video video video improuvement PLZ PLZ PLZ

Any chances of improved video features?

Two major bugs plague Sonar's video handling:

Video export: 

If the video is not at at the very start of the timeline (mesure1 beat 1), the sync between audio and video will be off when exporting. That is SOOOOOOOOO stupid. When you work with video, you want the video starting at bar 2 to have space for a count off, our a 2sec beep, or, you will want the video to start at beat 4 of a measure, cause not all music start on the first beat. WAKE UP CAKEWALK!!!

Difficulty playing past the video in the timeline:

If the video lasts one minute, and you position the "now time cursor" at, lets say 1 minute 30 seconds, and press play, Sonar has difficulti starting, and will stand there hesitaing for about 6 seconds each time. This is bad, cause offten, I will want to work later in the project timeline to test an option, park elements on track before putting them inside the actual music etc,, with that stupid 6 sec play delay, working pas the video region becomes impossible. WAKE UP CAKEWALK!!!!!!


CAKEWALK YOU ARE 5 YEARS BEHIND OTHER DAWS IN THE VIDEO HANDLING!!!!!!!

Jimbo 88


Just dropping my opinion here...i'd never recommend using the "export video" function in Sonar.  It is so much better/faster/efficient  to export a stereo wav then marry the music to pic using QuickTime Pro or Sony Vegas or any video editing program.

Thanks for the reply. How can exporting a wav than, opening up another program, importing back the video file and the wav file in that program, then re-exporting to video, be simpler than just hitting "export to video" in you daw, like you're supposed to do in the first place. I don't understand what you are talking about seriously.

Well exporting a wav in Sonar is very quick and efficient.  I use Vegas as an editing program.  Import audio and render a new Quicktime file (or any picture file) in Vegas is quick and painless. 

Exporting video out of Sonar has not many options and at least in my experience, is long and painful.  My computer will be tied up a long time while Sonar struggles thru something its not good at.  My secondary computer renders a new pic file quick and easy while i go back to work in Sonar.   

How about allowing the Import of more than one video clip? Even if the clips have to fit in a single video track. I`m not expecting editing capablities just the option of putting more than one clip back to back.

When I edit video I use Sony Vegas as well. When I am done with the edit I export the video as an avi. I import that into Sonar and Work on the audio track. Once that is done I export the audio as a wav. I bring that wav file back into Vegas for the final render. Then I am good to go. I don't use the export functions for video in sonar because of the limited options and the problems I have had in the past,

Sonar could use some inprovement in this department. Sonar is not great for video but as a DAW it kicks butt.

Yes,  the last couple of posts hit it on the head for me.  Sonar does "Kick Butt" as a DAW.  Imagine how bloated Sonar might become if it attempted to add features that Vegas has.  I'd much rather have better Staff View and keep the video functions right where they are.  Maybe I'm getting old and stubborn, but i like my workflow with Vegas/Sonar.  Vegas handles any video issues i run into and Sonar does my music.