Don....Help with Pinnacle!

[AlanE]

Studio 8 freezes in the same place while rendering. It's worked fine up until now. I've done nothing different since I've had the program. Pinnacle support is worthless. Help please!

[mustang581]

the following is just a suggestion, delete all files in the auxilary folder, you may need to recreate the project. if you are creating a dvd with menus then create your menus first and save them, then use them on your project. just as a habit I always create and do save as for menus and titles.
Al

[rkr1958]

I had a similar thing happen to me in Studio 1.10 a year or so ago, I'm now using Studio 7. Anyway, it turned out that I had a short clip of a second or so on the timeline that I had deleted for the project folder but had left on the timeline. The clip was so short that I didn't notice it on the timeline between two longer clips. I tried encoding three or four times and it always froze at that point. I didn't figure out my problem until I went to Edit List view and found that clip. After I delete that clip from the Edit List, or Timeline, everything worked fine.

[donpedro]

AlanE , not that I have answer, but what is your version that you use and what kind of capture did you do to get your source files. I personaly didn't have this problem but I saw couple of posts with this. One workaround was (if at that spot is trasintion) take out transition. Another one is to look if there is by any chance bad frame. Try (just for testing) to take out scenes around problematic place and rerender. Also I like that idea from mustang581, it might help too.

[Will Hay]

Studio 8 freezes in the same place while rendering. It's worked fine up until now. I've done nothing different since I've had the program. Pinnacle support is worthless. Help please!

I had this problem, mine froze in exxactly the same place.
I'd been encoding at 12000kb/sec, as soon as I dropped it to 8000kb/sec it worked fine.
Will

[jsnkc]

Why do you people waste your money on Pinnacle, haven't you been reading any of the posts with all the problems people have been having. I have yet to see 1 post with a problem with Vegas Video.

[jaeshin]

Why do you people waste your money on Pinnacle, haven't you been reading any of the posts with all the problems people have been having. I have yet to see 1 post with a problem with Vegas Video.

Here! Here! I have a problem with Vegas 4. IT takes too much time to learn!!!

For an average Joe like me, Pinnacle is a perfect combination of ease of use and functions. I don't want to spend hours and hours to learn details of semi-professional editing software. Premiere gives me a headache as well as Avid, Vegas, etc.

[mustang581]

jsnkc, for some us PS8 actually works and find it very simple to use.
I have created several DVD projects (like my own wedding ) that includes menus & transitions with a very good final product.
I have not used Vegas Video but at this point Investing money in something else would be a waste of money for me.

[Bob W]

I would have loved to use Studio8 but sadly I could never get it to work. It didn't recognize my Aver capture card while all other programs I had did and if that wasn't bad enough there was always some function that was Broken or would lock up my computer. For editing and authoring I now use the simple program NeoDVD plus which works well and fast.

[Will Hay]

Here! Here! I have a problem with Vegas 4. IT takes too much time to learn!!!

For an average Joe like me, Pinnacle is a perfect combination of ease of use and functions. I don't want to spend hours and hours to learn details of semi-professional editing software. Premiere gives me a headache as well as Avid, Vegas, etc.

for some us PS8 actually works and find it very simple to use.
I have created several DVD projects (like my own wedding ) that includes menus & transitions with a very good final product.
I have not used Vegas Video but at this point Investing money in something else would be a waste of money for me.

You guys talk perfect sense, you echo my sentiments exactly
Will

[donpedro]

Why do you people waste your money on Pinnacle, haven't you been reading any of the posts with all the problems people have been having. I have yet to see 1 post with a problem with Vegas Video.

Why do you care ? Haven't you been reading my posts ? It works for me so what is your point ?

[jsnkc]

Vegas is so simple to learn, have any of you guys actually sat down with the program for an hour or 2, that's all you need to learn the program.

[Will Hay]

Vegas is so simple to learn, have any of you guys actually sat down with the program for an hour or 2, that's all you need to learn the program.

Your first comment was argumentative, unhelpful and ignorant, but your web site is very nice
Will

[donpedro]

Vegas is so simple to learn, have any of you guys actually sat down with the program for an hour or 2, that's all you need to learn the program.

Man !!! You are persistant.... Try to click on link in my signature and you will see that I spent hour or two with more than one program. I can't try them all..... Or do you wish to send me your copy ? Why spend additional money when what I have works.... Got it ???

[AlanE]

Thanks for everyone's responses. I haven't done anything with the program in a couple of weeks because it frustrates me; however, I plan to get on it next weekend and try some of your suggestions.

[Redd]

Studio 8 freezes in the same place while rendering. It's worked fine up until now. I've done nothing different since I've had the program. Pinnacle support is worthless. Help please!

I had this problem, mine froze in exxactly the same place.
I'd been encoding at 12000kb/sec, as soon as I dropped it to 8000kb/sec it worked fine.
Will

The same thing has been happening to me as well. Idid try dropping that clip, no help. In Pinnacle\Create mpeg2\ I left the selection for DVD Quality. The default encoding rate for that setting is 6000kb/sec. If I remove the menu then it's fine.
How many chapter points are you using? I've noticed a problem when I get to the ninth chapter point. When checking chapter points, from the ninth on they don't want to play correctly when selected from the menu. All up untill the ninth paly okay.
Any Ideas?

[Popee]

Why do you people waste your money on Pinnacle, haven't you been reading any of the posts with all the problems people have been having. I have yet to see 1 post with a problem with Vegas Video.

OK, here's your 1 problem. Vegas does not have scene detection for analog video. You would think a program that costs $500-700 could at least detect scene changes from vhs video captured on a ADVC-100. Pinnacle can, even MS Movie Maker can. Yes, I too have some problems with Pinnacle 8, however ease of use is not one of them.

Ron