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dxdy wrote on 1/3/2012, 11:55 AM
What version of Vegas are you using? 11, 10..

What is the format of the media files you put on the timeline? Or what camera did they come from?

What format are you attempting to render to? Are you using the File/Render As dialog?

riverbed wrote on 1/3/2012, 11:57 AM
I'm using version 11
The image I'm trying to add midea to is saved as jpg file
the media fies are AVCHD Video
I'm trying to render Window Media Player format so I can upload to UTube.
dxdy wrote on 1/3/2012, 12:02 PM
Ok, version 11 is good to know.

What about the other 2 questions?
dxdy wrote on 1/3/2012, 12:06 PM
Let me see if I understand what you are doing.

You have a jpg still photo that you are using as a background. So it is on a track.

Then you are adding "media" as picture in picture. How are you doing that - are the "media" generated media, or are they other photos?

How are you adding the "media" to be picture in picture?

Are the added "media" on separate tracks?

And we really need to know what format you are rendering to.
riverbed wrote on 1/3/2012, 12:12 PM
Media is on seperate tracks and I'm clicking on the track motion button and resizing media to fit on the background image. I streched the image on the track so it matched the length of the media tracks.
I'm trying to render Window Media Player format so I can upload to UTube. or one that will work.
dxdy wrote on 1/3/2012, 12:15 PM
Where did you find a template called "Windows Media Player"?

If you mean Windows Media Video, that is not the best way to upload to YouTube.

Are you by any chance using Vegas Movie Studio?
riverbed wrote on 1/3/2012, 12:20 PM
I'm sorry I ment I'm trying to render in the .wmv format or one that will let me save it so I can upload to UTUBE. Right now I'm clicking on all the formats in the render as window, when click on one the renderas button is not able to save.
dxdy wrote on 1/3/2012, 12:21 PM
Riverbed,

It sounds like you could benefit from watching some of the tutorials on YouTube about how to use Vegas for YouTube.

Go to YouTube and do a search for:

sony vegas youtube tutorial

and watch some of the choices.
dxdy wrote on 1/3/2012, 12:26 PM
In the Render As dialog box, there are a lot of different formats, such as Windows Media Video. Until you have selected a template, you won't be able to render.

If you want to use Windows Media Video, click on the little arrow to the left of the W in Windows, that will expand the template choices. Choose one of them, and left click on it, so it turns blue on your screen. Then the Render button is enabled.

This should be described in the online help.
riverbed wrote on 1/3/2012, 12:55 PM
I started from scratch I used the same media file and the same image file for background. This time I only added 1 media file to picture in picture and not two media files. I was able to render it in windows media format, I guess you can't add two media files in picture in picture and the same backgound image.
rs170a wrote on 1/3/2012, 1:03 PM
I guess you can't add two media files in picture in picture and the same backgound image.

I've done 4 video files over a background image and had no problems so I have no idea why you're having issues doing what you want to do.

Mike
dxdy wrote on 1/3/2012, 1:22 PM
Can you tell us exactly how you are doing the picture in picture? Is it an option you are finding in a menu?
riverbed wrote on 1/3/2012, 1:51 PM
I don't know what I'm doing eather, right now I'm just trying to save a video in windows media format.
I put a media file in the timeline and click file render as then I click Windows Media Video and the render button is not highlighted to render as. Do I have to save the file first to my hardrive and then render as?
vkmast wrote on 1/3/2012, 2:01 PM
river,
did you read
Reply by: dxdy
Date: 1/3/2012 8:26:47 PM
rs170a wrote on 1/3/2012, 2:04 PM
I don't know what I'm doing eather

An Introduction to Vegas Pro 11
Watch and learn.

Mike
amendegw wrote on 1/3/2012, 2:34 PM
Forgive me for butting in here, and also forgive me for assuming that riverbed is new to Vegas and should start with the absolute easiest way possible to get a Picture in Picture video to YouTube.

So, I quickly whipped up this "easiest way" tutorial that might get him (her?) started. Please pardon the subtle errors in nomenclature & the crappy sound (I did this using my laptop mic).



And here's the result:



...Jerry

System Model: Alienware Area-51m R2
System: Windows 11 Home
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz, 3792 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Memory: 64.0 GB
Display Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8GB), Nvidia Studio Driver 527.56 Dec 2022)
Overclock Off

Display: 1920x1080 144 hertz
Storage (12TB Total):
OS Drive: PM981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
Data Drive1: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB
Data Drive2: Samsung SSD 870 QVO 8TB

USB: Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) port Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.2, Thunderbolt 3

Cameras:
Canon R5
Canon R3
Sony A9

dxdy wrote on 1/3/2012, 4:33 PM
Nicely done, Jerry, thanks for jumping in.

Fred