I am a proud new owner and member of Video Studio 11.... I spent the last year problem solving the JUNK I bought from Pinnacle. I spent alot of time on the forums trying to get the software to run. Uninstall, reinstall, and so forth. I have burned 2 disks and have had no trouble so far with Video Studio. I have to say money well spent so far. Looks like Im finally able to use these forums for a different purpose other than helping the programers fix their errors.
Nice to meet you all and look forward to being able to share knowledge/ideas and so forth to improve my home movies instead of helping programers fix errors.....
RippinC
WOW, A PROGRAM THAT WORKS!!!!
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RippinC,
Welcome to VideoStudio!
I too have come from the Pinnacle camp. I empathize all too well with your pains my friend. I've been with them since that horrid Dazzle crap back in 1999. (Pinnacle products are really a continuation of Dazzle since the buy-out, so Pinnacle and Dazzle is the same crap to me - different smell)
Horrid, horrid capture products. Horrid quality. Corrupt video. Bad sound. Almost every clip came out of sync. And that constant hanging and crashing - ARRRRGGGHHH! The tech support was not there. The forums were not helpful - they had a bunch of people having the same problems as me.
Then, stupidly, I bought another product from them in 2004 thinking, Ok, they probably got it together by now.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo! More of the same!
The constant bad clips, the terrible software that kept HANGING AND CRASHING AND DRIVING ME MAD! It's not the money I spent that bothers me. I would pay far more for a package that solves my problem. It's the constant time and agony spent that ticks me off about them. I even blame my divorce on this company! Suing them is actually a nice thought in my head.
From 1999-2004 I have probably created only about 30 minutes of "successful" productions with Dazzle/Pinnacle. When I mean "successful" I'm talking about a few music videos that were repaired, and deblocked, or muxed or saved somehow with other software. The VHS collection that I wanted to convert, digitize and eventually eliminate kept growing and growing over those years with me thinking that "one day" I'll get Dazzle working.
Well, ever since I decided to try VideoStudio around 2005, I have never looked back. In fact, it was VideoStudio itself that repaired alot of that illness created by Pinnacle.
Now, since then I have tons of beautiful productions: dozens of sports events, about 5000 music videos in my collection, home movies, documentaries and news programs - all thanks to Ulead. The 300 or so VHS tapes are now down to about less than 50. My goals are certainly getting accomplished by VideoStudio.
As well, I now come to these forums for quality questions regarding enhancements, ideas and such, not about something not working and ticking me off. I'm a busy person in my career and life, and when it comes to this stuff it just HAS to work. I certainly don't have the time anymore to tinker with this or that when the programmers themselves should have solved that long ago.
RippinC, you have finally landed in a nice place.
And thank you very much Ulead. You have me as a customer and supporter for a very long time. I'm in other forums too (divx, doom9, videohelp) and if you look, I CONSTANTLY say nice things about your package. I've gotten many others to try it and buy it too, and will continue to spread the good word everywhere.
Geordie.
Hint: I would pay 10x the price for this heavenly software.
Welcome to VideoStudio!
I too have come from the Pinnacle camp. I empathize all too well with your pains my friend. I've been with them since that horrid Dazzle crap back in 1999. (Pinnacle products are really a continuation of Dazzle since the buy-out, so Pinnacle and Dazzle is the same crap to me - different smell)
Horrid, horrid capture products. Horrid quality. Corrupt video. Bad sound. Almost every clip came out of sync. And that constant hanging and crashing - ARRRRGGGHHH! The tech support was not there. The forums were not helpful - they had a bunch of people having the same problems as me.
Then, stupidly, I bought another product from them in 2004 thinking, Ok, they probably got it together by now.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo! More of the same!
The constant bad clips, the terrible software that kept HANGING AND CRASHING AND DRIVING ME MAD! It's not the money I spent that bothers me. I would pay far more for a package that solves my problem. It's the constant time and agony spent that ticks me off about them. I even blame my divorce on this company! Suing them is actually a nice thought in my head.
From 1999-2004 I have probably created only about 30 minutes of "successful" productions with Dazzle/Pinnacle. When I mean "successful" I'm talking about a few music videos that were repaired, and deblocked, or muxed or saved somehow with other software. The VHS collection that I wanted to convert, digitize and eventually eliminate kept growing and growing over those years with me thinking that "one day" I'll get Dazzle working.
Well, ever since I decided to try VideoStudio around 2005, I have never looked back. In fact, it was VideoStudio itself that repaired alot of that illness created by Pinnacle.
