Comments ref User Recommended Workflow for VideoStudio

[helenium]

We've been trying out the demo of VS9. We have a video edited and ready to burn approx. 40 minutes in length. The first two attempts at burning it resulted in many slow and distorted spots and pixelated areas. So I went on this site and found my way to the top document with the recommendations. Just tried the process where you make an MPEG first before burning. Did that, and got as far as this step:

"13. Verify the Required vs. Available disc space."

At that point the first value said something like 2.4 GB/ 3.4 GB, but the next one said 2.4 GB /(0 bytes). When I tried to burn at that point, I got error messages saying there might not be enough disk space. I closed them and tried to continue, but it did not proceed to the next step.

Could someone please clarify...
--what we should be seeing in that area if all is well?
--what disk space this refers to, the blank DVD or the PC?
--how much free space should be on the C: drive as a rule of thumb? I'm wondering if that's a problem because it's at 16% free right now (even though that's almost 6GB.
--anything else you think I need to know.

The video plays great on the PC, by the way, so that's not the problem. But we have about 20 people expecting to be able to watch it on a TV on Sunday and we're getting a bit nervous...

--Helen

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi
You may be best to start a new posting for this problem.
This post is very old and long.

Required /Available working folder refers to the hard drive.

Required / Available disc space refers to the file being burnt / and the dvd disc.

If the second readings show 2.4 GB /(0 bytes
2.4 is the File size
0 bytes is the disc size.
As it is reading 0 (zero) you either have no blank disc in the drive, or the drive is not reading the dics.

For Dvd discs you should I see 4.71Gb

Your C drive is also to small. Only 2.4 Gb free. You need 3.4 Gb.
You need at least 30Gb to work on video editing.
Check your Recycle folder, emptying that may free memory .
The burner process may use temporary files during the burn, this requires additional memory.

Try creating a Disc image file (iso) first, without burning to disc.

Now use the Disc image recorder to burn the Iso file.
Start / Programs / disc image recorder.

Trevor

[rguthrie]

jchunter_2,

First off, thanks for the recommended tips! Now a humble suggestion...

With more burning options available, like double-layer DVD-9, and project length's, I'd recommend that you include a section on selecting the proper bitrate (Video data rate) fo your video. I just recently copied 2 extra long VHS tapes (2:38 and 1:50 hours long respectively) onto 2 double-layer DVDs. However, using your recommended data rate to create the Video File for the first video resulted in the movie not fitting the burn process so I had to select Fit & Burn and had to wait for it to rerender the video. Which took a long time as you can imagine.

Needless to say I educated myself on how to calculate the optimal bitrate and this won't happen again. Again, thanks for the recommended tips, they're great and definitely save some project time.

VR,
Ron

[Crusader]

I recently bought VS9 for use with my Sony HC1 camera. It installed OK and I updated the prorgram from the Ulead site and downloaded the HDV plugin and installed it.

However, whenever I select 'Tools' to select the HDV plugin, the program crashes with a Windows 'Vstudio.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows' message. The result is the same with the camera plugged in or not plugged in, and it makes no difference if 'Capture' is selected first or not.

Toshiba P3 1GHz with 512MB RAM and W2K SP4.

I am sure that the program cannot be this full of bugs by now, so any help regarding my mistakes would be welcome. I have tried two different computers, reinstalled, and the result is always the same.

Ian

[Ken Berry]

Just a thought: your computer seems awfully 'old fashioned' to be undertaking HD video editing on it -- barely meets the system requirements for normal video.

You might also want to use the SEARCH function as a number of other people have posted similar problems in the past couple of weeks relating to HD.

[juhneevuh]

hi. I've been able to burn DVD's (RW, to be exact) on VideoStudio for some time now, and like Mike, I've stumbled on the error:
"<b>Failed in Performing Power Calibration...error SPTI-2A-02-03-73-03</b>" or something along those lines. <i>(after it was 91% complete!!)</i>

i've also received the error:
"<b>The target device might have some problems, please try again or reboot.</b>" <i>(does this mean my burner isn't functioning properly? i mean, i've been able to burn dvds on this program before...)</i>

I've read the whole topic and everyone's replies; my burning settings match my video settings, all clips on the timeline were deleted prior to burning, etc. i've been trying again and again for the past 2 hours (yes, im stubborn, i know) but i keep encoutering the same problem! Damn, this is frustrating.

if it helps, my video properties are:

NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
Frame-based
(MPEG-1), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
MPEG audio layer 2, 48 KHz, Stereo
and the quality slider is moved up to 100

please help me.

[Ken Berry]

The only time I have ever received the power calibration message was when I was burning a DVD on an el cheapo disc rated at 8x, and I was burning at 8x. Needless to say, the disc was ruined, but when I put a new one in and set it to burn at 4x (the speed I normally use) the next one burned OK. So whether it was the type of disc or the high burn speed, I am not sure. I still tend to burn DVDs at a lower speed than they are rated for, and I think this helps the quality of the burn.

As for your particularly project, a couple of things strike me, but I can't comment further without more information. You are making a DVD from an mpeg-1. This is of course possible, though the more usual format for DVD is mpeg-2. Moreover, it is not absolutely clear whether you are using the same properties in the burn as the ones you set out as the 'video properties'. This implies to me that you have simply placed an mpeg-1 in the burning module and proceeded from there. If so, a better way to go would be to first convert the mpeg-1 file to a DVD-compatible mpeg-2 (Share > Create Video File > DVD), and then put that new mpeg-2 in the burning module and burn.

