Canon T2i/Canon 550D - "Tutorial 4 - Editing T2i Footage"

[E1iskater]

Hey I have a question. I use sony vegas to edit aswell, and I am going to start editing videos. I have a canon eos t2i , but when I put the files in sony vegas, the preview is too laggy for me to really even edit..So i was wondering, what type of computer you have? and what do you suggest for editing on sony vegas. Also, how do you go about converting the files to AVI or another editing friendly filetype.

[gruponemesis]

ive always been confused about letter boxing...whats the purpose of this?

I really hate it when I rent blu ray's and the top and bottom of my screen are gone...i mean thats why I bought the fancy 55in...only for the movie people to take half of it away w letter boxing!

please explain...

Thanks!

[giulix99]

EXELLENT VIDEO:::::)

[giulix99]

eXELLENT.....cIAO

[datapolo]

Hey Luke, nice work. Just want to clarify - after importing the .mov file do you render it to the new format and then re-import it for editing? That part of the workflow is not so clear to me as after talking about that you move straight on to the colour correction. Also after shooting flat with the sharpness turned down how do you restore it? Thanks,

Mike

[MrSonam83]

hi. i jst got a new EOS 550d. Now i want to edit the videos in my final cut pro.What should be the my settings in the final cut pro that i can get the best output?I am shooting at 1080 and 25fps. Thank you.

[flashyg55]

can somebody please please tell me how he got magic bullet mojo into sony vegas i thought it wouldnt work in sony vegas...i have sony vegas movie studio will magic bullet mojo work with that one

[flashyg55]

@flashyg55 nevermind did some diggin and found out my on answer :)

[hector252]

when you say to re-encode the mov. video file format, where do i do that??? on vegas or do i need a extra program for that???

plz help

[S00rabh]

My 550D is stuck at 24Fps, 25Fps for 1080 and 50Fps fr 720P.

I am unable to change that in any way.

Please help.

Also the video I take is lot more grainy..

[TheFliprunner]

@S00rabh change the setting from pal format to ntsc or from ntsc to pal

[SourabhRoddey]

@TheFliprunner

aaahh fck...

Thank you..

Still learning, My first DSLR

[TheFliprunner]

@SourabhRoddey haha i dont even have one

[redoctober8585]

Hey Danielle just wanted to say thank you for the tutorial, It really helped a lot.  Im glad you went and explained everything in detail!

[Mr4ck1]

Hey ;D

If I render a 1:30 minutes video with the setting shown in the video an with 30mb/s, resolution of 1280x720 an 60fps it takes 360 Megabytes! Thats way too much vor uploading on YouTube, it would take me ages to upload...

What could I do?

(Sorry for my bad English, i´m from Germany :D)

[Dod3032]

@Mr4ck1 That's actually not bad. A lot of times my videos are 1-1.5 GB's!

You could try rendering as .mp4?

[Mr4ck1]

@Dod3032 Thanks for teh answer ;D

Do you upload Videos with 1-1,5 GB´s?

And thank you for the great ttorial, I always lost quality but didn´t know why :D

[mikeybikey1966]

Magic Bullet MoJo only works with Vegas pro on 32 bit OS not 64 OS

[shadow100101]

Thank you for taking the time to make these easy to follow, step by step instructions. It helps me alot! Thumbs up !

[MrJippaLippa]

where to get magic bullet for vegas or after effects?

[Parrott65]

How about explaining how to get the cinematic look without spending another $99 for Magic Bullet?? Some of us have Vegas 10 and MB isn't compatible with that.

[Dod3032]

@Parrott65 How about being happy with this tutorial?

[Parrott65]

@Dod3032 LOL okay, touche'

[Dod3032]

@Parrott65 And MB works with Vegas 10, I am using it right now!

[Parrott65]

@Dod3032 When did you download and install it in Vegas 10? Are you using Pro or Movie Studio? I know it works in Movie Studio, but it didn't work in Pro when I tried it about a week ago.

[Dod3032]

@Parrott65 Yeah, which does suck.

