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djcc wrote on 3/4/2004, 5:05 PM
Did you download it and check for improvements?
discdude wrote on 3/4/2004, 7:03 PM
I didn't run into any initial problems. Of course, I really didn't run into many bugs with 3.0a. In fact, the only bug in 3.0a that I know about (the inability to render looped regions to swf) seems to be fixed in 3.0b.

Unfortunately, swf files still will not play over and over as a loop. I know this was an issue with you although I would categorize that as a poor design decision rather than a bug.

The 10+ MB in difference in installer size between 3.0a and 3.0b seems mostly due to the addition of .lng (language?) files.
SonySCS wrote on 3/5/2004, 9:39 AM
discdude, you're right: Japanese is new and "Render loop region only" in Flash now works.
Other than that the only major thing is in Video Capture: Options--> Preferences--> Capture tab now has the preferences listed correctly.

Suzan

ADinelt wrote on 3/5/2004, 9:51 AM
So, if I don't render to .swf files or speak Japanese, is it worth doing the upgrade?

Al
tyanbe wrote on 3/5/2004, 10:40 AM
Topic 28 "Credit Roll" stated that there was a patch to fix the problem with the credit roll. Is Movie Studio 3.0b what I need to download to fix this?
jtfrazer wrote on 3/5/2004, 11:10 AM
The following is from the 3.0b release notes:

"A problem that caused Windows Media Video rendering templates to be unavailable has been restored.

Problems with the Credit Roll text generator interface have been fixed."

Jim
briggins wrote on 3/5/2004, 1:32 PM
I thought the credit roll problem was fixed in 3.0a. Are the release notes on the update page the 3.0b or 3.0a release notes?

Bruce
djcc wrote on 3/5/2004, 2:07 PM
Suzan - when can we expect an upgrade which will remove the rather annoying stop action in SWF so flash files will loop by default? I should point out that a SWF that loops by default can still be stopped by either a user, or a web page author.
SonySCS wrote on 3/5/2004, 3:00 PM
djcc,

I've no idea if this is planned, but be sure to enter this as a feature request so it doesn't fall off the radar.

Suzan
jtfrazer wrote on 3/5/2004, 5:06 PM
I'm not on my computer that has Movie Studio so I don't know how to get back to the download page. I do remember that the file I viewed appeared after I clicked on the 3.0b download and I recall that 3.0b was spelled out in the notes. You can check the release notes without doing the download.
jtfrazer wrote on 3/5/2004, 5:10 PM
I'm not on my computer that has Movie Studio so I don't know how to get back to the download page. I do remember that the file I viewed appeared after I clicked on the 3.0b download and I recall that 3.0b was spelled out in the notes. You can check the release notes without doing the download.
EdBee wrote on 3/6/2004, 2:40 AM
My Internet connection runs at 14.4kbps. Is there any way to get 3.0a or 3.0b on a CD?
djcc wrote on 3/6/2004, 11:30 AM
Thanks Suzan - I'll make the feature request. I was told by Wildform that they wrote the template to Sony's specification - so I can only conclude that Sony specifically requested the stop action that prevents SWF files from looping.