Hi
I am new user of VS 8, running on P4 3.0GHz PC with 1GB RAM, 160 GB disk, new PC so plenty of space, Win XP Home.
My question is rendering time from AVI to DVD/MPEG2. basically I put together a project about 43 minutes long, mainly just raw DV video, with some transition and opening/ending sound clips.
I click SHARE, then create video file, and selected the NTSC DVD format. After clicking SAVE, the rendering process started. It took 2:45 hr to complete.
Is this normal? have never done this before, hoping to convert 30 DV tapes to DVD (my son's baby videos and family vacations), but at this rate, I will grow old sooner than the rendering process!
I shut down anti-virus software, screen saver, disabled LAN connection, etc, got nothing else going on except VS8...
Any help is appreciated. Someone said this maybe deliberate on Ulead so you buy a faster PRO version, I am clueless.
Ray
VS 8 - rendering time
Moderator: Ken Berry
-
rcxue
VS 8 - rendering time, more...
BTW, I notice VS8 slows down for unknown reasons during editing and previewing. How? The audio was badly broken up, as if the CPU was so overloaded it can't keep up.
Usually I can click STOP, and PLAY again, and it would return to normal...go figures...
Ray
Usually I can click STOP, and PLAY again, and it would return to normal...go figures...
Ray
-
robertpcx
Greetings;
I know the lower the bit rate you use in Video studio 8 the faster the render, I don't know the bit rate of DV but the average bit rate of vcr's is relatively low. For 2 hours of video on one DVD-R disk 4.7gig is 4000kbit per second.
Try 6000kbps for 1 hour 30 min, a variable bit rate requires less disk space then a constant bit rate so maybe less render time.
8000kbps for 1 hour.
Ulead default is 6000 kbps and constant bit rate I think, you can change the bit rate manually to as low as 1500 variable and it will render fairly quickly with a quick computer, like in real time. But at 1500 variable bit rate video quality will be severley compromised.
Audio bit rate can also be redused default for AC3 is 256kbps mp3 is 224kbps pcm I don't use so I'm not sure what it is but it takes a lot of disk space and so well...
Hope this helps.
robertpcx
I know the lower the bit rate you use in Video studio 8 the faster the render, I don't know the bit rate of DV but the average bit rate of vcr's is relatively low. For 2 hours of video on one DVD-R disk 4.7gig is 4000kbit per second.
Try 6000kbps for 1 hour 30 min, a variable bit rate requires less disk space then a constant bit rate so maybe less render time.
8000kbps for 1 hour.
Ulead default is 6000 kbps and constant bit rate I think, you can change the bit rate manually to as low as 1500 variable and it will render fairly quickly with a quick computer, like in real time. But at 1500 variable bit rate video quality will be severley compromised.
Audio bit rate can also be redused default for AC3 is 256kbps mp3 is 224kbps pcm I don't use so I'm not sure what it is but it takes a lot of disk space and so well...
Hope this helps.
robertpcx
-
jchunter_2
Please read the post entitled "NEW USERS PLEASE READ...". Follow the link to the Recommended Procedure. This has step by step instructions for avoiding several nasty, time wasting bugs (such as you are encountering) in Video Studio.
The "Slow down" that you notice during edit and playback is due to a memory leak that was present in VS8.0 and largely corrected in VS8.01 update.
The "Slow down" that you notice during edit and playback is due to a memory leak that was present in VS8.0 and largely corrected in VS8.01 update.
-
rcxue
Update
I rendered another movie, before upgrading to 8.01. I closed VS8, then open it again.
And this time it was much much quicker. Length of movie was about 30-min, and the rendering time was nearly real-time (1:1).
After reading jchunter2's post, I downloaded the 8.01 patch. And rendered a 3rd movie, which was only 7-min long. This was also done real-time, 1:1.
Finally I burned the mpeg files to DVD+R without problem.
I am hopeful that the patch is indeed the fix.
Thanks very much
Ray
And this time it was much much quicker. Length of movie was about 30-min, and the rendering time was nearly real-time (1:1).
After reading jchunter2's post, I downloaded the 8.01 patch. And rendered a 3rd movie, which was only 7-min long. This was also done real-time, 1:1.
Finally I burned the mpeg files to DVD+R without problem.
I am hopeful that the patch is indeed the fix.
Thanks very much
Ray
-
jchunter_2
Ray,
I am happy to hear that you have successfully burned your DVD. Congratulations!
Note that with your fast computer, you can save even more time by capturing and editing in mpeg2 rather than AVI (you should still create an Mpeg video file of your project before burning).
I have found that I get even more CPU "headroom" while capturing mpeg by enabling hyperthreading. (My computer arrived with it disabled). You can determine whether it is enabled by opening the Task Manager (Ctl-Alt-Del) Performance Tab. If there are two CPU Usage History graphs side-by-side hyperthreading is enabled. If not, you can enable by restarting, tapping F8 during the start up to enter the Bios, navigate to the Processor section and select hyperthreading.
I am happy to hear that you have successfully burned your DVD. Congratulations!
Note that with your fast computer, you can save even more time by capturing and editing in mpeg2 rather than AVI (you should still create an Mpeg video file of your project before burning).
I have found that I get even more CPU "headroom" while capturing mpeg by enabling hyperthreading. (My computer arrived with it disabled). You can determine whether it is enabled by opening the Task Manager (Ctl-Alt-Del) Performance Tab. If there are two CPU Usage History graphs side-by-side hyperthreading is enabled. If not, you can enable by restarting, tapping F8 during the start up to enter the Bios, navigate to the Processor section and select hyperthreading.
-
rcxue