Windows Error at 99% Rendering

[organist]

Hi, there

First the technical information:

Ulead VideoStudio 8.01.1000 (with all updates installed)

Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP2
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 (128 MB RAM)
Memory: 1,25 GB RAM
Processor: P4, 2.4 GHz
Hard Drives: 80 GB & 200 GB

I occasionally get a Windows error when the rendering process is about to finish and the processing window says "99%". The error message is the following:

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Error signature

AppName: vstudio.exe
AppVer: 7.9.9.9
ModName: uvavi.vio
ModVer: 8.0.0.0
Offset: 0002c027
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This error only happens when rendering a project to an AVI file and not when rendering to a MPEG-2 file. I have used the following Project Properties for AVI files:

NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
Microsoft AVI files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 4:3, 29.97 fps
Lower Field First
DV Video Encoder -- type 2
DV Audio -- NTSC, 44.100 kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo

It appears not to have much to do with the project length and/or complexity. For example, I have had a project about 30 minutes long that rendered without any problems - adjusting the length of two clips caused the error to occur. I have also experienced that with very short clips where the project just wouldn't render after some adjustments.

Any help and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Ken Berry]

Just a thought: any particular reason you are rendering to Type 2 DV? Was your captured DV Type 1 or Type 2? If they are different, this could be one possible source of your problem.

Another thought: does the rendering process actually deposit a file in your library? If so, does that file appear complete? Or do you get another message saying that the file is corrupt and unusable and will be deleted? I ask because some people have got similar messages when the process reaches 99% or the process appears to hang at 99%, but in reality the final file is still successfully produced.

[organist]

Thanks for the advice. Using DV Type-1 instead of DV Type-2 sure eliminated the problem.

The DV Type-2 file created in the first place would not play in Windows MediaPlayer but I haven't tried to record it onto a DVD to see if it would work anyway.