Is there any way to get 32bit to work?

StormMarc wrote on 5/13/2008, 7:00 PM
Since the first release up to the current I have had very little success getting 32-bit mode to render without crashing my system. Sometimes I can get a very small project to render but most of the time Vegas commits suicide.

In 8bit mode I have found editing HDV (NEO files) to be very stable. I have a high end Dual Zeon system with 4 gigs of ram, NVidea 8800 on Windows XP and I'm using Cineform NEO files in 1080i.

Are there any workarounds or is this just a feature that does not work at this time and may never work in the future?

Thanks, Marc

Comments

Terje wrote on 5/13/2008, 8:01 PM
There are no work-arounds., 32 bit mode is simply just broken.
farss wrote on 5/14/2008, 5:38 AM
And why sweat it over 32bit anyway?
Until the next release when some really nice goodies get added it's not a whole lot of use.

Bob.
StormMarc wrote on 5/14/2008, 8:27 AM
Bummer... I guess it was a good marketing feature though. Hopefully it will work someday.

The reason I want to use it is for the better fades and transparency effects. Also for color correction reasons.
Laurence wrote on 5/14/2008, 9:06 AM
Not to mention the absolute orders of magnitude increase in render time. On my Intel Core2Duo laptop, when it doesn't crash, a render that would take an hour and a half at 8 bits will be well over 30 hours at 32 bits. That's a lot of extra time for something that you have to squint to see, and even then you're not sure if you're really seeing it!
StormMarc wrote on 5/14/2008, 10:12 AM
"That's a lot of extra time for something that you have to squint to see, and even then you're not sure if you're really seeing it! "

I hear ya... but the difference in tranparency and fades can be very noticible when comparing 32bit to 8bit. It would be nice to be able to use when we're not under a render deadline.
Coursedesign wrote on 5/14/2008, 10:32 AM
Even for Vegas users, it is helpful to have After Effects Pro in your toolbox.

You can get a full non-academic license on eBay for about $500, as opposed to the usual $1,000 MLSP.

The Sellution is a good vendor, sells an old version af AE packaged with a fresh AE CS3 upgrade (you don't even need to install the old version).

Of course it's a new program to learn, but I think AE has become a lot more straightforward in the latest version. There are great books to learn the basics and beyond quickly, and tons of online training and tutes.

If video is your living, this is timesaving and helpful for many.
StormMarc wrote on 5/14/2008, 10:59 AM
"Even for Vegas users, it is helpful to have After Effects Pro in your toolbox."

I agree... I've been learning AE from the Lynda.com tutorials (which are great) and AE is an amazing program.