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Disk Full error on movie export
I have a PP1.5 sequence that is composed of three overlapping tracks of video that is 1 hour long. I am using opacity keyframes to switch between the various tracks. For the last 2 minutes I add a 4th track to introduce the credits. In preview mode this all works just fine. When I export to a DV encoded AVI file, at some point I get a “Disk Full” error. Well, I know the disks are not full. The target disk is a 250G drive with at least 150G free. The source drive is not full either. It has about 30G free. The system drive is also not full with something like 40G free.
I am not sure when the error happens as the progress bar disappears. By clock time, it must be close to the end.
After this happens, when I try to close PP it informs me that it has had a problem and will try to save my project file.
I thought I would get smart and export the movie in 4 15 minute chunks to see where the problem was. These exported without error! So I am at a loss. Am I trully out of disk space due to temp files or some other issue? Do I have a problem in the sequence? Does PP have an issue with 1 hour AVI files?
My last guess is something to do with anti-virus software. I have removed the machine from the network and disabled the anti-virus software. I am exporting the movie again, but will not have an answer for about 6 hours.
Any ideas or tests to run would be most welcome. A six hour cycle time is a killer.
-Skye Sweeney
FLL Freak Productions
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For closure…
Disabling Norton Anti-virus appears to have fixed the “disk full” error. Perhaps it was Norton that was gacking at the large file and not PP. So, my new standard mode of operation is to seperate myself from the new and disable anti-virus software during large exports.-Skye Sweeney
FLL Freak Productions
https://www.fll-freak.com -
I was premature. Although the export to DV did not fail with a Disk Full error, the generated file was corrupted 48 minutes in. At this point the audio stutters very badly and the video flashes black.
I am about to try moving the destination to a different disk. Other than that I am out of ideas.
Please, any suggestions for tests to run?
-Skye Sweeney
FLL Freak Productions
https://www.fll-freak.com
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