[Bruce Brent]

I find it odd that Magix doesn’t want to disclose new features (if any…or are they just fixes from Vegas 16?) in Vegas 17. You’d think new features would be beneficial as selling-points.

Would any of you buy a car if you didn’t know what new improvements there were, if any? Would any of you order a steak at a restaurant if on the menu all is said was “steak?” No mention of size or type of cut.

I think Magix is doing itself a disservice by not disclosing these new features.

T Magix: keeping the new featues secret=are you afraid the competition will steal those new features? If so, so what! Isn’t “goodwill” the most important benefit to your company?

[Bruce Brent]

Jim, I do have both (6 & 7) versions. The interface on both are the same. There are a couple more themes, a few more buttons and one more background. There might be an upgrade to the rendering engine, but if it was significant, I would have thought Magix would have been proud of its accomplishment and published that fact. So, if you have version 6 stay with it.

[Bruce Brent]

Jim, after doing a search for comparison or FAQ’s, I do not see any info on what makes 7 better than 6. That’s gotta tell you something. Meaning: no significant upgrade other than maybe more templates. Stick with what works for you. Some people just like paying for an upgrade thinking they’re getting more or for bragging rights, but at this point, if there’s no info to create a demand for version 7, why bother.

[Bruce Brent]

Paul, re-set Vegas Pro to factory settings.

Close the program (Movie Studio/Vegas/DVD Architect,etc…).
Hold down the CTRL + SHIFT keys at the same time AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME double click program icon on Desktop to Boot program.
Window will pop up.
Select Delete all Cached Application Data and then press Yes.
This will restore program to Factory Default Settings.

Let us know if this re-set fixes the problem.

[Bruce Brent]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1StUXMdmXlo

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[Bruce Brent]

Yan, two issues to consider….

1. In “preferences” reduce “preview ram.” Since you’re finished editing and you won’t need that ram anyway.

2. In case you have a C: hard drive/HDD, (not solid state), do a “defrag” to get the most out of your C: drive.

My 2¢

[Bruce Brent]

Hi again John,

Hmmm, maybe you do have me beat.

Back then, I was contemplating a Pinnacle non linear editing system, but…even though the Canopus Rex M1 had more “whistles & bells” and a price tag to match (somewhere between $2,100 and $2,000) I bit the bullet and purchased the Canopus. I’m really glad I did. No crashes, it worked perfectly. A simple, straight forward UI as well.

Here’s a link to images of the Rex M1 …. https://www.google.com/search?q=canopus+dv+rex+m1&rlz=1C1CHMO_en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjWy6zYnq3fAhVL6Z8KHUn_AosQ_AUIDygC&biw=1684&bih=887

I do have the box and all that came with it, but I got lazy and gave you the link instead.

Regards,

Bruce

[Bruce Brent]

John I’ve got you beat!

I’ve got a relic. A Canopus PCI card. The length is huge. It produced only SD resolution. Thea inputs and outputs were RCA. This device came with a “breakout box.” A nice looking (artifical wood grain) box with a cable to input in the back of the card. It had the same RCA’s (in and out) plus a Firewire input. Running on a Windows 98 back then.

The best part of all this was the software: a 3.5″ floppy disk. It had the needed drivers and the software that ran the product. Of course, it had the working timeline and the basics needed to create a video. Ready for this….this simple software had the ability to (using your mouse cursor) track a moving object (pixelate a face) by realtime movement of the video. All you had to do was set the pixelate to the size you wanted, click play, place your cursor over the moving face and this simple software would follow the face and place (internal keyframing) the pixelation where your mouse was.

I still have the entire system somewhere in my “house of antiques” room.

So, John, do I have you beat? LOL

An old-fart video editor (Bruce)

[Bruce Brent]

Mick, Handbrake CAN convert Blu Ray to mp4 …. https://www.dvd-guides.com/guides/blu-ray-rip/259-rip-blu-ray-to-mp4-using-handbrake

BTW, I was also able to convert both DVD (vob files) & Blu Ray (m2ts files) from the timeline of Vegas Pro. Just be patient as it loads (it automatically loads onto your hard drive’s temp file).

[Bruce Brent]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P_baDbOP88

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