What is the location of the sourcefile on your hardware,
what is exactly the render location and its render template,
what is the total amount of free space on your renderlocation,

in short you gave too little information to know or understand what you are actual doing.

What is the location of the sourcefile on your hardware,
what is exactly the render location and its render template,

Both are on the same 1Tb drive. Should they be on different drives?

what is the total amount of free space on your renderlocation,

There's 405Gb of free space on the drive.

 

I'll bet dollars to donuts you have a hardware heating issue. If it were a project issue Vegas would freeze at the same place. You can do hours of audio, but not video, that's kind of a giveaway.

But humor us anyway -- post your file properties.

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/

Then go through the troubleshooting steps.

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-faqs-and-troubleshooting-guides--104787/

 

I'm a media composer, not a video editor. So, I'm not sure exactly what I'm supposed to do here. Do I have to download the file in your link? The 2nd link looks like Q&A for the 1st link, So, I'm really not sure which steps I'm supposed to be following. You're talking to a total video novice here.

Before doing anything, clean the dust bunnies from your fins and fans.

1. Download MediaInfo. Don't install any toolbars. Run it from context menu and post full file properties.

2. Vegas file properties are where it says they are. Post those, we need both.

3. Troubleshooting steps are a guide. Usually, problems are solved by users taking steps they don't think apply to them.

4. Be proactive and people here will want to help.

Both are on the same 1Tb drive. Should they be on different drives?

Would be much better if one drive only has to read and the other one only has to write. Also much less memory use in that case.

Not sure if I've done this correctly. But here are (I think) the 2 screen shots you want.

Both are on the same 1Tb drive. Should they be on different drives?

Would be much better if one drive only has to read and the other one only has to write. Also much less memory use in that case.

THAT would be an easy fix, and one I will implement immediately!

Hi @KeyplayerG maybe before spending $ on ssd etc you could try a ramdrive, if you load and run your project or a smaller subset from the ramdrive and it doesn’t solve your problems then it hasn’t cost you anything and the issue is elsewhere. Asus motherboards come with, if you don’t have there are some free ones ... https://www.ghacks.net/2017/04/03/the-best-free-ramdisk-programs-for-windows/

I cannot vouch for these as haven’t used.

I agree with Musicvid that it is likely a hardware issue, maybe temp or maybe ram. I am sure Roseberry & company at ADK would be glad to help with it.

I agree with Musicvid that it is likely a hardware issue, maybe temp or maybe ram. I am sure Roseberry & company at ADK would be glad to help with it.

Sadly, ADK went under in May 2018.

So. Did the mediainfo file tell you what you needed to know?

No, In Windows, "Context Menu" means to "Right Click."

@KeyplayerG In Mediainfo select the 'View' tab, scroll down and select 'Text' mode, then post a screenshot of your source media (you will see there is additional information in the Text mode.

Post a screenshot of your source media from within Vegas. Right click on the event/clip on the timeline track, scroll down to the bottom and select 'Properties'. A screenshot of this pop-up window display may be helpful. Unfortunately I have never been able to enlarge this window to show all the data, so you may have to get a screen grab, then scroll to the right and get another one, then scroll to the bottom and get another one, so on so forth until we can see all the information (probably will require about 4 screenshots!).

Have you tried a full reset of Vegas Pro? Hold down the 'Ctrl+Shift' keys while you double left click on the Vegas Pro desltop icon (shortcut), then check 'Delete all cached application data', then left click on 'Yes'. This will reset Vegas Pro back to the original installed default settings and delete the pesky cached application data that sometimes will build up and cause Vegas to do strange things.

Have you updated your GPU drivers lately? Are they current?

I don't think you have provided a screenshot of the Render Format and template settings, could you please do that as well?

SSD or mechanical hard drive ?

don't overclock . in fact , I under-clock . things run cooler , and performance is just as good . Potentially much more reliable too .

I've had similar render freezes. Without knowing much more about your setup and issue, I would recommend trying these things:

1. Are you using GPU rendering (vce, nvenc, quick sync)? If so, try the render without it.

2. Are you using GPU acceleration on the timeline? Try to go into preferences and disable it if so.

Many times I've found that render crashes can be caused by issues with the GPU, and those are 2 tests that can isolate that if it is the cause. If doing either works, try to update your GPU drivers.

Info that can help us isolate the problem quickly for you:

what type of GPU you are using, windows version, GPU driver version number, project properties settings, render settings (what codec you are rendering to, which template or which settings if using a custom template) mediainfo properties as described above, and make sure you go through the steps in the guide that musicvid posted.

 Here ya go!

Here are my preferences settings.

You stated before that the goal is DVD, why not rendering using the Mainconcept Mpeg- 2 codec?
That one is for DVD or Blueray in the same format as your sourcefiles.

I'll try that and see if it makes a difference. I was just using the source setting as my guide.

Thanks to all of you so much for your helpful replies! This is a GREAT FORUM!!😁😎

You stated before that the goal is DVD, why not rendering using the Mainconcept Mpeg- 2 codec?
That one is for DVD or Blueray in the same format as your sourcefiles.

We have a WINNER! The combination of Mpeg 2 + a different drive to print on worked great. Not a single hiccup! I could even cancel a rendering (which would have crashed the entire PC instantly before) to make a leabeling correction and it went smooth as glass. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH! 😁😉

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the function render as of vegas pro 16 build 361 does not work:
Parameter 4k 3840 * 2160 23.97ips
no model 4k works
machine configuration:
HP I7, 1Tb ssd Tb nividia 630 gt, 1Tb dd, 64-bit win10
I tried everything. For 13 minutes of editing
each time CTRL ALT SUPR and I sent VEGAS the error message with all the information
Ex: time 3h for 2% done