Pause Rendering Feature

Sonisfear wrote on 9/28/2005, 1:24 PM

Could ouy guys (sony programmers) please put a pause/continue render button in Vegas.

It would be nice after 8 hours of rendering that if need to use my computer for a bit like showing a customer their wedding in wmvHD that I could simple press puase on the render and then continue when I am done.

Thanks

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Chienworks wrote on 9/28/2005, 4:08 PM

Yeah, i've been asking for this for years. With the priority feature in Windows XP it's not really necessary for what you want. Set the priority on Vegas to below normal and then any media player should be able to play back at full speed. Vegas' rendering will slow down to accomdate, then go back to full speed when the file is done playing. I usually set Vegas' priority down every time i render so that other programs will run more smoothly. Usually Vegas still ends up getting over 95% of the processor cycles anyway, so it doesn't significanly slow down rendering. It just makes Vegas more cooperative.

I do still think a pause function would be useful, especially one that lets you exit Vegas and then resume later. This would be good for times when you need to reboot, or if you're on a laptop and the battery is getting low and you can't get to an AC outlet soon.

johnmeyer wrote on 9/28/2005, 4:42 PM

Dozens of people have asked for the feature since the beginning of time. Must be too difficult to implement.

I do the same thing as Kelly (set the priority lower). Works like a charm. Your computer becomes completely responsive, and there is very little impact on total rendering time.

fwtep wrote on 9/28/2005, 4:47 PM

Chienworks is right, set Vegas to "Below Normal" and any other program you're using will take priority. I have my Vegas icon set to run a batch file so every time I use Vegas it's set to "below normal." Here's how you can do it. Open Notepad or Wordpad (Write.exe) and copy these two lines to a blank document:

Echo off
Start /belownormal vegas60.exe

Now save it as Vegas_BelowNormal.bat or whatever name you want (ending in .bat) and put it into your Vegas folder (where the Vegas exe is).

To run it, double-click on it. Or, if you have a Vegas icon on your desktop, right-click on it and choose Properties, then on the Shortcut tab, change the shortcut Target to end with that file rather than the Vegas exe. For example, with a standard install you'd make your Target read:

"C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas 6.0\Vegas_BelowNormal.bat" (Include the quotes.)

Now when you run it you'll see a command window flash on for an instant, then Vegas will start and it'll be in "Below Normal" priority, so if you bring another app to the forground, like a media player, or e-mail, Vegas will reduce its priority and the other program should run smoothly (this might sometimes take a moment for the switch).

Fred

Paul_Holmes wrote on 9/28/2005, 5:10 PM

Wow! Great idea -- the bat file. Just implemented that, although I'd done the below normal thing below from Ctrl-Alt-Delete.

johnmeyer wrote on 9/28/2005, 9:09 PM

Fred,

Fantastic hint. I've got a low priority shortcut on my desktop, and I'm loving it (with apologies to the late Don Adams of "Get Smart" fame).

Sonisfear wrote on 9/29/2005, 12:30 PM

thanks guys...