DVD Architect Pro with Vegas 8 Pro?

m&d wrote on 10/30/2008, 8:43 PM

I bought Vegas Pro 8 a while back now and haven't really thought about making a DVD using architect pro until I got a BluRay burner and need architect pro to make BluRay movies with menu etc.
The problem is that when trying to register DAP it wont accept the serial number that came with my Vegas installation. Vegas installs fine, and activates fine, but no joy with DVDAP.
Is there a seperate serial that I should have for DVDAP that I am missing, and if so, how can I get another one without having to re-buy the entire vegas pro suite.
Or am I missing the boat and is DVDAP a whole seperate program that i need to purchase seperately, and If so, where can I do that - all the info on DVDAP seems to be bundled with Vegas pro.

Thanks.

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musicvid10 wrote on 10/30/2008, 9:46 PM

DVDA Pro is a separate application that is usually packed with your Vegas Pro software purchase, but not always.

DVDA comes with its own installation CD and the registration serial number is included with the disc. It does not use the same registration number as Vegas 8 Pro because it is a separate application.

You will need to contact the vendor from whom you purchased the software to determine if DVDA Pro was part of your deal. If not, you should contact Sony Customer Service to see what your purchase options are.

Hope this answers your question.

bStro wrote on 10/31/2008, 11:06 AM

If you bought Vegas Pro directly from Sony, your purchase includes DVD Architect. Wherever you got your Vegas serial number (in an e-mail, in the package, whatever), that's where you'll find your DVD Architect serial number.

If you bought Vegas Pro from a third party -- Amazon, B&H Photo, etc) -- you may have bought a discounted package that does not include DVD Architect. Check with the retailer. If it was an online retailer, the listing probably says whether or not it includes DVD Architect, though I've heard of listings being wrong.

If your purchase did not include DVD Architect, give Sony customer service a call. They may cut you a deal.

Rob

Lou van Wijhe wrote on 10/31/2008, 9:57 PM

I bought Vegas 8 from B&H Photo on CD, registered my copy with Sony and updated to 8b including DVDA (check their site for the update price), Sony confirmed me this is legal.

Lou

m&d wrote on 11/3/2008, 8:33 PM

I contacted support and have been advised that my version of vegas pro 8 does not come with DVD AP and that it is not available seperately, and that I would need to pay full price to repurchase Vegas Pro direct from this site to gain access to the software.

If I am purchasing another editing suite, then I think I will go elsewhere than Sony after this kind of treatment.

I'm more than happy to pay extra money for DVDAP pro, I'm not a freeloader - but to have to spend the money to re-purchase software that I already own is ridiculous.

bStro wrote on 11/4/2008, 5:32 AM

Did you contact tech support or customer service? It's customer service you should be talking to about purchase issues.

Rob

m&d wrote on 11/4/2008, 3:23 PM

I just went to Customer service > Ask a question> and filled out all the boxes etc.

I really just can't see how it can be justified to spend and extra USD$240 to upgrade to software I already have...

I was looking at Adobe CS4 Production online, and that seems to be quite fully featured - and even though it is a little pricier, at least I know I won't have to buy it twice to get the functionality I need.

warriorking wrote on 11/4/2008, 5:31 PM

If the price you payed at B&H photo was 129.00 or 149.00 then your copy did not include DVDA4 pro or the newer DVDA5 pro, sorry....we had to pay the higher price for our full version software.. In my case nearly $400.... I do not see where you feel you are entitled to something you clearly did not pay for....sorry if I am coming across rather harsh, but you got what you payed for..... I knew of the package B&H was selling and checked into it because it sounded to good to be true, after further research I quickly found out it clearly did not include DVDA4 or 5 Pro, so I ordered the full retail package instead...

m&d wrote on 11/4/2008, 9:23 PM

I purchased the software OEM from an auction site, and paid only a very slight amount below the full RRP. There is nothing on the SCS website that would indicate that there are versions of the software that do not include DVDAP, so I guess that I am angry that there is not more obvious information regarding this on this website.
To get all the information regarding Vegas Pro 8 I first checked this website - which doesnt state that DVDAP pro is ONLY available with software purchased online from the SCS website, and nowhere mentions that versions purchased elsewhere may not come with DVDAP.
You click on the link for DVDAP here and it diverts you to the Vegas Pro 8 page where it simply implies that DVDAP pro is part of Vegas Pro 8, without making any information available for people who may be purchasing their software either in a store, or by other means.
Given that this is the developer site as well as an online store, you would think that their information would be more comprehensive.
Thats why I feel I am entitled to be angry.

TOG62 wrote on 11/5/2008, 1:39 AM

I do sympathise with your predicament. I think it very strange that SCS sells DVDA Studio as a separate package, but not DVDA Pro. Clearly, either can be used without any version of the Vegas editing program.

To make matters worse SCS issued a free upgrade to DVDAP users to provide Blu-ray compatibility, but no equivalent upgrade (free or not) to DVDAS users. Up to that point the difference between the two packages mainly concerned subtitles and scripting, which many users will not need.

Mike

musicvid10 wrote on 11/5/2008, 7:33 AM

**I purchased the software OEM from an auction site, and paid only a very slight amount below the full RRP.**

A rhetorical question, "Why?"

If you feel you were either misled or overcharged for a stripped version, you should take it up with the OEM vendor, who sets their own advertising and pricing guidelines.

I actually think you are lucky that you got a legal, registerable software product through an auction by a (presumably) non-mainstream vendor. I once purchased (I thought) a new, sealed retail Sound Forge w/NR through an auction and only ended up poorer because it was a rip-off. I only got about 50% of my money back through a claim with PayPal.

So, although I sympathize with your situation, it is clearly a case of 'buyer beware.' Sony has no control over how others advertise or price its software, especially by grey-market resellers. As evidence of this, as recently as two months ago Musician's Friend, a major retailer, was advertising Vegas 4 for $700.

Now, if I had fallen into that trap without having done my homework, would either you or Sony have much sympathy for me? Should I feel entitled to a free upgrade because I paid too much for an old version? Sorry you have buyer's remorse, but look again closely at Lou's post above, since that solution possibly represents your best choice at this point.