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Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 11 functioning slow
Hey there!
I just purchased a new camera and am trying to use the clips I filmed in Vegas. But the program is functioning extremely slowly. Even just clicking between clips, it takes several seconds before the new clip shows up in the preview window. I have tried several different ‘fixes’ and nothing seems to be working. I have a feeling it has to do with the clips inputted, I have read something about ‘codecs’? (I am a self-taught editor and still learning) Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!!My comp is a Toshiba Satellite S55-B
ram: 12 GB
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4510U CPU @ 2.00GHz 2.60 GHz -
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I think your new camera is making video files a type that Vegas has a hard time with. I bet your preview window settings are at best full. If they are, try setting it to preview auto and see if that makes a difference.
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My preview settings are at Preview (auto). and I’ve played with those for way too long.
Okay, so if it IS the files, what are optimum settings for them? I can convert them, but don’t know what to. Any resources out there?
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I would post your speccy info on your systemm, and “media info”(the application) on your camera media you are trying to edit. This would help us help you better.
I would try directly converting footage to xdcam.MXF or xdcam.mp4 and see if that plays back smoother for you.
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Yea, what Aaron said. I believe Vegas can do that for you. Or at least to some other lossless codec file.
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General
ID : 0 (0x0)
Complete name : C:\Users\Danielle\Videos\Johnson Farewell\20150730203031.MTS
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 188 MiB
Duration : 1mn 36s
Overall bit rate : 16.4 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 18.0 MbpsVideo
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=30
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 1mn 36s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 15.5 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 16.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.250
Stream size : 178 MiB (94%)Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 1mn 36s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -67ms
Stream size : 2.93 MiB (2%)Text
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Duration : 1mn 35s
Delay relative to video : -67ms -
I know it may seem like a hassle, but converting all of your .MTS to XDCAM, then editing the xdcam will be a much better experience.
I believe the .MTS format is not that well optimized in Vegas, when compared to XDCAM. Also in the past I had issue with an old sound card editing MTS and AC3. Converting to XDCAM changes the audio from Dolby owned MP3 to uncompressed audio. Uncompressed PCM audio is more stable with most sound cards. I think editing MTS, you have two simultaneous decompressions going, then Vegas has to mux the result back to together on the fly. It is my believe this process has bugs in MS 11.
Have you tried the free trial of the latest release, to see if that is any better?
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