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megabit wrote on 3/29/2008, 11:03 AM

OK, so I have invested in a Full HDTV plasma, and hung it above my desktop. I'd like to use it as the full screen preview monitor in Vegas. Even though this has been discussed in many threads already, I am still not clear whether it's possible to achieve full fps (or at least much better than in the previe window) while playing the time line in Best/Full preview config. If so, what hardware do I need to invest into? I mean, I'm NOT so much interested in a capturing device as I'm using file approach in acquisition (EX1), but in helping Vegas resample the timeline. Is it viable?

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megabit wrote on 4/3/2008, 6:58 AM

Some more observations. Did I tell you Vegas plays OK on my 50" HDTV using a regular ATI card's DVI->HDMI? Just like Edius does?

Well, then - it does, but only sometimes. I mean, right after you launch Vegas, and open or set up a project.

But keep it minimized in the background for a couple of minutes, using other apps (possibly also using the secondary display) - and, when you switch to it again, it DOES NOT. Unlike Edius - whatever you do with the system, once you switch to Edius it plays either the player or recorder window full speed & quality, no matter what! And with live scopes opened, and some CC or curves active...

Gee, I love Vegas. But why does it lack even the basic optimization?!! OK - so it doesn't use HW acceleration and adding an FX (or switching to 32bit, for that matter) will slow it down - in both the preview window and external display. But why on earth loosing track of what it was capable of only a few minutes ago?!! Don't tell me it would not do such silly things if I invested in an even $10,000's worth video I/O card, because when it plays full 25fps, it does even with my simple ATI!

And yes, I have set it up to NOT close the files when out of focus.

JJKizak wrote on 4/3/2008, 9:54 AM

Sorry about the Nero thing. Try tools, then Nero info.
JJK

megabit wrote on 4/3/2008, 10:40 AM

Thanks, but it didn't help. either. The only thing it sees as "needing upgrade" to play BD contents is the player - of course, I don't have BD player in my desktop - trying to play from virtual drives, with BD images burned by Vegas.

farss wrote on 4/3/2008, 1:08 PM

"Don't tell me it would not do such silly things if I invested in an even $10,000's worth video I/O card, because when it plays full 25fps, it does even with my simple ATI!"

I don't know where you've got that idea into your head from.
No video I/O card will make Vegas run any faster.
It might reduce the amount of work Vegas has to do to drive the preview window and give you a slight bump up in performance but that's it.

Once Vegas looses focus it releases RAM and depending on setting close all open files. That's why you're seeing it slow down. It's hardly a hinderance to normal editing but does reveal the limitation of relying on so much RAM buffering.

Bob.