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2012/10/15 14:21:06
Crash WAVs are more of a native format - i.e. older and supported by more applications. You usually default to 44K WAVs which are CD quality digital files.

MP3s are much smaller (about 10 times smaller) and allegedly poorer quality, but not by much. MP3s are supported by fewer applications but do support things like song names. album names etc in their headers.

I use MP3 everywhere (for SonyVegas, itunes etc) except for Muvizu where I use WAVs - only because I have never got any MP3s to work in Muvizu.

There are different encoders for WAV files as well. I use "Microsoft ADPCM" from within Adobe Audition which is my sound editor of choice. Some other WAV formats don't load in Muvizu either - it's a bit picky.
2012/10/14 19:13:33
Crash I have never got Mp3 files to import properly. I always save my audio as a WAV for import into Muvizu and an MP3 for Sony Vegas
2012/10/10 6:45:39
Spikes appearing Thanks chaps - The new version must just push things over the edge.

It'll be OK - Winter's coming.
2012/10/9 8:14:57
Spikes appearing I've had this happen a few times now on the set that I'm making. Have a look at these cameras......



See those spikes ???

This happens after working in a set for a couple of hours in the latest version. It can happen on objects or even characters (All "Man" characters had an Omen-like spike through their back!). These spikes will render if you make an AVI - the ones on characters and objects even have a shadow. They will survive a save and re-open of set file, but will go away if you close Muvizu and go back in, so I can't send you a .set file with them in.

It's not a big deal as I know I can get rid of them, just thought you'd like to know......
2012/10/8 6:16:49
Lost character voice Mach1,

Importing video into backdrops etc within Muvizu will not import the audio.

The best way to do this is to use a video editor to sync up the whole thing afterwards. Using Sony Vegas (or Windows Movie Maker - not sure) you can import video and audio independently and then move things around on the timeline.

Hope this helps
2012/10/3 11:15:57
Opening Set files I keep getting this EEFilmz wrote:
Now if only I could understand why I have NEVER in any version, been able to import ANY video onto a backdrop in muvizu or anywhere in muvizu Ever!...That's an old problem I wish I had figured out by now too.


Well this an issue and I don't really know what the rules are but I have never got a video to import without running it through a re-render first using some editing software. I have just tried with Sony Vegas. Load the AVI you want into Vegas (I have to re-render through virtualdub first to do this from Muvizu AVIs). Then "Make Movie" and render using Video for Windows(*.avi) - PAL DV Widescreen. The output from this loads into Muvizu backdrops just fine.

I used to use Pinnacle Studio to do this so any editing software should be able to produce usable AVI files.
2012/10/3 10:02:46
Opening Set files I keep getting this EEFilmz wrote:
What do you mean "don't" save the sets if I want to use them again in extreme version?

I mean that if you're using the Extreme version don't save sets you make in the released version unless you rename them. As the Extreme version doesn't guarantee forward set compatibility anything you save in any particular vintage of Extreme probably won't be able to be used in any other version - future or past. If you're working on a short clip that's fine but as I'm working on something that'll take longer I have to avoid production using the Extreme version for this reason.

EEFilmz wrote:
and how do you "roll back" to a previous version (when you need to)?

Muvizu install is great as you can install multiple versions. So when the next version comes out I will install in in c:\program files\Muvizu23b. I can then play with this new Extreme version and have the old one to fall back on. Same with stable releases. If there are any problems with the new version which means I cannot use it I can "roll back" and just use old one. I keep using "save as" withe the suffix on my sets until I'm happy with the new version as sets saved are not backwardly compatible.

Sure you lose your favourites this way, but like you I have a "characters.set" with all my chaps in which I simply load and add everyone in favourites again.

If you have installed over the old version you could download it and install in c:\program files\muvizu21b or whatever. All you need to do is create shortcuts to c:\programfiles\muvizuXXX\binaries64\muvizu.exe for each version.

Hope this explains....
2012/10/3 6:27:35
Opening Set files I keep gettin