Media Studio Pro

[Joey54]

Hi there everyone I was wondering if any of you had this problem in the past let me explain .
I have downloadesd my Media studion Pro 7VE and all drivers My editor works fine and my capture works finr video and sound my problem is that once I am in the capture screen I want to configure all my settings and when I want to click on video format from thr menue most of the menus are faded and I can't click to open this is a big pain for me as I have tried everything can someone out there help me if you had same problem and how to fix this? thanks

[lancecarr]

Hi Joey54,
Welcome to the forum. I personally don't have MSP but I am answering your post because you have managed to bury it in the "Tutorials" section of the forum. As such it is unlikely that you will get a response!
Why not try posting in the MediaStudio Pro forum instead? Might just work you know!

[sjj1805]

Joey54
Please use the [Post Reply] button rather than the [New topic] Button
Its is get confusing trying to follow your problem which is now split over several different threads.

Your main thread is here:
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?p=67825

[heinz-oz]

How exactly did you download MediaStudioPro 7VE? You can either download a TBYB (trial version), an upgrade to an existing, qualifying, product or a full version. In the latter two cases you would get a full version.

VE versions, AFAIK, are bundled versions that come with hardware or a computer magazine. In both cases, you would actually have a CD to install, not a download.

[Joey54]

Thanks heinz-oz I know what you are telling me but I'm afraid is not what I have got I actually bought the hardware which is the graphic card and the connection box and all the software I am not downloading anything free I have paid for it .
I just can't understand why this is happening as I had it installed before and I was able to execute any down menues thanks ok I really appreciate it .

[Joey54]

I just want to ask you guys a question ok Do you understand my problem?????? I got the feeling you are not understanding my problem

I tell you what I have done so far :

I have deleted media studio a few times and that is also in the registry I have deleted all drivers and re download them I have done this many times so you can imagine how I am feeling also I have bought a new computer and the problem still there very annoying I can't configure my video format color format but I can configure the sound also it will only download SV-video not composite strange I was able to do this before
anyway I will keep on trying thanks everyone
Cheers from Joey

[jday]

Joey54,
If I understand your problem, you are using the Video Capture element of MSP and most of the items in the "Setup" menu are greyed out. Here is an excerpt from the indispensible book "Getting Results With MediaStudio Pro",

DV Capture
DV is about as easy as it gets. Because of the strict specifications of the DV format (fixed frame size, color depth, and data rate) you don't really have any say in the matter. This is a good thing. For this reason, Video Format, Audio Format, Color Calibration and other setup menu items are unavailable.

Well, I shouldn't say you don't have any say in the matter. You do get to pick the DV type. If all the other video formats weren't confusing enough, you now also have two subtypes within DV. Without going into the ugly details, DV Type-1 is the exact same format that your camera uses. All DV Type-2 does is change the way it internally stores the video and audio data.

If you are doing analog capture, you have many more options available. So, as you can see from the above excerpt, if you are capturing in DV format, you get DV format. After capturing, I believe you can use the "save as" item on the menu to change the format. The help file in MSP is not that helpful and I think that the book, "Getting Results With MediaStudioPro" is a MUST HAVE for anyone using this program. It is excellent and has helped me on numerous occasions. I hope this helps.

[DarrenD]

I can heartily recommend Charlie Hills' book. It is not a "heavy" read and is very informal when needed. The website is http://www.getting-results.com/

I checked for MSP 7 and noted there is no longer a download page but a link to Amazon. If you wanted the real physical book that should be OK, but if you wanted a PDF electronic book I guess you could send Charlie an e-mail via his website and see what he can come up with.

Darren

[Joey54]

Hi guys thanks for the info I really appreciate it Jim thanks for your info I just want to say that I am downloading analog video not DV I havan't got DV yet but soon I will .
Jim when I first downloaded Media Studio Pro I also had a problem the capture driver did not want to be downloaded I had a hard time trying to download the driver and now I can see my capturing video I can capture it hear it but can't configure it I was able to configure it in my othe PC now I have bought a new one and I get this problem I just had enough of this system I have been trying for more than a year and thanks to my old editing system I have been able to do my work.
Anyway Thanks again tomorrow I will go and get the book I have seen it in the book store in Sydney.
Kind regards Joey