Your properties also state that the format of your mpeg-1 is the standard NTSC mpeg-2 size of 720 x 480. Again it is possible, though an mpeg-1 would normally be half this size. This is what caused me to wonder whether the 'video properties' were the original properties of the mpeg-1 or the burn properties you are using.

Finally, I note you are using 'Frame Based'. This would fit in with the mpeg-1 profile but then the bit rate for an mpeg-1 would normally be fixed around 1150 kbps, whereas you give an unspecified VBR, again leading me to believe the properties you give are burn properties.

I am also not sure that setting the quality slider to 100% is really going to give you any noticeable improvement on what was already low quality mpeg-1 to start with. At the same time, it is imposing greater 'strain' on your computer, particularly if it is also trying to convert the mpeg-1 to DVD-compatible mpeg-2 and do the burn process, all at the same time.

[juhneevuh]

okay, so now i've created a new video file using these properties.

NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
Frame-based
(MPEG-2), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 6000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
MPEG audio layer 2, 48 KHz, Stereo


and here are my burning properties:

MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
Frame-based
(DVD-NTSC), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 6000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
MPEG audio layer 2, 48 KHz, Stereo


and i am still encountering the same problem...only this time the error occurs even before the progress even reaches 91%..i even followed your burning instructions..maybe it shouldn't be in mpeg-2 format? and can you answer my question with the error:
"<b>Targeted device might have errors...please reboot.</b>"??

thanks.

[juhneevuh]

okay, i kept on trying different settings...and NONE OF THEM WORK!

ahhh my head hurts.

[Ken Berry]

Can you still burn anything on that burner using another program? That will help us narrow things down a bit...

[juhneevuh]

hm..i burnt a dvd once...but i burn cds on that all the time..i even had the drive cleaned out..this is most peculiar..and so frustrating.

[juhneevuh]

ok, new problem.
im pretty sure the cleaner program worked, because i am no longer receiving the "target device error" problem..but now videostudio won't let me customize my "media type" settings when i burn them!! so now i receive the "error in media". i'll show you what i mean:



^ thats how it shows up on my screen. the media type is grayed out, so i can't change it! i've also tried saving my video file into NTSC DVD, but that doesn't burn, either! i could've sworn i didn't change anything!

[maximus01can]

When I was looking through the guides I noticed that Jerry's guide wasn't added to the sticky about and he has some nice guides laid out for different Ulead Apps. Just thought I'd add this link in case it helps someone as it helped me to start with. VS7-VS9 Captures,edit's etc. don't seem to have changed too much, just some added features so there's some great info with good screen shots in this guide.

http://www.jonesgroup.net/media/tutoriallist.htm

Hope this helps someone, it sure helped me in getting started.

Cheers,
Max

[stuart]

Transfer of Analog VHS and 8mm to DVD

I used V7 and liked the interface but gave up on using it because of always getting "Failed to convert video" errors.

I purchased the V9 upgrade and it also seems to have trouble until I loaded the service pack. I had been using a mixture of MPEG and AVI file on the timeline. It has worked perfectly now for a couple of projects for me without the multi-step "Recommended Procedure".

If VS9 will work without have to creat the video file as an intermediate step. It will be a productivity savings for us "production converrsion" people.

Post if the VS9 service pack helps you.


I do need help capturing, however. I capture using Canopus ADVC300 - Capturing with VS stops when there is a blank spot in the tape. That's annoying because the analog VCR keeps going and I have to try to find out where to restart. It seems that the ADVC300 switches input to the wrong input. Anyway - Has anyone used moviemake 2 to capture?

[Ken Berry]

I certainly don't dispute your own finding that you can use the program as intended, and I am sure there are quite a few people out there who have found the same thing. After all, the program was designed to do precisely that.

And although I had nothing to do with their preparation, this particular posting on recommended procedures, is only that: a recommendation, not a rigid law. It was based on the fact that an awful lot of people were having an awful lot of trouble, and the common factor detected was that they were jumping the 'Create Video File' step, and burning to disc straight from the project stage.

Re the claimed productivity savings, I am not greatly convinced that you actually save much time at all -- at most a couple of minutes, which in the overall length of time taken in the video editing/production process, is not very much at all. Think about it. Under the recommended procedure, you finish your editing, go to Share > Create Video File and produce your DVD-compatible mpeg-2. The next step is what represents the added time in the overall process compared to your work flow, namely, closing the project and clearing the timeline. That is all, since you then go Share > Create Disc and open the burning module, insert your mpeg-2, build your menus etc, and burn. Making sure you check 'Do not convert compliant mpeg files' in the Options icon in the burning module, the latter then multiplexes and burns. No conversion should take place and you should not get the 'this will take some time' message.

Your process has you complete the editing process and jump straight to Share > Create disc. Right. You save the time taken to close the project and reopen a clean timeline, and then you have the burning module open. You insert the project, but then the program has to convert (i.e. encode) it. No alternative; it _has_ to do this first and this encoding process will take exactly the same length of time as the conversion process takes under the recommended procedure (Share > Create Video File). But at the same time, you are asking your computer not only to carry out the conversion but also to do all the other things it has to do to burn the disc, all on the fly. Fine, if your computer has the grunt to do it. But again, there are a lot of people out there whose computers don't seem to be able to do all this on the fly. For those people, there may have been a 'productivity saving' of the minute or two mentioned, but the downside for them is a stressed computer and a failed project and all the time the latter represents. For them, the productivity saving comes from following the recommended procedure!