Thanks forgot that.

Running Windows 7 64bit
8 gig RAM
QuadCore - AMD Phenom II X4 B50 Processor


Jeff

I had the same problem. Shot in the dark: you may have bad RAM. I did.

Download the latest version of Memtest86 from this site http://www.memtest86.com/

Then, burn the iso (it's tiny) onto a CD. Boot from the CD and let memtest run overnight (it'll be about 8 passes of your memory). If yous errors in your RAM, I'm guessing that's your problem. The less RAM you have, the more consistently you'll have problems. Larger projects (which use more RAM will also cause extra grief. (voice of experience)

Sound advice.

G

Andreas? You found bad memory on your 16gb?

G

Since this is all we know about your system:


We have to guess...
Sounds like you are overheating or tripping the power supply.

Vegas is very processor intensive, so a PC full of dust bunnies can cause overheating that shuts down a PC.

Or you have added power-hungry components like a few hard disk drives and a dual-slot graphics card, and not upgraded the stock power supply.

Can the "system spec police" please cease and desist!! The guy gave his system specs in his post above after being asked for it. Then, after he gave the system information, absolutely no one gave any advice that actually required that information. Finally, even though he provided the information, those who seem to have a reflexive need to constantly ask this question ask it again.

FWIW, I finally decided to use Vegas 10.0d (and now 10.0e) for a major project, and it has been nothing but crashes. As I posted in another thread, I spent forty hours on a project with 14,000 events and fifteen hours on the timeline in both 7.0d and 8.0c and didn't have a single crash. Also, the Mercalli stabilization that I asked about yesterday in another thread crashes 10.0e constantly. Fortunately, I have found that I can copy/paste these AVCHD events back to 8.0c, and the exact same Mercalli 2.0 purchased plugin works perfectly on the same event from within 8.0c, without any crashing. I wouldn't have been able to finish my project without this (although 10.0e is now crashing while just rendering the thirty-minute project to MPEG-2).

So, to the OP, it is possible that you are having an overheating problem. If so, then you can limit the number of cores used in the Options --> Preferences --> Video Tab dialog. Cut the rendering threads in half and see if the processor stays cooler. You can use a simple utility like Real Temp to give you a temperature readout. This can be very useful in determining whether overheating is the problem.

Also, your problem might possibly be related to the codec you are using. What codec are you using for rendering? MPEG-2? AVC? Some of the codecs have been giving people problems, especially those that use the GPU acceleration.

Finally, if you have access to a Vegas version prior to 10.x, use it.

Oh yes ...

My system specs are:

Windows XP Pro SP3 32-bit
RAM: 6 GB
Processor: 3.2 GHz Intel i7, Asus P6T Delux MB, 6GB memory
Video Card: nVidia 9800GT
Sound Card: Creative Titanium xFx
Video Capture: OHCI IEEE1394
DVD Burner: LiteOn iHAP 422
Camera: Sony FX-1 (HDV), Sony TRV-11 (DV), Sony CX-700V
Have Vegas 7.0d, 8.0c, and 10.0e
No anti-virus software or any other background software. The computer is custom built by Polywell and is absolutely stripped clean of all unnecessary software. It has two hot-swap SATA slots, a memory card reader, and lots and lots of USB ports (2.0).