Well alright then...thank you sir!

Color correction alone can triple rendering time, depending on the source. Color correction & color curves combined can quintuple it.

Thanks Kelly, I've noticed color correction can double or even triple but nothing that takes this long....must be the DV/HDV combination thrown in the mix I guess.
Thanks again,
Randy

way too long,, if you are using sony cc, something isn't right

way too long,, if you are using sony cc, something isn't right

I agree. Unless there are layers and transparency, over four hours seems wrong. It sounds like maybe the RAM Preview is set to a high number. That will slow it down.

The Ram preview is indeed set to like 80% of my total....b/c I read somewhere to increase it even if you don't use ram preview...what should I set it to if I have 8gb and I don't use ram preview?
Thanks guys, I was thinking something had to be wrong

I would take it down to 256Mb. Some say they get better with 1024mb, but I get the best at 256mb. This is just during render. I run much higher during cutting.

Thanks very much K...how high would you run during editing if you had 8gb total.
Thanks again,
Randy

I usually run 2GB when editing

Thanks!

Did your render go faster?

It was 80% done so I let it finish...I have one Monday though and I'll check it then...thanks K!

Hi, Randy,
As others have said, render times can vary (a lot) depending on added effects.

Your computer specs sound fine.

As a "reality check" sort of test you may want to create a small sample project with no effects and render it, comparing render-time to real-time duration of the video.

I have a Q6600 with 3gb running 32 bit Vegas Pro 9 & 10. Using AVCHD source (1920x1080x60i) & Rendering to DVD Widescreen (720x480) I generally see about 1.5x real-time video duration (1 minute dvd runtime takes about 90 seconds). This is a ballpark & isn't always the same.

Some factors that are often overlooked:
-make sure that your hard disks that are being used for operating system, program files, temorary files, source files, and render target files are defragmented. Fragmented drives can have a dramatic impact on render speed.

-Ideally you will have your program files on one hard drive, your source files on a separate drive, your temperary files on a third drive, and your target files on a fourth drive. This will optimize read and write speeds.

-Be careful about other programs that use a lot of system memory &/or resources (e.g. Photoshop, etc) running at the same time as rendering.

If you need to render many pieces from a single project, scripts can be very useful in enabling multiple renders overnight or when away from your computer.