Jerky video playback on Ulead VideoStudio8 trial version

xplosion · Post by **xplosion** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:58 am

Hi am using Studio8 trial version and am having problems with video being jerky on both playback and when put on dvd-rw. Was wondering if this was just a problem with trial version . . . the clips I'm using are slightly longer than necessary, and I use the slider to lengthen or shorten them in order to seque between clips according to music cues (basically trying to make a music video). This method visually cuts the content off the end of each clip, but it's still there and I was wondering if it had an impact on the playability and if this is the problem. Do I need to find a way to trim to the exact length needed? Seems tough with the edit options provided (I am already using Video ReDo to make the clips in the first place, Ulead is too troublesome). It's also possible I don't have the latest version of Media Player, but I did download the DirectX upgrade. Also I got the trial version through a shareware site because the registration page at Ulead was down for so long, so I'm not sure I have the latest 30-day trial version. Would it help to re-download the software? Also how does one fix the overlay function so it's not picture in picture or so small? I would have thought the default would be the standard size overlay. thanks

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 5:44 am

If you want to trim the video, use the Mark In and Mark Out controls, and then save the trimmed video, or use the Share tab to write a new output file in whatever format you desire. You can use the Zoom To menu (the top left control in the timeline) to change the display resolution down to single frames in order to locate the exact place you wish to mark in / out.

If you change the duration of a video, you are implicitly adding or removing frames, and causing new frames to be generated or existing frames to be dropped. This is likely the cause of the stuttering you are seeing.

xplosion · Post by **xplosion** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 5:56 am

thanks I will try that. Oh, and I didn't mean Ulead is troublesome so much in creating clips, but Video ReDo allows one to work with ripped VOB files where ULead doesn't, although Video ReDo does end up changing them to mpeg2. This removes the need for a capture device or firewire if you have a good ripper like dvd decryptor and they appear to look better being the original VOB file.

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:54 am

It does allow you to work with both DVD and DVD-VR contents.

Simpy go to the timeline, click on the Open icon in the lower-left corner of the screen, and select "Insert DVD / DVD-VR". Select the DVD's root directory (either the optical drive or a folder on your hard disk), and let UVS parse the DVD structure and present you with a list of scenes to import into your project.

Edit: You may want to download the Adobe Acrobat version of the VideoStudio 8 manual to help you understand the program.