AMV/PINNACLE STUDIO 10.5

[Kimiski]

I finally bought Pinnacle Studio for my home computer, So I can make AMVS away from school.
But so far, version 10.5 sucks compared to version 8, which is what we have at school.
For one, when I want to speed up a scene, it either then skips it or plays random parts of that scene. But it doesnt speed it up. Then whenever I add a special effect, they put their stupid, PINNACLE STUDIO icon over it.
It also does other stuff I hate but those can be fixed. Does anyone who has this and knows what I mean, can you help me fix it? Or is there even a way too?

Im tempted to go back to version 8, and bring this back to Best Buy, but I want all the cool effect version 8 doesnt have.
If I buy 8 as well can I use both to work on one AMV?

[Pie Row Maniac]

How did you make the clips you're using? Or did you download them? Either way, what format are they in?

[Kimiski]

How did you make the clips you're using? Or did you download them? Either way, what format are they in?

At first I was using downloaded clips, but now I got a DVD ripper program, So i have been using anime sereies I own.
I figured out why they put their logo over it when I use a special effect, but I still cant speed them up.

[Linkhiei]

How did you make the clips you're using? Or did you download them? Either way, what format are they in?

At first I was using downloaded clips, but now I got a DVD ripper program, So i have been using anime sereies I own.
I figured out why they put their logo over it when I use a special effect, but I still cant speed them up.

does it do the speed up correctly in the preview window? cuz if it only messed up after you encode then it might be your computer or the codec your using to encode. otherwise u might wanna switch to 8?  :?