Rendering causes computer to shut off

FlashGordon wrote on 5/12/2012, 11:13 AM

In 2007 I purchased my LiveTracker II by Sonica as my audio / video computer. It was setup by Sonica to have as few additional programs installed to make audio & video creation / editing as problem free as possible. I use ACID for audio and Vegas for video so I'm true to the Sony school here. I have had five good years of relatively problem free usage but all of a sudden when I render a project in Vegas 10 (or 8) the project gets to about 70% and then the computer just shuts down. No blue screen, no message of computer crash when restarting, it just shuts down and obviously I'm not getting my work done. The audio will render fine but the video is a challenge most of the time. Since this first occurred a couple weeks ago it has finished the job a couple times, once on a big project that required compression, but most of the time it shuts the computer down, Has anyone ever had a problem like this that might give me guidance as to how I might correct it? I'm able to move the file to my desktop and finish so it's not the file. I know it's hard to say without seeing the computer but maybe there is some detail that I might be able to fix with some advice. Please help if you can.

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Steve Mann wrote on 5/15/2012, 10:12 PM

Whatever you do, use a grounding strap from the nozzle to the computer chassis. Even with a plastic nozzle.

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Chienworks wrote on 5/16/2012, 5:15 AM

"Even with a plastic nozzle."

I would say especially with a plastic nozzle. A metal nozzle tends to disperse static charges before the build up. A plastic one will act like a storage cell and build up quite a bit of charge with all the air running through it.

JJKizak wrote on 5/16/2012, 6:46 AM

The full house vacuum system in the chemical plant where I worked used metal pipe with a continuos #6 bare copper ground wire fastened along every length for the entire system. The concrete floor was poured over copper screening welded together with #300MCM copper wire welded from the copper mesh to each metal support beam in the building. All motors were totally enclosed and all fuses and relays were routed to an isolated electric room. All cast iron air lines were welded as were the stainless steel production pipes. All electric control boxes were cast aluminum blow up proof as were the 120 volt ac twist lock plugs and the 440 ac volt twist lock welder plugs. The roof was designed to blow off in case of explosion. All production processes were capped with nitrogen gas. All areas protected with foam ceiling nozzles and nozzles in the storage bins in case of fire. The production 12" pipes which carried powdered chemical were protected with "water explosion balls" activated by pressure. Production chemicals heated by hot oil (600F) and cooled by water.
If you want to be safe there are a lot of things you can do and I only mentioned a few.
JJK