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  • Vegas 11 Pro PREVIEW and RENDER times suddenly got painfully slow.

    Posted by Jason Yip on February 11, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    Today, I started to work on a project and noticed that the preview was really laggy. I have been using Vegas Pro 11 for a while now and never had an issue. I always used “preview full” with no hiccups. Now, all of a sudden it completely chokes (even on the lowest draft mode). Then I went to try and render and it moves at a snails pace!

    Here are some specs:

    i7-3930K @ 3.2 GHz
    32GB RAM
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
    Vegas Pro 11 Build 701 64-bit

    Trying to preview/render AVCHD 1080 24p clips with NO effects or transitions. I just plopped the clips down on the timeline.

    2 minute clip just took 14 minutes to render using a 1080 MainConcept AVC template. It used to go MUCH faster.

    Before posting this, I wiped my drive and reinstalled Windows and Vegas. Those are the only two programs running on my computer right now with default settings. No improvement. I’m stumped as to what’s going on. Anyone have any ideas?

    Thanks!
    J.

    Stephen Crye replied 12 years, 5 months ago 4 Members · 7 Replies
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  • Steve Rhoden

    February 11, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    Install Quicktime and all your necessary components and
    .net framework 4.5.1 from Microsoft, but dont update windows.

    Steve Rhoden
    (Cow Leader)
    Film Editor & Compositor.
    Filmex Creative Media.
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
    1-876-461-9019

  • Jason Yip

    February 12, 2014 at 2:39 am

    I will give that a try. What does .net framework 4.5.1 do? Should I never update Windows?

  • Steve Rhoden

    February 12, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    Should I never update Windows?
    Not something i recommend on a dedicated editing system!

    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zw4w595w.aspx

    Steve Rhoden
    (Cow Leader)
    Film Editor & Compositor.
    Filmex Creative Media.
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
    1-876-461-9019

  • Thayalan Paramasawam

    February 13, 2014 at 5:45 am

    Hi Sir, (Mr.Steve Rhoden)

    I am updating my window every month once……is it necessary? Any side effect to SVP and GPU?

    Thank You
    Thayalan Paramasawam

    System Details:
    Custom Built
    Working Station 1) – Motherboard – Asus M4A78 Plus,Processor – Amd Phenom llx4 945 Black Edition,Ram – 4GB,Graphic Card – Ati Radeon HD 5990,Dvd Writer – Plextor PX-890SA,Operating system – Window 7 Pro 32 bit and Editing Programe -Sony Vegas Pro 10

    Working Station 2) – Motherboard – Asus M4A88T-V-EVO Series,Processor – Amd Phenom llx4 955 3.2GHZ Black Edition,Ram – 16 GB,Graphic Card – Asus HD 6770 1GB DDR 5,Blu Ray Writer – Plextor PX-B950SA,Operating System – Window 7 Pro 64 Bit and Editing Programe – Sony Vegas Pro 11

    Working Station 3) – Motherboard – Asus M5A99X-EVO,Processor – Amd FX 8350 4.0/4.2 GHZ,Ram – 16 GB,Graphic Card – Asus Gtx 650 1GB DDR 5,Blu Ray Writer – Plextor PX-B950SA,Operating System – Window 7 Pro 64 Bit and Editing Programe – Sony Vegas Pro 12

  • Steve Rhoden

    February 13, 2014 at 11:49 am

    In BASIC TERMS: Updates often install lots of stuff that interferes
    /conflicts with Codecs, Drivers, User interface modifications, slows
    down over time and can interfere with the smooth flow of your editing
    tools.

    Steve Rhoden
    (Cow Leader)
    Film Editor & Compositor.
    Filmex Creative Media.
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
    1-876-461-9019

  • Thayalan Paramasawam

    February 13, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    Oh my god……i need to format back my working station because now my w.station become slower then slower.
    After format i need to activate my window using internet,do i need to update the window first time?

    Thank You
    Thayalan Paramasawam

    System Details:
    Custom Built
    Working Station 1) – Motherboard – Asus M4A78 Plus,Processor – Amd Phenom llx4 945 Black Edition,Ram – 4GB,Graphic Card – Ati Radeon HD 5990,Dvd Writer – Plextor PX-890SA,Operating system – Window 7 Pro 32 bit and Editing Programe -Sony Vegas Pro 10

    Working Station 2) – Motherboard – Asus M4A88T-V-EVO Series,Processor – Amd Phenom llx4 955 3.2GHZ Black Edition,Ram – 16 GB,Graphic Card – Asus HD 6770 1GB DDR 5,Blu Ray Writer – Plextor PX-B950SA,Operating System – Window 7 Pro 64 Bit and Editing Programe – Sony Vegas Pro 11

    Working Station 3) – Motherboard – Asus M5A99X-EVO,Processor – Amd FX 8350 4.0/4.2 GHZ,Ram – 16 GB,Graphic Card – Asus Gtx 650 1GB DDR 5,Blu Ray Writer – Plextor PX-B950SA,Operating System – Window 7 Pro 64 Bit and Editing Programe – Sony Vegas Pro 12

  • Stephen Crye

    February 22, 2014 at 5:34 am

    Steve, although I agree that Windows updates can cause problems, to never install security updates on a computer that is connected to the internet is an invitation to be exploited.

    Perhaps I am more sensitive to this than the average bear, with my responsibilities at work for security.

    .nyet updates are problematic, yes.

    All this having been said, I make liberal use of system restore points and complete image backups. I always have a least three I can go back to if a problem crops up.

    Steve

    Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 12GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8

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