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No worries Neil.
Perhaps I should add to my post above ...
Before taking this 'heavy duty' action, please check with your supplier
Though it is a well known problem-solver a cautious approach is always best. For example, whenever I install large updates to programmes or install new software, I always create a Restore Point so that I can backtrack if necessary.
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I had a 'reverse' situation ... it worked after this update
Spent hours attempting to correct a lady in my life who kept becoming short/fat/hairy  every time I tried to do a Slideshow with face detection on. Having now updated to this release I can say with certainty that she is now 'completely normal' 
Apart from this I can confirm that I have also had a couple of 'Stopped Working' situations with no identifiable reason.
With regard to pc 'Cold Boot', if its really necessary to fully restart then the following is recommended:
Turn off the computer and then take out the battery pack (if you have one) and disconnect power cable. There is then no possible power feeding to the computer. After that, press start button for 30-40 second. Removing the battery seems to force a discharge of some of the capacitors, while pressing the power button for 30 or 40 seconds is the way to completely reset the BIOS on a lot of PCs and laptops. Then reconnect power and do a normal start up.
This advice came to me from HP
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Hei Pix and takk for your quick reply.
Yes, I have tried a mix of what you are saying but I guess that I need a lot more practice. Apparently, wind noise generated across the mic is quite difficult to fix, being a complex sound and covering a wide range of frequencies ... though reducing in level as one goes up the frequency spectrum. It would be useful if one could select a range of frequencies to moderate but maybe this will offered in the future as an additional feature. I have another software installed that is much more complex that may assist if I can work out how to use it!.
Will spend more time 'practicing' and also have a chat with our cat
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Has anyone successful experience using AD for reducing wind noise from mic recordings?
'Wind' occupies a broad spectrum of frequencies and what I have tried using the Noise Reduction tool has also cut too much of eg the speech you want to keep.
I know the best solution is to avoid wind noise in the first place by fitting some kind of 'cat fur' but ...
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Just to finish this thread ...couldn't wait til post-Christmas and purchased the Sony HDR-CX250E camcorder at less than 50% of the price of its replacement plus an additional 'cashback' from Sony.
My first impressions are very good stabilisation and picture quality, including jpeg. I think that I will use it for 'snap' pictures from time to time to save dragging around the DSLR. Zoom mic is effective with little camera noise which if necessary I reckon can be edited out using Audio Director.
I shall have some fun
Thanks for your guidance
Ron
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I said that our experts would fix it
They have guided me a lot this past year or so ... enjoy your stay.
Ron
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Thanks Phil,
I think I will settle for the CX250E ... a last year's model from Sony, new at less than half price of its current replacement which has a very similar spec. I am a newbee at this video stuff apart from using a smart phone and many years ago the 'super 8' films so I reckon that this mid range consumer model will do me proud and if not then I can trade up.
Ron
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Sorry, I'm clean out of ideas ... not that I had many to start with!
From your description it seems that you cannot even load the Timeline using any of the sample clips included in Media Room with PD11? If all functions OK here then it may be an Import Media problem ... compatibility with what you are importing?
I seem to recall there are 'issues' using SSD but will have to leave it up to our experts, one I am sure will be in contact soonest.
Sorry, not much help from me
Ron
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Under the Preview window (top right in Edit), hover your mouse on the Preview Quality (symbol left of the speaker sign) and you can set the quality there to eg Normal. Not sure if this will solve your problem though so if not hopefully one of our experts can advise 'what next'.
Ron
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Hello Gavin,
I am no 'video expert' but I can say that PD11 is fully compatible with Windows7, 64bit. I use this operating system and experience very few crashes and these are mostly due to my impatience when Editing. I use a laptop with i7 processor ... my pc spec is shown at my signature below.
Our experts will confirm that a reasonable spec level for PD11 is necessary and this detail can be viewed in FAQ's etc. You don't state your pc spec? One thing I need to be careful about is not trying to Preview at Full HD so I usually set the Preview at Normal, changing to HD if I want to view eg a still picture/frame during the Edit process. Viewing in Preview an active video places a heavy load on my processor and I can get some 'lag' viewing problems as a result. Setting Preview at Normal has no effect on the final Produce quality that you set.
I'm sure that one of our experts will chip in to assist you further.
Ron
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Having now spent quite some time researching various camcorders I have come across this model:
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/cam-high-definition-on-memory-stick/hdr-cx250e/reviews#tab
A professional camera shop here in Oslo http://www.fotovideo.no/Produkter/Videokamera.aspx has some on order and the price seems to be very competitive for the features it offers. It seems it is a 'last years model', stocks I guess being offloaded by Sony. Would this be a good choice?
Phil, you plugged Sony, have you experience of this model?
Ron
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Good morning from Norway where the snow just now is falling horizontally!
Thanks again for all your inputs to my quest ... a lot to read and digest.
Your comment Adrian about camera shake makes me think that I must ensure that this is an important part of my buying plan. I use this on my DSLR camera (plus trees, lamp posts and the like) and it will be even more essential shooting video.
I have searched and read about some of the cameras that you use and its clear that there are many good choices. As with the debate between Nikon and Canon DSLR users (which will go on ... ) it probably comes down to what one is comfortable with if the features are more or less the same. Will be fun making a selection.
I have listed the following ... not in any specific order and not definitely part of my buy package because I guess I would be then in the top spend bracket. But have I missed anything that I should really be concerned about ...
