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Lisa Bennett · November 4th, 2009, 06:55 PM

Using Pinnacle Studio 10 to make a DVD and or file....

I captured the footage but have a question regarding making a DVD. What has worked best for you when making a DVD using Pinnacle?

1. Rendering directly to a DVD? If so, did you render directly to the DVD disk or to a file first?

2. If rendering in Pinnacle to a "file" and then using Nero Express to burn a DVD (not data DVD) What file format did you render it too AVI, mpeg 2, mpeg 4 etc. so that it will play across most DVD players?

I'm been having a little trouble and think it might be my computer. If you can tell me the settings you used it would help.

Thank you.

PS My thought is to render the video to a "FILE" for DVD authoring but then open Nero Express to do the burn to DVD. I tried using the Pinnacle direct to DVD twice today but the computer seemed to do nothing but hiccup part of the way making the video speed up a bit into chipmunk sounding effects when I played the final DVD.

One other thing to add, I have an external hard drive. I have the render files and aux. files now going to folders on the external hard drive. Is it best to do this or should the aux. files stay on the computer and final render files on external hard drive. What's the best way or does it matter?

Bruce Foreman · Today, 01:10 PM

Lisa,

Pinnacle Studio 10 was the "buggiest" version they ever had. I don't know if that has any bearing on your problem but with version 10 they rewrote the program around the Liquid Edition "engine" and I found out very quickly that my single core computer couldn't "cut it" any more.

It got better on a dual core machine but things like menus "broken" and other problems I can't remember kept happening. To finish projects I had to build my own menus. They started issuing updates and things settled down somewhat with 10.7.

11 and 12 ran MUCH better.

Here is a link to Pinnacle support and downloads for Studio 10. I recommend you first download and install the 10.7 Release Update, the Menu Template Pack for 10.7 and then if you are running Vista go for the 10.8 update (but do not run this without installing 10.7 and the menu template pack for 10.7 first.

If your computer has a quad core processor 2.66Ghz or faster consider going for version 12 plus or ultimate or version 14. Available reasonably priced at amazon.com.

I've run every version from StudioDV and 7 through 12, now running 12.1

Link: Pinnacle Systems - Product Support - Studio version 10 - Download Area - Drivers - Updates

Good luck

November 4th, 2009, 06:55 PM	#1
Lisa Bennett Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central, FL Posts: 277	Pinnacle Making DVD Question Using Pinnacle Studio 10 to make a DVD and or file.... I captured the footage but have a question regarding making a DVD. What has worked best for you when making a DVD using Pinnacle? 1. Rendering directly to a DVD? If so, did you render directly to the DVD disk or to a file first? 2. If rendering in Pinnacle to a "file" and then using Nero Express to burn a DVD (not data DVD) What file format did you render it too AVI, mpeg 2, mpeg 4 etc. so that it will play across most DVD players? I'm been having a little trouble and think it might be my computer. If you can tell me the settings you used it would help. Thank you. PS My thought is to render the video to a "FILE" for DVD authoring but then open Nero Express to do the burn to DVD. I tried using the Pinnacle direct to DVD twice today but the computer seemed to do nothing but hiccup part of the way making the video speed up a bit into chipmunk sounding effects when I played the final DVD. One other thing to add, I have an external hard drive. I have the render files and aux. files now going to folders on the external hard drive. Is it best to do this or should the aux. files stay on the computer and final render files on external hard drive. What's the best way or does it matter? __________________ Lisa http://www.studiocpictures.com Last edited by Lisa Bennett; November 4th, 2009 at 08:18 PM.

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Today, 01:10 PM	#2
Bruce Foreman Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Angelo Texas Posts: 932	Lisa, Pinnacle Studio 10 was the "buggiest" version they ever had. I don't know if that has any bearing on your problem but with version 10 they rewrote the program around the Liquid Edition "engine" and I found out very quickly that my single core computer couldn't "cut it" any more. It got better on a dual core machine but things like menus "broken" and other problems I can't remember kept happening. To finish projects I had to build my own menus. They started issuing updates and things settled down somewhat with 10.7. 11 and 12 ran MUCH better. Here is a link to Pinnacle support and downloads for Studio 10. I recommend you first download and install the 10.7 Release Update, the Menu Template Pack for 10.7 and then if you are running Vista go for the 10.8 update (but do not run this without installing 10.7 and the menu template pack for 10.7 first. If your computer has a quad core processor 2.66Ghz or faster consider going for version 12 plus or ultimate or version 14. Available reasonably priced at amazon.com. I've run every version from StudioDV and 7 through 12, now running 12.1 Link: Pinnacle Systems - Product Support - Studio version 10 - Download Area - Drivers - Updates Good luck