VS10+ locks up pc during video file creation

Gadzooks · Post by **Gadzooks** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:45 pm

Hi,
I'm experiencing a problem I haven't encountered with all the video projects I've done with VS10+. It's started to lock up my pc at random points during file creation of my project. I've completed several and as far as I can tell, I'm not doing anything different than I have before. It starts fine and then several minutes later I realize the preview isn't progressing and my pc is unresponsive. I reboot and discover it created a file for as far as it went. Occassionally that file plays only white noise for audio but other times it's completely normal. I've defragged my drive multiple times. I have about 90gb free. While it's working I check CPU useage and it's about 70-75%. Have any clues to offer me for why this may be occurring???

Thanks, Rick

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:04 am

During a render, especially when "Smart Rendering" the preview window is not updating, your PC may seem to have locked up while, instead, it needs all it's power to get through the task at hand. Next time this happens, give it some time and see what's happening.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:18 am

Have to agree wholeheartedly with Heinz. From hard experience, I have learned to be patient and give VS, in successive versions, time to do its job. There have been times when I also thought the computer had died a natural death: nothing seemed to be happening, even Task Manager said it was not responding. So I'd manually terminate, start all over again, only to have it happen again. Now I tend to get up and leave the computer, make a cup of coffee, read the paper, whatever. And when I'd get back, I'd find that the computer had in fact only been feigning death, and had in the meantime produced a fully functioning new video for my delectation!!

Gadzooks · Post by **Gadzooks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:05 am

Hmmm...well, I've allowed it to run overnight and it seems to stop around 12-13% when I look at it next morning, which is within half hr of me starting it. I can't CTRL-ALT-DEL, no Task Mgr, no drive activity, nothing responds. I'm quite perplexed as to what has affected VS to behave this way or what settings may have changed, although I typically don't change them much from capture to file creation. What do you need to know to help me out?

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:17 am

Well, you did give it some time, no doubt about it.

We surely would need the project properties and the source file properties. When did you defrag your disk last? What are your swap file settings?

Have a read of this http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=8959 and provide the reqested detail. Did you follow the recommeded procedure outlined here http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=27?

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:18 am

Well, you computer specs look fine -- no question but that it should be up to the job.

So we will need to know what sort of files you are capturing: from what, using what equipment, in what format, and what the file properties are.

The type of editing you typically do.

The project properties, if they differ from the file properties.

And the format/properties of the file you are trying to produce.

That should at least give us a good starting point...

Gadzooks · Post by **Gadzooks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:20 am

I've defragged muliple times the past 3 or so days. My swap file settings are Initial size: 1534mb Maximum size: 4096mb. I capture MPEG-2 from a Sony HDR-HC1. then split by scene, edit, arrange, create video file.

Project Properties: MPEG

NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
MPEG files
24 bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
Lower Field First
(DVD-NTSC), 16:9
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 8000 kbps)
LPCM Audio, 48000 Hz, Stereo

File Properties:

Video:
MPEG-2 Video, Upper Field First
Total Frames: 25230
Attributes: 24bit, 1440 x 1080, 16:9
Frame Rate: 29.97/sec
Data Rate: 25000kbps

Audio:
MPEG Audio Layer 2
48000 Hz, 16bit, Stereo
Layer: 2
Bite Rate: 384 kbps

I produce NTSC DVD 16:9 format
24bit, 720x480, 16:9
VBR 8000
LPCM Audio[/img]

jchunter · Post by **jchunter** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:36 am

Gadzooks,
I also have a Sony HDR-HC1 - the high definition is spectacular. The first problem is that your Project Properties don't reflect you high def source files. Follow the procedure in High Def Tutorial at http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=13872

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:43 am

Are you sure this is going to fix the original problem?

Whilst this is a valid question, I don't think the answer is going to help with this problem of the PC locking up.

Gadzooks · Post by **Gadzooks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:55 am

Actually, it is captured in HD, at 1440 x 1080. I output 720 x 480 because the project I'm working on goes to a group of people that do not necessarily have HDTV for viewing in HD anyway. I agree the camera is awesome and the video outstanding.

I also noticed that I can't change the Project properties to 1440 x 1080 anyway, 720 x 480 is the highest option???

jchunter · Post by **jchunter** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:02 am

Check out the HD Tutorial and follow that procedure for making either high def video files or very high quality standard def DVDs.

maddrummer3301 · Post by **maddrummer3301** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:21 am

Gadzooks · Post by **Gadzooks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:39 am

Yes, DV capture would be easier perhaps but I'm out of time now and need to deal with these files as is. I can't capture and re-edit it all now. I have taken clips of these same files and created other .mpg video files of less than 5min in length that play fine. Don't understand creating a file of the entire project is jacking around with me now. I'm trying it again now to MPEG-2 rather than DVD to see what happens.

maddrummer3301 · Post by **maddrummer3301** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:08 am

alan.glaister · Post by **alan.glaister** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:41 pm

Hi you may want to check out this search on google

I also have an Nvidia 6600 GPU and my PC has suffered from frequent total lock ups like yours.

Well it turns out my ASUS Mobo has a bit of an issue with Geforce 6600 cards, so much so there is even an FAQ of the ASUS support site.

Fortunately my PC is under warrentee and then Nvidia card was a replacement choice after they got a faulty batch of cards and asked me to wait 3 weeks to get a PC i'd already paid for

Thankfully because of this they are supplying me with an ATI Radeon 1300 pro replacement due any day now.

I never had it during using VS10+ but it would freeze within 30 mins watching DVD's

So I recon it could be your graphic card