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Low memory error despite 8GB RAM
Have a small project of HDV material and trying to export a sequence of about 10 minutes but PP CS3 keeps giving me the low memory warning and locking up about half way through.
Interestingly the Computer Properties window shows the 8GB RAM but the task manager shows only 3.069GB RAM. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Terry
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Is it related to low RAM or low disc space?
If you are using WXP, the OS only sees 2.5GB of RAM (3.5 with a system hack for which system stability is a debate…)
However…that should be enough RAM to get the job done I would think.
TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,CPO, Digieffects
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1. Are you running Vista 64? XP won’t see over 3 gig ram.
2. CS3 is not certified for 64 bit and only sees 3.2 ram max.
3. what memory mode are you running Premiere Pro in? Memory or Performance? – Memory would be best.
4. Change the Memory in Preferences>GeneralYou will need to restart Premiere for it to take effect.
Open the Task Manager and force minimise the app it will cut back a heap of ram it’s using. Also having the caps lock on helps to preserve some ram for exporting.
Do all these things and you should be ok. Unless you have a massive JPEG image in the project.
– Jon 😉
Jon Barrie
aJBprods
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I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit and am getting low memory notices. No massive jpeg’s, just HDV material. I’ll try your suggestions and let ya’ll know.
Thanks for the replies.
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Didn’t work. Still froze half way thru Export to Encore.
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[Terry Gipson] ”
Didn’t work. Still froze half way thru Export to Encore.”How much harddrive space is available…?
How long is the timeline?
TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,CPO, Digieffects
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The timeline is about 10 minutes long of HDV footage-no special effects or even transitions. There are a few basic titles thrown in. Free space on the capture drive is about 1.7TB and about 250GB on the program drive.
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I had the same error come up with Illustrator CS3 on my Vista64 computer with 8GB or RAM. The solution turned out to be running the program in Windows XP compatibility mode. If I remember correctly, right-click on the program icon and select properties, then pick the compatibility mode tab, and pick Windows XP from the drop-down.
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Interesting !! I was unaware of that option. I’ll try it tonight. Thanks for the reply.
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You could also be facing a situation where the harddrive you are exporting to is FAT32, which has a 4Gig files size limit. It sounds like you reach half way each time and it crashes. This might have something to do with it.
NTFS on PC is the file structure you need to get unlimited file size exports.
OS Extended for Mac.Jon Barrie
aJBprods
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Instead of going out to Encore Direct, use AME to export the Encore file. If you are going to DVD you only need MPEG-2 DVD. If you want BluRay use the AME settings for that (either MPEgG-2 or H.264).
Then bring that in to Encore. I think the Encore direct from PPro is only really good for smaller projects like TVCs or little Promo’s.Jon Barrie
aJBprods
http://www.jonbarrie.net
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