A Little Background In my articles I try to get
right to the steps involved in achieving whatever result we’re after,
but before we get into the process, I’d like to address a few issues
first. Ultimately, your viewer will be clicking a link somewhere on the
web to view video. For several years, the consensus has been that Flash
Video is the way to go. Adobe claims more than 98% market penetration
with its Flash player, so why would you use anything else? MPEG-4 video
is used in video iPods and other devices, but one thing you may not know
is that the Adobe Flash player will play MPEG-4 video too. So you have
much more of a choice than Adobe’s statistical claims would lead you to
believe. Video that you produce using either codec can be played by the
Flash player on web browsers worldwide.
In researching this
article, my initial plan was to discuss traditional FLV files in Flash
only, but using MPEG-4 may ultimately be a better choice for you. And to
get this out of the way up front, MPEG-4 Part 10 is both the basis of,
and the wrapper around, the H.264 codec. MOV, aka QuickTime, is another
wrapper. For the purposes of this tutorial, I’ll refer to MPEG-4 Part 10
as H.264 video. So, to reiterate, in this installment we are going to
talk about going from Vegas to traditional Flash video, and from Vegas
to MPEG-4 video using the H.264 codec. Embedding the resultant file in a
webpage is best left for a future article.
Vegas Pro 10 software has been released for less
than a month and already the improved support for your HDSLR footage is
making big waves throughout the user community. There are a few things
to keep in mind to get the most out of this type of footage though, so
in this article, we'll take a look at the HDSLR workflow.
For
the most part, you use the exact same techniques to work with files from
your HDSLR as you do any other footage that you add to your Vegas Pro
timeline. There are no specific "HDSLR-only” editing techniques that you
need to learn, so if you already edit other types of footage with Vegas
Pro software, use the same techniques for your HDSLR footage.
Over the years, Vegas Pro software has been
a pioneer and true innovator while other NLE manufacturers play
catch-up. Take, for example, their "coming soon" support for 64-bit
operating systems. While their customers long to work in 64-bit projects
"someday," Vegas Pro users have been taking advantage of the power of a
true 64-bit environment since we first introduced our support with the
release of Vegas Pro 8.1 in 2008!
Here's how to create a TV ad with Sony Vegas in MPEG2 format:
Open your video in Sony Vegas.
Before exporting your sequence, set
your workspace to the correct ad duration (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, or
120 seconds) in your timeline by highlighting the portion of the
sequence you wish to export. You can set your "in" and "out" by
adjusting the yellow tab in the top corners of your highlighted
sequence.
Adjusting the yellow tabs also selects
the portion of sequence you want to export. Then, ensure the correct
spot duration by