Premiere Pro CS3 Shuts Down PC

[Tim Kolb]

I’d be curious how it would behave if you did a quick test…

capture some footage as HDV via your Firewire port…do some edits and try to export it…

HDV is 25 Mb/s CBR (Constant Bit Rate)…VBR (Variable Bit Rate) can achieve higher image quality, but I am unsure if VBR MPEG can be handled on the timeline as easily by PPro as CBR can be under the HDV preset…

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

CPO, Digieffects

[Dennis Gorman]

Perhaps there is an issue with running a 64-bit version of the OS. Not all hardware/software is 64-bit ready or 100% compatible. I had issues with drivers changing over from XP to Vista and even with the service packs installed can make a difference in whether the drivers work or not. Adobe told me this week CS3 is still 32-bit and will not guarantee it to work with 64-bit OS.
I just bought a new pc with a 64-bit capable chip and 8GB ram and had to install Vista 32-bit to resolve some older hardware driver issues. Vista Ultimate can also be trimmed down to enhance performance…PC World had a recent article which helped me cut out useless items.

[Deleted User]

Hello,

In your BIOS, what setting do you have your ACPI setup for? I had a problem like you with an Asus motherbaord, i setup the ACPI bios setting to be “S3” only and now I dont get a shutdown when rendering.

Leo

[Mike Myers]

Thanks for suggesting the CBR. It works much better. I can export to dvd and encore without problems. I still am having troubles exporting to, say, ipod. When I export to dvd I choose CBR 6Mbps and I set my audio to mpeg (my source footage is mpeg-1, layer 2) and set the kbps at 384 (also my source kbps). It seems to crash if the audio settings are on PCM. Do I always need to match the source footage while exporting? Any ideas why it will not render out with ipod preset? It just locks up.

[Alex Borisov]

I had the same problem. I was working with mpeg HD files, and had main concept plug-in which was causing the problem. Premiere worked fine when I removed the plug-in.

[Roger Damunt]

Hi,

I’m new at that forum and I’ve seen intelligent answers that I don’t find anywhere else so I try:I have a similar problem as Mike’s, let me explain:
I’ve been working with Premiere Pro 2.0, and it has always done fantastic with my pc ( i only remember that’s an AMD at Duo at 2GHz), at my last production I have problems with the render ( about 18 minutes), if it lasts more than four minutes, the pc shuts down, I’ve tried to cool the pc more than ever, doesn’t mind if it’s burning direct to dvd, or into a folder, what makes me afraid it’s that I’ve done large projects ( max 85 minutes) with no problems and I still have about 20GB of free space at the HD.
I know that i have to change the pc one of these days, but I have to wait for a best season…
Sincerely I don’t think it’s the temperature, and neither a virus ( i’ve checked), could it be something about the sofware? hardware? What do you think? Any idea?

Thank you very very much!!!

[Mike Myers]

I have pretty much solved the problem of shutting down. Even with upgrades to cpu coolers it still seemed to overheat on occasion. I had to pull the pc out of the side cupboard of the desk it was sitting in and it never overheats now. The main problem after the cpu heatsink being upgraded was PP simply locking up. Seemed to be a result of the footage and export settings. Also, I was shooting in a VBR and once I changed to a CBR it renders nearly every time. It seems 90% of my problems were from footage and the other 10% was from export settings. It looks like PP CS4 supports the avchd so that would make things even smoother without having to conform the video. Let me know if you have any questions and hopefully I can give you an answer.

[Roger Damunt]

Hi Mike!
Thanks a lot for your information, I’m a begginer so let me write what I’ve understood:
I have to unlock something in PP just to render successfully, I’m working with simple Dv avi files ( not hdv,…) How do I have to do that? in the export settings menu?
When you talk about footage problems do you mean that it is too charged of effects corrections and more? ( because my footage is very simple, just cutting and a few corrections)
Regarding the switching from VBR to CBR, another question ( please don’t laugh!), I’m from Barcelona, and as you know here in europe we work with PAL, does it has some influence or it’s a stupid thing what I’m telling?
Thank you very much again, I think I’m learning more about PP in the last couple of days than in the last two years working with it!