Crashes when trying to Create Video File

[guso]

I an a novice at this and am using the trial version of VideoStudio 9. I played my home movies onto a DVD recorder using DYNEX DVD-R. I used the capture feature of the VideoStudio. The information on one of the clips is below:

File format: NTSC DVD
File size: 4,453,128 KB
Duration 7208.809 Sec

Video:
Video type: MPEG-2 Video, Upper Field First
Total frames 216,048 Frames
Attibutes: 24 Bits, 720x480, 4:3
Frame rate 29.970 Frames/Sec
Data rate: Variable bit rate (Max. 8000 kbps)

Audio:
Audio type: Dolby Digital Audio
Total samples: 346,022,823 Samples
Attributes: 48000 Hz, 2/0 (L,R)
Layer: None
Bit rate: 256 kbps

Before checking out this forum, I tried burning a DVD from my edited 1:57 hour project. Of course I got an error message that my project was too long so I saved it in with 2 different names and deleted the second half of one of them and tried burning that to DVD. After 30 minutes it was only 10% thru with converting the files and 0% thru with the entire process. I went to bed only to find the next morning, it had closed out of VideoStudio without burning the DVD or leaving me any error messages. I found this forum and went ot the Share tab and clicked on Create Video File. I selected the Same as Project Settings. When it got 99% finished, it never said it was complete. I used alt+control+delete to see that it was not responding. I though maybe the file was still too long to convert at one time so I cut the size down to 30 minutes and tried the same thing with the same results. Any idea on what the problem is? BTW, my computer is a new Dell that they assured me had all the features needed for Video editing. (If you need the particulars on what my computer features are, please give me specific instructions on how to find that info as I just know enough to be dangerous.)

[heinz-oz]

How did you split the mpeg in two?

[guso]

I used the Split by Scene command in the Edit mode to separate the diffent scenes into different segments. Does that answer the question?

[heinz-oz]

Yepp, that answers the question but doesn't get us any closer to a solution.

Why don't you try to use the "Fit to disc" option? If I remember correctly, VS 9 does have that option? You could also try to use a program like DVD Shrink to fit the original mpeg to disc.

To work out what's causing your hassles in VS we need a lot more detail about your system, OS, memory, HDD's, free space on these, virtual memory settings and where your temp files reside. In other words, a lot of nitty gritty things you may not want to go into.

You could start by filling in your system details in your profile.

[Ken Berry]

You talk about 'edited video'. Did you do any editing besides splitting the original files? And could you hear any audio while editing or cutting? I ask because the trial version of VS9 does not include support for Dolby audio, and I am wondering if this could be the source of your problem...

[guso]

I trimmed out bad spots and too much of the same thing. I also adjusted the volume levels. (I do have sound.) My movie camera would flip the video upside down when you turned the monitor around so the person being filmed could see (which my daughter loved for me to do that when she was little). When I used the 90 degree rotation twice to get it right side up, the audio was off so I split the audio on those files and somehow got it in sinc on the first try. (However, the part with the audio split was not in the part that crashed the last time.)

Since my original posting, I have found that the mpeg file was saved even though the program quit responding when it said it was 99% finished. I'll try burning that to a DVD and see if that works.

I love the ease of this program - at least until I got to the point of burning a DVD. As long as I can successfully burn a DVD, I'll be buying the program.

[guso]

I forgot to mention that I have 120 GB of free disk space on a 144 GB drive.

My coputer is a Dell Dimension DIM4700
with an Intel Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
2.79 GHz, 512 MB of RAM

I am operating with Windows XP, Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 2.

That is all of the information that I know how to find on my system.

[sjj1805]

I forgot to mention that I have 120 GB of free disk space on a 144 GB drive.

My coputer is a Dell Dimension DIM4700
with an Intel Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
2.79 GHz, 512 MB of RAM

I am operating with Windows XP, Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 2.

That is all of the information that I know how to find on my system.

Guso you need to go to the forum index page then click "Profile".
You will find spaces for you to complete these system details there. All we need do when you post any future problems is to click the System Button at the foot of your post to obtain those details.

Steve J