Vegas Video and Large Complex Projects

[lgh529]

I've been working on a large project that is relatively complex (5 video tracks and 3 audio tracks) for about 80 minutes of finished video. When I first set up the project, I divided it into 4 seperate project files so that I could more easily manage everything. I have since found that this has been a pain the butt because some portions of project file A I ended up wanting to move to project B. An issue that I haven't figured out.

How do all of you handle this type of scenario? Do you keep the whole video in one gargantuan project file or do you handle it the same way I just did?

[housepig]

I would probably keep it in one piece (I haven't had a project that large yet, though...)

why did you split it up between projects? were you precompiling sections, or just splitting it into 15 minute chunks, or what?

diagrams! we want diagrams!

[lgh529]

I was splitting things up in 15-25 minute chunks by related material. The intention was to add all the pieces in VirtualDub and frameserve to TMPGEnc, ultimately to author a single 80 minute movie in DVD-Lab.

I had thought that I could pre-render (compile) some sections, but then I loose my editing ability for those sections.

[disturbed1]

If I understand correctly, your goal is to end up with one complete video that is 80minutes long.????

Since you output goal is a single tracked video, you should keep one project.

I do many projects in Vegas that use 8-10 video tracks, and any where from 1 to many, many audio tracks. But none have ever been longer than 20 minutes. Since my output is a single file, I use a single project.

Vegas supports key frames, and you can output sections on the time line. Try the vegas video server to bypass the Avi render/V-Dub frame serve. If you have to use V-Dub filters, there's a Vegas plugin for that too.

If I'm way off base here, let us know some more details.... Input footage type. Is the original footage in sections, and spliced together to make 80 minutes, or are you just using title effects, and overlays at certain points along an 80 minute alpha track?, and need to only encode those title/overlay points?

[lgh529]

Since you output goal is a single tracked video, you should keep one project.

I think you're correct. The footage is of some old home movies that were telecined to VHS several years ago. Since the original source is 2-3 minute segments (the capacity of the 8mm film camera), I have grouped all the movies from different times together, for example, there is a bunch of clips from 1970-72, then another from 1974-75, the next is 1980-84. I'm adding in a buch of titles, and also pop-ups that add a little humor ("Remember mother got a speeding ticket on the way to the dress rehearsal?"). Kindof like Popup Video on VH-1. I'm quite proud of the effect if I do say so, but I digress.

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Anyway, I think you are correct, it would have been easier to keep the entire project in one file since the final product would be a single movie.

[BJ_M]

open each of your projects in a seperate vegas at same time (vegas x 4)

when all completed for each of the 4 projects -- use plug-in pac frame server and render to it ... (make sure project properties are set correctly!!)

open new vegas (#5) load each of the frame served projects into for final rendering and color correction for each section ...


this is done quite often and poses no special issues -- other than its a good idea to have memory enough .. it is best to turn off ram preview in vegas 1-4 and leave it at default in vegas 5 ..

[BJ_M]

the different vegas;s can share assets also ..

[DVO]

Hi, this is just a suggestion, I've just had a short glance on Vegas, I use Premiere. I've done a few major projects in Premiere and there you can import a project into a project. I think thats what your looking for? Vegas seem like a good program so I would be suprised if they can't do the same. So maybe try to find a function for that. (Which you probebly already did?)

[BJ_M]

it doesnt do it ... nested projects came about in premiere pro and newest fcp ... im sure new vegas will have it also