Yeah, definitely a crowd does enhance the experience a lot. I personally am critical because I think both authors and the crowd want it to be as good as it possibly can be, and shouldn't need a crowd to be funny (Like Salad 2 is extremely solid on its own, which is why I joined this project) to make it a true success. That 'watch' thread you referred to is being uselessly harsh (sorry if I overstepped by posting, but I wanted to get them on a more constructive track), but I don't think they're as wrong as we'd like to believe. Really, if we want to get better, we have to admit when things aren't what they could have been and either fix them or leave them behind. I initially made as many clips as I did because I thought some might be turned away for example.
I think things can be improved a lot by shrinking certain things and closing up some blank space. For example the 'Law and Order' knocks including ironic location text as it does in the show that gets progressively ridiculous instead of blank screen would utilize time better I think. I'd say it would be extremely beneficial to have the authors together to discuss briefly on small things that could add a lot (without adding tons of work for you being key). And I totally am willing to help edit peripheral things anytime.
And I am sorry if I am annoying you like this, I really am, just please understand how much I want this thing to rock
Not sure what could cause the size to change in render to the point that it would move a clip around. If it looks like it did in the beta, you may as well just make an odd shaped barely feathered mask and let it look a little awkward in shape (if vegas allows that, I don't know vegas at all). 
