it under
    the bg layer, any object under it will be moved too



    for effects

        move cursor to beginning of clip
        on the bg clip, select Event FX
            select BBC sparks
        motion tracker tab (scroll down)
            check Track-on-the-fly
            the open Tracker Center KF
                adjust the target (hold crtl for fine tuning)
            set target width + search width
            play back the movie

            uncheck Track On-the-Fly
            apply -> Producer XY


        src

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvQ_s5EEOZQ






interlace
 

    in Explorer oder Project Media look for "progressive"
    then in project settings (file -> properties), change field order to None
    Deinterlace method: None





insert markers 
 


    insert marker with "m"

    press number keys to navigate to scene '1' '2'



flip video 
 


    click pan/crop icon -> rightclick!

    settings temporary paths to hyperdrive 







sony dvd architect 
 

    create single file, instant play DVD 

    set tmp: options -> preferences -> burning -> set tmp drive

    file -> new -> first (crop it if black border!)
    select vegas render

    click PREVIEW to check 
    click MAKE DVD to finish




ungroup 
 


    ungroup: select both -> crtl + u
    group: select both -> crtl + g






audio 
 


    levels envelopes 

    right click on audio track (vorn!) -> insert -> volume

    to change color: view -> audio enveloppes -> V

    automation adjusting volume/panning while playback 

    click the wheel -> hit play -> adjust volume and keyframes are generated!

    edit sound 

    open as copy in sound forge




speedup slow/fast 
 


    rightclick on clip -> properties -> lock to stretch
    resize clip (ev crtl + click on end)


    or


    preferences -> uncheck everything that isnt needed (for example media manager)





no more split movie at import 
 


    Look at the HD Capture window. Click PREFS. It's a button on the upper
    left side.
    Once you click that there are only like 3 tabs. On the first tab go all
    the way to the bottom and uncheck scene detection.




insert type 
 

    - rightclick new video track, rightclick insert type
    - use keyframing to change the text!



import dvd 
 


    file -> import -> capture dvd camcoder disc

    new project 720 x 486 (ntsc standard)




change playback speed 
 


    - rightclick -> properties -> 4.0  4 times faster!
    - or crtl + trim ... if wave then playback time was changed





create google earth zoom 
 


    - download google earth and fraps
    - record zooming out in google earth!
    - start and stop recording in fraps with F9






tonspur  
 

    move audio separately from video, right click -> groups -> clear



masking, custom paths 
 

  - click on "event pan/crop" button (it's at the end of the track)
  - click "mask" (unten)
  - create mask with anchors
  - to reset mask, right click -> reset




insert logo (a bug) from photoshop 
 

  - create transparent PSD file with logo in photoshop
  - open it in vegas, insert new track on top, add logo to track
  - then click "track motion" button on the track, and scale logo
  - click on topline of the track to constantly reduce opacity




workflow with cutting 
 

  - first open clip in trimmer, make selection and hit CREATE SUBCLICK icon
  - then go to PROJECT MEDIA and find this clip and insert it onto the track!





export settings 
 

      - render as:
      - Quicktime7, Template: 3Mbps
      - Custom settings: Video -> Frame Size -> (High Definition) 1280x720, Quality: 100%, datarate 800kb




reduce camera shake, mercalli settings 
 

    - select "handycam: watched action scenery"
    - camera balance: with ligher delay
    - camera stabilization, smooth or stable: how much cropping? 70%  very cropped, 50%  minimal, check all frames of scene to determin setting, just need to render it once :-)
    - border area: without border (upscaled)




selective color 
 


    - videoFX -> color corrector (secondary)
    - check invert mask
    - bring saturation down
    - click select effect range
    - select blue
    - play with sliders in luminance, saturation and center channels
    - low down, high up!




crop to dv 
 


    - find crop button in the movie timeline!
    - source: maintain aspect: set to no




youtube HD settings 
 


    - file -> project properties -> HDV 720-30p (1280x720,29.970 fps)
    - file -> render as -> Windows Media Video V9 (*.wmv)
    - -> template: 6 Mbps HD 720-30p Video
    - -> costum settings: 
    - project tab: video rendering quality  best
    - video tab: video smoothness: 100



black window! and no preview! 
 


    - major screw up! because of new quicktime installation?
    - deinstall quicktime and reinstall an older quicktime version!