[Parrott65]

@Dod3032 Okay, I just did some further reading on it. Although I spoke to a Magic Bullet representative on the phone and they indicated that MB does not work with Sony Vegas Pro 10, it appears it works on 32bit systems. Mine is a 64bit system and it won't run on that.

[psychedelnick1]

Will magic bullet mojo work with vegas pro 10?

[Parrott65]

@psychedelnick1 No, it won't. I already tried it. I spoke to the tech for the company and they said they have no plans to make it compatible for Vegas 10, because it didn't seem to have a big demand for it by Vegas users.

[psychedelnick1]

When you shot "Cemetario" did you use any lens filters? Thanks for the tuts.

[Dod3032]

@tabblable Doing it in Editing doesn't really make you lose any quality.

[EditAffect]

Hi can somebody explain to me why after following all of the rendering steps i still get no audio?

[Parrott65]

@EditAffect Okay, this may sound like a silly question, but is the mute button clicked on the timeline?

[EditAffect]

@Parrott65 No, i got it anyway i wasnt following the right rendering settings thanks anyway though.

[yungsonny2700]

Quik Question...I'm using Sony vegas...and you mentioned re-encoding the .MOV file to a more edit friendly format..like Mpeg2. Do I use or do it with the same method that you rendered the file in the end of this video? I noticed that the files you imported were in .Mov format. I don't want to risk of the quality by converting...

Thanks!

[planbsk8r33]

what are your final rendering settings?

[TwinVisionFilms]

What would you need to do if you, do all this and then you need to inport to after effects? What s the best way to export from after effects?? I feel like i lose a lot of quality when i upload to youtube

[Dod3032]

@TwinVisionFilms If I need to do After Effects work I will usually do it first, and then color correct in Vegas last.

When exporting from After Effects I usually go .AVI at 9,000 KB/s, then when exporting from Vegas I export at 70,000,000 bps

[TwinVisionFilms]

@Dod3032 Dude thanks so much ive been trying to get good quailty from after effects for ever haha.

[abiicdafu]

Thank you for making the tutorial !!!

[daddytech]

I use sony vegas 10 but like with the camera i got something that i am going to have to learn to use, what is the reason for shooting flat is that just a trick to allow you better color correcting options? and what is the reason for not going higer with the frames per second? you tube is supposedly able to handle up to 60fps now just curious but i Love the quality of your videos still either way

[j2daosue]

Great Stuff, just got my T2i today! have lots to learn now

[mcsg27]

Just wanted to say thanks a ton for everything you are doing here. Just got a T2i for Christmas and I've learned so much from your excellent videos. Bravo.

[MichaelTheCameraMan]

i like ur intro what did u do it in and can u make a tutorial

[Dod3032]

@MichaelTheCameraMan Adobe After Effects...maybe at some point I can do one yeah :)

[MichaelTheCameraMan]

@Dod3032 thanks for replying and do you have final cut or motion if so any tips or stuff you could help me with

[charvelgtrs]

Sorry, nevermind I actually payed more attention to your video and I found my problem. Thanks

[charvelgtrs]

Basically, I just want to edit my files without any loss of quality and then upload to youtube. I'm not using any grading or effects. Is there a way to be able to save the edited file without any change to the codecs being used?

[charvelgtrs]

How come when I render in Mpeg2 the software saves the video and audio in separate files? Also, is there a way to render the video in Mpeg 2 and save the audio in uncompressed format?

[PINKEYEDJOE]

my imported footage only shows black frames in the timeline and doesnt work, any solutions?

[vrsrox]

what codec are you talking about? sorry, i don't follow.

[abimdanial]

Whic is great? Photoshop or Sony vegas?

[tomintheuk]

@abimdanial sony vegas is for video editing. photoshop is for photo editing. you can't really compare.

[sourfraser]

How do you change the codec again?

[AlexandherFilms]

I rendered it the way you showed me but when I try to upload it to Youtube it says it takes about 119 mins to upload a 2 min video. Should it take this long? Help?

[charvelgtrs]

Is it true you don't have to pre-render when using Sony Vegas 10?

