Hello Everyone
I have Video Studio 10+ and was wondering would Movie Factory 6+ have enough other features to justify buying it. I have just orderd PhotoImpact 12 to help me with pictures backgrounds and menus. Any advice would help.Thank you in advance ED.
MF 6+ vs VS 10+
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srsmedia
dvdmf 6 is unstable
...I wouldn't go for dvdmf6 just yet. It appears to be very unstable. I have been working with it since the 3rd of this month and can not complete a single project. It freezes randomly in all phases of authoring, regardless of OS state and hardware. Not looking promising, and Ulead are dragging their feet about a refund.
I suggest you download the free trial to see if the additional authoring/menu features are worth it to you.
That will also allow you to test it for stability...
I haven't upgraded to MF6, but with past versions most crashes have been due to bad video files, or "funny" formats, like DivX*. If Video Studio works on your system, and with your particular video files, I suspect you will be OK. (srsmedia didn't mention if he/she'd had success with MF5 or any other Ulead program... Obviously many people are getting good results with MF5.)
* It is quite common to have a "slightly corrupted" file that plays back fine, but causes trouble when you try to edit or re-code it. This seems to be more of a problem with the highly-compressed formats than with the less-compressed 13Gb per hour AVI-DV files from a MiniDV camcorder.
That will also allow you to test it for stability...
I haven't upgraded to MF6, but with past versions most crashes have been due to bad video files, or "funny" formats, like DivX*. If Video Studio works on your system, and with your particular video files, I suspect you will be OK. (srsmedia didn't mention if he/she'd had success with MF5 or any other Ulead program... Obviously many people are getting good results with MF5.)* It is quite common to have a "slightly corrupted" file that plays back fine, but causes trouble when you try to edit or re-code it. This seems to be more of a problem with the highly-compressed formats than with the less-compressed 13Gb per hour AVI-DV files from a MiniDV camcorder.
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srsmedia
dvdmf6 problems
For the record:
I have tried many, many different video files in dvdmf6- as many different types as would load into the prog, and none of them were any better or any worse with freezing/crashing. It does not happen at any one particular point in the authoring process- quite to the contrary- it can happen at any random time, and is immensely frustrating. The software is very buggy; quite unstable currently, even on a totally new and clean OS install. I am sure the technical staff are working hard to correct this condition with an SP-type update, but quite frankly- I do not have time to wait while they sort it out, and have asked for a refund(4 times now), which I still have not received. Ulead tech support never even bothered to reply to my registered user support request, which is usually a good indication that there is big trouble behind the scenes... Unfortunately, I had to contact my CC company today to dispute the charge.
I was using DVDMF2 for many moons with no issues at all. Moved to DVDMF6 for dual-layer support and extra features, only to be very discouraged and completely dissatsified. I had to move to different software, as the projects are work related, and can not wait.
All in all, I would say that it would be best to wait until they have issued at least one good update in the form of a service pack, because currently it is just crashware.
I have tried many, many different video files in dvdmf6- as many different types as would load into the prog, and none of them were any better or any worse with freezing/crashing. It does not happen at any one particular point in the authoring process- quite to the contrary- it can happen at any random time, and is immensely frustrating. The software is very buggy; quite unstable currently, even on a totally new and clean OS install. I am sure the technical staff are working hard to correct this condition with an SP-type update, but quite frankly- I do not have time to wait while they sort it out, and have asked for a refund(4 times now), which I still have not received. Ulead tech support never even bothered to reply to my registered user support request, which is usually a good indication that there is big trouble behind the scenes... Unfortunately, I had to contact my CC company today to dispute the charge.
I was using DVDMF2 for many moons with no issues at all. Moved to DVDMF6 for dual-layer support and extra features, only to be very discouraged and completely dissatsified. I had to move to different software, as the projects are work related, and can not wait.
All in all, I would say that it would be best to wait until they have issued at least one good update in the form of a service pack, because currently it is just crashware.
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MF 6+ vs VS10+
Hello Everyone
Sorry about the profile just updated it. I did search the Movie Factory forum but did not find mush on mf 6+, mybe to new of a product. I went to download trial version but it's not there yet. I was hoping to get some feedback from fellow members who have MF 5 to see if it was worth having. I have VS 10+ and have had no problems with it. I also have Pinnacle 10, Roxio 7, nero 6 , Photoshop Elements 2.0, Photoshop 7.0. I'm interested in finding programs that will help me make better looking videos.
Sorry about the profile just updated it. I did search the Movie Factory forum but did not find mush on mf 6+, mybe to new of a product. I went to download trial version but it's not there yet. I was hoping to get some feedback from fellow members who have MF 5 to see if it was worth having. I have VS 10+ and have had no problems with it. I also have Pinnacle 10, Roxio 7, nero 6 , Photoshop Elements 2.0, Photoshop 7.0. I'm interested in finding programs that will help me make better looking videos.