Sony Vegas 8 Rendering Project Question

[DJL82]

Hello Sony Vegas 8 Experts,

When I make a project to save from Sony Vegas 8, I render it as I believe an MP2 or mpg I guess it's called. Anyway when I make some adjustments on it by fixing the brightness and contrast, sharpness, etc., a thirty minute film takes over nine hours to render. Why is this and how can I fix it so it doesn't take so long?

Thanks,

DJL

[maek]

I'm a Sony Vegas Pro 8 user myself.

What you're seeing is not unusual. If you are adjusting brightness, contrast, and color saturation (especially if you're utilizing "layered" adjustments), then be prepared for a somewhat long haul.

9 hours does seem to be on the long side, but if you have 2 or 3 image processes being implemented, then it's not unusual depending on your system specs. That said, you'll be happy with the results.

I used to utilize miniDV footage that typically had washed out colors, so I usually correct the saturation in post. Once I had the entire project edited, I would let it render overnight so that I would be ready to create a DVD using Sony DVD Architect Pro the next day. It would take about 4 to 5 hours to render on my system (see computer details), but it resulted in a better representation of what I was filming versus what the camera actually shot.

If you have any more questions, go ahead and shoot.

(edit) I noticed that you have a 70 GB hard drive and 512 MB of RAM. I don't know, but it sounds like you might have an older CPU based on these specs. What speed is your processor? 2 GHz? Also, I would suggest boosting your RAM up to 1 GB. It has helped me in the past when I was using inferior video editing software prior to Vegas.

[stantheman1976]

Doing any type of color correction or changes in Vegas will increase your rendering time. You're also rendering to MPEG which has to be highly compressed compared to DV so that increases your time even more. If you are using a single core PC not loaded down with RAM and rendering onto the same drive your project is on that will add even a bit more time. If you can render to a separate drive that may help a bit, but not drastically. It may be time to invest in a new system with dual core and lots of RAM.

[DJL82]

Maek and stantheman1976,

Thanks for your response. I will keep that in mind that this is a normal time. Also I will feel free to check with you Maek about other questions I may have about Sony Vegas. I really enjoy the program but was curious about that.

Thanks again,
DJL

[guns1inger]

Right-click on My Computer and select Properties. This will tell you what CPU you have. Fill this into your details, as it will help us a lot when looking at possible performance issues. Looking at your RAM levels, I would suggest it is an older machine, and your problems is basically too little grunt, and using a single, small HDD will also slow you down terribly.

[edDV]

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I used to utilize miniDV footage that typically had washed out colors, so I usually correct the saturation in post. Once I had the entire project edited, I would let it render overnight so that I would be ready to create a DVD
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Normal correction for washed out DV analog captures is a 16 unit reduction to luminance black level. Saturation would normally just be a touchup.

[JohnnyMalaria]

This is only relevant for DV:

For straightforward adjustments to DV (namely brightness, contrast, saturation, phase/tint, white balance), you can run the files through our DV processing software. It can do it in realtime (or faster). You can also do it while capturing from tape. This can save a lot of time. In effect, the adjustment adds no time to your workflow. You can bring these adjusted files into Vegas for the more "meaty" stuff and final rendering to MPEG etc.

The processing is very high quality and you won't experience any noticeable generation loss. For brightness and white balance, there's absolutely no loss.

I frequently use the software in conjunction with Vegas. An ideal application is the IRE correction that edDV alludes to above.

[maek]

Interesting...how does it compare to the saturation adjustment on Vegas?

[JohnnyMalaria]

The saturation adjustment is a simple gain adjustment - much like you would have with a traditional proc amp.

The Vegas saturation adjustment provides greater flexibility (via the Amount, Center, Low and High sliders).

[livelifetheway18]

My sony vegas is also giving me trouble. last might i try rendering it but it kept crashing and it didnt even render anything....i really need this video also....so i exit the program and today i try to render it but sv just exited it without a reason i really need help asap...i dont know what to do with this problem.....how to fix sv...or reset it at least?

[poisondeathray]

My sony vegas is also giving me trouble. last might i try rendering it but it kept crashing and it didnt even render anything....i really need this video also....so i exit the program and today i try to render it but sv just exited it without a reason i really need help asap...i dont know what to do with this problem.....how to fix sv...or reset it at least?

Not enough info.

Is your computer stable? does it crash with other apps, or only certain input/output formats during vegas rendering? Try some stress test, check temps underloads, memory integrity (e.g. coretemp, realtemp, memtest, occt, prime 95)

Try uninstall/reinstalling vegas

[livelifetheway18]

yeah its pretty stable.....its kinda slow sometimes.....i have xp...its fast when it wants too and slow when i open aps up like rippers and vegas. this never happened before...sv wont render the video...i render some of it at 55% then it exited with a message....an error has occured...

[SCDVD]

yeah its pretty stable.....its kinda slow sometimes.....i have xp...its fast when it wants too and slow when i open aps up like rippers and vegas. this never happened before...sv wont render the video...i render some of it at 55% then it exited with a message....an error has occured...

You have a tired, old computer. How many years has it been in use? Upgrade to a new computer or learn to love that old hawg.