[Cheeseparing]

Most films letterbox at 2.35:1. You should try that ratio, it'd look a lot better :) Awesome tuturial btw

[Dod3032]

@Cheeseparing I don't know exactly how to translate that to Sony Vegas though...with the way I do it now I'm actually trying to mimic 2.35 as closely as I can, but it's hard to get it exact.

[Cheeseparing]

@Dod3032 Ah! It's just a little sum: you have your width and height in the Event/Pan/Crop on the left. In this case, your width is 1,920. So you simply divide 1,920 by 2.35 (because the ratio is to 1), and change you height to whatever the answer is; 817 px. It should change the little croppy box thing and of course you can save the ratio to use it again! Don't be mislead by this though, if you're dealing with 16:9 where the denominator isn't one, you'd have to divide by 16 then multiply by 9.

[Dod3032]

@Cheeseparing Ah, very nice! Saved the preset! Nice tip.

[Dod3032]

@Cheeseparing What's the other aspect ratio used sometimes in extreme conditions...2.76:1?

[Cheeseparing]

@Dod3032 never heard of that one haha, i've only really heard of 4:3, 1.85:1 (16:9), 2.35:1 and 2.40, the sort of, 'popular' ones. Some free movie channels use ridiculous letterbox, making it thinner than it already was, like over 9000:1. I think it's so you dont get 'all of the movie' if you illegaly tape it. Beh...

but nah, not sure about that one

[Dod3032]

@Cheeseparing Sorry, I was thinking of 2.66:1 (Super 16mm). I like the look of 2.35:1 though. It makes a difference for sure.

[Cheeseparing]

@Dod3032 haha i'm glad, you're videos are quite great. You should get canon to pay you to use them on television.

[Cheeseparing]

@Dod3032 hope that helped... haha

[therealdoron]

Hey DoD ,Thank you for your videos!So you color grade and render all your footage to mpeg2 prior to editing ?& How Do the formats compare in size H.264MOV vs Mpeg2 HQ ?

[ComputerElite]

I have watches thousands upon thousands of videos on YouTube, and this tutorial here is the best that I've seen, by far. Really great job. You are now one of my favorite subscriptions (out of about 1,500) And that's saying a lot.

[Dod3032]

@ComputerElite Well thank you!

[kvnyng]

When I rendered with your settings my sound is all messed up like it doesnt play well at all and sounds weird.

Am i doing something wrong when rendering? Im sure I followed everything right.

[YourFitnessFormula]

this is awesome your tutorials are badass keep em coming lol very informative about panning

[voluweb]

Hi! How i can open the original 2Ti MOV files with Vegas 9.0 without having black image instate the video?

[Ultrareallism]

I've used these settings, but I'm not happy with the contrast that's add to the video. I wish there was a way to disable it.

[tonyguerrero1]

thank you very much for doing this video! best regards from atlanta

[nilsvgrevenbroek]

Good tutorial tanx.

After doing so it will downgrade your video checking it back and forward between the original mov file and the mpg file. Vegas is a good program but dont work well with mov files after i check premiere cs5. Premiere works great with mov file, its works like as a mpg file in vegas, without the conversion.

Check it out..

[Hakujin07]

Magic Mojo? Is that a plugin?

[bwninefilms]

Great tutorial!!

[SuperJunkVideos]

your the reason why im for sure im goin to get a canon instead of a nikon!

thank you.

ur an inspiration.

[profoundmagic]

thanks alot for this,, great tutorials..

when talking about the codecs, do you mean render the files into mpeg2 when you say save?

also what settings do you have your camera at when you say flat settings?.. all zero?

thanks again

scott

[VishalSinghFilms]

Thank you so much for this!! Awesome help, I've been trying to find the best render settings for a while, you're the only tutorial I've found that explained WHY you click each thing you click when you render, now I understand bit-rates and shit like that!

[kastenproduktion]

best rebel t2i tutorial on youtube!

[MauyMcFearson]

This is going to seem like a silly question, but it's been bothering me! I can't seem to record on the T2i unless it's on its movie setting, in which I can't change the f/stop and shutter speed, etc. When I press the record button on Program or Manual, it just changes the display from the view finder to the screen. Help?

