VideoStudio Pro X6 Trial Limitations?

[WilsonC]

This is my first post in the VideoStudio section! I'm usually watching the PaintShop and Aftershot forums. Yesterday I decided to give VideoStudio a whirl, and I really like it so far....even though I've hardly scratched the surface of what it can do. My question is, are there any limitations to the software in the trial mode? I imported and edited a high definition recording which is fairly large, and in the preview all my edits play smoothly...audio lines up...and portions of video that I've deleted are no longer there..cool! But when I render the video, portions that I've cut out re-appear, and the audio is mostly right on...but randomly seems to get out of sync (sometimes audio from 10 minutes prior shows up). Is this a limitation in the demo? Or do I just need more learning? Ha!

[lata]

Hi Christopher

The trial version is the complete package, there should be no limitations other than the Bonus files ProDad etc that you receive after payment, that’s is for the Ultimate version of course.

Very strange that the video seems to re-appear after removing the frames.

There have been a few similar problems in the past but usually with shall we say non –standard video.

Can you tell us the properties of the video clip, Right click a clip in the timeline and select properties.

Alt + Prt will copy the details to the clipboard, then use PSP to create an image , Attach to your post.

Nowwhere did the video come from, has it been re-coded or converted.
Or is it directly from a camcorder?

[WilsonC]

Thanks for the reply!

The video is a show I recorded from my set top box to a PC. I can watch the video fine on my PC's, but I really wanted to make a copy on DVD so I can watch it on my television. The parts that I edited out were commercials.

[WilsonC]

The image above was from a converted clip from the original. The image below is from the original recorded file.

[lata]

Hi Christopher

When you say DVD I assume you meant a standard DVD and not Bluray?

A standard DVD uses Mpeg2 files using properties similar to these:-


NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
MPEG files
24 bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
Frame-based
(DVD-NTSC), 16:9
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 8000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio, 48 KHz, 2/0(L,R)

You can either edit the Project Properties (alt + Enter) to use those settings
Then Share Create Video file “same as project properties”
Or
Settings—Make Movie Templates Manager to create a new template Mpeg type files, the template will show from Share Create Video File adjacent to the custom option.

As you are having some odd problems, from the save window click the Options Button and deselect Smart Render—Ok then save?

Upps
Enable 60/50p editing.
I have just noticed the frame rate of 59.9fps, Video Studio can edit this, you activate via Settings-- Enable 60/50p editing, this will change the timeline scaling.

However a standard DVD does not support 60 fps, it has to be 29.97 for NTSC video. 25 for Pal.

Can you confirm what disc you are trying to make, and do you have a Bluray Player?

[WilsonC]

Thanks for the reply. I do have a bluray player, and would prefer to make a bluray...but I do not have a blu-ray burner yet. So I was wanting to make a DVD to watch. When I have more time I will give your suggestions a shot.

[Ken Berry]

If your Blu-Ray player has a sticker along the top front rim saying "AVCHD", then it can play hybrid/AVCHD discs. These are in effect Blu-Ray discs, using the BDMV structure of a Blu-Ray disc, but on a standard DVD blank. To make one, you edit your video, then select Share > Create Disc > AVCHD. You can even make a menu for such discs in VS.

A couple of points to make. First, the maximum bitrate for such discs is 18 Mbps (international standard, I think). But this is good in the sense that that is what you will get with the standard default max bitrate for AVCHD in VS. The second point, though, is that if you use that bitrate, you will only be able to fit about 20 minutes of AVCHD onto a single layer DVD. The quality is excellent, though. To fit more on, you have to lower the max bitrate down from 18 Mbps.

One other thought you might consider is that stand-alone Blu-Ray players normally have at least one USB port. If that is the case, then you can also play your edited high def video in high def format by copying the edited files to either a USB thumb/stick drive or external USB hard drive, and connecting that to your Blu-Ray player. (Note that if your player is a Sony PlayStation 3, the external HDD must be formatted in FAT32 as the PSP cannot "see" NTFS. Moreover, for both stick drive and external HDD, the video has to be copied to a folder labelled VIDEO all in upper case. The PSP also cannot see video not in such a folder.)