Did you check if have some hard disk space left on your system drive (typically C:)?

If it suddenly started freezing and behaving like that, it is something that you recently updated or installed on your system, or corrupted video clips etc, that is interfering with the smooth processing of Vegas..... Try back track on everything you recently installed, updated etc on your system near to the time when this problem started.

I can't be specific as to what you need to look for, only you know your system..... But the first place i personally would look, is if their was a recent Windows Update.

Hi Steve, thanks for your answer. There was not any noticeable change on the PC System from windows. Well, as the error occurded I thought there might be s.th. in my system that need to be updated, so I checked windows updates maually and windows found s.th. to update. I did run that but it didn´t change anything.

The Files should run smoothly because these video are files that rendered Vegas (from another project before) itself in the best possible settings to work with!!

I can still work in my other 4K projects with no problems which contain video files from different formats but in the project settings of 4K. These project contains files with over 20GB Video and I can still put another video with about 150MB in 4K in it and work further on it with no problem.

So the working 4K projects are more than 10-20 times bigger in Files then the 1080p Projects with the problems.

Did you check if have some hard disk space left on your system drive (typically C:)?

Hi VegasMichael,

I have 32GB RAM and a 2TB SSD with over 50 GB left.

It should work, because I can still work in my other 4K projects with no problems which contain video files from different formats but in the project settings of 4K. These project contains files with over 20GB Video and I can still put another video with about 150MB in 4K in it and work further on the project it with no problem. The project with making problems contain only videos with in summary not more than 1GB. So that should be absolutely no problem.

The working 4K projects are more than 10 times bigger in Files then the 1080p Projects with the problems..

It would be great if you could upload to the forum (via the upload button when adding a comment to the forum) a detailed MediaInfo report on the media that is causing the problem as there may be issues with the media -also what is the source of the video (e.g. a specific camera)?. MediaInfo is a free app - please see https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/

@Tom-Bastian working in a 1080P (full HD 25p) projects and using 4k (3840*2160 - 16:9 - 25p) is the bulk of my workflow. That being said, weird source media could be an issue, upload your MediaInfo report as @Dexcon suggests.

Other reasons to look into: OneDrive cloud backup active, Thermal throttling of modern high end CPU (provide your HW info).

It would be great if you could upload to the forum (via the upload button when adding a comment to the forum) a detailed MediaInfo report on the media that is causing the problem as there may be issues with the media -also what is the source of the video (e.g. a specific camera)?. MediaInfo is a free app - please see https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/

Thanks, but the file information does not make any sense to me, because the error appears to ANY 2160p File !! I tried out. And that had been over 30 different files! Nearly ALL files were rendered by VEGAS itself, so camera- file setup or s.th. else does not make any point. And also I tried files NOT rendered by Vegas - all the same!

As I can see this is definitely not any problem with the Video files I try to input, the problem might be in Vegas itself, because:

- The same Files work in a 4K project ! and

- I now started to the previoused version of the 1080p project that still ran. I changed the project setting to 4K.
-> Now everything works, every video I put in works - and yes with the same files that cause the 1080p to Freeze! - and the project, too.

So it definitely seem to be not an error of the file, because it doesn´t matter which File I use to add in 4K to the 1080p Project, I tried more then 30 different files, most rendered by Vegas itself in best settings, they ALL LEAD to Vegs FREEZING. Also with other 4K Files.
 

Now in 4K project settings the same FIles work with the rest of the former 1080p project.

- So far it looks like Vegas does only not freeze (or perhaps especially this counts for 1080p only?) if the project settings match the resolution of the highest file putted into Vegas!? But that´s not the only way it should work, shouldn´t it?

Or perjaps Vegas has a Problem with AMD processors? I have Ryzen 7 3700X 8 Core !?

But did anyone else try that out? (16:9 ratio):

- make project in 1080p, 29,97 fps
- put about ten 1080p files in it.
- put 5-10 4K files in it and see if it still works!?

Try the two benchmarks in my signatures and see if they work. Many AMD users have rendered them without issue as they are known good projects with known good media.

Webview is for the features in Hub including the online manual.

@Tom-Bastian
Can you show here a screenshot of your Options/Preferences/Video?

@Tom-Bastian
Can you show here a screenshot of your Options/Preferences/Video?

hi there, thanks for your Info. Due to that fact that this project freezes from start on, no I can´t do that. It´s simply 1080p, 29,97 fps 16:9. Vegas took the settings from the File that Vegas rendered itself !!! with its suggested best setting viewable in the rendering Menu with the two "--" underneath showing the best render settings available. With exact that settings vegas fits to while importing the files the problem occurs.

As I now found out that all files work in 4K project like I wrote here before I only see that´s a Vegas issue

Try the two benchmarks in my signatures and see if they work. Many AMD users have rendered them without issue as they are known good projects with known good media.

Webview is for the features in Hub including the online manual.

hi there, thanks for your Info.

As I now found out that all files work in 4K project like I wrote here before I only see that´s a Vegas issue

@Tom-Bastian working in a 1080P (full HD 25p) projects and using 4k (3840*2160 - 16:9 - 25p) is the bulk of my workflow. That being said, weird source media could be an issue, upload your MediaInfo report as @Dexcon suggests.

Other reasons to look into: OneDrive cloud backup active, Thermal throttling of modern high end CPU (provide your HW info).

hi there, thanks for your Info.

As I now found out that all files work in 4K project like I wrote here nearly on same time as your comment, I only see that´s a Vegas issue

It would be great if you could upload to the forum (via the upload button when adding a comment to the forum) a detailed MediaInfo report on the media that is causing the problem as there may be issues with the media -also what is the source of the video (e.g. a specific camera)?. MediaInfo is a free app - please see https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/

hi there, thanks for your Info.

