Is VS10 such a good product?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:49 pm

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OK you are having problems with VS10+ though you state other programs are working fine for you.

Let's take a look at what might be giving you your problems.

A faulty installation. Did you install from a boxed version (check that CD surface for dirt marks scratches and the like - even commercially produced discs can have assembly line faults)
Did you download it - possibly a faulty download.
Did it install correctly. Try our procedure for Re-installation of Ulead products

Are you following the recommended procedure

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Please view Audio / Video synchronization issues

These are NOT workrounds they are simply best practice guidelines.
You can use work flows that have been developed and tested by our forum members or you can take your chances and do your own thing.

Is your computer kept in good condition with regular housekeeping practices

LV_426 · Post by **LV_426** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:33 pm

@ sjj1805

Thank you for your post. I understand and complement you on your patient wish to help.

At the risk of sounding like a stuck record - the very useful "recommended procedure" to which you link is evidence positive of the point I'm trying to make here. In fact, if vs10+ were a well written and stable program, such procedure would not be necessary. I make these observations in response to the question posed by this topic/thread....

I refer in particular, to this

The following procedure/work flow is recommended when using VIDEO STUDIO because it has had the most success at producing good quality DVDs. In particular, it avoids triggering serious bugs, so please follow the process carefully.

The most important messages in this procedure are:
(1) Always Create a Video File of your entire project before attempting to burn a DVD,
(2) Never try to burn a DVD with anything in the EDIT Timeline display,
(3) Never try to burn a DVD using SHARE/Add Project button.
(4) Make certain that your BURN properties exactly match your DVD-Compliant VIDEO FILE properties.

and what's acknowledged to be "the FR bug" in one of your other links.

The other symptoms I describe may well be specific to my system/installation and I thank you once again for trying to help.

The various procedures and posts to which you refer, though, only serve to support the point I try to make.

blplhp · Post by **blplhp** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:58 pm

Hi Steve J. and CycleWriter,

I read with interest your suggestion for always keeping the computer running. I have been turning off my new computer (have had it since June '06) every night before bedtime, as this was the suggestion from Dell tech support. Based on your advice, I will be leaving it on full time now. I do have a question, however, as CycleWriter mentioned something about sleep mode being OK to do. I have Windows XP Media Center Edition thru SP2. In Control Panel|Power Options|Power Options Properties, in the Power Schemes tab there are adjustments for "Turn off monitor", "Turn off hard disks" and "System standby". Do you set any of these for a given time frame or do you set these to never? Also there is a Hibernation tab in this Power Options Properties dialog box. Do you ever Enable Hibernation? If so, how does that relate to the power off options on the Power Schemes tab?

Thanks.

CycleWriter · Post by **CycleWriter** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:06 pm

blplhp wrote:I have been turning off my new computer (have had it since June '06) every night before bedtime, as this was the suggestion from Dell tech support.

Dell has an interest in your needing to replace/repair your PC at some point. Microsoft, who put the sleep/suspend/hibernate features into their OS, not so much.

I have Windows XP Media Center Edition thru SP2. In Control Panel|Power Options|Power Options Properties, in the Power Schemes tab there are adjustments for "Turn off monitor", "Turn off hard disks" and "System standby". Do you set any of these for a given time frame or do you set these to never?

I only turn off my monitors. This is mainly because I have programs (like virus scanners, backup utilities, spyware scanners) scheduled to run at night when I'm asleep. Turning off the hard drives would prevent this activity. On a Media Center PC, an applet loads at startup that executes any TV program recording you have scheduled so these PCs never really go into a complete shutdown unless you manually power them off.

Also there is a Hibernation tab in this Power Options Properties dialog box. Do you ever Enable Hibernation? If so, how does that relate to the power off options on the Power Schemes tab?

I don't use hibernate mode personally because it has some inherent flaws. In hibernate, the system state is copied from RAM to the HD and then the PC is powered down to an extremely low level. Upon waking (port activity such as keyboard, mouse or serial), the system reads the hibernate file, recopies it to RAM and resumes from that point. Since the system is practically shut down and HDs turned off, no program execution can happen. Also, a power outage while in this state and without an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) will usually cause a reboot and loss of the saved system state. Enabling hibernate mode will override all other power saving settings. I prefer to have my system on a UPS and only go into sleep or suspend mode. In over 10 years this method has not failed me.

blplhp · Post by **blplhp** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:33 pm

Thanks CycleWriter,

Sorry to belabor the point, but as I understand you, keep "System standy" and "Turn off hard disks" set to never, which is what mine is set to now. I currently have my monitor turning off after 4 hours of idle time. What do you set your monitor turn off time to?

Also, I think Steve mentioned that he uses Spybot and Lavasoft Ad-Watch for removing spyware and such as a part of his regular maintenance. I currently have Lavasoft SE Personal (their free program). Is this program adequate or should I invest in the full version ($$)? Is Spybot better than Lavasoft Ad-Aware, or should one have both (one might remove what the other does not remove)?

