When I click on the custom settings tab for the mainconcept mpeg-2 it does not open anything. I thought when you purchase vegas 4.0 you get the full version of the codec for free. I am not doing something right.
It should. Have you registered the MPEG? That is a SEPERATE registration apart from the application itself, as is the surround sound and the AC-3. So too for the cookie cutter plug-in. Drives you nuts for all the registering...I know. What registration window pops up... if any... depends on if or not you're using a computer that has Internet access. If yours does, fairly painless process. If not... say a prayer first. This is the number one beef I have with SoFo. Registering if you're off line is a royal pain in the ass for some. I've been one of the "lucky" ones that's wasted hours with this sillness.
I already registered the first time I used the custom tab, but after the registration it let me open the custom tab one time, but after that it won't let me anymore. I tried uninstalling the program, but it now doesn't ask me to register any more. I think it stored the information somewhere else on the computer where it could retrieve it later. Weird.
There seems to be a problem with that, and it has nothing to do with registration. I fixed the problem after reading one of the threads here (can't remember exactly which). Look in your registry, and make sure it only has these entries, and nothing else. I do remember that one additional entry has to be deleted. Back up the branch (export) before you delete, so you can restore if things mess up.
I had the same problem a week or so ago, and without knowing of this issue I simply reinstalled 4.0d on top of itself--it worked, and I could access MPEG-2 settings again. Might be worth trying first if you're not comfortable poking around in the registry.
this problem is happneing in vegas 5.0 now !! I had to reformat my hard drive and reinstall vegas,,, the fix doesn't seem to be working in Vegas 5 - anyone know?