[chuckh]

I'm not usually like this, but I am so frustrated by this product that my head is going to explode. I'm tired of spending hours pouring over these post looking for answers, not to mention the hours that I have been unsuccessfully trying to use the product!!!

I'm realively sure that the problem is not because of anything that I am doing. Sometimes it works, sometimes (more often) it doesn't. I have been able to edit and burn a few videos, but my latest attempts will not work. Even with the successful attempts it sometimes took me several times to get it to work.

More specifically, the problem is when I am editing (cutting out commercials) some of the segments will not have sound. Sometimes they will have sound, then after more editing and playing them back the sound is gone.

I'm having trouble believing that this piece of software should require this much reading and tweaking to be used correctly. I am very frustrated and fed up.

Even taking the time to write this post is to much trouble in my book.

BTW...my computer is plenty fast enough to handle video editing. that was my primary purpose for buying it.

[malatekid]

chuckh, on Dec 9 2006, 03:31 PM, said:

I'm not usually like this, but I am so frustrated by this product that my head is going to explode. I'm tired of spending hours pouring over these post looking for answers, not to mention the hours that I have been unsuccessfully trying to use the product!!!

I'm realively sure that the problem is not because of anything that I am doing. Sometimes it works, sometimes (more often) it doesn't. I have been able to edit and burn a few videos, but my latest attempts will not work. Even with the successful attempts it sometimes took me several times to get it to work.

More specifically, the problem is when I am editing (cutting out commercials) some of the segments will not have sound. Sometimes they will have sound, then after more editing and playing them back the sound is gone.

I'm having trouble believing that this piece of software should require this much reading and tweaking to be used correctly. I am very frustrated and fed up.

Even taking the time to write this post is to much trouble in my book.

BTW...my computer is plenty fast enough to handle video editing. that was my primary purpose for buying it.

Try double clicking the native audio of the segment with no sound and once it brings up the editor get out of that editor. Play that segment and see if the sound is back.

[chuckh]

Thanks for your reply-Nope. It just don't seem that this thing should be that complex.

[james_hardin]

chuckh, on Dec 9 2006, 06:44 PM, said:

Thanks for your reply-Nope. It just don't seem that this thing should be that complex.

Digital Movies are more complex than you can ever imagine! The software available now is much easier to work with than what was offered 2 or 4 years ago.

List your PC specs and what you are using to capture with and in what format/quality.

[chuckh]

I'm using Windows Media Player to record from TV. MyDVD converts it to MPEG2 (from avi)...

My system specs are:

Windows XP Proffesional
320 GB Hard Drive
Intel 2.8-GHz, dual-core Pentium D processor
with Intel Viiv media technology
2 GB RAM

I realize that Digital movies are complex but it just seems like the software should be easier to use.

This post has been edited by chuckh: 09 December 2006 - 04:44 PM

[ggrussell]

Perhaps you meant Windows Movie Maker? I don't think Windows Media Player captures video. What type of AVI are you saving the files? Ideally, you should be saving to DV AVI. Which capture card do you have? Have you tried using EMC's Media Import 9?

[chuckh]

ggrussell, on Dec 9 2006, 09:36 PM, said:

Perhaps you meant Windows Movie Maker? I don't think Windows Media Player captures video. What type of AVI are you saving the files? Ideally, you should be saving to DV AVI. Which capture card do you have? Have you tried using EMC's Media Import 9?

Sorry, I meant Windows Media Center. I have a Hauppauge WinTV tuner.

MyDVD converts the file to Mpeg2. It will play fine if I don't try to edit it (remove commercials). That is when I run into trouble. I was able to do what I wanted for a while even though it took sever attempts sometimes. Now I can't get it to work at all.