I don't see the problems you describe. Seems to play fine at 1080p. B

I am a long-time Studio user (since v9) and I am a big fan. But I now use Vegas Pro most of the time. My main reason is that most of my videos are shot with 3 - 4 synced cameras, and VP provides a very good multi-cam workflow. You pre-view all the videos simultaneously and choose your shots in real-time like a live video producer. If you don't ...

If you demand that the solution be something that is not possible, you are dooming yourself to failure. There are lots of knowledgeable people here, but you have to let them help you. B  

It's always interesting to learn another quirk in Studio (all software has them). I often output to WMV, but have never used WMV as an input for a project, so I would have never encountered this issue otherwise. Glad things worked out ... that's the main thing. B

So both ME's are on screen all the time I suppose. I don't think the Studio speed control is sophisticated enough to do what you want, but I would probably do something else anyway. Let's focus on the ME that you want to be faster, the left ME. Somewhere while the other ME (right) is playing, split the left ME clip on the timeline and insert a ...

Evil:Yeah, it would be great if I could do that... please explain how to trim the clip in the clip album when the previewer thing shows nothing until I drag the clip to the timeline...  You can preview a clip from the clip album or from the timeline. You can also trim a clip in the clip album or on the timeline.Let's say your clip ...

The speed effect and some other effects have a problem that has been discussed in many other posts. Maybe this explanation will help (maybe not). Let's take your 2 min clip you want to speed up. It is IMPERATIVE that you trim the clip to 2 minute in your clip album BEFORE YOU DRAG THE CLIP TO THE TIMELINE. For some reason, some effects don't ...

When I force the project format to 1280x720-30p, start a new project, and drag your 30p sample to the timeline, the project format remains 1280x720-30p just as it should. B  

After you change the project settings to force it to a particular format, you must select File > New Project BEFORE dragging any clips to the timeline. The new project settings do not take effect until you begin a new project. B

As always, the quality of the final product will be dependent on the quality of the original video. No getting around it. B