[Norman Willis]

>>-paging file was on 4608 min and max now reset to system managed? shall i change back

Yes. Change it back, and leave it as static.

>>-cannot shut down bitdefender but can shut down sybot search and destroy

This is a long shot, but can you uninstall Bit Defender?

Also temporarily uninstall Spybot Search and Destroy.

If that does not work then all I can recommend is prayer (which I recommend in any case).

[Norman Willis]

It sounds like I really have some good options there. I am going to have to experiment, and see what is easiest, and looks best.

Thanks!

Norman Willis
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servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

>>So that makes me wonder if it’s a memory problem, where these longer clips are making it choke at the end.

Can you run diagnostics on your RAM and swap file (hdd)?

>>The one thing I haven’t been able to determine though, is can anyone else render to 1080i AVCHD successfully?

Dunno. All my renders so far are to .avi and Internet 30p

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

Hi Lee.

>>i just got system low on memory error but while editing, which is a first and fairly strange, are they going red due to some memory issues it can produce an image?.

Um, first, what Steve said. If you need AV software you can run a thirty-day free trial of another program such as AVG.

Second, just to refresh my memory, are you using vp9 or vp9a? (Vp9a solves some rendering problems.)
Dynamic ram preview is set to zero?
Reduce maximum number of rendering threads to 1?
Defrag hard drives?
Set the initial and max swap/paging file size to 1.5 times the amount of ram you have (static swap file)?
Reboot (to defrag paging file)?
Kill all unnecessary programs (such as AV)?

Then try again, and please let us know.

[Norman Willis]

I should add that it is important that ram be matched. I once added a 1gb stick to a laptop that had .5gb, and we burned the .5gb stick out, because the ram was not balanced.

but again, thankfully, ram is cheap nowadays.

[Norman Willis]

I don’t know why the second clip looks blurry on the timeline, but having only one ram stick could be a problem for your computer. most computers are built for balanced operation on RAM, and if you operate unbalanced it can burn the other stick out. I don’t know if it is harder on the processor, but it might be.

ram is cheap nowadays, so why not pick up a couple of new sticks from newegg, or tigerdirect? Even if that is not your problem, it should extend the life of your machine, and give you much better performance. just a thought. and I hope it helps.

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

Are you using v9 or v9a?

vp9a corrects some rendering errors with avchd

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

Try the Sony AVC codec, with the Internet Widescreen 16:9 preset. Then double-check the settings against properties.

I hope that will help.

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

How large is your hard drive? I think that’s pathetic that it only gives you six restore points.

If I were in your shoes, I would pick the oldest point, and try it. If it does not work, you can always undo it.

Also, there is wisdom in a disk imaging program such as Acronis True Image, or Symantec Backup Exec (I think the home version may be called Norton Ghost). When you have a clean install, take a disk image on a separate external USB drive, and then put that aside. If you ever have a major hard drive crash, or just need to get a good, clean ‘drive wipe’ to return your system to fresh it can save you just hours and hours. Then get another drive to do daily restores. Set a monthly full restore point, and then daily incrementals. That way, if you know your machine worked fine last week, you can always roll it back.

Personally I also keep a backup of D:\ (data).

I’m not sure what else to tell you, than just to pray, and try the oldest restore point you’ve got.

I wish I could be more help. Perhaps someone else will have ideas?

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org

[Norman Willis]

you will have to reinstall the programs since the restore point.

but sometimes that can be a blessing in disguise.

Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org
servant@nazareneisrael.org