DVD Architect crashing when I burn?

goodguyswearblack9 wrote on 3/21/2007, 9:51 AM

I'm using Vegas Home Platinum Edition and when I get about 4% on the rendering stage when I burn a DVD, the PC crashes.

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ScottW wrote on 3/21/2007, 1:10 PM

If it's always right around 4% regardless of the material, then the first thing I would do is check for dust on the CPU heat sink and CPU fan (and make sure the fan is working). Rendering is very processor intensive, which creates more heat - if your processor is running on the edge heat-wise, rendering will push it off the cliff.

Use some canned air to blow off any dust, also dust the motherboard and the power supply.

--Scott

goodguyswearblack9 wrote on 3/21/2007, 4:33 PM

Thanks!

MPM wrote on 3/21/2007, 4:41 PM

FWIW there are some posts online re: crashes rendering etc. -- often the cause is very elusive. If it helps narrow things down at all, you can eliminate whatever apps (in this case Vegas) by downloading & running Prime95:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime95

Simply, if it crashes -> don't look specifically at Vegas, but at your system in general. If it doesn't, look at Vegas or the disc you're rendering to and so on.

Heat is a problem with almost every or even *any* current processor. Accumulated dust certainly can make it worse as Scott pointed out, but an awful lot has to do with case & heatsink design -- number of fans & placement is important. Current CPUs will often more or less idle until some task causes them to *floor it*, & that's when the CPU & M/Board temps rise. You can monitor it using utilities like MBM (Motherboard Monitor), or with hardware displays. There's plenty of info online, especially at any site concerning overclocking.