How to Make Portrait Video Look Appealing
In this video, I’ll demonstrate how you can make portrait or standard video (most commonly taken from cell…
Frame Jitter Effect in Sony Vegas
The other day, I came across the “No Love” music video by Eminem and noticed an effect…
Overlay Firework Footage (Video Tip)
Did you happen to capture all those fireworks this past Fourth of July? With the recent celebration…
Music Video Flicker Effect
We’ve all seen it at least once. You watch a music video and one of the effects…
Sony Vegas: Ghost Effect
Halloween is just about here! To celebrate, let’s give some attention to our see through friends. I’ll take you through the steps it takes for making it appear as if a ghost is in your video. Who knows? You may even catch a real ghost in the process!
Sony Vegas: Velocity Envelope
Velocity Envelopes can be used to speed up, slow-down, and freeze video in Sony Vegas. To use a velocity envelope, right-click a video event and choose Insert/Remove Envelope > Velocity. Drag the envelope up to increase the clip speed or down to decrease the speed. Drag it to 0% and the clip will freeze. Setting it to a negative value will cause the clip to play in reverse. Double-click to add anchor points to speed or slow down the clip at different points.
Sony Vegas: Empty Events
In the case that you need to insert an empty event in the timeline, position the cursor where you’d like to insert the event and go to Insert > Empty Event. If an area is selected, the duration of the empty event will be as long as the area selected. The same can be done in audio tracks. Empty events can be placed in areas to separate video or audio and can be used with some event FX as an overlay.
Sony Vegas: Spacebar/F12 Play Settings
One of the most commonly used shortcut keys in Sony Vegas is the Spacebar. It is used to Play and Stop the video when previewing certain sections. By default, the Spacebar and F12 keys are set to Play and Stop the video, therefore returning the cursor back to the position it started at. You can change these settings to make the Spacebar and F12 buttons Play and Pause the video instead of Play and Stop. Under Options > Preferences, in the General Tab you can toggle the “Make Spacebar and F12 Play/Pause instead of Play/Stop” setting on or off to fit your needs.
Sony Vegas: Walk-By Transition
In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at creating a walk-by transition in Sony Vegas Pro 11….
Sony Vegas: Remove from Group
A quick way to un-link your tracks in Sony Vegas is to use the shortcut key “U“. This is especially useful when you need to un-group audio or video to move them around separately. Normally, you’d right-click the clip and choose, Group > Remove From.
Sony Vegas: Stabilize Footage
Shaky footage in your timeline? Vegas Pro has the ability to help stabilize video by using the…
