Trying to edit timeline causes Vegas to stop responding

auran-k wrote on 11/7/2016, 2:40 AM

 

Hello,

I've been having some issues even trying to edit the timeline. It causes vegas to stop responding for a few minutes, before letting me make changes to the timeline again. After making more changes however, even something as simple as splitting and deleting a clip or even just playing the preview, it would freeze again. It has made editing almost unbearable for me. I used to have an Intel Pentium G3240 processor, but was meant to be an i5-4460 (amazon sent me the wrong one) I got a replacement and installed it just a few days ago, thinking it would fix my issue, but alas, it has not. Every youtube tutorial about the matter has not helped me whatsoever, turning GPU acceleration processing on or off has done nothing, decreasing or increasing the amount of dynamic RAM processing threads has done nothing, turning multi-core playback off has done nothing, even downsizing the preview window and switching it to the lowest picture quality possible has done nothing. At this point I'm out of ideas, and would really appreciate the help if anyone is knowledgeable enough about my problem. Thanks for reading.

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NickHope wrote on 11/7/2016, 3:37 AM

Do other programs run OK on your computer?

What version of Vegas are you using?

What type of media are you using in Vegas and how was it generated?

Do a Vegas reset by holding <CTRL> + <SHIFT> when you click the program icon and see if that helps.

auran-k wrote on 11/7/2016, 6:05 AM

Hi Nick,

Yes, other programs run smoothly on my computer, but not other editing programs (I tried free ones). This leads me to believe that this may not be a problem with my Vegas, but I'm not really sure what it could be. I use Vegas Pro 11, and it used to work fine about a year ago or so. I did just try a vegas reset after reading your post, but it seems to have done nothing unfortunately.

NickHope wrote on 11/7/2016, 6:43 AM

Sounds like your PC needs a thorough health check, including scanning for viruses and testing the memory. I can't recommend a precise prodedure but there is plenty on the net if you Google "PC health check" and "windows memory test". Do a Windows Update. It might be worth installing and running Malwarebytes, and perhaps doing a cleanup (including the registry) with Ccleaner. Backup the registry when it prompts you. If you have more than one drive, try working with media off a different drive. Run the diagnostic tool for your media hard drive from the vendor.