[Daniel Pearce]

Sorry I was mixing up the 2 graphics cards you recommended.

I was considering the cheaper option but now I’d go for the more expensive AMD Radeon R9 270.
Any ideas as to which power supply I could purchase to be compatible with the AMD Radeon R9 270? (I’ve heard that your motherboard needs to be compatible too) Hopefully a further problem isn’t that I have a MS-7613 (Iona-GL8E) motherboard.

[Daniel Pearce]

I am looking to buy the AMD Radeon R9 270 after your suggestion. After searching the product however, I see listings of ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Sapphire etc versions of the AMD Radeon R9 270. Which brand would you recommend?

I also see listings for the same model except it is the ‘x’ version (AMD Radeon R9 270X) – is the ‘x’ version much better than the original?

EDIT: Actually on reading your reply again, I’ve realised that my power supply may not be sufficient to be compatiable with the Radeon HD 6970?

My power supply:
“Model number: PS-5301-08HF
DC Output 300W
Continuous total DC Output power shall not exceed 300W”
The power cables that come out of the power supply only seem to have 4 pins on them, each.

Would you recommend I upgrade my power supply now too, to be compatiable with the Radeon HD 6970? If so, which one?
Or is there a graphics card you have in mind that I could use with my current power supply?

Thanks very much for your help,
Dan

[Daniel Pearce]

Hi John, thank you very much for the quick response, you are a life saver!

Unfortunately there isn’t any other option from the drop down menu in preferences apart from ‘off’ for the GPU acceleration.

I apologise that I know little about the workings of computers when I ask:
You mentioned my motherboard was old, would that be good to upgrade?
Do you have a cheaper recommendation for a graphics card?

Even on projects where I’m not using lots of effects, the rendering times are similarly long. I can’t see what seems to be upgraded in this case if not the CPU, memory or graphics card.

[Daniel Pearce]

I’ve googled nesting projects, but I don’t think I’m doing that. I’m opening the project on my laptop on Vegas 12 (for a faster rendering time), when I have done most of the editing on my desktop computer.
I was wondering if it was something to do with my rendering settings.
By your description, I’m not using any lower thirds overlay, no.

Thanks again for your help Phil, it’s not too much to worry over at the end of the day.

[Daniel Pearce]

Hi Phil, thanks for the response.

I recognise the logo, it’s my own, like the one in the top right corner, but its the black logo version, rather than transparent text one (and obviously it’s larger in size). I’ve checked all my tracks and there’s no clip of it. Nor is there any set keyframes with it. I only have the black one in my project media and not on any of the tracks anywhere.

At 3:36 the same blink of that logo happens. Also, at 21:57 the logo in the top right hand corner blinks (there’s no deliberate attempt to make it blink in the project again, I’ve checked all tracks).

What is lower thirds?