LouDiamond 1 #1 January 26, 2003 Just had an opportunity to play with this software and I must say I think it blows. Of course that could be because I didn't read the book from cover to cover but the freeze ups and pain in the ass it turned into has strengthened my desire to just get a Screenplay by Applied magic and leave the PC editing for those with Macs or computer degrees."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #2 January 26, 2003 whats your problem? I use Pinnacal studio dv 7 no problems,easy to use.. pm or mail me if you like,cant promise wonders,but i can migth help Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trackingdemon 0 #3 January 27, 2003 Quotewhats your problem? I use Pinnacal studio dv 7 no problems,easy to use.. pm or mail me if you like,cant promise wonders,but i can migth help Hi, my name is sebastien and I have problems rendering on DV or video tape with my program.Maybe you can help. [email]sebastien_lalloz@hotmail.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy 0 #4 January 27, 2003 Pinnacle DV8 (or any version of 8) seems to have a number of bugs. Ended up returning my new Deluxe 8, and went back to 7. For what ever reason ver8 seems slower to render /harder on the systems / and has a number of isues relating to sending back to DV. Making SVHS, SVCD, AVI were no problem, only going back directly to DV caused headaches. The Pinnacle help section web site may offer some solutions depending on the specifics of your problem(s). The best solution for me was returning the product. Fuzzy Ambition / Ability: Know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cameramonkey 0 #5 January 27, 2003 Pinnacle is known for releasing crap software. I bought a lovely product called Pinnacle Express 1.0. It was a piece of software designed to take your edited video direct from the cam, detect the scenes and add the index points, build a dvd menu, and then encode/burn it automatically to the type of VCD/SVCD/DVD you chose. Literally 6 months and 11 revisions later they still had a program that was somewhat buggy, would lock constantly, consistently make coasters out of blanks due to write errors, etc. I only managed to make 3 vcds out of the dozens upon dozens of tries. It was so crappy, the user support forums actually had workarounds that involved rendering the video to vcd/svcd specs in your original editing software, then using NERO to burn them to disks, completely bypassing the software altogether (until they patched it to get it working reliably). Its pretty bad when the general user consensus is to scrap the software and cobble together a solution entirely from 3rd party software. Then, they finally fix all the problems(presumably). Did they give us the fix? no... they decided to release it under the name Pinnacle EXPRESSIONS... and charge those of us that paid $100 to essentially beta test this crap software $20 to upgrade. BULLSH!!!!! on a related note I am currently looking for work in the IT/support industry, and actually passed on a job posting from them because I couldnt in good conscience work for a company that would treat its customers so badly. Hell, its a good thing that I didnt know that the Help desk was located a mere 10 miles from my house!! I was so frustrated some days during my trials with the software I might have made a road trip involving duct tape, a crappy software box and an AK47. ;)Two wrongs don't make a right, however three lefts DO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #6 January 28, 2003 Quote Hi, my name is sebastien and I have problems rendering on DV or video tape with my program.Maybe you can help. Been there. Here's my thread. I actually rendered it to AVI and then downloaded it from there. Also, saved as full quality and it seemed to go a little quicker. Good luck and let us know what happens.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #7 January 30, 2003 In all fairness, I must say that I did manage to get it to work and knocked out a 20 min long video. However, I saved it as MPEG and it worked fine on the laptop I did it on and on my home computer but when I took it in to work it wouldn't run due to codec problems. I ended up saving it via "streaming" and it seems to be working albeit there is a some degredation in the image/ pixilation and jerkiness now and then that wasn't in the MPEG version. I'm still not impressed with what I've seen so far compared to the applied magic screenplay I used before. I just find it hard to believe that all of you manage to make videos on your computers/laptops without chucking it accross the room. Believe it or not Quade I even considered getting a MAC......for a few seconds at least.I guess I'm just going to have to find more blood banks to sell blood too LOL "It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #8 January 30, 2003 I like Premiere 6.5 a lot better then Studio 7, studio 8 is nicer then 7... but I'll take Adobe over DV8 any day.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mewing120 0 #9 January 30, 2003 I agree, Adobe makes some powerful software, its not the cheapest, but if you can get your hands on a "demo" version, and have some patience, you can make a great video Ora Vivo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billy 0 #10 January 31, 2003 Hey Mike, do you have a copy of the manual?? I have both Adobe Premier 6.5 and Vegas 3.0,, but no manual for either,, shit is to hard to bumble through for sure,,, your pict looks familiar by the way,, does your tongue always stick out like that?? Natural Born FlyerZ.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
