VideoStudio X10 Crashes

[garretmwil]

I bought VideoStudio X10 a few days ago, as it was recommended to me by both my mother and sister, as they have used previous versions extensively. I am working on putting together videos for a Youtube channel, so I used some capture software that I also bought recently (D3DGear) to capture some footage in a game I will be reviewing. I selected the capture software to save the file as a wmv file, as I know that Corel's capture saves in that same format and can use it. However, when I try to move the video into VideoStudio, it either crashes immediately, or soon after. Any ideas that I could try?

[Ken Berry]

Although D3DGear can capture WMV video, it is a specialised form of video called VC-1, and I am not sure if that comes as part of Windows or Video Studio. You would need to install it separately. You will find it as part of the Windows Media Encoder 9 suite.

I believe D3DGear can also capture mpeg-4, and I would be using that format to capture. VS can handle mpeg-4 with no problem, and you can also output in the same format. I believe this would also result in a "cleaner" upload to YouTube. As you know, YouTube tends to re-process incoming video to meet their own standards, and wmv would undoubtedly be re-processed, while mpeg-4 is more likely to be accepted as is.

[garretmwil]

I will try changing the codec to fast mpeg4 and see if that helps at all

[garretmwil]

Apparently, D3DGear can only capture in 3 different formats; WMV, and AVI 1 and AVI 2. I did some video captures with the AVI 2 format, and it seems to be working now. I guess Corel just doesn't like the WMV's from D3DGear. Thanks for the help Ken

[asik1]

I don't know D3DGear and what VC-1 type it uses, but I use WMV3 all the times, and it's basically VC1 .
If you will upload for us a short wmv you capture we can test it.
Those AVI's are also codec related so you better check their settings also.

General
Complete name : C:\u5.wmv
Format : Windows Media
File size : 188 MiB
Duration : 5mn 1s
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 5 218 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 5 234 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2016-05-31 08:28:39.276

Video
ID : 2
Format : VC-1
Format profile : MP@HL
Codec ID : WMV3
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 9
Codec ID/Hint : WMV3
Description of the codec : Windows Media Video 9 - Professional
Duration : 5mn 1s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 5 000 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive

***This I see D3DGear game recording software supports frame rate from 15 to 80 FPS
Maybe your problem is your frame rate,

[TonyP]

You also get a screen recorder with VS and you can record in full screen resolution.

[garretmwil]

You also get a screen recorder with VS and you can record in full screen resolution.

From what I can see, the included capture system doesn't let you customize the frame rate, which is why I've been using D3DGear.

[garretmwil]

I don't know D3DGear and what VC-1 type it uses, but I use WMV3 all the times, and it's basically VC1 .
If you will upload for us a short wmv you capture we can test it.
Those AVI's are also codec related so you better check their settings also.

General
Complete name : C:\u5.wmv
Format : Windows Media
File size : 188 MiB
Duration : 5mn 1s
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 5 218 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 5 234 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2016-05-31 08:28:39.276

Video
ID : 2
Format : VC-1
Format profile : MP@HL
Codec ID : WMV3
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 9
Codec ID/Hint : WMV3
Description of the codec : Windows Media Video 9 - Professional
Duration : 5mn 1s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 5 000 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive

***This I see D3DGear game recording software supports frame rate from 15 to 80 FPS
Maybe your problem is your frame rate,

I captured in 30fps as well as other frame rates, but it didn't seem to matter. I'll upload a short video of a wmv I capture if I get the time. For the moment, I'll be working with AVI2, as Corel seems to handle it just fine.

[Ken Berry]

Apparently, D3DGear can only capture in 3 different formats; WMV, and AVI 1 and AVI 2.

I assume therefore that you are using the free version. The "pro" paid version includes mpeg-4.

When you say avi2, I am assuming you possibly mean DV/AVI Type 2. And yes, VS has always handled that well. It's just that the capture files are large -- around 13 GB for one hour of video. But you can always render to a new, smaller format and delete the original captures.

[garretmwil]

Apparently, D3DGear can only capture in 3 different formats; WMV, and AVI 1 and AVI 2.

I assume therefore that you are using the free version. The "pro" paid version includes mpeg-4.

When you say avi2, I am assuming you possibly mean DVI/AVI Type 2. And yes, VS has always handled that well. It's just that the capture files are large -- around 13 GB for one hour of video. But you can always render to a new, smaller format and delete the original captures.

I hope it's not the free version, as I paid 30 dollars for it. I believe it was on amazon. Here is the link. It looks legitimate https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YB ... ascsubtag=[site|ttr[cat|813[art|NA[pid|52444[tid|NA[bbc|NA

[Ken Berry]

There's something wrong with your link. I got my information from the FAQ section of the D3DGear website: http://www.d3dgear.com/faqs.htm#4621716G

Which video codec should I use for my movie?
D3DGear currently supports following four video codec, and here is some simple guide line of how you choose a video codec:

Hardware encoder (AMD/Nvidia/Intel Hardware H.264 encoder if it is avaliable on the system.)
Fast MPEG-4 Version 2 Codec
Fast Motion JPEG Codec
Windows Media Video 9 Codec (Windows VC-1 codec)
Huffyuv Lossless Codec
In general, we recommend user to use Fast MPEG-4 Version 2 Codec, because it has good compression ratio, HD video quality that is YouTube ready, and use relatively less CPU resource...
...

The price is about the same as what you paid Amazon: US$29.85 so it looks as though it is the full version. But you will see that in fact it does not even mention "AVI2". Can you right click on one of the successful captures in the Video Studio timeline or library window and copy ALL its Properties here please, or take a screen shot of the Properties box and upload it here as an Attachment. Then we might have a better idea of what is going on.