I've only been using VV3 for a few days. So far I've only had one successful render. I've tried rendering 1 to 2 minute movies in DV format, Windows Media format,etc., but my renders always seem to freeze after 3 1/2 minutes or so. I have no virus software running, my screen saver is turned off...what is the problem?? I have a P4 (ASUS P4T) 2GHz, 512RDRAM, 2 SCSI drives, Win XP Pro. Is this a software issue? I would appreciate any tips!! Thanks for helpin the newbie.