[Shawn Hare]

Even though this was posted 9-odd years ago, it’s super helpful for me today. As oddball and irrelevant-sounding as having a stray override in the project seems in connection with the Main Menu (and only that menu) stopping dead at the end of the audio track, it’s true. I looked through every item in the project and discovered that, somehow, I ended up with an override attached to the last chapter playlist. I deleted it, and tested the MM, and it worked. Thanks so much for your post. Although I’ve successfully used Encore to create DVDs (and now Blu-Rays) dozens of times, I was totally frustrated in this instance. Now at least that part is taken care of 🙂

[Shawn Hare]

Thanks Vishesh!

[Shawn Hare]

Thanks so much to each of your for your responses — all very helpful. At the same time, I discovered that I’m more of an idiot than previously assumed: while I intended the comp to be 2 seconds, the settings actually were 2 minutes 🙁

At any rate, at least now I know where to look for advanced settings … even though the tab was staring at me the whole time. Interestingly enough, once I changed the settings to 2 seconds, it took about 1.5 minutes to render, which seemed more like what I’d been experiencing previously.

This comp is (one of several) for a class project of mine. Just for kicks and giggles, would any of you like to download it from me, to see how quickly it renders on your machine? I’m looking into purchasing a machine dedicated to editing, and most likely will go with a Windows based PC, as from what I’ve come to understand, that which I can get in a Windows will cost me about 3 times more in a Mac.

Let me know if any of you are willing to do the little rendering time test for me.
Thanks again, and I’m sorry for not paying attention to my settings better before asking a question.

Blessings.

[Shawn Hare]

Oops! I said FCX when I meant to say FCP.
It’s just that the majority of the folks in this forum (or so it seems) are suggesting that FCP is presently the industry standard, so I’ve got to get in somewhere, and I can’t afford the pro versions of either FC or Avid or anything else for that matter. I’ve been able to upgrade to Vegas Pro at a huge discount. But anyway, the New England Institute of Technology trains on FCP and Pro Tools, so I’ve little choice … except not to attend, which might be what happens anyhow since I’m laid off and not poor enough to get grants, and currently can only get a small portion of the tuition paid with loans, which doesn’t include fees, books, travel expenses, etc. Sorry for rambling. I’m 48 and trying to make a complete change in life career, and it’s a strange place to be right now.

But quickly, and more on topic — I’d read some stuff a while back that many people were sorely disappointed in the newest version of FCP, and were leaving for Avid. In fact, when I was getting a tour of NEIT, one of the instructors intimated his preference for Avid. Does that seem to be the trend, and do you think that Avid will become the industry standard?

[Shawn Hare]

“You really can’t just grab an application and start just using it…not without LEARNING about it”

Actually you can with Sony Vegas Pro. It’s very intuitive.
I have both Mac and PC, and have been using Vegas for years.
I was able to basically use it immediately, and get very amateurish results, but that was because I was just playing with it, so see how it acted. I learned how to really use it by reading the manual — Final Cut not so much. In fact, I was sitting there, just attempting to play with it, the same as I did with Vegas, and got nothing but frustration.

I have the same frustrations as Brody. What is supposed to be software for THE intuitive and easy-to-use computer turns out to be a pain in the butt.

And what exactly is it that Vegas can’t do that FC can? Everyone keeps saying that it’s so, but haven’t explained what the something is.

It is my intention to take classes at New England Institute of Technology in Video and Audio Production, and in that class I’ll be learning FC and Pro Tools. So in the meantime, I’m trying to wean myself off of Vegas and onto at least a good understanding of Final Cut Express, since it appears that FC is industry standard.

It’s too bad that the ease of use of Vegas cannot be combined with the (supposed) power of Mac.