I wish someone from SF would at least acknowledge that this is a problem, not only in VideoFactory, but Sound Forge Studio XP also, with several dialogs. It is annoying buying new software and not being able to view all of the forms and controls. How long will it be before we buy an update and can't access entire menu items because some programmer did not take 800x600 resolution into account when designing the forms???? 800x600 is a good resolution... it is not so small that on smaller monitors you have to strain to read things.

Wow. I'm not sure how you folks get anything done with Video Factory at that resolution. There's just too much stuff on the screen.
I'm running at 1280x1024, and that only because that's the highest resolution my 17" monitor will support. When i get a new
monitor this spring i'll be going to 1600x1200. I would suggest that if you're serious about using this sort of software that you at
least consider higher resolutions. I picked up a generic PCI 8MB XVGA card at OfficeMax for about $30 for one of the office
machines and it runs the VideoFactory demo quite well.

I have a 32 MB graphics card, but it only supports 800x600. I also have a 15" monitor (which suits me FINE) that I have used at higher resolutions with my old PC, but I did not like the size. I also don't have the best eyesight in the world, so 800x600 makes it MUCH easier on the eyes. The video work I do is mainly for presentations and the web... so the videos are rarely captured larger than 320x240, so a higher resolution is irrelevant. I have used Abode Premier and After Effects, plus Acid and Sound Forge for a long time at 800x600 and never a problem. I got VideoFactory because of it's simplicity and it doesn't seem to crash as much.

See, there are those of us who are content with 800x600 and are not in a hurry to go to higher resolutions. The interesting thing is that I am also a professional programmer and EVERYTHING I build is created so that even if the user is running at 640x480 (I know some that do) it still shows everything it shows at 800x600 and up.

It really isn't considerate that SF did not consider the dialog sizes for lower resolution users and it should be corrected (a SIMPLE correction that would not take very long... pay me enough and I will do it for you) without us having to go out and buy larger monitors, new graphics cards and even larger desks for our larger monitors. For the price we pay for SF software and updates SF should listen to us and make the appropriate adjustments instead of inconveniencing their customers.

Sonic Foundry... It is REALLY simple... make the dialog box then save the work. Switch to a lower resolution and look at the dialog box. If it doesn't fit on the screen properly then you need to change it.

We will change the MPEG dialog to fit on an 800x600 screen. This slipped past us, sorry. The fix will be availbale in the next VF and Vegas updates.

I got to agree with Chienworks. I'm shocked anyone thinks a 800x600 resolution on a puny 15" monitor is the way to go for video editing. Geez, anyone using 640x480? I too use 1280x1024 on a 19" monitor. I wonder if some guy is going to complain he can't use Video Factory on his Palm pilot.

Thanks for the response on the fix. I am using 800 x 600 on a 17" monitor. It works fine for my purposes. My ATI card is capable of higher resolution, but generally I don't see the need. I am sorry that you think we are complaining unnecessarily WVG, but this resolution works well for me, and apparently other people as well. Since the rest of the program is capable of working on 800 x 600 resolution, and since SonicEPM has stated that this was an error that will be rectified, then Sonic must see the desire for 800 x 600 resolution in other users also.

Many people I know are editing on Laptop computers which I am sure do not provide a 19" screen.

Dave T2

Thank you Sonic for the reply on the fix! It isn't just VideoFactory where the dialog is a little too big, but with the other apps the controls on all of the dialogs can all be accessed (I think).

Now... to reply to WVG...

What is wrong with 800x600??? Yes... I do know people who use 640x480 still, IN FACT I have written programs that use 640x480 EXCLUSIVELY in order to free up resources for faster graphics on slower systems. The MAJORITY of the non-developers I know use 800x600, so if the majority of the consumers I am targeting are using 800x600 then why should I develop at a higher resolution? Tell me again why I should invest in a 19" monitor if I don't really need one... I am doing what I like to do and I have what I need to do it. If I buy a program and it does not fit on my screen then it should not be my responsibility to buy new hardware to make it fit. The designer should have thought about it in the first place.

Also, If I find a problem with some software I just bought then it is my right to complain about the problem. It is my right to get angry if I feel that I am being cheated, or overlooked, or anything. If I did not think the software was the best for the job I need it for I would NOT have bought it to begin with. I fail to miss the point about your Palm OS remark.

Now I have to finish waking up so I can get to work focused nice and clear on the convenient sized easy-to-read text of my 800x600 monitor!

Thanks again Sonic, much apreciated!!!

Our policy is to make everything fit on 800x600, but my personal advice is to use 1024x768 (or bigger), if possible. Anyway, we will be resizing the MPEG dialogs.

Perhaps some confuse my amusement as to 'why' some people do things as they do as oppossed to if they can or should do them that way. :-)

Frankly I don't care if anybody tortures themselves trying to do video editing on a 13' monitor running 640x480 resolution. That's your right to do so of course. It would also be my right to paint my house with a toothbrush... if I wanted to. I assure you I don't. Like I said, I'm just amused over what topics some people seem to want to go to 'war' over laterly.

My observation simply is some people in these forums and elsewhere seem uptight and overly defensive on trivial issues. My suggestion... get a thicker skin and don't take comments as a personal attack when they are clearly offered as nothing more than commments as to what most people I'm guessing would find amusing non-standard useage. :-)