Hi, I'm an old-school analog editor trying to make the jump to digital. Haven't been editing for about 5 years. I just bought Vegas 6.0 and want to ask before I drive myself crazy. I already looked in the FAQ and forums... please forgive if I missed the answer.

Uploading from my Sony Digital Handicam.
Images are on Hi 8 tape.
When viewing the video before actual capture the image in Vegas looks very pixelized and awful.

Is this just the nature of the program or have I got something set wrong? The image on the camera is very crisp.

Thanks!

Is it a Hi8 camera with firewire output and is that how you are capturing?

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Yes it is.

Thanks for responding.

I would guess in that case that it's just the preview window set at it's lowest mode. Try resetting it to best and you'll most likely see an improvement.

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Ahhh, I'll dig into the manual and see how to do that. I was hoping it was something simple that I just didn't understand. Most things usually are.

Thanks for the info!

Above the preview, there's a button that has a drop menu ranging from best full size, best auto size down to the lowest setting.

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