How long should it take (before I go nuts)

klaatu2 wrote on 6/25/2003, 1:03 PM
I have a P4-2.4 with 512mem. I have eliminated start-up items though MS-config. I am trying to split/edit a 2 hour (4.7G) MPEG file captured with a Dazzle card. Thrown on the timeline, the generation of video frames along the timeline takes FOREVER (20-60+ minutes, more???). Often, the computer will list Vegas as "not responding" even though it may come back later.

1. Is this normal, is this the long render times everyone is talking about on this forum? Is everyone dealing with this so much more calmly than I am?

1a. Or, as I anticipated, should I expect much quicker reaction times from Vegas?

2. What is the most efficient work around for this?

3. If this is normal, how come there is no countdown clock estimate of time remaining?

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jetdv wrote on 6/25/2003, 1:19 PM
First of all, Vegas was not designed to edit MPEG files. Try rendering the MPEG to AVI first and then edit the AVI file.

1. Is this normal, is this the long render times everyone is talking about on this forum? Is everyone dealing with this so much more calmly than I am?
Upating the display screen has nothing to do with rendering.

1a. Or, as I anticipated, should I expect much quicker reaction times from Vegas?
Updating from an AVI file is nearly instantaneous.

2. What is the most efficient work around for this?
Work with DV-AVI files.

3. If this is normal, how come there is no countdown clock estimate of time remaining?
You get a countdown when RENDERING - not when displaying. Some other activities also produce a percentage done such as building the peak files.
klaatu2 wrote on 6/25/2003, 1:25 PM
on the displaying, the first scene will display (out of about 10 that will fit on the timeline) and be repeated for all 10. Then, several minutes later, the second frame will display and then paint across the remaining 8. Etc. Is this working right? And how do I get to DV-AVI files from the MPEG capture? Will I loose information?
jetdv wrote on 6/25/2003, 1:49 PM
Add the MPEG file onto the timeline. Don't worry about the pictures. Choose File-Render AS and pick NTSC-DV or PAL-DV (whichever you are). Let it render and then use that AVI file to edit with.
aboukirev wrote on 6/25/2003, 9:08 PM
I had similar problems when trying to carve out a piece from one of my old MPG encoded videos. What I ended up doing is uncheck 'Draw waveforms and frames in events' setting on General tab in Options-Preferences... in Vegas. Then placing file on timeline is almost instant and it's easy to work with.

I wish Vegas was a bit more flexible and allow you to configure how audio and video events look on timeline. Somewhat like Premiere (sorry). For audio it's display or not waveform and for video independently display frames as usual, display only first and last frame of event, or no frames at all. That should cover most of the uses and habits.

Alexei