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Sony vegas crashes on render….due to effects?
Hi Guys
So I have a 15 minute project, pretty simple, one video layer, and one titles layer. 3 audio tracks.
I can render it without any effects, or with a couple of effects like brightness and colour curves. It seems to be when I put ‘soft contrast’ effect on to have a dark vignette around the edges, then it crashes within seconds of starting the render. It didnt do this earlier in the project.
I have tried a couple of things I read online, like turning off use GPU on render, and also changing compatibility of the program to windows 7. Neither make a difference.
So, are there any ways to make the load lighter when rendering? If not, what would I do….would I render just the video track with FX and then make a new project, and then add titles etc. If so, what format would I render it as to put it back in to not lose quality?
Thanks, any help or tips appreciated, deadline is soon!
Alex
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6 Replies
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Nothing there that I don’t/wouldn’t do every day. So it ain’t Vegas . . . No way Jose!
So, what’s left to investigate? Much . . . .
Please supply us with:-
1] What is your Media?
2] What is your Project Settings?
3] What are you render template are you rendering to?
4] What are the specs on your machine?
Rendering is THE single most CPU/GPU intensive activity that will reveal any ANY weaknesses in your kit or workflow and possibly bring your PC to its knees.
So, give us the facts.
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
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Hi Grazie
I have no doubt its my computer, as I know my cpu is working super high when rendering! But surely it shoudnt crash, it should tell me! Anyways…
1] What is your Media?
720p 50 fps AVCHD
2] What is your Project Settings?
there are many settings here, but i have them set to the same as my footage, 1280 x 720, progressive. the only strange thing, is I have the frame rate set to 25 fps here. Is that right? Or should I have it set to 25fps just at the render? I dont want to render at 50 fps…I did read a whole thread on this but cant find it! I have full resolution wuality set to : best
3] What are you render template are you rendering to?
Im using .mp4 720 internet, but I change the fps to 25
4] What are the specs on your machine?
I have an i7 2.6ghz cpu, 4gb ram. I have the project on my hdd, but I could move it to my ssd, but also read that wouldnt make much of a difference.
And I should I have ‘use gpu for render’ on or off in the settings?
Its so frustrating as Im so close and it was rendering before. As I said it seems to be adding this one effect that tips it over. But the next step is to go through and add effects to individual clips which could tip it over the edge. Any suggestions for work arounds appreciated….as I asked before, what format would you render as if you wanted to re import it and carry on editing?
Thanks for your help
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Anybody able to help me out here, Im a little worried as the deadline is very soon!
🙂
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Well, HOW does your PC crash? Do you get a blue screen? Does it turn off? Does it turn into a MAC?
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Hi
Vegas says it has crashed….although on occasion it has just closed and nothing is said. Its very odd!
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Oddly, I found that tweaking the audio output settings onfor the render did the most to solve my crashing problems. I reduced the quality somewhat (but not noticeably so), and things were much better. Just my 2¢
Sam
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