Rendering with VideoStudio 2019

[4nalien1]

After producing and reviewing a project and I try to burn it to a dvd the rendering frame locks up, in fact everything is locked up. The only recourse I have is to reboot the laptop. A few facts:
the laptop is an ASUS UX 550 V with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1051 Ti
Operating system is Windows 10 2018
VideoStudio x10 2019
The project is a series of photos set to music. I've tried a small test video and the rendering frame offers several buttons that appear to work but during reviewing the video becomes choppy after about 35 seconds. Are there some settings I'm missing?

[Ken Berry]

Welcome to the forum.

When you have finished editing and go to the burning module (which is what I assume you mean when you say "rendering frame"), do you first convert your project to a DVD-compatible mpeg-2 (i.e. Share > MPEG-2); or do you go to Share and select the DVD disc option? (We normally recommend first producing the DVD-compatible mpeg-2 and then later going back to select Share > DVD, and inserting the new mpeg-2 in the burning module.)

[4nalien1]

Thanks vm for the response I will try your procedure. Because I'm new to the software I expect I will experience some difficulties.

[4nalien1]

Ok, tried that process but ended with the same result. One thing I noted when rendering to mpeg2 : it works fine, then when I click on the disc to save it, the frame appears and the project loads in automatically and that is when everything locks up. It doesn't allow me the option of loading it myself. Still frustrated but hopefull.

[Ken Berry]

When the burning module opens and your find the project file in its timeline, all you do is delete that file. Then go up to the top left of the burning module to the Add Media button, navigate to your new mpeg-2 and select it to insert it in the burning timeline. Then proceed from there.

The other way of achieving the same thing is in the Edit module. When you finish editing and produce the new mpeg-2 of your project, go to File > New Project. Don't bother giving it a name: the objective is just to clear the timeline completely. Then when you go to Share > DVD, the burning module should open with an empty timeline, and you insert the mpeg-2.

[4nalien1]

Great! Worked well, thank you vm.