If I make a SVCD in VV3 I set things for SVCD (PAL) & go to custom settings where I can set things like CBR or VBR etc. So far I haven't been able to do this in VV4 am I just missings some setting or other?
I too have the same problem in VV4. Once you enter the serial number for the mpeg plugin (after you have selected custom) it displays the mpeg custom settings. Once you close the program and reopen it if you click on Custom (for mpeg file) nothing happens. Not sure what the problem is but it appears to be related to registry settings. I hope SOFO know what the the problem is a release a fix soon.
Yes this is an easy solution. Your copy of VV3 is illegal, the VV4 problem you describe is simply because you used an illegal key generator to generate the serial numbers for your VV3 program. and more than likely you downloaded VV4 and used an illegal key generator to register the program once again and the illegal serial carried forward from VV3 for the mpeg drivers will simply not work for this reason.
If this is not the case, then simply contact sofo with all your name, email, serial and registration details and they will tell you what to do to fix the problem, if you do not provide all these details then you will get no help at all.
So unless you have had bad luck buying illegal software, you have been caught out downloading the software and using all the illegal serial key generators out there to rigister the program.