Now, since then I have tons of beautiful productions: dozens of sports events, about 5000 music videos in my collection, home movies, documentaries and news programs - all thanks to Ulead. The 300 or so VHS tapes are now down to about less than 50. My goals are certainly getting accomplished by VideoStudio.
As well, I now come to these forums for quality questions regarding enhancements, ideas and such, not about something not working and ticking me off. I'm a busy person in my career and life, and when it comes to this stuff it just HAS to work. I certainly don't have the time anymore to tinker with this or that when the programmers themselves should have solved that long ago.
RippinC, you have finally landed in a nice place.
And thank you very much Ulead. You have me as a customer and supporter for a very long time. I'm in other forums too (divx, doom9, videohelp) and if you look, I CONSTANTLY say nice things about your package. I've gotten many others to try it and buy it too, and will continue to spread the good word everywhere.
Geordie.
Hint: I would pay 10x the price for this heavenly software.
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RippinC
Thanks for the warm welcome. I'll start off by saying im not one who can spell to save my life, sorry.
PuzZLeR, i could have writen your reply word for word except for the divorce.... Its a shame. Wish i would have gotten ULEAD a long time ago. I remember running into my buddy's father who is a photographer. He said he used ULEAD software. I asked him if he was goes through all the hell I was going through. He told me he never had any problems out of his software. I feel so stupid spending the money and time on a product i still cant get to record w/sound....
Im trying desperatly to go back to the time before i bought that software and remember the excitement and passion i had. Im so burned out now.
Back in 1999 i got engaged to my wife. A buddy helped me film a documentary of the engagement. Used the old school mini VHS camera. My buddy was a film student at UT so his video is great. Being only raw film (3 hours) i wouldnt let anyone see it til i could got it edited. So for the last 8 years it has sat collecting dust. My newest computer revolved around me being able to edit movies. Being able to capture VHS, mini-dv, lots of ram, large hd's and able to upgrade more if needed..... Now im back on track with completeing the documentary started years ago.....
WIth a 2 year old son now, the collection of video and pictures has really grown... The one smart thing i did when my boy was born was get a digital camera. Bad thing is though i have around 3000 pics so far to go through. also, I need to find some kind of small color scanner that scans 4x6 photos. I want to be able to scan all my photos (probaly thousands) in some type of feeder tray that i can put a stack into. I have a flatbed scanner, but scanning one at a time really sucks....
Again, thanks for the welcome. Gonna be looking for ideas with the overlays - "6" WOW!!!!
Job well done Engineers!!!!!!!
RippinC
PuzZLeR, i could have writen your reply word for word except for the divorce.... Its a shame. Wish i would have gotten ULEAD a long time ago. I remember running into my buddy's father who is a photographer. He said he used ULEAD software. I asked him if he was goes through all the hell I was going through. He told me he never had any problems out of his software. I feel so stupid spending the money and time on a product i still cant get to record w/sound....
Im trying desperatly to go back to the time before i bought that software and remember the excitement and passion i had. Im so burned out now.
Back in 1999 i got engaged to my wife. A buddy helped me film a documentary of the engagement. Used the old school mini VHS camera. My buddy was a film student at UT so his video is great. Being only raw film (3 hours) i wouldnt let anyone see it til i could got it edited. So for the last 8 years it has sat collecting dust. My newest computer revolved around me being able to edit movies. Being able to capture VHS, mini-dv, lots of ram, large hd's and able to upgrade more if needed..... Now im back on track with completeing the documentary started years ago.....
WIth a 2 year old son now, the collection of video and pictures has really grown... The one smart thing i did when my boy was born was get a digital camera. Bad thing is though i have around 3000 pics so far to go through. also, I need to find some kind of small color scanner that scans 4x6 photos. I want to be able to scan all my photos (probaly thousands) in some type of feeder tray that i can put a stack into. I have a flatbed scanner, but scanning one at a time really sucks....
Again, thanks for the welcome. Gonna be looking for ideas with the overlays - "6" WOW!!!!
Job well done Engineers!!!!!!!
RippinC
Very touching last post RippinC,
You touched home when you said that the years would pass by and the dust would mount up on projects that weren't getting done because some package wasn't working for you. Yeah, I too centered my whole PC layout for it to work, with all kinds of stuff for it too, when all I needed was just a better software package. If only I knew that back then...