[haizie87]

@MauyMcFearson When in movie mode, press menu and find movie exposure option..set to manual exposure and you 'r done =)

[MauyMcFearson]

@haizie87 AH! Thank you so much :D

[justinartcore]

can you also use iMovie?

[Gr3g]

Do you ever use After Effects or Adobe Primer Pro?

[FITZMUSICOFFICIAL]

Hey Check out the music videos I make on Sony Vegas

[fiq000s]

thank you so much for the info!

[BigTheTone]

Does transcoding it from h.264 to mpeg-2 cause generation loss? Aren't they both lossy codecs? Do you render it back to h.264 and does that cause loss in quality?

[TwinVisionFilms]

This video helps me every time i help upload videos for my friends youtube account so i just wanted to say Thanks again lol

[cairnsyda2nd]

Hey man,

Love the videos. Couple of questions. If i save the file to MPEG or something like that so its easier to edit will i loose quality ? Also im just trying to get the best results out of the camera. What are your ideal settings for daytime and then low light shooting. Love your work. Helps out heaps.

dan

[JasssonBlahh]

how long does it usually take for your final render? its taking me more than 10+ hours just for a 10 minute film! i was just wondering to see if this normal or not

[Dod3032]

@JasssonBlahh Shouldn't take that long at all...is it showing progress?

[JasssonBlahh]

@Dod3032 its showing progress but it takes to long, do you have any tips?

[klynn81]

@Dod3032 I have a 3 min clip I edited with Magic Bullet Mojo and it's 812mb. I tried uploading it to Youtube and it keeps giving me a Fail msg: "Upload Aborted". I tried rendering as a wmv and the file looks much different and loses quality. What settings do you use to upload to youtube?

[klynn81]

@Dod3032 @Dod3032 I have a 3 min clip I edited with Magic Bullet Mojo and it's 812mb. I tried uploading it to Youtube and it keeps giving me a Fail msg: "Upload Aborted". I tried rendering as a wmv and the file looks much different and loses quality. What settings do you use to upload to youtube?

[klynn81]

@Dod3032 @Dod3032 I have a 3 min clip I edited with Magic Bullet Mojo and it's 812mb. I tried uploading it to Youtube and it keeps giving me a Fail msg: "Upload Aborted". I tried rendering as a wmv and the file looks much different and loses quality. What settings do you use to upload to youtube?

[DrJedd]

Brilliant, well explained and very helpful ! Thanks alot !

I hope you plan to keep these tutorials focused on the Ti2 (or cameras that have similar video settings, like the 7D): to have in mind that both you and I use the same camera helps alot.

I have one question there : which software do you use for screen recording ? Is it good ? (Seems a bit laggy to me)

[Dod3032]

@DrJedd I use CamStudio. It's fine, I don't put a TON of time into Editing that part, I just kind of threw in the essentials. The lag would probably be from how slow my laptop actually is.

[teklegal]

Awesome work and thank you for this. The tips and tricks are great. Thanks for taking the time to make these!!!

[MetropolisParkour]

I find your workflow a bit limitng because you grade your shoots, render them and then edit. If you want to make any changes to to colors after you locked your edit this kinda sucks. I do a proxy workflow and it works fine.

Why did you choose to go that way?

[Dod3032]

@MetropolisParkour Yeah, but what's the difference if you take your time to color right off the bat? I have never had a problem with it but I can see how some might...I never said my workflow is the best, it's just what makes sense for me.

[Slixys]

@Dod3032

You might want to try using Premiere Pro CS5, with a decent computer you can avoid all rendering and tweak your color correction throughout the editing process.

It will also save you the hassle of rendering from After Effects, instead you can dynamically link your AE comp to your Premiere Pro project, allowing you to skip the proxy rendering step and make changes super fast and easy

[koulaid]

Love the tutorials. THanks.

[superiorsoundstudio]

great work!!! the gain and gamma definitely can change the vibe of the shot.

[superiorsoundstudio]

premiere cs5 allows for editing pretty smoothly!!! I just got CS5 and its super smooth. It saves you a ton of time. However I miss my fcp interface. Way more user friendly than premiere.

