Sylvain P: I still don't use the new Windows-like drop down menus. I use the old menus. You just have to change the target of the Liquid's shortcut icon from : /menu to /nomenu   Same here, Sylvian... All our editors still prefer the grey backgrounds, but then they're working in a subdued lighting environment... To me that's always ...

...also goes to show that there are still a lot of people visiting the Liquid forums that may not necessarily show themselves.... the ''silent masses'' perhaps...?? R.

bigrock: Even worse the number of people planning to be a BluRay is down significantly. I still want to be a BluRay!! .... Good one, 'rock!  R.

Absolutely, but you need to remember that it requires 5volts to be supplied to it in order to operate correctly.... This was supplied by a power connection point on the original codec card of the FAST Liquid hardware card... Now that Liquid is (effectively) software-only, you need to provide this 5v separately - easiest way is ...

Yes, the Jog Shuttle works fine with Liquid 7.2 / Chrome Xe... We still use ours daily! R

Dave, Thomas S mentioned the 50Mb MPEG-2 I-frame codec in Liquid that you can select as the render codec... It really is good - even going back to the original FAST Studio, the 50Mb codec kicked a$$... We still use it when doing anything SD from DigiBeta etc or when - like you - down-converting from HD sources that is destined for DV or DVD ...

Hi Manu, We have done numerous projects using XDCAM HD (35Mb 1440 x 1080) using Xreceive with no problems at all. The proxies were brought in at low res and then automatically conform to the high res when we brought in the high res. Low res audio was a bit glitchy, but low-res video was fine. As soon as the high-res material came ...

DStone: DVD decrypters are illegal in some parts of the world, including the US. Very true, Dave. I read the original email as the DVD containing his own material (old B&W film transferred to DVD). I realise now that this may (or may not) be a correct assumption!.  R.

John,  See if you can find a copy of DVD Decryptor... (check Google....).    Before decrypting using ''file'' mode, go to the ''tools'' menu... select ''options'', and under the ''File Mode'' tabe, select ''None'' as the file splitting option. After decryption is complete, you'll end up with one BIG vob file.... ...

Hey Gary,  Any benefits to Liquid/Chrome Xe running the i7 system under XP 32-bit? (i.e. major speed differences??)   R.