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Ran into a situation when importing a video into a CWbB project. The WMV video can't have its Start Time adjusted (the field to set a new time appears in the video track header but is grayed out). I ended up changing the default video engine as described in the documentation but there are some details I discovered along the way which aren't documented, that I can find. Changing the default video engine re-enabled the Start Time field for Microsoft video file types. Hopefully, the following might be helpful to anyone else trying to figure this out. Now I just need to find a lossless file converter for MOV and MP4 to WMV... ---- Change default Cakewalk video engine from Media Foundation to DirectShow... Media Foundation video engine (required for MOV , MP4, 3GP, M4V video files - Apple file formats ,possibly) does not support changing the video start time. Changing the default to DirectShow video engine allows adjusting video clip start time (for Microsoft format videos only: WMV, ASF, MPG, AVI, MPE, MPEG). Attempts to load MOV and MP4 video files (Apple file formats, possibly) will automatically use Media Foundation video engine instead of the new DirectShow default, as set up in the editing instructions below for the INI file. To specify the default video engine When importing a video file, SONAR will first attempt to use the default Media Foundation video engine. If the video format is not supported, SONAR will next attempt to use the legacy DirectShow video engine. [From the Cakewalk documentation] To specify the default video engine: Go to Edit > Preferences > Audio - Configuration File. Under Configuration Settings, click Edit Config File. The Aud.ini file opens in the default Windows text editor. In Aud.ini, create a new [Video] section at the bottom of the file and add a new entry called VideoEngine and set its value to 0 (leave a blank line at the end). For example: [Video] VideoEngine=0 Valid values are as follows: 0 = DirectShow engine. 1 = Media Foundation engine (default). Save Aud.ini and close the Windows text editor. Click Reload Config Settings to reload the current audio configuration settings from Aud.ini. Tip: To confirm which video engine is currently used, right-click the Video view or video thumbnail and select Video Properties on the pop-up menu, then click the Info tab. Notes: Unsupported video file types: FLV Tested on Windows 10 Pro, Version: 10.0.19044 Build 19044

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Very helpful reply, John. Good to hear I can safely split up folder locations without breaking the app. Brilliant idea to copy projects, VST backups, and software installers to the movable SSD drive for use on a different DAW. One clarifying question for you: Are your live recording original copies on the 240 GB drive just for the current project you are working on, and then you copy project folders to SSD once done? Since you didn't mention any concerns about drive transfer speed for your C and 240 data drive I am now wondering if I should just simplify the whole thing by installing all on the large USB G drive (programs, plug-ins, data drive, and VST libraries). This would eliminate space concerns about the already full C drive plus simplify backup and restore scenarios for drive G. I don't know if Windows 10 will have issues with a program installed on an external/removable USB drive and can't find anyone else's comments about doing such a thing. Also, I can delay buying the SSD unit until I see if speed issues demand a faster transfer rate (I was debating with myself about speed limitations of the spinning HDD and so am leaning towards putting the VST libraries on the proposed SSD for speed of loading during a session). I neglected to mention in the first post how much space is available on each of the drives: Drive C - 117 GB M.2 Samsung SSD (27 GB free) Drive D - 238 GB SDXC card (87 GB free) - Drive E - 1.36 TB USB Seagate (947 GB free) Drive G - 3.63 TB USB Seagate (2.5 TB free) Does my logic make sense based on your experience with laptops? Have you thought about installing the entire app and related folders on a dedicated external drive or are there concerns I am not considering? Thanks again.

I've been struggling with my Cakewalk by Bandlab installation on a MS Surface Pro 4 with a small C hard disk drive and have decided to finally install the software right. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any guidance for a best practice installation for locations of folders for programs, add-ons, and data. Here are the resources available to me: Drive C - 117 GB M.2 Samsung SSD Drive D - 238 GB SDXC card Drive E - 1.36 TB USB Seagate Drive G - 3.63 TB USB Seagate External drives E and G are spinning drives. I am thinking I should likely be getting an external SSD (USB 3.?) but don't know if it should be dedicated to VST libaries or project files or both. Or if this proposed higher speed SSD drive is even required at all for this software. Thanks in advance for anyone who is willing to wade in with a suggested approach. - Bob P.S. BTW, I am a long time Cakewalk (DOS) and Sonar user with earlier add-ons and project files I hope to move into this repurposed laptop. Once I have a clear idea of where folders will be located then I'll figure out how to install Sonar Platinum into a similar file structure before loading CbB.