[drumat5280]

Hey Luke, great video tutorial series!

[DylanW216]

how do you change the codec to be compatible to sony vegas?

[myrage156]

@DylanW216 look up mpeg streamclip

[myrage156]

Where do you get your scores from?

[Dod3032]

@myrage156 I just throw in some of my own songs at the beginning of these...they are old, but Royalty Free :)

[myrage156]

@Dod3032 What about for the zombie trailer?

[zume2600]

Man, once again, very nice work. I am sure a lot of people appreciate your tutorials. I converted my files to mpeg2 like you suggested and it makes editing so much quicker and easier. Thanks for the tip. Quick question...when I go to export my finished footage it takes a ridiculous amount of time. An example: 35 seconds of color corrected footage (Premiere Pro CS5) can take up to 15-17 minutes to export. Is my computer just not able to handle it or am I doing something wrong?? Any ideas?

[myrage156]

@zume2600 If you are using magic bullet that may be why

[myrage156]

Another great tutorial..Thanks!!! If you don't have new blue fx I recommend you check me out..They have some great effects for films, they're easy to use, and u can do a lot of the color correcting with the same effects as magic bullet and best of all, it doesnt slow down rendering times..I have magic bullet but really havent used it cause I can never get the look I want..But Im def gonna try these settings..again great tutorial, looking forward to the next one

[sye005]

And if yu want much more good quality to ur footage , Render with avid DNxHD Codec in Mpeg Streamclip :) but File sizes ll be Huge like ur 50mb files ll be 250-300 Mb ;) ......

[sye005]

Thank you so much dude :) ....It helps me alot :) .... but one Thing , i too dont re-encode n with Quick time 7.6 pro you dont need to re-encode , .mov 550D files smoothly runs in sony vegas pro 9 :) ....

[Londonsmostwantedtv]

thanks!

[DigitalTechLife]

I dont re-encode, I use Sony Vegas pro 9 with quicktime 7.5.5 or lower. Vegas wont edit if later versions of quicktime are installed.

[Dod3032]

@DigitalTechLife Re he he heeallly. That's intruiging

[furiousracer313]

Is this the 32 bit Sony Vegas? Cause Magic Bullets doesnt work with 64 bit versions.

[Dod3032]

@furiousracer313 32 Bit

[spencerduhbarrett]

in premiere pro cs5 it edits .mov native dslr footage sooo smoothely and my computer sucks

[Dod3032]

@spencerduhbarrett That's what I hear! Yeah, Vegas is NOT the best way to go for DSLR footage. This tut was more for people who are stuck with it for now :)

[TyMcFly91]

so we are supposed to import the video to vegas, then render it, then import again, then render again? because im wondering if this would stop the lag i get when editing,

[Dod3032]

@TyMcFly91 Yeah. So, Import, Color Correct, Render. Then those clips are Colored and ready to edit and they will be much faster as .MPEG-2.

[DylanW216]

lets say if im filming a phone conversation and i film the two people talking separately how do i make the clips intersect so it looks like theyre actually talking on the phone?

[Dod3032]

@DylanW216 Vegas isn't great for this but it can be done. Have one clip in one video track and then create a new track and place your second clip above it. Move the top clip along the X axis to slide it over. Play around with that a bit and you can get it to look pretty good.

[Dod3032]

@DylanW216 Exact same concept as in this tutorial with the Letterboxing pan, you will just be moving it sideways.

[DylanW216]

@Dod3032 okay thanks you guys are the best

[WeBDaEMoN33]

Awesome! I'm not using Vegas either, but I know that it's a very good tool.

Keep'em coming!

[danglingairfreshners]

do you ever render as .wmv, or is mpeg-2 better quality?

[Dod3032]

@danglingairfreshners .wmv is probably fine as long as you stick to the other settings like Bitrate and Frame Size.

[danglingairfreshners]

@Dod3032 ok, thanks!

[RyanShitlipz]

Great tutorial. Too bad im not on vegas, but im gonna try to implement the stuff to my progs :)