Extremely Long Rendering Speeds

tony140 wrote on 6/3/2003, 6:23 PM
I just got Vegas 4 + Dvd and I am working on my first project. I'm converting a movie that is already in SVCD format into a Dvd compatable format so that I can burn it to dvd. I put 2 or 3 video filters (I think sharpness, increase hue) and one audio filter (enhance) and I'm putting it into NTSC Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. So far, Vegas has been rendering this movie for 16 hours and it is only 18% done!

I've been working with video for a while now and I know that it takes awhile to encode (or render as Vegas calls it). My machine only has a 1.2 ghz processor with 216 ddr memory, but at this speed, there must be something wrong. I mean, at this rate it will take three and 1/2 days to fininsh. My question is how long does it usually take ya'll to render a video file and what could be wrong with mine. I spent a lot of money on this product and will be very upset if it takes 3 1/2 days to encode to dvd format.

Thanks

Comments

BillyBoy wrote on 6/3/2003, 7:03 PM
You're asking Vegas to do more than you may realize. Changing from SVCD to DV, changing from a small frame size and low bitrate to a much larger and higher one, applying filters, (sharpeness is rather slow) converting to surround sound. It takes awhile. You didn't say how long the project is. I bet you picked best render too, right?
tony140 wrote on 6/3/2003, 7:24 PM
Yeah, I did pick the best render quality, I already cancelled that render and started a new one with "good" rendering quality and less filters (just sharpness). It still looks like it is going to take about a day and 1/2. How much quicker does Vegas work when you are converting from avi or divx to dvd format?
pconti wrote on 6/3/2003, 8:51 PM
Depends on what you ask it to do. If you do straight cuts with no filters from avi to mpeg it can be less than real time. Not a lot less, but roughly 85%. Add a few disolves or other types effects and it's a little more than real time. Adding track motion, pan and scan, filters or anything else which changes each frame of the video and you add lots of time. You didn't say what type of drives you are using, but in my opinion your RAM is a bit thin for this type of work. Between your operating system and the program itself you won't have much left.

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wobblyboy wrote on 6/3/2003, 8:54 PM
Hey ram is cheap, put a gig in. You'll like it.