First we are going to need some more information. Please view This Thread, it provides a guideline to the specific information needed to help you.
A Recommended Workflow has been developed to help guide you through the mine-field of video editing, as it pertains to Ulead's VideoStudio Programs. They can be viewed here: Recommened WorkFlow for VideoStudio
You stated you are using VideoStudio 8second? Do you mean VideoStudio 8SE?
You say you followed the recommended workflow. But can you confirm that after editing, you selected Share > Create Video File > DVD, and first produced a DVD-compatible mpeg-2 file. Then, did you close your project by opening a new one. And with an empty timeline, did you then select Share > Create Disc to open the burning module. Then insert your new mpeg-2, prepare your menus and burn?
Leons wrote:I use to save a file as DVD on drive first but it appeared to render it twice. and take twice as long. I figured I was loosing quality.
What were the properties of the DVD-mpeg file you saved? And in the Create Disc module, did you have the "Do not convert compliant mpeg files" option checked
I used MPEG11 George. Yes I had it set not to render compliant files.
My 80g hard drive was 3/4 full. Im thinking of setting up an external drive to store videos on so as to keep the editing drive free when rendering.
ANyone tell me if this would be worth while
If you're using one 80g nearly full Hdd to run your O/S, store, read and write video files you're asking a lot from it probably to much. So yes you will get a definate improvement from a second drive. Another internal drive would be best ( faster transfer) but an external will do.
300Gb + drives are fairly inexpensive now. When you get it partition it up and transfer as many of the files on your 80g Sata to it as practicle.
If you keep the 80g mainly for the O/S and your Programme & Utillity files it will work a lot faster.
By the way is your 80g Partitioned?
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Leon,
I am having the same problem. I have had video studio since 6SE.
I am now still using 8.
Did you happen to figure out a solution for this problem?
I am working on it despertly, (I have an unhappy bride)
By the way, I have used this same version for many videos with no problem and now the audio will not sync correctly. When I watch it in Ulead or Windows media player it is perfect, so it has to be something during the burn process.
Please let me know if you figure this out and I will do the same.
Thanks, Gnat
If you're not already doing so, when you finish editing, select Share > Create Video File > DVD. Adjust the bitrate settings and audio settings according to how high you want the quality to be or how much you want to squeeze on to the disc (the higher the bitrate, the higher the quality, but the less you will fit on a disc. 8000 kbps will allow about an hour on a single layer DVD using high quality though large LPCM audio; more if your use a compressed audio format like mpeg layer 2 or Dolby.)
Then, when the resulting DVD-compliant mpeg-2 file is produced, open a new project. This will close the existing project (after saving it) and leave you with an empty timeline. This is important.
Then you select Share > Create Disc to open the burning module. If the timeline in the editor still has something in it, then Video Studio inserts the project file automatically into the burning timeline. You don't want this to happen as it will result in another render as part of the burning process. This is where the out of sync problem often creeps in.
That is why I say it is important to empty the timeline in the Editor after you produce your mpeg-2. Then when you open the burning module, it should have an empty timeline too, and you manually insert your new mpeg-2 there, build your menu and burn.
If the 'do not convert' box is ticked in the Options cogwheel icon in the burning screen, then a further render does not take place. Only the menu is rendered into video, then all the video and audio is multiplexed and the final burn takes place.
Also note that VS8 was particularly notorious for its out of sync problems. The usual solution was not to use Smart Render when producing your DVD-compliant mpeg-2 after editing.
I can't recommend to purchase VS10+ because VS11 is soon to be released.
What I would do is dump VS8 and completely un-install it. Throw the disk away (keep your serial number).
This also includes the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems Directory. ERASE it completely and start off new with VS11 and the correct distribution files. This referenced directory (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems) can still contain files from VS8. You don't want them.
Use windows "Add/Remove" and un-install VS8/VS10_Trial, then manually remove the directory C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems
Then install VS11_Trial or VS11+ Retail Version.
I consider any files/videos created from VS8 to have problems. If you use a mpeg2 file created in VS8 in VS10+ you will still have audio sync problems. The mpeg2 file is probably corrupt. My fix with these mpeg2 files was to remove the original vocal tracks & replace with background music.
A good background song is "Out of Sync" by Arthur Mpeg
When I used VS7 out-of-syncs occured a lot to me. Suddenly on one point in the movie the sound of the movie sometimes came a fraction of a second (0,2 second - 1 second) later than the pictures.
After a great while I found the cause. Corruption / disruption of the original film. If you encounter this cut the bad part in the original and re-edit the film.
Searching the disruption can be tedious. Look in the "shared" (burnt) production and locate the moment of out-of-sync. At this point edit the original. It worked for me.
I didn't scan the trace of the posts. So here's another suggestion. As long as the film is not 100% oke, "burn"it to hard disk in stead of DVD. Saves you corrupted DVD's.
