Updates to Vegas Pro and DVD Architect Pro released at DVinfo.net

Mike Kujbida · October 17th, 2007, 07:54 PM

For those of you who haven't heard the news.
Several bug fixes for each product.

Vegas Pro 8.0a Update

DVD Architect Pro 4.5a Update

Hugh Mobley · October 18th, 2007, 01:45 PM

I was hoping for Pro Titler fix, but no dice. now it works worse, not responsive at all. I'm don't get the crash issue on my current computer at all. plenty of power, or something, but, my laptop was tired from V8 altogether, too many problems, I am totally unhappy with the current Pro Titler, its worthless

Sean Seah · October 18th, 2007, 07:34 PM

the pro titler is quite powerful but its slow on my old P4 3GHz as well.. do u have the same slow issues?

Hugh Mobley · October 18th, 2007, 10:21 PM

No, after update, its unresponsive, slow, still flashes like crazy, worse than before and before was unusable. Maybe I'll open another Sony ticket and wait a month for no reply

Jonathan Gentry · October 18th, 2007, 11:41 PM

No crashing here. May be machine specific?

Paul Fierlinger · October 19th, 2007, 01:34 AM

No problems with titler here either. Usually if no one else is experiencing a perceivable problem I have with the software I start searching for a fault within my computer.

Harold Brown · October 21st, 2007, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean Seah

the pro titler is quite powerful but its slow on my old P4 3GHz as well.. do u have the same slow issues?

I have a P4 3gHz and the titler is slow for me as well. I have had a couple of crashes and not sure why but that was the first couple of days I started using it. Nothing since then.

Adam Letch · October 21st, 2007, 08:54 PM

Well I was thinking that I may be one of the immune ones to Vegas 8, to be fair I haven't used the 8.0a version yet. But I lost 5 hours work when it corrupted my veg. file.

Not happy :-(

back to 7 until the next patch for me I think unless anyone can verify they had the same kind of problem as me and that the patch fixed it.

Edward Troxel · October 22nd, 2007, 07:28 AM

That's one of the reasons I wrote the Auto Save custom command that runs in Vegas 8. It will autosave your project every "x" minutes and append a date/time to the file. Then you can go back to any version along the way (including the "last one that works" which would almost certainly be newer than 5 hours ago).

To be fair, people have managed to get corrupted VEG files in the previous versions as well so there's nothing to stop you from getting one in Vegas 7. However, it's not always Vegas' fault the files become corrupted. It could be a system issue, hard drive fault, bad source file somewhere, etc... that can cause issues upon loading. Plus, you mentioned not trying the "a" version - if you don't at least try it, you won't know if it solves your problem either.

Milt Lee · October 22nd, 2007, 09:29 PM

So Edward, and others,
Over all are people pretty happy with Vegas 8? I can't imagine not upgrading as I am really committed to Vegas, and have always had excellent luck. I had a crash - 1 crash - going back to Vegas 4, so I'm not too freaked about that. This titling thing - people seem very upset about it - is anybody happy with it? and is it one of those things that you might want after effects to do? I've heard that it now supports lots more fonts, effects etc.

So what's the skinny from folks who have been using it alot?

Thanks,
Milt

Paul Kepen · October 22nd, 2007, 11:56 PM

I recently finished a long problem project with V6. I've had V7 sitting here in the box for almost a year. Other then the Titler, are there any other really major improvements to justify yhe upgrade to V8?? Or should I use V7 and wait for V9 next year? I'm a bit disappointed with the Blu Ray support in V8. As I understand it, you can only burn Blu Ray from the V8 timeline - no DVD like menu's - Just the ability to import chapter markers from the timeline.

So what is the overall verdict on V-8 ?

Thanks - PK

Ian Stark · October 23rd, 2007, 02:51 AM

This response just relates to the Titler, not v8 overall (in which regard I am perfectly happy).

I think that some people, me included, are just disappointed in the Titler. I guess that's about as far as 'upset' goes - just disappointed.

Yes, it's an improvement over previous facilities, but it's not as groundbreaking as I believed/hoped it would be. To me it looks like some piece of shareware that's been bolted on to Vegas (it has a quite different look and feel to the rest of Vegas).

If titles that arrive on the screen like a rollercoaster, float off into the heavens, or bounce like a ball are your thing, then you'll like ProType Titler. It's not for me though, and the simple text that I like in my projects, I can easily achieve with the original text generator, rather than firing up PTT and risking a crash (see below).

It has some redeeming features (one click text gradients being my favourite) but not enough to live up to the Pro part of it's name.

Please note that this is a personal judgment - PTT will find many fans and, as I said before, it is an improvement over what has been available in previous versions of Vegas.

I should add that I have had some technical problems (flashing and crashing) as mentioned in other threads, but I think this is down to a conflict between my system (probably the graphics card) and the Titler, rather than necessarily being a fault with the Titler itself.

Sean Seah · October 23rd, 2007, 05:13 AM

somehow the PTT remains me of Adobe After Effects.. the interface seems a little similar...

Edward Troxel · October 23rd, 2007, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milt Lee

So Edward, and others,
Over all are people pretty happy with Vegas 8?

