Win7 + CS4 = SLOOOOOOW render.....why? at DVinfo.net

Doug Puckett · April 25th, 2010, 12:10 PM

Im trying to figure out whats going on here.

My Toshiba Qosmio Laptop came loaded with Vista and even though it generally sucked, It would render a project in a damn good time.

I installed Windows 7 and the CS4 and a project that would take 1-2 hours to render NOW takes 24+ hours.
The task manager shows CPU is slammed at 100% and 4 gig of ram is at 2.8 used.

I know my drivers are compatible with Win7, I just figure out whats going on here,,,,any ideas??

Doug

Jarred Capellman · April 25th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Did you simply upgrade from Vista to 7 or do a clean install?

Vista drivers work near perfectly under 7, so that isn't really an issue. Is it plugged in while you were rendering? Windows 7 handles laptops/netbooks differently then Vista to save power.

Doug Puckett · April 25th, 2010, 03:06 PM

I dis a clean install and its stays plugged in

Jarred Capellman · April 25th, 2010, 04:42 PM

Did you get the latest CS4 updates after doing the clean install? Other then that I am out of ideas.

Doug Puckett · April 25th, 2010, 05:53 PM

yep, all cs4 and windows updates are up to date

Mitch Hunt · April 25th, 2010, 10:11 PM

Try this:
Create a new project, add a video that matches your sequence settings to the timeline and add some effects.
Then Render. Let us know how this takes to render, what video format you're using, what effects were applied and how long the timeline is.

By render do you mean rendering within Premiere to achieve real time playback or exporting using the Adobe Media Encoder?

April 25th, 2010, 12:10 PM	#1
Doug Puckett Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Abingdon, Virginia Posts: 44	Win7 + CS4 = SLOOOOOOW render.....why? Im trying to figure out whats going on here. My Toshiba Qosmio Laptop came loaded with Vista and even though it generally sucked, It would render a project in a damn good time. I installed Windows 7 and the CS4 and a project that would take 1-2 hours to render NOW takes 24+ hours. The task manager shows CPU is slammed at 100% and 4 gig of ram is at 2.8 used. I know my drivers are compatible with Win7, I just figure out whats going on here,,,,any ideas?? Doug

April 25th, 2010, 02:44 PM	#2
Jarred Capellman Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 68	Did you simply upgrade from Vista to 7 or do a clean install? Vista drivers work near perfectly under 7, so that isn't really an issue. Is it plugged in while you were rendering? Windows 7 handles laptops/netbooks differently then Vista to save power. __________________ Motion Blur Studios - Canon XL H1, XL2, nanoFlash, 2xFS-4 HDs, Custom 9TB RAID 10 Array HPT RocketRaid 4320, GeForce GTX 480, Adobe CS5 Production Suite

April 25th, 2010, 03:06 PM	#3
Doug Puckett Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Abingdon, Virginia Posts: 44	re: Win7 + CS4 = SLOOOOOOW render.....why? I dis a clean install and its stays plugged in

April 25th, 2010, 04:42 PM	#4
Jarred Capellman Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 68	Did you get the latest CS4 updates after doing the clean install? Other then that I am out of ideas. __________________ Motion Blur Studios - Canon XL H1, XL2, nanoFlash, 2xFS-4 HDs, Custom 9TB RAID 10 Array HPT RocketRaid 4320, GeForce GTX 480, Adobe CS5 Production Suite

April 25th, 2010, 05:53 PM	#5
Doug Puckett Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Abingdon, Virginia Posts: 44	yep, all cs4 and windows updates are up to date

April 25th, 2010, 10:11 PM	#6
Mitch Hunt Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Broken Bow, NE Posts: 145	Try this: Create a new project, add a video that matches your sequence settings to the timeline and add some effects. Then Render. Let us know how this takes to render, what video format you're using, what effects were applied and how long the timeline is. By render do you mean rendering within Premiere to achieve real time playback or exporting using the Adobe Media Encoder?