x7 ultimate INCOMPLETE INSTALL

[jaholstein]

I am posting this as a TIP for anyone who is missing the X7 templates for projects, titles and menu gallery [smartscene, thumbnail, text]]

There USED TO be a web page to download templates for projects, text and menu's. I was worried that COREL was charging for these now?

[sorry but I'm still a bit ticked off that they USED TO provide a free upgrade if you purchased the 12-month premium support ... and now you have to pay about the same $$ for the upgrade AND for the premium support. Me thinks they-be a bit too money-hungry]

HERE IS THE TIP:
I just found and ran C:\Program Files (x86)\Corel\Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X7 Setup Files\Setup\RunTime\ContentHD\setup.exe and NOW the menu gallery shows up.

QUESTION: Are there any other .EXE that I should run to get a full install?

Thanks, Jim

[jaholstein]

OK here's something VERY STRANGE

When I choose SHARE = DVD then ALL of the menu gallery shows up
When SHARE = SD-CARD then only the eight sample menus show up.

I still have an incomplete install.
Ideas appreciated ... thanks Jimbo213MO

[BrianCee]

You seem to be expecting an SD card to work exactly like a DVD - it does not - there are many things you cannot do with an SD card and clever menus is one of them - your installation is not incomplete, VideoStudio is only offering you those options that you can use with SD cards

This is not a fault in VideoStudio but is due to the fact that SD cards and SD card readers are just not designed to do fancy menu tricks.

[jaholstein]

Thanks Brian - but I'm disappointed to say the least that the SD-CARD option is quite limited. I'm going to make a VSx8 wish-list comment to improve that.

COMMENT: Here is what I'm doing for my HUGE project?

I've edited 10 hours of my mom's "life story" into a 3 hour project that is about 30gb size and has 8 chapters.

Since DVDs only have a "shelf life" of 10 years, I've been looking for a way to create a DVD "structure" and save it to a Thumb-Drive or an SD-Card
The thumb drive would have a "Mom folder", a VIDEO_TS sub-folder, containing the typical .BUP, .IFO and many .VOB files.

As I type this, I just started the OUTPUT = DVD and unchecked create to disc.
I checked Create DVD folders and Create disc image

WARNING MESSAGE: Something about the (30gb) project will not fit on a DVD, press YES to try to make it fit

Desired: Family Members for the next 10 generations could view Mom's life history interviews in two ways:
- Most HDTVs have a USB input port that would play the DVD folders
- There are programs that will create phantom drives and mount the .ISO disc image file to view on a PC

I'm guessing with my PC the rendering will take HOURS - so I'll post a reply on how this worked.
Currently the "progress" bar appears to be trying to fit it all onto a DVD 8.5G size which WON'T work.

QUESTION: What rendering format do you recommend for my project? given that I do NOT want to use actual DVDs for the output which is supposed to last for hundreds of years as a genealogical history of my mother. My fall-back would be to create one DVD FOLDER per chapter and save them the thumb-drive.

[BrianCee]

I don't know exactly what you are using to read the SD card - are you expecting to use in only on computers - or are you wanting to play it to a TV from say a DVD player with SD slot.

If the former then I would create a full DVD menu structure and save a disc image file (.iso) to the SD card and then put a disc image player - such as the free VLC player on the laptop.

To play from an SD card to my TV from the DVD player I simply make each chapter as an individual file to the SD card then it is my DVD player that presents these files on screen as a menu.

what format you use for the latter depends entirely on the capability of the device playing the SD card and your TV

[jaholstein]

I would create a full DVD menu structure and save a disc image file (.iso)

Hi Brian and thanks in advance for your reply.

Attached is a .JPG screen shot at 19% progress of what I'm doing ... I think it is just about what you suggested.

Notice at the bottom it appears that VSx7 is trying to compress the 30gb project into 8.5G
Am I reading this wrong?

It has been cranking for 4+ hours and is only at 19% .... so I'll post file-size, resolution, etc, when the progress is finished.
Best regards, Jim

[BrianCee]

You have told Videostudio you want to burn a dual disc so yes it is reducing the file size to fit into 8.5 Gb

[canuck]

Thanks Brian - but I'm disappointed to say the least that the SD-CARD option is quite limited. I'm going to make a VSx8 wish-list comment to improve that.

COMMENT: Here is what I'm doing for my HUGE project?

I've edited 10 hours of my mom's "life story" into a 3 hour project that is about 30gb size and has 8 chapters.

Since DVDs only have a "shelf life" of 10 years, I've been looking for a way to create a DVD "structure" and save it to a Thumb-Drive or an SD-Card
The thumb drive would have a "Mom folder", a VIDEO_TS sub-folder, containing the typical .BUP, .IFO and many .VOB files.

As I type this, I just started the OUTPUT = DVD and unchecked create to disc.
I checked Create DVD folders and Create disc image

WARNING MESSAGE: Something about the (30gb) project will not fit on a DVD, press YES to try to make it fit

Desired: Family Members for the next 10 generations could view Mom's life history interviews in two ways:
- Most HDTVs have a USB input port that would play the DVD folders
- There are programs that will create phantom drives and mount the .ISO disc image file to view on a PC

I'm guessing with my PC the rendering will take HOURS - so I'll post a reply on how this worked.
Currently the "progress" bar appears to be trying to fit it all onto a DVD 8.5G size which WON'T work.

QUESTION: What rendering format do you recommend for my project? given that I do NOT want to use actual DVDs for the output which is supposed to last for hundreds of years as a genealogical history of my mother. My fall-back would be to create one DVD FOLDER per chapter and save them the thumb-drive.

You are worrying to much about the future. I am sure that in one or two generations none of the "formats" available today will be viewable by future devices. Just think what has happened to some of the devices/media that were around 10-20 years ago and have already disappeared. Floppy disks, etc....? Most likely every 10 years (or even sooner), someone will have to transfer the videos to a new format.

[jaholstein]

@CANUCK
Thanks - and I agree - so I'm going to create eight (8) DVD quality chapters [limited by the main-interview DV-Tape resolution] and storing to a digital HD.
I'll leave it up to my son & nephew to upgrade to "current" technology when [or before] THEY turn 65 [in 30 years].
Then they can pass it on to their grandchildren to maintain ...

Oh ... and you can find the results of the rendering here http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php ... 45#p288219

Respectfully - Jim

MODERATOR - you can lock / close this thread. I am quite satisfied with the replies. This is a GREAT forum.

[brendajuarez214]

I am posting this as a TIP for anyone who is missing the X7 templates for projects, titles and menu gallery [smartscene, thumbnail, text]]

There USED TO be a web page to download templates for projects, text and menu's. I was worried that COREL was charging for these now?

[sorry but I'm still a bit ticked off that they USED TO provide a free upgrade if you purchased the 12-month premium support ... and now you have to pay about the same $$ for the upgrade AND for the premium support. Me thinks they-be a bit too money-hungry]

HERE IS THE TIP:
I just found and ran C:\Program Files (x86)\Corel\Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X7 Setup Files\Setup\RunTime\ContentHD\setup.exe and NOW the menu gallery shows up.

QUESTION: Are there any other .EXE that I should run to get a full install?

Thanks, Jim

You are a life saver!! After tons of research I could not figure out why I was missing so many templates nor how to restore them. I did what you said and ta-dah! They are all there. Thank you soooo much!!!