Thanks!!

CycleWriter · Post by **CycleWriter** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:11 pm

blplhp wrote:Sorry to belabor the point, but as I understand you, keep "System standy" and "Turn off hard disks" set to never, which is what mine is set to now. I currently have my monitor turning off after 4 hours of idle time. What do you set your monitor turn off time to?

I set my monitors to turn off after 1 hour and to enter standby after 2. I set the disks to never and hibernate to disabled.

Also, I think Steve mentioned that he uses Spybot and Lavasoft Ad-Watch for removing spyware and such as a part of his regular maintenance. I currently have Lavasoft SE Personal (their free program). Is this program adequate or should I invest in the full version ($$)? Is Spybot better than Lavasoft Ad-Aware, or should one have both (one might remove what the other does not remove)?

I think we're getting beyond the realm of this forum by asking about other software programs. That said, I use the free version of Adaware and run a scan about once a week. I have ZoneAlarm's Security Suite on my computers and it runs a virus and spyware scan nightly. I have my browsers set to block adware and popups (IE 7 now has this built-in) so I don't think it necessary to pay for this protection separately. No one program is capable of getting everything so I supplement my routine by occasionally running SpyBot and a program that eliminates the contents of all TEMP folders/files and IE caches. It's been about 5 years since the last time I had a virus. Your mileage may vary.

blplhp · Post by **blplhp** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:53 pm

Thanks, CycleWriter!!!

maddrummer3301 · Post by **maddrummer3301** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:18 am

CycleWriter · Post by **CycleWriter** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:26 am

maddrummer3301 wrote:If your located in "Florida" and are exposed to many lightning storms that cause power surges, outages and voltage flucuations your home environment might be totally different than others that can leave their computers on all the time.

With respect to a municipal (police) office they have protection (should have) along with UPS's/Generators and power conditioners.

Personally I usually shut my systems down when not in use except for the servers which are on UPS's.

You may want to choose between the lesser of 2 evils.
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This is true, to a point. My mother lives in Port St. Lucie, FL, my sister in Lighthouse Point, FL. Both use high quality UPS systems with line conditioners and aside from the incovenience of Florida's frequent but thankfully short power interruptions, neither has ever suffered damage to their computers. APC and other companies provide up to $5,000 coverage for computer equipment protected by their products so they must have confidence in their ability. Having a computer plugged in at any time without a UPS and spike/surge suppressor is asking for trouble, no matter where you live.

ruggy1 · Post by **ruggy1** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:16 am

Getting back to VS10+. I have a perfectly maintained and regularly defragmented P3.4 with over 1TB disk. I have never had any problems with VS, and I use it to run my business. I am one of the probable 90% of users who do not post regularly now because everything works. Environment is everything.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:21 pm

Reading all those posts really make me think you guys don't actually pay for electricity...

It looks like it's not only the current resident of the oval office at DC that doesn't care about the Kyoto protocol.

Any appliance should be shut off if not in use. If this damages the appliance, buy another brand.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:04 pm

Further reading: I have included links that argue both FOR and AGAINST in order to provide a balanced opinion.

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Link 3
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Link 6

The Microsoft answer is probably the one to sum it all up

"Should I shut my computer down at night? Or is it better to leave it running?" he asked. Komando's response, in a nutshell: "The truth is, it really doesn't matter."

A lot will depend upon YOUR working practices. Mine is to get the computer to do things overnight - defragmentation, virus checking and the like. Any 'heavy downloads' can also be done overnight rather than in the background and possibly slowing the machine down whilst I am working.

In my situation the computer is never really idle.

You can find several posts similar to those I have quoted above and in a nutshell if your are a believer you will find plenty of articles to support your opinion. If you are a disbeliever you will also find plenty of articles to support your opinion.

It's one of those things that tend to have no answer like what came first, the chicken or the egg.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:17 pm

sjj1805 wrote: It's one of those things that tend to have no answer like what came first, the chicken or the egg.

Easy, they were created together, but the chicken died while crossing the road, leaving the egg alone, hence the confusion.

Also there were only one chicken and one rooster on Noah's ark, so from then on it's the chicken first.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:11 pm

Easy, they were created together, but the chicken died while crossing the road, leaving the egg alone, hence the confusion.

AHA!!!

Mark Powell · Post by **Mark Powell** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:02 am

G'day Jparnold,
I have been using SV for some time now with great sucess. I have a 3GHz machine with 512 Meg of RAM. I started with SV7 and now have SV10+. Once I began following the recommended procedures I have had very few problems over the years. Generally I find the problems are related to my project settings or my computer. I have not yet encountered any prolems with SV10+ but I have ony completed 4 large projects since upgrading. Hang in there, SV has its bugs but over all it still does a good job.

Regards,

MP

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