Re: DvD MovieFactory 6 Plus [red-eye]

[Marc999]

Hello folks,

Anyone know where this red-eye reduction feature is located in DvD MovieFactory 6 Plus?

The product website specifically says it has red-eye reduction feature, located within the Express Fix options.
So far I'm assuming false advertising, which makes me absolutely disgusted with this product, that I just purchased a few days ago.

My second issue is concerning adding background music to slideshows. Once again, the product lists .WAV as a supported format. Interesting, because the program won't allow me to select my .WAV files. I'm sure there is fine print somewhere regarding maximum sound file size allocated to menu,background etc....but once again, very deceiving. When I used Cyberlink PowerProducer I didn't have this problem with background music .WAV files.
My only hope is that converting to .MP3 first, will allow MovieFactory to convert to .MP2 since I doubt my DvD player will recognize .MP3.

I await responses from anyone and even Corel reps. to address these issues.

[Ron P.]

Sorry but I think you're confusing programs. DVDMF does not have any such "red-eye reduction" feature. That feature would be a part of an image editing application. I've also double-checked Corel's website and there is no such mention for DVDMF 6 or 6+. PSPX2 and PIX3 both have redeye reduction or correction. There is an Express Fix included with PIX3, and it has features such as Slideshow Prep Wizard, and creating DVD menus.

However again there is no such thing found in DVDMF as Redeye Reduction..

DVDMF and VS both handle WAV files very well. It is considered to be the rock solid standard for audio. MP3 files however seem to pose problems. I would suggest you check to see exactly what program you're using.

[Marc999]

Excuse me? First of all, I am not at all impressed with this kind of response, clearly coming from someone that is not familiar with what is being advertised versus what DvD MovieFactory 6 Plus is capable of.

Secondly, you clearly state below that this program can handle .wav files very well. I beg to differ as I have tried to select .wav files within a slideshow as background music but the file is not accepted. The .wav file(s) in question play like a charm, so they are not corrupt. In fact, I went ahead and used them as background music within PowerProducer to verify if they were intact.
So, rather than preach, care to explain why the .wav file(s) were not accepted by DvD MovieFactory 6 Plus?

Here's my error that I receive: 'Unable to open file..."name of song".wav
'Unable to open the file %s.'
Does this error mean anything to you?


>"Sorry but I think you're confusing programs."

Go ahead and look at the link. You obviously were confused during your double checking of Corel's website. This Corel link clearly states that DvD MovieFactory 6 Plus addresses red eye. I am using DvD MovieFactory 6 Plus.

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/ ... bview=tab2

Let the software walk you through simple steps for fixing common digital photo problems, such as red eye, too-dark or too-bright exposure, and color cast.



>"I would suggest you check to see exactly what program you're using."

There is no confusion as to what program I am using. It is called DvD MovieFactory 6 Plus. Now how about being helpful rather than belligerent.

[Ron P.]

Sorry if you felt I was being "belligerent", that was not the case. I was not sure if you were using DVDMF6, because as I stated above it does not have a red-eye reduction or correction feature.

Now with that, even though I've used DVDMF since MF4 Disc Creator, I've never entertained an "Express Fix", adjusting or correcting photos using a DVD authoring program. My workflow has always been to do that work in an image editing program (which will do a much better job), before adding them to a slide-show project. Suffice it to say I really didn't know much about any such "Express Fix" (which is a little icon on the menu bar), being a part of DVDMF6+. I simply don't look for it as my photos are already corrected.

Next as usual Corel does an extremely poor job with their User Guides. Noting about what "Express Fix" is.

Now I also use PI, which also has Express Fix, and does include other tools such as Red-Eye correction, so when you mentioned this, it seemed logical that you might be talking about PI.

Also I did overlook that part of Corel's Webpage on DVDMF6, again my apologies on that. You are very correct in that Corel does advertise the Red Eye reduction on a DVDMF page. I think that their "web team" as they call them, mixes parts from other applications in their development of web pages. Not good, but none the less happens. This mixing also happens within the various programs, examples:

PhotoImpact X3, Express Fix


DVDMF6 + Express Fix


Now the WAV file issue, where did the WAV files originate? I can only say, that I've never had a problem with them, and it is a common recommendation across this board with Ulead/Corel video/DVD programs, to use WAV. Is it any WAV file that is causing this problem? FWIW, I've been trying to replicate this problem, but so far any WAV file that I throw at a slide-show is accepted. The properties being 16 bit, 2CH Stereo, 44kHz, PCM.

[Marc999]

Hi Ron, thanks for the feedback.

