supposidly , the auto save does NOT write over any manual saves . it could be confusing as to what project to re-load after a crash .
movie studio 13 platinum has crashed on me a couple of times , but Only after i clicked the Exit button .( No biggie there ) . The projects have always re-loaded just fine .
loading unsupported files , even an M2TS that for some reason isn't compatible , might increase the chance of a crash . ALL transcoders have been somewhat finiky that way.
The sudio might the the issue in an M2TS file , for why the video won't load .
If you want to use Sony's XVC S , or what ever it is called , to render 4k video ,
the project MUST be stereo . 5.1 projects have had NO audio at 4k render .
for the price , i am NOT missing DVD architect , but the 3D track compositing was
always a nice power feature .