A Media Prof

Closed Captions in Vegas Pro 10a, Part 2

Here is the second episode of how to work with closed captions in Sony’s Vegas Pro 10a. This time we look at exporting the captions.

Closed Captions in Vegas Pro 10a, Part 1

Here is part one of three about how to deal with closed captions in Vegas Pro 10a. Version 10a adds a comprehensive set of tools for captioning videos.  Section 508 now requires all video programs for government use must be captioned.  Broadcast in the US is also under mandates from other laws and policies to include captioning.  Producers can no longer ignore it.  With Vegas Pro the process is really quite quick and painless.

Your comments on the subject or the video are welcome.

Using DJ animations now easier in Vegas Pro

UPDATE:  I found an error in the download archive.  The script was named incorrectly.  I have fixed the archive and it is ready for you to download.

Using Digital Juice animations that have transparency just got easier in Vegas Pro thanks to master programmer and script writer John Rofrano. John is the great one behind the likes of Ultimate S and Production Assistant.

The inconvenience of using Digital Juice animations with transparency in Vegas Pro has come for the necessity of having to set the Alpha Channel type of each clip.  That meant right clicking the event, choosing properties, then the media tab, and finally setting the Alpha Channel type.  This new script ends that forever.  Now all you do is place the animations on the timeline, select the events, and press the new button on the toolbar.

The script is in a small zip file here: SetAlphaChannel Script for Vegas Pro (409)

Happy editing …

Learning Center Goes Live

My Video Production Learning Center website has finally gone live.  After working for a couple weeks to get the infrastructure in place, I have also finished creating the first mini course.  The site is located at KolboKorp.com .

The first mini course is Using Chroma Blur in Chroma Keys. It explains what chroma blur does, why it is used, and how to apply it.

The site will eventually offer a number of free mini courses, but the long term goal is the development of courses to prepare users for the Sony Vegas Pro certification exams.  That is a year away so enjoy the mini courses as they appear.

KK

New Video Sample

I just finished another of the videos that go with the courses I am building for the new video production learning center site.  The videos are out of context without the rest of the course information, but you can see where it is going.

Enjoy

Learning Site Progressing

My new learning site with courses and tutorials in digital video production is slowly being built.  While it is slow, I am pleased with the progress.  Here is just a sample of the material; a short video that appears in the Using Chroma Blur in Chroma Keys course.  Enjoy,