[Dave Lozinski]

When you uninstalled were you able to verify that everything had indeed been uninstalled? EG, nothing left under C:\program files\sony …. ???

Just because a program uninstalls doesn’t mean it removes everything unfortunately.

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[Dave Lozinski]

I’m having the same issue with the initial “start up” video going to the main menu when a DVD is first inserted.

Haven’t figured out a way around this yet. Not sure if there is on.

Anyone else have any ideas?

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[Dave Lozinski]

Check the manual provided by Sony Creative Software:
https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/manuals/dvdapro
page 129 I believe.

For certain things, the manual states you have to have special names for the associated Photoshop layers.

Hope this helps.

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[Dave Lozinski]

Out of curiosity, after you burn the first disc, have you tried saying “no” to burning a second disc? Then returning to the project, going through the prepare/burn process again, and then seeing if it does it successfully?

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[Dave Lozinski]

Hi Brad,

No, that’s not what I’m saying. 🙂

What I mean is once you have your .veg project all good to go, you should render it in two stages.

The first: Do “File | Render As” and choose an mpeg2 DVD template. It will render the video, but the end video will have no audio.

The second: render the project again, except this time choose an AC3 audio template. This will then render the corresponding audio to go with the mpeg2 video to put on the DVD.

So in the end after rendering you should have two files for example: brad_video.m2v and brad_audio.ac3

Then in DVD AP when you create a project and link to the media, select brad_video.m2v as the video and brad_audio.ac3 as the audio.

Hope this helps!

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[Dave Lozinski]

HI Brad,

I’m not sure the answer to your second question, but to answer the first — you have to render the audio separately from the video when rendering mpeg2 format for DVD.

Basically, the first time through render it as an mpeg2 file; the second time just render the audio as an AC3.

Then in your DVD Architect solution where you want to use it, select the mpeg2 video for the video, and the ac3 file for the audio.

Hope this helps!

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[Dave Lozinski]

Hey everyone,

Here’s what the issue was. It happens because you’re doing something other than working in DVD Architect. By default, DVDA closes its copy of the project’s media files when you switch to other programs in case you’re using something else to edit those media files. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to save them (in those other programs). This way, you can — for example — switch to Photoshop, make changes to the menu background you’re using, save it, and DVD Architect will reflect those changes when you switch back.

To turn this behavior off, go to Options > Preferences > General tab and Uncheck “Media goes offline on loss of focus.”

Hope this helps others!

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[Dave Lozinski]

Ron,

Thanks for the update. I just found it weird in one forum that about 1/2 my messages were posted within a few hours, then responses to those posts, and then my follow ups.

Yet, the other 1/2 of my original posts were still sitting in “limbo” land over 36 hours later.

So that’s why I asked what was going on. 🙂

-Dave

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[Dave Lozinski]

Thanks for your reply.

According to the link:
https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro/sysreq, I’m in all the requirements as I’m running WinXP with SP3, appropriate Quicktime, .NET framework, have 2GB ram, and 15GB+ of free hard drive space (which one would think is enough for creating a DVD project).

* Microsoft® Windows® XP 32-bit SP2 (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista™ 32-bit or 64-bit (SP1 recommended), or Windows 7
* 1 GHz processor (multicore or multiprocessor CPU recommended for HD)
* 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
* 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
* OHCI-compatible i.LINK® connector*/IEEE-1394DV card (for DV and HDV capture and print-to-tape)
* USB 2.0 connection (for importing from AVCHD, XDCAM EX, or DVD camcorders)
* Windows-compatible sound card
* DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
* Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning only)
* Supported DVD-recordable drive (for DVD burning only)
* Supported Blu-ray recordable drive (for Blu-ray Disc burning only)
* Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
* QuickTime® 7.1.6 or later

So it can’t be that. Any other ideas? Anyone? 🙂

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[Dave Lozinski]

I believe most of the basic video editing software packages allow you to do this.

You’ll have to “rip” the video off the DVD. Once done, any video editing program from Roxio’s Video Wave (nice beginner’s tool) to something more professional like Sony Vegas Pro will allow you to take clips from those videos and add things both before and/or after.

Hope this helps.

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