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Steven, did you recreate Kovboy’s setup – 3 + 1 sequences etc or simply attempt an audio render on a timeline? My version of PP2 does the same as his. Even with the area bar selected it goes back to the beginning.

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You don’t happen to have Smartsound installed?

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Brisbane, Australia

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If it’s any help I’ve got Smartsound working OK with Prem Pro v2.0.
I just happened to build a new machine at the same time as installing all the software.

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Brisbane, Australia

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I’m a little confused with the audio specs you gave. With DV you should have 48000hz 16Bit or 32000Hz 12Bit. What are you using?

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Brisbane, Australia

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Whatever you do you will lose 15% of your picture both top and bottom. Is this the result you want? Why do you need to change it to 16:9?

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Brisbane, Australia

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I would have thought this speed to be good for a 2Ghz machine with that much video.

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Broadcast & Corporate Documentaries
Brisbane, Australia

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Hi Norman, maybe I was a little harsh but I integrate systems here in OZ. The Quadro FX540 works great but the SLI setup on that board seems to revert to 8 pipes insted of 16 with the Quadro card. The sister Asus board with the 975 chipset is cheaper and much faster but no SLI (and SLI is a compromise at this point in time even for gamers). Dual native Raids would be much better for a video editor. Hate seeing people get ripped off by hype that has no practical use in editing.

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Brisbane, Australia

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Complete waste of time and money if you use external drives or no Raid. Stick with what you have.
Also, that particular SLI board will give you grief with a single Quadro card.

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Brisbane, Australia

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Don’t forget that whatever way you go, be it speed, quality media or setup the facts are now clear that you will get no more than two years (timewise) out of any BURNT disc and probably only 30 to 40 runs (on average). If you are burning copies for high run use (like schools) make sure they have plenty of copies and that you keep an ISO file for easy replication at a later date. If the budget allows always go for a “pressed” copy.

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Brisbane, Australia

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I’ve had the same experience frequently with Education in Australia (PAL). Often out of twenty or so high quality DVD players only half will play “burnt” DVD’s, even high quality stock. I often do runs of over 3000 copies (these are presed from a glass master) and have no problems at all with this stock (using same brand DVD’s). I’ve also written to three manufacturers in Japan (more than four months ago) and none have replied. Interesting note from a UK professor who has done extensive study on DVD’s and he has forecast a maximum lifespan of two years on any burnt DVD. Less if it’s used frequently. I archive on tape or harddrive.

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Brisbane, Australia