Mark Barton
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Anything useful you can share about the resolution of getting the extensions to display? Was it a corrupt file, permissions, etc. It might help others that search for this same problem.
Glad you got it working!
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I had problems with the Vegasaur extension not always showing up in the extension menu, but my VASST ones did. You can try assigning a toolbar icon to the extension and see if you can access it that way. Options menu and select Customize Toolbar. In my case the extensions were logged up by Sony Vegas, they just did not always display in the menu, might be a timing thing. In my case I decided that I was not ready for Vegasaur and uninstalled the trail and everything was working again. I suspect the actual problem was with a combination of the other extensions I had, so I don’t want to imply there is a problem with Vegasaur, in fact their support was very responsive in helping me.
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Check the below directories to see if some of the extensions did not get removed as expected. I did an image because you cannot paste backslashes in the text on this forum. For the user directory you will not have “mbarton” so go into your user folder instead.
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I don’t have any standard 720p Sony AVC presets, but I do have some under MainConcept AVC. I would either modify a copy of the Sony AVC preset or use the MainConcept one. I don’t have the experience to help you with the sync issue, but someone else will probably respond.
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I would stick with the i7. Don’t compromise on that part.
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There are a few problems you will run into with that approach.
When you install or update Sony Vegas, you will need to do it on both the laptop and desktop. So even though the files are on the external drive the Windows registry is on the OS drive (drive C). You would have to install over the external drive twice for ever update and that is not an installation vendors test well. Some applications make some bad assumptions that they are on drive C, again this is the standard config the vendors will test in QA. Between the voodoo of codec installation (registering in Windows) and various copy protection enforcement with plugins, I would stay away from installing it on an external drive for the purpose of moving it back and forth between systems.
If you need to install it on an external drive, then use one that stays with the laptop and don’t install the desktop Sony Vegas on that drive. If it were me, I just justified I would buy a bigger SSD drive to avoid the cost when it all breaks down when I need it most.
Good luck,
Mark
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If you are working with a mini tower or larger case, then they are a standard size. They are fairly simple to put in as long as you are careful with grounding yourself (touch the metal chassis before touching any of the circuit boards as you open up the computer. Usually it is a few screws and plugging in a few power cables.
To avoid future headaches, I would look for a gold rated power supply where they state a certain efficiency. That is an indicator that they chose quality parts and can maintain the voltage more consistently.
As far as 600W or more, will likely depend on you budget and what you realistically think you will upgrade on this computer. I went with an 800W because the i7 hex core, 9 fans, dvd burner, BD burner, 3 drives, Nvidia GTX 570, and wanted the option to add a second GTX 570.
I have since abandoned the usefulness of adding a second GTX 570, but adding more drives is quite possible.
Good luck.
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I think the esata route would be the best solution for you to move back and forth between the laptop and desktop. I would use the Windows 7 Disk Management to assign the same drive letter to that drive whether it is connected to your laptop or desktop. If you do that and keep all media and project files on the external disk, then your projects should open seamlessly on either system.
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If you start to have some stability problems, I would replace that power supply with something rated much higher (800W+).
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In the Vegas Preferences menu under the Editing Tab, do you have the option checked to “Automatically overlap multiple selected media when added”?
