Vegas Pro 8 and Sony DCR-VX2000

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The camera I own is a Sony DCR-VX2000. As you might know, this camera cannot shoot in 24P and cannot produce a "film-look" on it's own. To have anything you shoot taken seriously, having this coveted "film-look" is quite important. I have done whatever I can with the cameras settings to get the best possible look out of it but it isn't nearly enough.

I have been reading a lot about Sony Vegas Pro 8 lately. Also I have looked at many of the shot samples people have posted on YouTube where they edited and used Vegas to improve the quality of their shots. Vegas has a 24P simulation feature in it or something that can be added in post to DV shots.

Can anyone here that has Vegas already tell me if this feature is really worth it? The samples I have seen have looked quite good on YouTube such as this one:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4KNtVNpNLoo
 
It's not a "feature" like adding an effect or pushing a button. But it's one of the few NLEs which can convert 60i to 24p.

To get best results, you should shoot with a shutter speed of 1/120. Then, you'll bring the footage into Vegas, set the project properties to 24p DV, the deinterlace method to "interpolate fields," then export the footage as 24p DV. You should do this before you edit.

But you must also treat the camera, while you're shooting, like a 24p camera. That means slooooooow pans and tilts and any other camera movements. If you don't do this, if you just move it around like you're used to with 60i, you probably won't like the results after you convert to 24p.
 
David Jimerson said:
It's not a "feature" like adding an effect or pushing a button. But it's one of the few NLEs which can convert 60i to 24p.

To get best results, you should shoot with a shutter speed of 1/120. Then, you'll bring the footage into Vegas, set the project properties to 24p DV, the deinterlace method to "interpolate fields," then export the footage as 24p DV. You should do this before you edit.

But you must also treat the camera, while you're shooting, like a 24p camera. That means slooooooow pans and tilts and any other camera movements. If you don't do this, if you just move it around like you're used to with 60i, you probably won't like the results after you convert to 24p.
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Does my camera provide a shutter speed of 1/120? I remember going into the settings and changing my shutter speed but I don't recall seeing 1/120 on there.

Then you told me to do all that 24P stuff before I edit and that I should export the footage first. Where am I exporting it to? I am a noob in this whole thing so I need stuff explained to me like a kid would.

Did you watch that YouTube clip? I was really impressed with the look that guy got.

Thanks!
 
Not sure if your camera does or not; I'd suspect it does. In any case, get as close to it as possible.

You export to any folder you decide, as long as you know where your clips are.
 
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