When I went in to blender user preferences I changed a setting then said save as default then every time I reopen Blender the user preference pops up. When I go and exit it out it leaves a black spot where it was before and won’t let me touch Blender after that. Another problem I had was I don’t know how to add plugins or addons. One other thing the VSE won’t play back .mts or mpeg4 very common video formats it’s just black. I need someone to explain or give me links to tutorials. I have become quite accustomed to Blender 2.49b and these changes only seem to make Blender more complicated not easier.:eek:
Don’t use Save as Default in the User Prefs window - otherwise that window will be open when you open Blender. Make your preferences, change the window type back to what you want (eg 3D view) and use Ctrl - U to save the prefs. I also had problems trying to use the User Prefs from the File Menu. Don’t do that, just change a regular window to user prefs as suggested. Can’t help with video formats I’m afraid.
Try Blendercookie.com and blenderguru.com as well as a few others, since it appears that you are having a slew of issues. Add-ons go into the 2.55/scripts/addons directory and will be in the preferences automatically when you start up Blender. Not sure about the video since I have been loading them and they have worked fine so far. About the menu staying up and you can’t touch Blender, perhaps you have a bad build, or it is a video driver issue. Find a newer build first and try the driver later. That’s the best I have right now.
Blender 2.5x is undoubtedly still “beta-ware,” and you should definitely keep up with the interim releases as soon as they come out. However, for myself I have left 2.4x well behind me and I do not miss it.