Over all... I think that answer is yes. ANY software this complicated will have some issues given the huge hardware disparity among all of us but it seems to be doing a great job for most people.

October 17th, 2007, 07:54 PM	#1
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Updates to Vegas Pro and DVD Architect Pro released For those of you who haven't heard the news. Several bug fixes for each product. Vegas Pro 8.0a Update DVD Architect Pro 4.5a Update

October 18th, 2007, 01:45 PM	#2
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	I was hoping for Pro Titler fix, but no dice. now it works worse, not responsive at all. I'm don't get the crash issue on my current computer at all. plenty of power, or something, but, my laptop was tired from V8 altogether, too many problems, I am totally unhappy with the current Pro Titler, its worthless __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

October 18th, 2007, 10:21 PM	#4
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	No, after update, its unresponsive, slow, still flashes like crazy, worse than before and before was unusable. Maybe I'll open another Sony ticket and wait a month for no reply __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

October 19th, 2007, 01:34 AM	#6
Paul Fierlinger Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Posts: 355	No problems with titler here either. Usually if no one else is experiencing a perceivable problem I have with the software I start searching for a fault within my computer. __________________ Paul

October 21st, 2007, 08:54 PM	#8
Adam Letch Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 414	First Nasty! Well I was thinking that I may be one of the immune ones to Vegas 8, to be fair I haven't used the 8.0a version yet. But I lost 5 hours work when it corrupted my veg. file. Not happy :-( back to 7 until the next patch for me I think unless anyone can verify they had the same kind of problem as me and that the patch fixed it.

October 18th, 2007, 07:34 PM	#3
Sean Seah Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,498	the pro titler is quite powerful but its slow on my old P4 3GHz as well.. do u have the same slow issues?

October 18th, 2007, 11:41 PM	#5
Jonathan Gentry Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 183	No crashing here. May be machine specific?

October 22nd, 2007, 07:28 AM	#9
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	That's one of the reasons I wrote the Auto Save custom command that runs in Vegas 8. It will autosave your project every "x" minutes and append a date/time to the file. Then you can go back to any version along the way (including the "last one that works" which would almost certainly be newer than 5 hours ago). To be fair, people have managed to get corrupted VEG files in the previous versions as well so there's nothing to stop you from getting one in Vegas 7. However, it's not always Vegas' fault the files become corrupted. It could be a system issue, hard drive fault, bad source file somewhere, etc... that can cause issues upon loading. Plus, you mentioned not trying the "a" version - if you don't at least try it, you won't know if it solves your problem either. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

October 22nd, 2007, 09:29 PM	#10
Milt Lee Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cass Lake MN Posts: 221	So Edward, and others, Over all are people pretty happy with Vegas 8? I can't imagine not upgrading as I am really committed to Vegas, and have always had excellent luck. I had a crash - 1 crash - going back to Vegas 4, so I'm not too freaked about that. This titling thing - people seem very upset about it - is anybody happy with it? and is it one of those things that you might want after effects to do? I've heard that it now supports lots more fonts, effects etc. So what's the skinny from folks who have been using it alot? Thanks, Milt __________________ Professional website - http://manykites.com Personal - http://mrdogsblog.com

October 22nd, 2007, 11:56 PM	#11
Paul Kepen Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Minneapolis Minnesota Posts: 347	I Second that Question ! I recently finished a long problem project with V6. I've had V7 sitting here in the box for almost a year. Other then the Titler, are there any other really major improvements to justify yhe upgrade to V8?? Or should I use V7 and wait for V9 next year? I'm a bit disappointed with the Blu Ray support in V8. As I understand it, you can only burn Blu Ray from the V8 timeline - no DVD like menu's - Just the ability to import chapter markers from the timeline. So what is the overall verdict on V-8 ? Thanks - PK

October 23rd, 2007, 02:51 AM	#12
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	This response just relates to the Titler, not v8 overall (in which regard I am perfectly happy). I think that some people, me included, are just disappointed in the Titler. I guess that's about as far as 'upset' goes - just disappointed. Yes, it's an improvement over previous facilities, but it's not as groundbreaking as I believed/hoped it would be. To me it looks like some piece of shareware that's been bolted on to Vegas (it has a quite different look and feel to the rest of Vegas). If titles that arrive on the screen like a rollercoaster, float off into the heavens, or bounce like a ball are your thing, then you'll like ProType Titler. It's not for me though, and the simple text that I like in my projects, I can easily achieve with the original text generator, rather than firing up PTT and risking a crash (see below). It has some redeeming features (one click text gradients being my favourite) but not enough to live up to the Pro part of it's name. Please note that this is a personal judgment - PTT will find many fans and, as I said before, it is an improvement over what has been available in previous versions of Vegas. I should add that I have had some technical problems (flashing and crashing) as mentioned in other threads, but I think this is down to a conflict between my system (probably the graphics card) and the Titler, rather than necessarily being a fault with the Titler itself. __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

October 23rd, 2007, 05:13 AM	#13
Sean Seah Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,498	somehow the PTT remains me of Adobe After Effects.. the interface seems a little similar...