memory leak video studio 9

[btb]

VIDEO STUDIO 9 When i burn a project to ISO image or disc i am getting a memory leak it eats up my 1 gig of memory. and wont finish i even waited over 3 hours i am also using the motion menu option also im on 9.00.100 version

[rguthrie]

btb,

You say "burn a project" which may be where you are having your problems. You should first create an MPEG-2 (DVD compliant) format of your video first, then create the ISO image or burn directly to disk. Please check out the Recommended Procedures thread for clear instructions on how to do this and that should clear up your problem.

Hope this helps,
Ron G.

[btb]

thank you but thats extra steps that shouldnt have to be done.. guess there are software bugs they dont have fixed yet....

[heinz-oz]

thank you but thats extra steps that shouldnt have to be done.. guess there are software bugs they dont have fixed yet....

If you want to wait for that fix, don't hold your breath

[btb]

so is there a better program out there for editting dvd creating

[Ken Berry]

There undoubtedly are, but it depends on how much you are willing to pay. And what degree of complexity you are prepared to digest. I don't work for Ulead, but after several years as a Video Studio owner since version 7, and having used quite a variety of these other programs, I can say quite confidently that VS9 is one of the very best home video editing programs aimed at the amateur end of the market. And you get quite a lot of fairly sophisticated features for a good price. Sure, you can use Adobe Premiere Pro, or Sony's Vegas Video 6, or even Ulead's own Media Studio Pro. They are do a variety of things Video Studio does not, and do things generally better. But in each case, you have to pay hundreds of dollars more -- in the first two cases, many hundreds of dollars -- and there is a very steep learning curve involved.

Personally, I like a lot of the Cyberlink Power Director 5 features. It is a program roughly at the same level as VS9. Some of its features I think are better developed and/or 'smoother' than the equivalent features in VS9, and I particularly love both the choice and operation of its transitions. But I have a couple of problems with it that I have not been able to resolve, and unlike VS9, there does not seem to be a user Forum like this one where I can get some advice. I have also tried using Pinnacle Studio 10, which is also equivalent to VS9. But like many other people, I have difficulty getting that program to do some very simple things. Another good program I have is Adobe Premiere Elements 1.0, but again the learning curve is high as it is drawn heavily on the work flow of its bigger brother, Premiere Pro. There is just a new version 2 of Elements on the market, but I have not tried it yet.

This is all by way of saying that some programs are better than others at some things, and worse than others on other things. And much of it depends on the architecture of the computer used and the willingness of the user to read the manual or accept advice... But there does not appear to be a 'perfect' program out there which is going to suit all users and all computers -- and all expectations!!

Your own problem is a case in point. Sure, you should be able to burn a DVD (or ISO or Video_TS folder) direct from the project timeline, rather than first producing a DVD-compliant mpeg-2. And in fact, if you have a powerful enough computer, you probably can. Certainly we have people on this Board who do precisely that on a regular basis. But the great majority of the users who come to this Board with burning problems more often than not have attempted burning directly from the timeline. Equally, the majority of them have found that when they have followed the recommended procedure, their problem goes away. And as I have said a thousand times on this Board to other users, it really involves only at most a minute or two more time to do so. First you produce a DVD-compliant mpeg-2. This involves (usually) rendering your project (unless you are using only DVD-compliant mpeg-2s in your project), and this takes time. But trying to burn direct from the timeline also requires the project to be converted, which will take exactly the same amount of time, and then multiplexed etc and then 'burnt' (including the ISO/Video_TS options), but all 'on the fly'. It is just a bigger ask of your computer resources.

[Trevor Andrew]

thank you but thats extra steps that shouldnt have to be done.. guess there are software bugs they dont have fixed yet....

Hi btb

Its not an extra step at all.

Which ever way you chose the time taken, and memory usage is about the same.

Rendering in the burner stage creates two temp folders ‘burn and create’ these hold the info to burn a disc, then continues to burn the disc.

If you render prior to the burner stage by Share Create Video File an mpeg is saved to your hard drive, use this to burn a disc.

Rendering times usually quicker creating a file first.
It takes about 15 minutes for me to burn a disc using this method.
It uses the same memory
I can play the Mpeg using Windows media to check for errors.
Many have less faults creating a file first

Btb you don’t give any info on your Project settings or the settings that VS is rendering your project to.
How long is your video?
What is your pc spec’ this is useful when replying to your post. Fill in details in ‘your profile’

Trevor

[2Dogs]

Hey btb,

following the "recommended procedure' will not result in the DVD creation process taking more time - instead, it will just involve using more hard drive space for the MPEG-2 file. You can always delete that afterwards if space is a problem.

It may seem counter-intuitive, unfair, discriminatory, an insult to intelligence and so on - but it works. In the end, it's your choice. Like Ken, I've had a look at many video editing programs, and, despite all it's idiosyncracies, I believe Video Studio is the best of an imperfect bunch.