Memory errors in Movie Studio HD Platinum

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Memory errors in Movie Studio HD Platinum

Posted by Brett Cole on April 27, 2011 at 3:46 am

Hi, I’m getting out of memory errors when rendering in MS HDP.

It’s a 3 minute 1920×1080 project, a mix of Canon 5d2 footage and stills, a music track, and some titles.

I’m rendering to mpeg2, default 1080 settings, and it says memory low, close other apps

I have a 3.4ghz Sandy Bridge i7 with 16gb ram, and it’s showing almost all of it free when I get these errors.

Any help is greatly appreciated, this is killing me, I have to get this rendered.

Thanks,
Brett

Stephen Mann replied 15 years ago 5 Members · 7 Replies
7 Replies

Stephen Mann
April 27, 2011 at 5:08 am

Does no one search the forums before asking the same questions?

I am repeating myself, but here’s my abbreviated canned reply on memory:

Low Memory or Out of Memory does not mean “Not enough RAM”, though adding RAM can sometimes fix a “Low Memory” waning. A “Low Memory” warning usually means that you have exceeded your commit limit. You need either a bigger page file, more physical memory, or both.

For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/237740 and https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2267427

You can also reduce the Ram Preview size. If you don’t use RAM preview (Shift-B), then the memory set-aside for ram preview can’t be used for rendering or encoding.

Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com
Brett Cole
April 27, 2011 at 6:18 am

As I stated I have 16gb ram and it’s hardly using any of it, my page is set by Windows at the moment to be 24gb, so I don’t see how what you’re saying applies. Task manager shows 13.7gb of available memory when I open the project, and now I’m getting memory warning upon opening it.
Omer Aydin
April 27, 2011 at 7:32 am

Looks like a memory leak or deficient error handling.
I have the same issue with MainConcept MP4 encoder on Vegas Pro 9
Here is how to recreate the bug;

Render any video as MP4 using MainConcept AVC/AAC encoder.
Choose Apple IPod 320×240 template and open Custom panel.
Set Frame Rate to 15,
Set Constant Bit Rate to 192.000

Try rendering it and you should have a `low memory` warning.
Alan Husband
April 27, 2011 at 7:42 am

A point to consider is that MS is a 32 bit app and therefore limited to a maximum 4GB of memory no matter what Windows/RAM combination you have.
Daniel Hughes
April 27, 2011 at 4:57 pm

If you’re using XP, apparently it only allows a maximum of 2gb of memory per program.

Daniel Hughes
Amateur Writer, Director,
Director of Photography
United Kingdom
Brett Cole
April 27, 2011 at 5:06 pm

I’m using Windows 7 64. It’s only showing that the program is using 900mb of 16gb of ram when the file in question is rendering, and that overall 13.7gb is available. I’m getting this msg

Problem Description
Application Name: Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum
Application Version: Version 10.0 (Build 179)
Problem: Unmanaged Exception (0xc0000005)
Fault Module: C:Program Files (x86)SonyVegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10.0FileIO Plug-Insmcplugmcmpgvout.004
Fault Address: 0x63AE840E
Fault Offset: 0x0005840E
Stephen Mann
April 28, 2011 at 4:16 am

Ad how close does your commit get to the limit?

Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com

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