Ok, I just tried to select a .wav file as 'background music' for my slideshow within DvdMF6+.

Once again, I get that same error...'Unable to open...["file name.wav"] Unable to open the file%s.'

Maybe if I explain how I've selected the .wav file will help to narrow down this persnickety issue:

(1)insert music cd [i.e.Moby, Enya, Billy Joel] into dvd-rom
(2)open Itunes...Edit - Preferences - Import Settings - WAV Encoder
(3) rt-click desired song track within Itunes, "create .Wav version"
(4) drag file from 'Itunes Library' onto my Desktop

(5) go into DvdMF6+, click on 'Set background music', attempt to select .wav file from Desktop.
(6) error...'Unable to open......'

Problem Solving:

When I rt-click the song track on my desktop and go to Properties, I get the following for a Moby song track:

Size: 21.7 MB
Bitrate: 1411 kbps
Audio sample size: 16 bit
Channels: 2 (stereo)
Audio sampe rate: 44 kHz
Audio format: PCM

I have tried multiple songs from various cd's.
Do you see any problem with the above info? Are there file size limitations for imported songs? Or perhaps I shouldn't be saving the file to Desktop...


thanks,
Marc

[Ron P.]

It may be that DVDMF6 does not like what iTunes is putting out. Do you have another program to rip the songs to your PC?

You might try using the free audio program called Audacity.

[Marc999]

Good point regarding Itunes, I'll give Audacity a try and report back......ok just installed Audacity and tried to import a song from a cd.

Says: "Track03.cda is an audio CD file. Audacity doesn't open this type of file. Try ripping to a native audio format that Audacity can import."

hmm...what does that mean?


Ok, I just tried another program called CDex. I had it rip a .cda file from the cd to .wav format.
Once again, DvdMF6+ complained about not being able to open the .wav file.


I tried ripping with Windows Media Player [.wma format]. DvdMF6+ had no complaints. I also tried ripping with Itunes to .mp3 format. Once again, no complaints from DvdMF6+. Unfortunately, neither of these formats will be ideal for sound quality right?

I'm at a loss here to figure out what I'm doing wrong...

[Ron P.]

Forgot that Audacity does not support CDA (compact disc audio) format. I do know that if you have Windows Media Player, you can rip audio from a CD to WAV (lossless) format. I just ripped one of a CD, and was able to insert it into a DVDMF6+ slideshow...

So try using Windows Media Player to rip, not to WMA, but to WAV...

Just read the very last of your post. Either of them would work, however, since WAV is a lossless format it would have the best quality of the 3.

It's been a few years since I've used Cdex, so I can't recall just what it may be doing with the WAV files that causes DMF to refuse it.

[Marc999]

Thanks again, but I'm still stumped.


I went into Windows Media Player and ripped a .CDA song to .WAV format.
DvdMF6+ didn't like it.. 'Unable to open...'
Maybe it doesn't like that particular song and prefers classical music...lol

I don't know...frustrating. Maybe I should reinstall DvdMF6+? I purchased it via download from Corel website.

[Ron P.]

I'm also becoming stumped on this. I d/l cdex and tried it. Again DMF6 had no problems with the WAV file.

You are ripping to the lossless wav format? There is another that uses some compression.

You might also do a google search for some codec checking utilities, like Sherlock, or Gspot. You may just have a corrupt codec, that is being used to encode to WAV...

[Marc999]

Yup, I'm using the lossless WAV format in Windows Media Player, within the Rippling options.

I just tried out Sherlock, received the following:

"The following codecs were found broken:
Video:
Nero Digital AVC Video Enc.()"



No mention of any Audio codecs problems....

[Marc999]

Yup, I'm using the lossless WAV format in Windows Media Player, within the Rippling options.

I just tried out Sherlock, received the following:

"The following codecs were found broken:
Video:
Nero Digital AVC Video Enc.()"



No mention of any Audio codecs problems....


Side note: I installed Patch 2 just after I installed DvdMF6+ a few days ago, but I didn't install the Hotfix for DvDMF6+ as it mentioned install it only if there are installation problems which I didn't have any....so I don't think I need the Hotfix patch...?

What I find interesting is that Cyberlink PowerProducer 3.7 didn't have any problem with the .WAV file for background music. So that means the .wav codec is ok right?
The reason I switched to DvDMF6+ is that my version of PowerProducer was quite limited; I couldn't add text to my slideshow pictures, or move around menu buttons etc. Other than this .wav issue, I like DvdMF6+....I'm determined to figure out what's going on.

[Marc999]

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