The New 3D Editing Features of Vegas Pro 10

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Can you manipulate the 3D positioning of video tracks in 3D space?
You can do this in a couple of different ways in Vegas Pro 10. First, you can use the 3D track and parent compositing tools that have been included in Vegas Pro for several versions. These tools enable you to create 3D perspective and manipulate tracks on three-dimensional planes.

Now, with the new stereoscopic 3D editing tools, you can also adjust and add 3D depth to your projects. You can use the Stereoscopic 3D Adjust filter to change the horizontal offset of your stereoscopic clips and subclips to bring the 3D image closer to or farther away from the plane of the viewing screen. You can use the same filter to create 3D depth on the text and other 2D elements in your 3D project. These elements will still be flat (since they're two dimensional), but you can use the same tools to place them in front of or behind the screen plane.

Finally, you can use the new Stereoscopic 3D Camera tools in the Track and Parent Motion windows to adjust the depth of tracks that you have placed in 3D space with the 3D compositing tools mentioned above.

Will it be possible to author 3D DVDs or Blu-Ray discs in DVD Architect using video that you created in Vegas?
Yes. Since you can render your 3D projects out in any of the supported render formats, you can render them for import into DVD Architect and then burn them to DVD or Blu-ray disc. However, the current version of DVD Architect does not create 3D Blu-ray discs (3D BD) for Hi-definition 3D on Blu-ray. So, while yes you can burn a Blu-ray disc that contains 3D content, you cannot yet use DVD Architect to create a hi-definition 3D BD disc.

Would it be possible to create a simulated 3D from a standard AVI?
You can use the Stereoscopic 3D adjust filter to create horizontal offset on a 2D clip. This enables you to move the clip back and forth from the screen plane. In some cases, depending upon the nature of the footage you're using, this may create an acceptable 3D effect, but there is no tool in Vegas Pro 10 for "turning 2D into 3D."

Does Vegas 10 use a motion tracker?
There is no built-in motion tracker in Vegas Pro 10. However, there are third-party motion tracking tools that work as plug-ins to Vegas Pro. For instance, the new Boris Continuum Complete 7 plug-in from Boris FX works great with Vegas Pro 10 and does a very robust job of motion tracking. read more...