Automatic split video/track in Sony Vegas 8.0 ?!
by Faisal Rahim
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Jul 21, 2008 at 8:43:54 am
Hi everyone,
I'm just installed Sony Vegas 8.0 to replace my old Pinnacle Studio 10.
Just wanna ask, is there any way that i can split video/track automatically after transfer my video to PC/Mac on Sony Vegas 8.0? (Pinnacle Studio recognized and split based on my captured video time)
I mean, i do not have to pres "S" key to split the whole 2 hour recording video.It can save hour of time for editing my wedding project.
Re: Automatic split video/track in Sony Vegas 8.0 ?! by Mike Kujbida on Jul 21, 2008 at 10:51:25 am
In VidCap (the capture utility), do you have "Scene Detection" (Options > Prefs > Capture > select the first option) enabled?
This splits the tape into segments based on the record button being activated.
Please note that the camcorder's internal clock must be set for this option to work.
Apologies if this isn't what you're looking for.
Re: Automatic split video/track in Sony Vegas 8.0 ?! by Steve Rhoden on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:41:38 pm
Another good option to try which splits your video at scene cuts
during capture is "WinDV". I really love this little tool, and no
matter how sluggish your computer is, you wont experience dropped
frames during capture.
Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
Re: Automatic split video/track in Sony Vegas 8.0 ?! by Danny Hays on Jul 22, 2008 at 2:43:48 am
Hi Steve, Want to see something ironic? I hadn't heard of WinDV yet so I googled it and the first screen shot I saw shows 21 frames dropped, Although every other article I saw on it described it just as you did.
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/61/WinDV.aspx I'm still going to try it as it's a free and stand alone capture app. It's just ironic that this article also raves about it not dropping frames. I've seen many posts on Sony Vegas not seeing their camera and this app is another way of getting video from the camera to the hard drive. I think the screen shot is just a fluke.
Thanks for the tip.
Danny Hays
Re: Automatic split video/track in Sony Vegas 8.0 ?! by Mike Kujbida on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:03:04 am
Faisal, if it's any consolation, forgetting to set the internal clock has caught a lot of Vegas users so you're not the first one to have this happen.
Set it and you'll be a much happier editor!!
Just remember to check the little internal battery periodically to make sure it's still working.
Re: Automatic split video/track in Sony Vegas 8.0 ?! by Steve Rhoden on Jul 22, 2008 at 5:16:46 pm
Hey Danny,
Thats really ironic....seeing that photo with the dropped frames...
but none the less, WinDV is absolutely a tool you should always have handy and ready to use for perfect captures. Trust me.
Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
Re: Automatic split video/track in Sony Vegas 8.0 ?! by Danny Hays on Jul 22, 2008 at 6:52:22 pm
Hi Steve, I hope you didn't get the wrong idea from my post as I'm sure it's a gret tool. I just downloaded it and another cool thing about it is it runs out of the folder without installing anything. That means It will run as a portable on a jump drive, now a way to get video on someones computer who doesn't have any capture software. Wow!! This is the first protable capture app i've seen. Thank you Steve.
Danny Hays
Re: Automatic split video/track in Sony Vegas 8.0 ?! by Steve Rhoden on Jul 22, 2008 at 7:26:38 pm
Absolutely...
I could go on a bit more of its features, but you will discover them
as you use it.
It also has the ability to not only capture your video in individual scene cuts (DV Tape time stamp), but also in one complete file.
Steve Rhoden
Creative Director
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
