VS12 loads mpg files very slow from hard disk

[hanspeter]

I did mention that I normally load my clips to the timeline and not the library.
Don’t get me wrong, I do use the library but maybe in a strange way.
Having some 250 clips in the timeline, in some cases many may need deleting.
I drag them to the library, delete from the timeline and continue editing, eventually I end up with the library full of unwanted clips, they can be removed from the hard drive, the library gives me that option.

Hi Trevor

I have some new information now. As I told earlier I will want to test importing the clips directly into the timeline/storyboard. I did that yesterday evening. I kept my previously loaded clips in the two libraries I established for those.
But then I imported an other set of approx 150 clips directly into the storyboard. And guess what happened: it imported them so quick, in a few seconds all of them, from the external hard disk via USB interface!! Also the scrolling through the story board works with no hick ups and the scroll bar works smoothly.

When I scroll through the clips in the library then the scroll bar still is jerky.

To me, it seems that Corel has a challenge with the library. I only do not know what's the reason.

Anyway, may be I start to use your preferred method and import in future all clips directly into the storyboard instead of making individual libraries. And if one does a download from the camera already into clear defined subject folders to the harddisk then some sorting for the story is already done and one can import only that subfolder to the storyboard and work on the particular theme.

I have not yet informed Corel support on this topic. Should we perhaps do that?

Best regards

Hanspeter

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi hanspeter

I must admit I used the library quite a lot, but over the years of editing find I do not need all clips in the library. Once they are in the timeline the library clips are superfluous.

Other Capture problems with VS have forced me to use Win-DV for my capture (DV-Avi), so I no longer capture to the library but manually import the clips to the timeline, if I want a copy I simply drag a clip from the timeline to the library.
I have had problems with the order of inserted images, the first and last being mixed up.

It is possible to edit/trim clips in the library, but this is similar as to working in Storyboard View, which I use quite extensively for my first edit/trim and remove unwanted frames.

The idea to inform Corel Support should be a good one, unfortunately I have no faith in getting any constructive replies from them. I feel a little ashamed in having to say that as I do like the product.

[hanspeter]

working in Storyboard View, which I use quite extensively for my first edit/trim and remove unwanted frames.

The idea to inform Corel Support should be a good one, unfortunately I have no faith in getting any constructive replies from them. I feel a little ashamed in having to say that as I do like the product.

Hi Trevor and all others who are interested

I contacted today Corel support via the phone line. The positive thing: they were really responding. The big surprise: I was told that VS12 is NOT supported for Windows 7 and hence they cannot take this topic further.
I then said that the Support page/Updates and Patches still has a patch mentioning that this patch updates VS12 to work with Windows 7. But I was told that they recognized later, when Windows 7 got more and more into use, that VS12 does not fully function. And now, when you go to a special Windows 7 compatibility webpage on the Corel site they do not mention V12 any longer as compatible, but only VSX3.

I recommended them that probably lots of people are not aware of this fact, and they should be proposing a kind of a special upgrade offer for the VS12 users. I am sure most believe that the product should be working fine with Windows 7, especially because the patch on the support page has such clear wording.

Anyway, I think we can close this thread here. Just to let everybody know: I made an additional test with my old XP machine with the AMD Athlon XP-M processor. And also there the clip loading directly into the storyboard is extremely quick, against the very slow loading into the library and scrolling through the library.

So the turn around with loading directly into story board/time line works perfectly fine.

Thanks to all having helped and discussed over this topic.

Best regards

Hanspeter