Thanks Marc. Did you notice where the Deja Vous link took you ? 

It's hard to suggest a free program, and guarantee that it has no spyware. But I've been lucky with 2 programs so far. VIDEO INSPECTOR. Very simple. SUPER C. Not as simple. It is a fileconverter and a codec inspector. To use Super to search for codecs, drop a file to the lower section, rightclick the file and select ''enable file analyzing ...

nfwego:Hey guys...I searched the for ''backup''  with explorer.  no luck.  Here is the screen shot.  Nope, the backups aren't there. You might have already tried this, but did you look in C:/My Documents/Pinnacle Studio/My Projects ? nfwego:FYI i have contacted AVID suppoert.  they gave me a few options...nothing ...

LarsP: No the original DVD was not studio produced Just grasping at straws here.Maybe the audio from the DVD isn't the same codec as Studio wants to render on the disc, causing Studio to resist a bit?  

Penatar: Despite of that I tried to burn DL DVD with Nero because filesizes are 5,8 GB. I was not successfull and following lines found on Nero log: 23:16:03 #3 DVDREALLOC -19 File DVDVideoCompilation.cpp, Line 1323 File size is not a multiple of a logical block size (2 KB) 23:16:03 #4 Phase 115 File dlgbrnst.cpp, ...

LarsP: Can some one with knowledge of video files look at this (I know you lurk around out there) I'm limited on knowledge, but thought this thread was interesting. It sounds strange, because all files are converted to .mpg when placed on a DVD. The .avi files were rendered to .mpg, and they played fine. But you had problems with ...

thot i wood bump thees thread up a beet. din't want it too fell off thuh screan. I've always wondered about some forum users. Do they really speel that bad? Or are some people really that dumb? It's probably because they don't burn butts in school anymore. I got lit up more than once for not paying attention.  

colour:(_!_)ing-in. Mike. I think the OP needs to Post a ScreenShot of what he has showiing in his My Projects folder. Stating which of those were created with S12 & S14. To the OP. How to include a ScreenShot in your Post: HERE. (_!_)ing-out Good idea. Thanks for (_!_)ing-in Peter. This problem might be a little too much for my pea brain.

bittmann:What if you discount all of the offtopic replies (urrr..umm..like this one...)

And please confirm whether you have a type 1 or type 2 device. Your dxdiag text below describes a type 2, but your first picture shows a type 1.   Bittmanns description should make the identification quite easy. The following is copied from your dxdiag text. --------------System ...