Nvidia Graphics card

Widetrack wrote on 9/20/2018, 9:30 PM

I’m running Vegas 15 bld 361, on a Win 10 Dell Inspiron 3668 (Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz, 8.00 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 630, Nvidia GeForce GT 730).

I’d obviously like to use the Nvidia, and not the on-board Intel graphics chip, for video preview, but I’m not sure I am. And I’m getting regular crashes just while doing simple editing of video from a Galaxy S7 and a Parrot Bebop drone.

In the “Video” tab of the Vegas Preferences pane, the parameter, “GPU acceleration of video processing,” shows the Nvidia card, but in the “Preview Device” pane, the “Device” parameter dropdown does not show the Nvidia as a choice, only “Windows Graphics Card,” and options for three things that have never been installed in this machine (a generic DV card, an AJA card, and a BlackMagic card).

I think these settings mean I’m not using the Nvidia for Preview. Am I? And if I’m not, how do I configure Vegas so that I am using the Nvidia?

Thanks for any help.

Comments

Red Prince wrote on 9/20/2018, 10:02 PM

If the NVIDIA is your default Windows graphics card, then I would say you are using it for Preview. I mean, is your monitor hooked up to the NVIDIA card? If so, that is what you are using. Does your NVIDIA control panel have an effect on your video output? If so, again, that is what you are using.

Widetrack wrote on 9/21/2018, 9:21 AM

Red: Thank you for the idea. I sill have to wonder, though, why the “Preview Device” doesn't show the Nvidia. I may be misunderstanding what this panel controls.

OldSmoke wrote on 9/21/2018, 9:44 AM

Red: Thank you for the idea. I sill have to wonder, though, why the “Preview Device” doesn't show the Nvidia. I may be misunderstanding what this panel controls.

Is your monitor connected to the Nvidia card?

Widetrack wrote on 9/21/2018, 10:03 AM

Yes, via the Windows Settings control panel, and physically by the card's two output ports.

So, yeah. I guess it has to be using the Nvidia. We may be talking about another senior moment here.

OldSmoke wrote on 9/21/2018, 10:41 AM

In the preview options it will only show “Windows Graphics Card” and that is your Nvidia if the monitor is connected to it If your card is selected or selectable for GPU acceleration then Vegas is detecting it and will use it for timepline acceleration.

j-v wrote on 9/21/2018, 10:48 AM

In the "preview devic"e you are able to use the main screen for previewing on the whole screen or to use a second (and/or third) screen to look for the total video on preview. Not for the use of a certain GPU.

OldSmoke wrote on 9/21/2018, 11:15 AM

In the "preview devic"e you are able to use the main screen for previewing on the whole screen or to use a second (and/or third) screen to look for the total video on preview. Not for the use of a certain GPU.

Yes. But if have you something like a Blackmagic Decklink it will show in your preview preferences as an option.

Widetrack wrote on 9/21/2018, 11:49 AM

Thank you, guys. This makes sense now.

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