What???- DVD & Blu-Ray Authoring cost Extra in X8!

[Kenneth Evans]

Hi Kenneth

Did you even try to re-install Video Studio X7 to see if that installs the Bluray option.

I am afraid that would cause more problems than it solves, such as losing various content I got at one time or another.

I believe this might have happened when I tried to run VS7 while VS8 was already running shortly after I installed VS8. It didn't start VS7 but attached to the running VS8. However, in the process the two configurations may have got mixed up.

BTW I compared the Program Files directory now and with a backup made before VS8. They are identical. I have replaced what us in AppData with the backup, and that didn't fix it either. I haven't tried messing with the registry.

[Kenneth Evans]

I got contacted by support again about the missing Blu-ray in VS7, this time with the solution. There is an option to "Enable Blu-ray authoring" in the Help menu. I clicked it, and Blu-ray is back. The option is now grayed out. I'm not sure how it got turned off. It was there the week before I installed VS8.

The option is "Purchase Blu-ray disc authoring" in VS8.

It doesn't seem like a common problem, but maybe this will help the next person (without waiting weeks for support to figure it out).

[lata]

Hi Kenneth
Thanks for the feedback.

Now you mention the “Enable Blu-ray authoring” for X7, yes there was that option in the first X7 I used.
However I do not see that option now with my X7 program but do have Bluray.
I think Corel must have changed the installation files after release or with service packs.
Otherwise I don’t understand why my version Is different to yours.

I guess the grey matter was not working to well, mind you we cannot always remember everything?

Next time I have to re-install I will take note---if I remember