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computer shutting off when rendering?…
A few days ago, my computer started shutting off everytime I try to render a video. It came out of nowhere, I never had this problem before, and it’s not only in one project, it’s everything so I can’t figure out what’s causing it.
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My first guess would be an overheating issue.
When did you last clean out all the dust bunnies?
Take the sides off and clean out all the accumulated dust that has collected in there and try it again.
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Nadia,
Does it shut off right away, when you press render? Or, does it take a while? If it takes a while, like a couple of minutes, then the most likely cause is over heating. You fans and CPU cooler will need cleaning. Watch a youtube video and do it yourself.
Otherwise, your Vegas installation has issues. Re-installing may help you.
Jeff
http://www.narrowroadmedia.com
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I probably should’ve specified that I’m using a laptop, not a desktop. But my vent does get pretty darn hot sometimes so it might be that.
And yes, it takes a few minutes after I start rendering to turn off. At first it would stop everytime at a certain point so I thought something might be wrong with that clip. But then it went a bit further, and then stopped, so it can’t be that.
Also, I don’t know if this helps, but the problem started when I clicked on an old project and tried to save it. Before that, everything was fine.
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If it takes a few minutes, it is almost certainly a heat issue. Vegas is very processor-intensive and your CPU will heat up more than just browsing the web or writing a Word document.
If it’s a multi-core processor, a workaround would be to shut down one core (search for affinity in Windows Help). Encoding (“Render As”) will take longer, but not run as hot.
You can download the free “CoreTemp” program and monitor your CPU temperature during the encoding.
A laptop cooler may help, but not if the fan exhaust is on the bottom of the laptop.
Finally, if you’ve had the laptop for a couple of years and never blown out the dust bunnies, then heat is almost certainly your problem.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Hi Nadia,
Computers hate dust and heat as mentioned above. Besides keeping your computer clean of dust, try placing a fan at a 45 degree angle in front of your computer to blow cool air into it. It sure won’t hurt to try this, a cheap fix.
Happy Editing
Ralph Hajik
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Thank you all for your help, I will try all your suggestions! 😀
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I had an HP laptop that overheated routinely. I purchased a USB powered fan and vent system and overheat problems went to zero. https://www.siig.com/silent-tilt-notebook-cooler.html
Held a 17″ laptop that weighed 9lbs no problem.
So when is the Scarlett coming out again 2009, 2010, 2011…
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Nadia
This is a cooling policy issue of Windows. I had this problem with an Acer laptop recently. The fix is simple, but it will mean that your laptop will consume more power:
Instructions
1 Go to your computer “Start” menu. Click on “Control Panel.”
2 Click “Power Options.”
3 Click on “Change Plan Settings.” You can find this option adjacent to the words “Power Saver.”
4 Go to “Change Advanced Power Settings.” Click the addition symbol adjacent to “Processor Power Management.” Then click on the addition symbol adjacent to the “System Cooling Policy” option.
5 Modify your system cooling policy from the “Passive” to the “Active” option. Press “Enter.”
Read more: How do I Change Cool Settings on a Laptop? | eHow.com https://www.ehow.com/how_7341278_do-change-cool-settings-laptop_.html#ixzz1T77QFiiD
My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6
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Two late suggestions.
One on HP laptop my wife owned after a while there would be dust accumulating between the heat pipe and the fan module. After a while there would be a solid layer that did prevent proper airflow and hence lead to overheating. Since having tracked that one down I peridically clean out all our laptops …
Another thing I had been running against is overheating of the GPU. Either my power supply (120W) was too small, or there was an issue with the GPU’s power management, but essentially after 5 minutes of rendering the system just went black. Switching to CPU only rendering did help.
Another small hint. Whenever I do something where I know the CPU/GPU are on a very high load, I put a pair of wine corks under the back of the laptop, so that the airflow to and from the fan maximized. Since the box is sitting there anyway and rendering it doesn’t hurt.
// Thomas
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A can of air with the thin straw works great blowing out my laptops. Make sure the laptop is off and cool, Make sure the canned air is not turned upside down as it will spray super cold and don’t spray into the fan unless you can keep it from spinning. You can actually spin them to fast by blowing compressed air into them, generating voltage and damaginng your computer. You will be suprised how much dust you can blow out of a laptop.
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