VS X3 Picture in picture error

[catalyst99]

Hi,

I have applied a reflection to my PIP, which has an opacity of 20%, an offset of 2% and a fade of 75%. However, these settings are only correctly applied in the PIP preview window. In the main timeline preview window, the opacity and fade are at maximum strength. Only the offset is what it should be.

Your help would be most appreciated.

Many thanks.

[Black Lab]

In just about all the preset FX they use keyframes to show you how an effect can change over time. The NewBlue presets are always set on a center keyframe. Make sure your settings are the same at the beginning and ending keyframes to make your effect consistent, if that is what you are looking to do.

[tinybeetle]

The timeline may not accurately reflect the effect until you have rendered the video. Some effects take a lot of processor power. Once rendered then the smart proxy should have a reasonable representation of the effect cached.

[Black Lab]

The timeline may not accurately reflect the effect until you have rendered the video. Some effects take a lot of processor power. Once rendered then the smart proxy should have a reasonable representation of the effect cached.

Exactly the reason why they shouldn't have done away with the High Quality Preview. Don't get me started...

[catalyst99]

Hi,

Thanks for your replies. I doubled checked my keyframes and they were correct. Unfortunately, the main timeline preview remained the same and it rendered the same result. Can't understand it.

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi
Have you manually updated Direct X?

Although we have Windows Auto Updates the manual install of Direct X has been known to cure some strange problems with Video Studio.
There is a post at the top of this forum with a link to the Direct X web site.
http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=36002

From the direct x site search for "direct x redist" use the latest version, I found-- DirectX Redist (June 2010)

It’s a three part process, Download, run exe file to Extract files, run DXSETUP.exe from extracted files.

This may not cure your problem, but its worth doing, just in case.