As I now found out that all files work in 4K project like you can see here in detail above in another commentl, I only see that´s a Vegas issue

Your observation that your 1080p projects with much larger files handle better on the Vegas timeline than smaller 2160p HEVC projects is entirely correct, and as expected. The factor that is absent from your impression is called Encoder Compression Ratio, and it is a biggie for several reasons.

Thanks, but the file information does not make any sense to me, 

Large numbers of HEVC assets on the timeline can cause slowdowns and stalls, and are a very common problem, because they are highly compressed.

The more compression, the harder your system has to work to decode them to raw data for editing. Your 1080p AVC files are only about half as compressed, and are a relative breeze to decode on a modern system such as yours.

Dexcon's suggestion is spot on and is standard troubleshooting procedure here, and he has decades of solid experience.

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/important-information-required-to-help-you--110457/

@Dexcon is here to help, but without those details, troubleshooting is just taking stabs in the dark.

Your other current options are to create smaller Video Proxies from the menu (and that may well be the solution!), or to file a ticket with Technical Support, where they will certainly ask for the same information, or an actual media upload.

@Tom-Bastian
Can you show here a screenshot of your Options/Preferences/Video?

hi there, thanks for your Info. Due to that fact that this project freezes from start on, no I can´t do that. It´s simply 1080p, 29,97 fps 16:9. Vegas took the settings from the File that Vegas rendered itself !!! with its suggested best setting viewable in the rendering Menu with the two "--" underneath showing the best render settings available. With exact that settings vegas fits to while importing the files the problem occurs.

As I now found out that all files work in 4K project like I wrote here before I only see that´s a Vegas issue

I don't think you get it.
- Start an empty project
- Goto Options/Preferences/Video
- Make a screenshot of that screen
- upload that screen shot with the upload button as you did in your opening post
 

I am "following" this thread to see if the appropriate questions are answered. Saying "My computer requirements are way far above what is necessary for Vegaspro" means nothing to anyone reading it. Repeating "As I now found out that all files work in 4K project like you can see here in detail above in another commentl, I only see that´s a Vegas issue" over and over also does not provide any information as to what you do you mean that all files work? In what application specifically? Looking at your screen shot with heavy fisheye distortion in one of the clips, what camera are you using?

1. And have you tried to RESET Vegas Pro?

Try the two benchmarks in my signatures and see if they work. Many AMD users have rendered them without issue as they are known good projects with known good media.

Webview is for the features in Hub including the online manual.

hi there, thanks for your Info.

As I now found out that all files work in 4K project like I wrote here before I only see that´s a Vegas issue

I don't understand what your comment means. Do the projects in my signature work?

Hello, thank you all guys who tried to help. Parallel I sent out the problem to Vegas Support. Today a Vegas update came out. I installed it and I´m lucky to say now after the update every of my projects are working fine now, the issue is resolved.

Greets

Yay! Good to hear you can use VEGAS 21 properly now. The team and testers worked hard on it.

🌟🌟🌟🌞🌖🌗🌑🌓🌘🌞🌟🌟🌟

Hello there,

after now I made two new (bigger) projects, I found out that the solution that was solved on 04-08-2024 - now, two Vegas Updates later - one kind of error, which seems a bit familiar with the error posted of me before, is occuring again:
1. Sometimes Vegas stops rendering when in a rendered Part, rendering of a FX Track occurs. It can be simply adjusted color Balance (so only one Effect).

->> Rendering stops with the error message that not enough RAM memory is available, but due to the Vegas settings AND Task Manager, there are still about 10 GB of RAM available, which Vegas does not use.

->> After that Vegas stops rendering, sometimes works afterwards, sometimes it crashes completely afterwards (Vegas Error Form occurs, which I filled out a few times since weeks now).

- Apart from this error, Vegas renders big Parts of 2 Hours of Video-Timeline or so in 4K, 59,95 fps with no Problem. No matter if Vegas renders parts with error or working fine: Vegas is always using nearly the same amount of RAM during rendering (about 8,33 to 12,35 GB RAM). These numbers DO NOT CHANGE, NO MATTER how much RAM I provide to Vegas in the Vegas- Settings in another try of rendering.

So I think there is (still) a problem of Vegas dealing with RAM capacity!?

...These numbers DO NOT CHANGE, NO MATTER how much RAM I provide to Vegas in the Vegas- Settings in another try of rendering.

...

@Tom-Bastian Tell me, what memory setting do you mean?

Vegas 21 Crashes just like Vegas 19

I stopped using Vegas Pro 19 back in 2019 because it crashed so often.  I just purchased the upgrade to Vegas Pro 21.0 figuring that the problems should be fixed by now. I’m not doing anything complicated.  Simply putting 20+, 30 second .MOV files from my iPhone 14 onto the timeline, trimming, and putting a fade transition between them.  Within the first 5 minutes of use Vegas crashed. I was not opening any other program at that time, simply moving a clip to create a fade. An autogenerated report was sent to Magix. I’m now forced to try to remember to save every 5 minutes to avoid losing work. So, what can anyone tell me about the stability of Vegas 21? Thoughts?

My System

Windows 11 V23H2

HP Laptop with an i5-8265U CPU @ 1.8 GHz

8 Gigs of RAM

60 Gigs free space on my Hard Drive

Vegas 21.0 (build 315)

Thank you.

What's your GPU model?

Can you copy and paste the error report here?

Advanced save can make backup projects at whatever interval you choose.