• Easy to use in a variety of lighting conditions
• Intelligent or Smart Auto scene selection etc.
• Fast auto focus
• Optical zoom (less than 30mm start?) Not digital unless lots of pixels available to crop
• Full HD AVCHD or MPEG2 (new AVCHD Progressive format?)
• Optical Image Stabilisation rather than digital
• Tripod Mount
• Still Photography
• Stereo Sound
• Flash Memory
• Battery life
Thanks again
Ron
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Thanks for your inputs ... as a Nikon DSLR guy (pre video uptake model) I need to sleep over to adjust to the fact that all of you are Canon That has to be a strong recommendation to follow.
My laptop pc has a reasonable spec with i7, 8GB, Radeon HD 6770M and 400+ GB hard disc free space. Seems to cope OK with smartphone video, screen captures etc though if I am too hasty, PD11 can crash on me; its not a regular problem. This may not always be due to the pc of course.
Budget wise I would seek to keep within say NOK 2000 (US$350/400, UK£200/250) so I guess that I will be in the lower class of handycam ... any views about models to seriously consider at these prices? There are so many options available, even here in Norway. If I go much above this spend then I could seek to part exchange my DSLR for one with video ... not so keen on this option though. Would prefer smaller toys as I get older!
With Christmas coming and the post sales, I could perhaps pick up a good bargain early 2013. Will take time out to have a good study of options & features so that I can prepare for the 'sales pressure' when I hit the stores ... though I will have to take the odd pill to go Canon
Ron
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IF I AM OFF CYBERLINK TOPIC HERE THEN PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD DAFYDD.
BUT I am getting interested in shooting some video to intermix with my pics and I have no idea what product to buy for this activity. There must be a wealth of experience among our members that I could maybe tap into ( and I expect many different points of view about brands also) so here's asking 
Currently I shoot some video in a limited way using my mobile phone. It does a reasonable job in good/excellent lighting conditions but is very limited in its capture capabilities across the broader range of possibilities. And we get a lot of 'low light' up here in Norway.
My needs are for something ...
- small (I already carry too much in DSLR camera gear!)
- affordable (I don't need top of the range) but I need good quality/reliability.
- easy to use in a variety of lighting conditions
- some optical zoom capabiity so this might rule out the flat pocket type with only digital zoom rubbish per my mob phone.
Though a good pixel count will permit some cropping.
- HD capability ... maybe?
- does it need to be 25fps as is PAL?
- NEW is not essential but 'as new' is.
- anything else I should consider as 'mandatory?
Usage will be 'off the cuff' holiday kind of stuff rather than for downloading to various web sites ... there is enough rubbish here without me adding to it! My PD11 activity is for fun not profit ... family dvd's covering the 'what's happened to us' year reviews, holiday's etc.
So I am hoping that a couple of our experts can guide me ... reading a few web 'reviews' clearly shows strong bias towards different handycams. And looking at product in our local shops confuses even more! Some of the models seem to have been around quite some years ... job lot buying no doubt.
If someone can give me an opinion/point me in the right direction based upon user knowledge (rather than shop sales knowledge) I would be most grateful.
Thanks in advance ... if need be I am available via PM.
Ron
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Thanks for this info Carl.
I was thinking that if the bitrate of DVD HD (PD11 settings) was only 8 Mbps that it was pointless to set a higher rate for capturing from eg the screen. I can go up to around 30 Mbps but as you say, the file/s would be significant.
Ron
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What settings should I use to screen capture video for use in a PD11 project.
Would (for PAL) 25fps with a bitrate of 8000kbps be the correct setting or should I go for the highest bitrate that my capture software will permit? Looking at the settings for PAL DVD-HQ MPEG-2 in Produce, this shows a bitrate spec of 8Mbps ... the same rate, unless I am confusing different issues ... so anything faster will not improve the finished output?
Ron
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Thanks Tony for this summary.
Ron
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Thanks for the straight answers which confirm I'm on the right (only) track.
Going from Edit to Produce to Burn, would you Produce in MPEG-2 and then use this file to Burn the DVD? Or would you Produce in another format or just use the original Timeline data as is? Is there an advantage burning to a Folder and then burning these files to disc?
Maybe it does not matter which method is used in terms of final quality?
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Thanks for that link Jim about MP4.
Searching around I came across this:
MPEG-2 is the format used for standard DVD players and digital broadcast television coming from your cable company.
Commercially produced DVD movies, home-recorded DVD discs, and most digital satellite TV broadcasts employ MPEG2 video compression to deliver their high-quality picture. If you rent a movie on DVD, it’s MPEG-2.
So it seems that MPEG-2 is still the best bet for dvd production for use in a dvd player ... correct?
What format do our experts use for making dvd's?
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I get soooo confused 
Normally I would select (PAL) DVD HQ 720x576/50i (8 Mbps) to Produce and then subsequently Burn a DVD Video MPEG-2/HQ Best Quality which seems to give an OK result on a dvd player. But should I consider other file formats and are there 'layman' descriptions of what all these options are for and when they are used? Tried a bit of web searching but still confused 
Just found this ...
http://videoproductiontips.com/digital-video-file-formats-and-other-technical-mumbo-jumbo-2/
... so will have a good read
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Hei Tony,
That's the way I Edited in PD10. Reading the PD11 book made me think that they had introduced new possibilities in Advanced Slideshow Editing. No problem ... will continue to enjoy.
Ron
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