Well my divorce comment was a bit sarcastic, but it did have some truth in it when the constant problems with Dazzle/Pinnacle created alot of tension in my relationship when she would be frustrated watching me being frustrated with this procedure. She hated me spending those late nights on the "stupid thing" only to report failure to her the next morning. It did have an impact on us because there were certain video projects, that meant something to both of us, and they were not getting done. Today, with Ulead, she'd notice a passion I have for this thing and how much it would have benefitted both of us. Oh well, that's life.
Glad to hear you're still going strong in your relationship, and yes, a child does create a need for that extra work on preserving the memories. Well, now your video needs should be solved.
About the scanner thing, I agree too. I myself am in the market for a feed scanner and bought a few on eBaY actually for that very reason. I don't know why but feed scanners are just not available at the consumer retail level anymore. Yes, flatbeds are much too slow for this, but the feed scanners I bought on eBaY are old and problematic. Still looking for a solution to this one...
If you do find a neat product somewhere don't hesitate to PM me.
Geordie.
You touched home when you said that the years would pass by and the dust would mount up on projects that weren't getting done because some package wasn't working for you. Yeah, I too centered my whole PC layout for it to work, with all kinds of stuff for it too, when all I needed was just a better software package. If only I knew that back then...
Well my divorce comment was a bit sarcastic, but it did have some truth in it when the constant problems with Dazzle/Pinnacle created alot of tension in my relationship when she would be frustrated watching me being frustrated with this procedure. She hated me spending those late nights on the "stupid thing" only to report failure to her the next morning. It did have an impact on us because there were certain video projects, that meant something to both of us, and they were not getting done. Today, with Ulead, she'd notice a passion I have for this thing and how much it would have benefitted both of us. Oh well, that's life.
Glad to hear you're still going strong in your relationship, and yes, a child does create a need for that extra work on preserving the memories. Well, now your video needs should be solved.
About the scanner thing, I agree too. I myself am in the market for a feed scanner and bought a few on eBaY actually for that very reason. I don't know why but feed scanners are just not available at the consumer retail level anymore. Yes, flatbeds are much too slow for this, but the feed scanners I bought on eBaY are old and problematic. Still looking for a solution to this one...
If you do find a neat product somewhere don't hesitate to PM me.
Geordie.
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I second those comments about a sheet feeder for scanners.
If they were more affordable then there is much more that can be moved onto a computer for digitisation.
Not only all those thousands of photographs but you can also free up lots of other valuable space in your house.
I have 'moved' my entire collection of LP records to MP3 format and so all those LP's are now in the loft removing some of the clutter from my house.
I have moved my entire collection of VHS tapes to DVD and so the VHS tapes went to the rubbish tip. Now that really DID free up some clutter from my house.
All the Family Photographs got scanned a few years ago and they went up into the loft. This brought many of them back to life where I was able to do restoration work on quite a number of sentimental ones
(example: My Photo Restoration by Steve Jones)
Many of those photographs I could now do with scanning again.
When I did this the first time round my PC had a massive 16 Megabyte of RAM and a huge 750 Megabyte Hard Drive!!
So you can imagine how I had to reduce the files size, shrink the pictures etc.
Now If I had a sheet feeder I have one more outstanding project designed to free up space in the house - Books.
Talk about clutter - they take up another vast amount of space.
It would be so much better to be able to scan them all and preserve them in PDF format. To do this would require lots of patience and would be very tedious - but if I had a sheet feeder!
If they were more affordable then there is much more that can be moved onto a computer for digitisation.
Not only all those thousands of photographs but you can also free up lots of other valuable space in your house.
I have 'moved' my entire collection of LP records to MP3 format and so all those LP's are now in the loft removing some of the clutter from my house.
I have moved my entire collection of VHS tapes to DVD and so the VHS tapes went to the rubbish tip. Now that really DID free up some clutter from my house.
All the Family Photographs got scanned a few years ago and they went up into the loft. This brought many of them back to life where I was able to do restoration work on quite a number of sentimental ones
(example: My Photo Restoration by Steve Jones)
Many of those photographs I could now do with scanning again.
When I did this the first time round my PC had a massive 16 Megabyte of RAM and a huge 750 Megabyte Hard Drive!!
So you can imagine how I had to reduce the files size, shrink the pictures etc.
Now If I had a sheet feeder I have one more outstanding project designed to free up space in the house - Books.
Talk about clutter - they take up another vast amount of space.
It would be so much better to be able to scan them all and preserve them in PDF format. To do this would require lots of patience and would be very tedious - but if I had a sheet feeder!