[Malcolm Goldhill]

Yes, I was trying to get the main project to render more quickly by combining and then re-rendering already rendered smaller projects.

[Malcolm Goldhill]

Hi Steve, I’m importing rendered chapters into a new project in order to finally render all the imported chapters together into a complete movie.

[Malcolm Goldhill]

Thanks John, it’s perfect now!!

[Malcolm Goldhill]

I replaced the original clip I was using with a fresh clip which rendered sucessfully before creating the PIP. I then created the PIP on the fresh clip using track motion but the render aborted just as before. The format of the clips are AVCHD Video (.MTS) filmed on a Sony HDR-XR150E 120GB HD Handycam.

[Malcolm Goldhill]

Hi John, I used the Track Motion button in the track header to create a PIP just as you suggested, but the render process aborted exactly as before. So, I then deleted the PIP clip on top and the new render completed perfectly, but only without the PIP.

[Malcolm Goldhill]

Hi John, this is how I create the PIP effect:
Within project media insert a new video track above the existing main clip.
Copy in a new clip onto the new video track to become the picture-in-picture (PIP)
Click event pan/crop on the new clip
Lock aspect ratio must be on.
Move freely (x,y) must be active.
Drag any of the corners of the clip as though you were trying to make the picture bigger.
This results in the video becoming smaller upon the main clip, causing the PIP effect.
Move the “F” around freely until the PIP is placed as required.