VS10 - No Preview Video In Edit Mode ??

XiRoCCo · Post by **XiRoCCo** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:04 am

Hi -

I "just" re-installed VideoStudio 10 on a fresh installation of WinXP Pro. I opened a project I was working on before reloading my computer recently. The project opens and the timeline displays find - but when I click to play the project or run the timeline bar across the clips - there is no video; just a black viewing screen. When I stop trying to play the viewing screen will show the still frame on which I stopped.

What am I missing? Is there a codec I need to obtain?

System:
PC - WinXP Pro
1GB RAM
600GB HD
EVGA GeForce 6600 LE w/256MB
DELL 1920x1200 24" flat panel

Thanks,
--Kevin

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:44 pm

Sorry, but it would help an *enormous* amount if you actually told us something about the properties of the file, how it was captured, your computer specs and operating system, to name but a few. Telling us you have a project (no details) which does not display prperly does not really help much...

Maybe there is a codec you need, but until we have some more detail, who really knows???

XiRoCCo · Post by **XiRoCCo** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:56 pm

The images were shot on a Panasonic PV-GS500 MiniDV camera and captured to the computer in DV-AVI format using VS10. I have reinstalled all Panasonic software (and rebooted) and still get the same results - blackness. As for my computer details ... I DID include those - see my previous post. I am capturing via 1394 Firewire, and everything was working until I wiped and reloaded my computer yesterday.

Please tell me if you require more information to assist.

Thanks,
--Kevin

BrianCee · Post by **BrianCee** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:12 pm

Have you checked in 'Preferences' that the preview window is selected as your Instant Playback Target.

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XiRoCCo · Post by **XiRoCCo** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:27 pm

Brian, I just updated that setting. Not sure if that was the fix or a codec I just installed (Morgan Multimedia M-JPG codec), but it is showing video now. I am rendering a WMV video now to see if I can view the finished product.

Earlier I noticed that I was not able to view videos at all on this computer - using MS Media Player 11. Videos I rendered a few weeks/months back were coming up "very" dark - and still are.

Thanks!
--Kevin

XiRoCCo · Post by **XiRoCCo** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:37 pm

Ok - while I've corrected the problem of not seeing the video in the preview window - I cannot view video files (AVI, WMV ...etc.) in Media Player. They're black.

Any ideas?

XiRoCCo · Post by **XiRoCCo** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:01 pm

got it all working - found the fix for media player here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expe ... us&m=1&p=1

thanks guys! i appreciate your help!
--kevin