paul85 wrote:Michael... Thanks so much for the tip regarding Diskeeper. I have downloaded the trial version, and the stuttering disappeared (except for an occasional temporary stutter in certain clips).
I am now experiencing frequent crashing. My solution is to push "save" after every two or three edits that I make. VideoStudio 9 and/or my computer do not now have much tolerance for multiple tweaking of my project. However, it reopens quickly, and I only have my most recent "tweak" to repeat.
Paul
Paul, glad to hear Diskeeper helped! In case you haven't had a chance to fully explore the program's options, go to "change your settings" and click on the "set defragmentation priority" button. This will bring up a window where you can enable "I/O Smart" which is the feature that allows Diskeeper to sense when you are not running other applications and automatically defrag your selected drives.
As far as your VS9 crashing problem goes, I can make a few general suggestions. This is all general stuff that you may have already considered. Even those with good computer knowledge can sometimes (myself included!) overlook the obvious
VS9 definitely requires a good chunk of system resources during certain operations. This is true of most video editing applications and the "more is better" rule usually applies to your system's resources regardless of what the software developer states as the program's minimum requirements.
Do you have enough memory? Adding additional DDR/RAM is often the easiest way to improve performance when running demanding applications. You can use Windows "Task Manager" to see how your existing memory is being utilized.
Along those same lines, if appropriate, you might also consider increasing the size of your Windows "swap file" and/or moving it to another drive or partition other than "C". Info on how to do this is available on Microsoft's support site.
Do you have adequate hard disc space in VS9's default temp and output directories? If not, you can change the directory locations to another drive or partition where more space is available.
Also consider removing infrequently used video applications that might be causing minor conflicts with VS9.
Lastly, do you scan your system for spyware/adware/malware on a regular basis? Although not directly related to VS9, these nasty applications can reduce your system's performance and create MANY (seemingly unrelated) problems that can't be addressed until removed or quarantined by a competent spyware app such as Sunbelt's "CounterSpy", Webroot "Spy Sweeper" or even freebie apps such as Microsoft's beta spyware tool (formerly known as "Giant AntiSpyware") or "Ad-Aware" and "SpywareBlaster".
-Mike
