Recent content by John C.

This is a question from a completely novice: I usually shoot with a Canon mini camcorder (on miniDV tapes). I'm now starting a new short film for a festival that will take place in September, where the films will be projected on an enormous screen in a movie theater. Do you believe I need a...

I'm working on a new project using mostly stills. When I do slow pan & crop, the image jitters (I mean it doesn't move smoothly). When I render to a m2t file all is perfect, but when I render to mpeg2 for a DVD the problem occurs. The same is true with the rollover credit titles in the end of...

This post is a variation of a previous one: I rendered my work in m2t (frame rate 60.000) and got superb results (the project is composed only of stills and has a duration of a few minutes). How can I make a DVD and retain the 1280X720 size and superb quality, I mean: excellent transitions...

I've been invited to present a documentary of mine in a theatre. My concern is that my work is on a DVD and that the magnification will be enormous. Will the projected image retain any detail? Is it better for me to find an excuse and withrdraw? Does anybody have any similar experience? P.S. I...

Whenever I do pan & scan on still images, some flickering occurs and won't go away even after rendering. I have the "reduce interlace flickering" switch activated, but it seems that a more radical solution is needed. Anybody can help? Thanks

Does anyone use any additional hardware (apart from keyboard and mouse) with Vegas? I heard about Shuttle Pro and the Vegas Keyboard, but I want a second opinion. John C.