Problems with transitions in Vegas Pro 14

[Peter Ilyk]

Hi Henk

I did use the new cameras before I got my new computer and the video files had no problems playing in the old system. The files were generally shot at 50mbs – although some were shot at 100mbs. The frame rate was 50fps – although some used a variable frame rate.
There was never any problem – it’s only with the new, super-powerful computer that there is a problem.
By the way, when you open a file from the GH4 and right click it, does it show any details eg frame height, frame width, bit rate. When I open the files from the Panasonic FZ2500 or HCX1 there are no details about the video at all. When I used the Canon XA 20 or 7D Mk11, I was always able to see details about the videos when I right clicked the file and clicked details. This is in Windows 7 Ultimate (same Windows as I used in my old set up).

The new system shouldn’t have these problems as it was specifically built to edit 4K – so 1920 should be a breeze.

Very puzzled by what is happening. I see that you use Windows 10 – so maybe I need to move to W10 – although I don’t really want to. I assume that you have np problems with W10 and Vegas.

[Henk Petersen]

Hi Peter,

I cannot imagine that W7 instead of W10 would be the cause of the problem.
But yes, I do see the details of the camera files in the Explorer Properties window.

Actually it was not quite accurate what I first wrote to you. My 4K video files “as-is” from the camera are previewed without stuttering. The stuttering starts when effects or transitions are applied. But I usually pre-process my videos in Mercalli 4 stand-alone, which produces 4K output of 280 Mbps. This really stutters in the Vegas preview. When previewing this, the CPU usage rises to 95%. When previewing the 100 Mbps files from the camera, the CPU usage is 50%.
But previewing little-compressed video like .avi files (made by Vegas with the Video for Windows codec) of 3300 Mbps (!) the CPU is used for only 10%. This also stutters, but perhaps that is due to the file being stored on a classic HDD.

So somewhere the CPU performance comes into the picture. Maybe you should try and find user experience from other Ryzen users.

[Graham Bernard]

[Henk Petersen] “So somewhere the CPU performance comes into the picture. Maybe you should try and find user experience from other Ryzen users.”

Quite.

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

[Peter Ilyk]

Thanks Henk.

I would if I could but I don’t know what forums to search.

Cheers

[Henk Petersen]

I would not know either.
As an amateur video editer I have once experienced that existing software is not always immediately suited to the newest developments in hardware. My new and expensive Nvidia GTX770 graphics card was a disappointment with video editing and I changed it for a cheaper and older AMD HD6870 card. How this is with CPU’s I really do not know.
I think I would try to make inquiries with the developers of Vegas (now Magix).

Cheers and good-luck