[Mark Prebonich]

Stephen, I will anxiously await your results with your SSD setup. I have my OS and programs on a SSD but would like to expand my next setup.

[Mark Prebonich]

You might consider trying to render the video and audio seperately. After doing so, use a program such as tsMuxer to combine them. This work flow helped me with a similar problem using a previous version of Vegas (AVCHD material though).

-Mark

[Mark Prebonich]

The text below is from Sony Support. Perhaps you missed something. You don’t necessarily need to delete every registry key as you had done. Take a look at the ones listed below. Also note there is a registry key below that doesn’t contain either “Sony” or “Vegas”. It shouldn’t take you nearly an hour as you had done before. I hope this is of some help

-Mark

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Clean Uninstall and Reinstall Instructions for Windows 7 users (32 Bit Editions)

Before doing a Clean Reinstall, it is important to do the following:

•All audio and video effects chains and presets will be erased, so if you need to make a back up of your presets please download our Preset Manager program. For more information about backing up presets: Backup and Restore Audio Presets | Backup and Restore Video Presets

•Safely disconnect any external USB or Firewire devices like hard-drives or dongles.

•Temporarily turn off ALL anti-virus programs, as well as disabling any Registry Blockers, Spy Ware, Firewalls, etc. These applications have been known to interfere with software installation and registration.

Start the process of removing programs go to Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features (in Windows XP, open Add or Remove Programs) – find and remove your Sony Creative Software applications (ACID, Sound Forge, Vegas, DVD Architect, Cinescore, CD Architect or Media Manager, as well as any other Sony Media Software or Sony Creative Software programs).

Also, remove the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (SONY_MEDIAMGR), any and all Microsoft .NET Framework versions, and the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable software if it is listed.

Once un-installed, delete the following folders:

•C:\Program Files\Sony\
(Do not delete this entire folder if you have other Sony applications installed such as Sonic Stage, Everquest, Star Wars Galaxies, etc. If that is the case then only delete the folder for the Sony Media Software application you are using as well as the Shared Plug-Ins folder.)

•C:\Program Files\Sony Setup
WARNING: The next step will require you to delete Windows Registry Keys. The Registry is a very sensitive area to work in. If you are not comfortable with advanced configuration and system changes, ask an administrator to help you with this. (Related Topics: How to back up and restore the registry in Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/en-us)

Next, open the Registry Editor. Select Start and type REGEDIT in the ‘Start Search’ box. (For Windows XP users, go to Start > Run … type REGEDIT and press ‘OK’)

In the Registry Editor, locate and delete the following registry entries:
(Depending on which versions you have installed you may see one or more of these entries. If you do not see all of these, that is normal. Delete those which you do find.)

If you locate a folder labelled “Sonic” please DO NOT confuse this with Sonic Foundry. Leave it alone.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sonic Foundry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sony Media Software
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sony Creative Software

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sonic Foundry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sony Media Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sony Creative Software

Close the Registry Editor.

After removing all of the previous items, you may download and re-install from this link –

https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/updates

When finished with all reinstallation, please restart your computer. When your computer has restarted, you will have a complete clean installation.

[Mark Prebonich]

I have a Sony CX-500V camera. It is defaulted to record in 5.1 sound. When I first started editing video, Vegas would ask me if I wanted to work in 5.1. This worked fine for 5.1 but I noticed the same thing with sound more directed to one channel when I selected editing in stereo. After I changed the camera setting to stereo rather than 5.1, I found that everything now flows smoothly. 5.1 on this camera is for the most part a gimmick and marketing ploy anyways. I am very happy in leaving it set to stereo and the sound is now well balanced.

-Mark

[Mark Prebonich]

Thanks for the reply.
The default settings for VBR are:
Max 9,500,000
Ave 6,000,000
Min 192,000

Would you recommend leaving these as is or adjusting them in ‘custom’ to increase the quality of the VBR render?

Regards,

-Mark

[Mark Prebonich]

‘Top quality is nearly always VBR, not CBR. If you have no space constraints, you might go to CBR for encoding speed, but that’s about the only reason.’

Dave,
Many of us are after the highest quality regardless of the time element. If there are no space constraints and time is not a concern, what is the correct VBR settings to obtain the best quality render? Thanks

-Mark

[Mark Prebonich]

“I never burn a master faster than 4x”

Jeff, my DVD burner is capable of burning at 18X. The Sony DVDs that I have say 16X on them. When I have burned my daughter’s hockey games, I have generally done so at 16X since that is what the disk is rated at. Is it preferable to do so at a lower rate?

-Mark

[Mark Prebonich]

I checked out the DVD identifier program. Thanks for the tip. Here is what I got from a Sony DVD-R disk. It appears that Sony then makes there own disks. Am I interpreting this right? What do you see for other brands?

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:SONY16D1]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R] – [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [Sony Recording Media Co.]
Manufacturer ID : [SONY16D1]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]
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[ DVD Identifier V5.2.0 – https://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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[Mark Prebonich]

Check to make sure AGC (automatic gain control) is off (unchecked).

[Mark Prebonich]

I had difficulties with video/audio sync with Vegas Pro 9. This was primarily with Sony AVC. Try rendering the video and audio seperately and then use tsMuxer to combine them. This worked well for me. I do not have any of the same difficulties with Vegas Pro 10. If that doesn’t work, post back with additional information regarding source data as well as properies settings so that other more knowlegable individuals here might be able to better assist you.

-Mark