Using FireWire instead of USB

[Danny Hays]

Large files from a USB 2 drive can be an I/O problem, but I wouldn’t think it would crash your system. Is Vegas crashing or is Windows? What are your project settings and what format are you rendering to? \To rule out the USB 2 I/O speed, copy a few files to your C drive and see if it crashes.

[John Rofrano]

[Chad Tyson] “so I’m using Vegas 10 (not pro) “

So you have Vegas Movie Studio HD 10?

[Danny Hays] “To rule out the USB 2 I/O speed, copy a few files to your C drive and see if it crashes.”

Yea, I’m with Danny… copy a few files over, make a project, try to render and see if it makes a difference.

~jr

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http://www.vasst.com

[Chad Tyson]

Vegas is all that crashes. Project is an HDV 30p for the Internet using progressive scan. I am rendering to mpeg 2. I tried moving the files to my c: with no change. It never crashes when my source files are .mov. It only has a hard time with canon’s .mvi files at 1080 (24p)

[John Rofrano]

[Chad Tyson] “Project is an HDV 30p for the Internet using progressive scan … It only has a hard time with canon’s .mvi files at 1080 (24p)”

You might try making your project match your media. If you shot 24p, then make the project 24p too. Finally, render for the Internet as 24p using the Sony AVC codec.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Chad Tyson]

I like the idea of matching project settings to render settings. I will try that, but what if I’m using multiple types of source files. Canon 24p and canon 30p. What’s the best option then?

[Stephen Mann]

could it be because the source files are coming from an external drive via USB and not the more stable FireWire?

Nope. This is my normal mode. I put each project on an external bare SATA drive in a USB 2.0 dock

Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com

[John Rofrano]

[Chad Tyson] “… but what if I’m using multiple types of source files. Canon 24p and canon 30p. What’s the best option then?”

Then it’s a toss up. You could make your project match the most predominant format, but you really should avoid shooting multiple frame rates in the same project. If you only have one render format then you could just continue to match that one render format. The render format is not dictated by the source, it’s dictated by the delivery method you choose.

Here are my personal guidelines:

• If I am delivering to one format, I will match my project to the deliver format
• If I am delivering to multiple formats, I will match my project to the source format. (if there are multiple sources I will match the predominant format, e.g., the A-Roll camera)

Hope that helps,

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com