Error creating 3d title with video background

[skyml]

Created a short test project consisting of 150 frames of a background 1920x1080 MP4 video file I created in video studio X4 with a short title with a global shadow and fire effect added to it. Had a final global cloud effect thrown into the project.

Tried creating a video file from the project and al I got was a corrupt file.

Recreated the project then exported it to VS X4. Project saved and exported correctly though preview in VS was patetically slow! Using only the imported project, I attempted to creat a video file in MP4 HD, same as the original video used in Motion Studio 3D as the background. Render got to 100% and appeared to complete. But then VS reported a c3d file was corrupt error and the rendered video was no where to be found. When I tried to open the saved c3d file in MS3D it reported the file corrupt and would not open.

So rendering the file to video in MS3D failed. Exporting to VS X4 worked. Preview in VS sucked. Render video file appeared to complete but after 100% it returned a file corrupt error leaving me with the MS3D file usless and the test project lost.

This makes no sense. Small project with a few effects and a background video. Brand new machine (ASRock Fatality P67 MB, Intel I7 2600K 3.4Ghz CPU, 8GB DDR3 Ram, Geforce GTS450 Video with CUDA, Win7 64Pro).

Any ideas?

[Ken Berry]

I can't really comment on the mp4 file you tried to create in MS3D as I have never tried it. In both Cool3D Production Studio and its new successor MS3D, I create 1920 x 1080 files for my HDV projects, but I always output them as AVI. The files are large -- often around 1 GB for a 10 second title. But they always work. I know this doesn't necessarily answer your question, but it could be worth trying if you have the HDD space...

[skyml]

Update.... created the same project on my laptop (specs on my profile). Rendered the project as an m2t (AVCHD) file in 720x480 res and the file rendered. Then tried to render in the same MP4 1920x1080 format (only change I made to the default format was to increase quality to 100%) and got the same error as I did on my desktop.

The MP4 format I used works fine in VS X4 on other projects so I know there is no problem rendering in this format on either of my machines.

The problem seems to be within MS3D. If I can find the time to struggle thru all the BS of getting to corel tech support then I'll report it to them... but I have never once had and success or helpful answers from any problems I've experienced with any corel product. This forum and the previous owners/creators (Ulead) are the only help I've ever had success with.

Will run some more tests tomorrow.