combining projects

pboss · Post by **pboss** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:07 am

I think I know the answer to this one, but here goes...I have 2 projects that turned out to be about an hour long after much editing. The easiest thing to do would be to combine them...somehow, but I don't see how that is possible. Is it? or...what would be a way to hold onto the edits - I am thinking of turning into a video and importing that.

thx

Clevo · Post by **Clevo** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:43 am

If you are done editing then by all means create a video file then combine the two video's together in a new project.

rguthrie · Post by **rguthrie** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:32 am

pboss,

I'm assuming that you have actually saved two projects and would like to combine them easily. The answer is yes you can with my following powertip (which is also a shortcut to waiting for two videos to render and then waiting for your final video to render). I call it a powertip because it can be used creatively in many different ways (hint: think text, e.g. "Star Wars" effect). Anyway here's Ron's Powertip:

Open VideoStudio.
Select File -> Insert Media File to Timeline -> Insert Video; Select your VSP file for the video you want first. Repeat for next project file, render and you're done!

Hope this helps,
Ron

bob733 · Post by **bob733** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:54 am

And to add on to this.I made a final vsp that actually 9 other vsp files in it.What is nice is that you can go into any of the vsp files, edit them and then bring it back into the main vsp file.

You can create effective transitions by putting the vsp files on different time lines.it worked great.

Here is what did not work and I hope not to make it too complicated.

You can only go 1 LEVEL DEEP in bringing in vsp files>

For example.

In MAINVSP (you inserted SUBVSP1, SUBVSP2 ...SUBVSP9 etc ) is ok.

As long as SUBVSP1 AND SUBVSP2 themselves did not have another vsp file inserted in them. You can insert anything else in the SUBVSP files (mpg, jpg, sound etc) but not another VSP file.

Hope I did not muddy the waters.

But for editing, I would go into the second vsp file. Edit the hell out of it.... create chunks of it into other vsp files. And then, go back to the first one and start inserting the vsp chunks you created from the second one... Put the chunk vsp files where ever you want on the main vsp time limes (1 through 6) and that will work.

Hope this helps.

Bob

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:00 pm

That's very interesting and helpful Bob..

I'm curious could you elaborate on what type of source files were in your 'nested' VSP files, and if you noticed any loss in quality?

Blacklab has posted that in trying this method, he had some loss in quality. I would think that in using DV files as the source in all VSP files there should not be any quality loss.

bob733 · Post by **bob733** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:08 pm

Hi Ron

The source files for the SUBVSP files were everything. MPG. PNG JPG. Blufftitler, Audio etc. I saw no loss of quality.

In fact, the VEOH I sent you for a private viewing the other day, was the MAINVSP file that had the 9 SUBVSP files in it. And as I mentioned, the only problem was with the Internet streaming of the MPG files but on the final rendered Physical DVD disk, it was perfect.

Hope this helps,

Bob

rguthrie · Post by **rguthrie** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:31 pm

Bob,

I can't believe you let the cat out of the bag!

Now folks will know that they CAN have transitions in their overlay tracks (without waiting for VS12). This is another use of my powertip that I've been using for a while (I think since VS9..at least that's when I discovered it).

Ron G.

tommytucker · Post by **tommytucker** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:47 pm

stage the same as what you are saying with:
Open VideoStudio.
Select File -> Insert Media File to Timeline -> Insert Video; Select your VSP file for the video you want first. Repeat for next project file, render and you're done!

Hope this helps,
Ron

I have also heard that one should render to an AVI file then bring those projects into the timeline, not VSP. Can you help me understand this thread a bit better?

pboss · Post by **pboss** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:31 pm

wow - too many smart people out there...now I have to figure out which ONE to do! Great forum - thx for allllll the help.

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:34 pm

pboss wrote:wow - too many smart people out there...now I have to figure out which ONE to do! Great forum - thx for allllll the help.

Do them all..

, just not at the same time..

bob733 · Post by **bob733** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:50 pm

In the subvsp files, I brought everything in (AVI, MPG, Audio, PNG, JPG....I mean everything). I would not render the subvsp files. I just went to the MainVsp files and inserted them into the necessary timeline.

That way, it was much easier (and quicker to render.... as I was not rendering each subvsp file). And, by not rendering them, I could go into the subvsp files and swap out pictures, change audio... what ever I wanted to do)

When I was ready to wrap it all up... I would just render the MainVsp file.

Done.

Easy.

Efficient.

And because you have entered the world of Modular Programming, it is much much much easier to modify, add or delete to your hearts content.

Bob

laurentje · Post by **laurentje** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:41 am

bob733 wrote:In the subvsp files, I brought everything in (AVI, MPG, Audio, PNG, JPG....I mean everything). I would not render the subvsp files. I just went to the MainVsp files and inserted them into the necessary timeline.
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Bob

What are the project settings in the subvsp and in the Mainvsp? Frame-based or interleaed. Can they be different?

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combining projects

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