large mpg problem

johnnyboy wrote on 5/17/2009, 9:47 AM

I have a large 2hr mpg file I am trying to get vegas to edit. The prog just cant handle the size so it seems as navigating positions on the timetine is impossible...stuck video, audio not playing etc. If I try an mpg just 1 hr long its OK. Other progs I have like AVS dont seem to have this problem

Comments

laz wrote on 5/18/2009, 4:25 AM

Editing mpeg or similar is a lot slower than avi and puts a strain on the processor. Try turning off background progs to the bare minimum. Otherwise convert with Super to avi.

johnnyboy wrote on 5/18/2009, 12:39 PM

oh ho! Doesnt this open up the great debate on rendering? I thought is was best to render for DVD to an mpg file so I thought when ripping say a piece of a DVD then it would be better to import it into vegas as an mpg so there is no recoding after editing. What you are suggesting would involve an extra process DVD to AVI to mpg and a resulting drop in quality...Correct me if I'm wrong guys.

laz wrote on 5/19/2009, 1:19 AM

It was just a suggestion to get over the problem. The degredation of converting is minimal and can be compensated by adjustments in VMS tweaks.

Ivan Lietaert wrote on 5/19/2009, 3:59 AM

Vegas is not designed to edit ripped dvds.

Stuntmusic wrote on 5/20/2009, 4:11 PM

Split the file up. Edit it in smaller chunks. If your system can't handle the editing, it's not the fault of Vegas, you need more memory, more CPU or combination therein

Byron K wrote on 5/21/2009, 2:12 AM

What would be a good program do split up large .mpg and or avi files?

Thanks!
Byron

johnnyboy wrote on 5/22/2009, 3:50 PM

Well I'm running an Intel dual core 2.4ghz overclocked to 3.0ghz with 3 gb of memory, surely powerful enough. It does handle avi files better than mpg. Other software I have trialed like AVS seems to handle large mpgs without any problems.