how do i freeze part of my video

caulktok · 07-07-2008, 04:59 AM

with sony vegas 8 platinum? i saw someoen's guide to doing it with sony vegas but it must have been a different version of vegas and i can't figure it out =(

purelucj · 07-07-2008, 08:33 AM

screenshot?

Hacky · 07-28-2008, 11:10 AM

To do that, right click on the movie clip, select 'Insert/Remove Envelope -> Velocity' now you can click dots and drag etc the bar, to do anything you like to the speed/frames/time/speed/direction of the movie clip. So now you can for example set the velocity to -100% in two places, then make a 'split' there, then drag that section really long with Ctrl + drag, and that will make that frame 'freez' like it's a screen grab.

If you get stuck and you need to be talked through it completely just let me know, PM me on the forum (it will email me then so I see it coz I only check this forum once per 6 months or so!)

Tam.

edit - shit, k ignore that, don't PM me I will never see it, the email on this forum is LONG since dead and I can't change it because I have no idea wtf my password is so if it ever forgets it I can't even get back into this account because I won't be able to do a retrieve password coz the email is dead, and I can't change the email coz I don't know the password either, catch22!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe so just reply here and prey I see it I guess.

Gnomechewer · 08-12-2008, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Hacky

To do that, right click on the movie clip, select 'Insert/Remove Envelope -> Velocity' now you can click dots and drag etc the bar, to do anything you like to the speed/frames/time/speed/direction of the movie clip. So now you can for example set the velocity to -100% in two places, then make a 'split' there, then drag that section really long with Ctrl + drag, and that will make that frame 'freez' like it's a screen grab.

awesome. i always wondered about that.

MarsJenkar · 08-15-2008, 02:31 AM

This post may state the blatantly obvious, but for some reason I feel compelled to state it.

The method outlined by Hacky works well, but if you want the video to freeze then continue, then you'll need to make a copy of the section of video after the split, and place it at the end.

You should have three sections now: The first section of video, and two copies of the second section. The first and last sections should be at normal (100%) velocity, while the middle section (the one you want to freeze) should be 0%. I use this method in my Archimonde video; the link to my videos is in my signature.

[In case you're curious, the "fade" effect I use during that section is fairly simple; it's simply a black panel that fades in, but maxes out at (I believe) about 50% opacity. It's on a layer "above" the video footage, but below that of the white text.]

07-07-2008, 04:59 AM	#1
caulktok Initiate Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	how do i freeze part of my video with sony vegas 8 platinum? i saw someoen's guide to doing it with sony vegas but it must have been a different version of vegas and i can't figure it out =(

07-28-2008, 11:10 AM	#3
Hacky Hall of Fame member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 76	To do that, right click on the movie clip, select 'Insert/Remove Envelope -> Velocity' now you can click dots and drag etc the bar, to do anything you like to the speed/frames/time/speed/direction of the movie clip. So now you can for example set the velocity to -100% in two places, then make a 'split' there, then drag that section really long with Ctrl + drag, and that will make that frame 'freez' like it's a screen grab. If you get stuck and you need to be talked through it completely just let me know, PM me on the forum (it will email me then so I see it coz I only check this forum once per 6 months or so!) Tam. edit - shit, k ignore that, don't PM me I will never see it, the email on this forum is LONG since dead and I can't change it because I have no idea wtf my password is so if it ever forgets it I can't even get back into this account because I won't be able to do a retrieve password coz the email is dead, and I can't change the email coz I don't know the password either, catch22!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe so just reply here and prey I see it I guess. Last edited by Hacky : 07-28-2008 at 11:16 AM.

08-15-2008, 02:31 AM	#5
MarsJenkar Initiate Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 14	This post may state the blatantly obvious, but for some reason I feel compelled to state it. The method outlined by Hacky works well, but if you want the video to freeze then continue, then you'll need to make a copy of the section of video after the split, and place it at the end. You should have three sections now: The first section of video, and two copies of the second section. The first and last sections should be at normal (100%) velocity, while the middle section (the one you want to freeze) should be 0%. I use this method in my Archimonde video; the link to my videos is in my signature. [In case you're curious, the "fade" effect I use during that section is fairly simple; it's simply a black panel that fades in, but maxes out at (I believe) about 50% opacity. It's on a layer "above" the video footage, but below that of the white text.] __________________ --Maradis Jenkar MarsJenkar's Videos

07-07-2008, 08:33 AM	#2
purelucj Initiate Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	screenshot?