Premiere crashes at DVinfo.net

Joe Riggs · November 29th, 2006, 01:01 PM

When I try to capture in PPro 2, the program crashes. In the task manager I see that when I open the capture window, premiere goes to or near 100% then it goes down to 0. Then, explorer.exe goes to 100%. I’m not sure why?

Any help is greatly appreciated

Graham Hickling · November 29th, 2006, 05:58 PM

Not enough details to answer. What source are you capturing from, and what are the specs of your computer?

Joe Riggs · November 30th, 2006, 07:23 AM

HDV downconvert to DV on a P4 2.0 ghz 512 ram. These specs are not enough to deal with HDV but it should be enough for DV. I just want to make sure it's the specs of the CPU and not something else.

Thanks

Harm Millaard · November 30th, 2006, 07:54 AM

You have to down convert in camera, so you will be capturing a DV stream. Also your memory is very low and possibly your disk configuration is also sub optimal. Details please.

Ervin Farkas · November 30th, 2006, 08:53 AM

Try capturing your HDV footage with HDV Split (free utility) then import that into PPRO 2.0. I have a similar laptop, Sony Vaio P4 @ 2.4 GHz processor with only 512 RAM and it works without crashes - don't ask me about the speed though... I'm just experimenting wiht high def at this point.

Your PPRO probably crashes because it runs out of RAM - can't keep up with the work load, so "it throws arms up". With HDV Split you are only using a small part of your computing capabilities, being a small application... PPRO by itself eats up almost all of that RAM even idling...

You definitely need more RAM... a lot more RAM...

Joe Riggs · December 2nd, 2006, 08:56 AM

Okay, now the same thing is happening when I try to capture from my DV camera. I know my specs are low but I have never had a problem capturing DV footage with my PC.

Could it be a virus or should I do a fresh install of premiere?

Harm Millaard · December 2nd, 2006, 10:05 AM

I repeat, details please on your setup and configuration.

Joe Riggs · December 2nd, 2006, 03:18 PM

Harm Millaard see post #3 (running Win XP home ed.)

I think I figured out the problem, when my computer recognizes the camera, Premiere doesn’t respond, when I turn the camera off, premiere responds. This is really strange.

Anyone know how to fix this?

Bart Walczak · December 2nd, 2006, 05:11 PM

Doesn't PPro 2.0 require Windows XP Proffessional?

Joe Riggs · December 5th, 2006, 12:52 PM

No it works on Home ed.The problem turned out to be my firewire cable.

November 29th, 2006, 01:01 PM	#1
Joe Riggs Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	Premiere crashes When I try to capture in PPro 2, the program crashes. In the task manager I see that when I open the capture window, premiere goes to or near 100% then it goes down to 0. Then, explorer.exe goes to 100%. I’m not sure why? Any help is greatly appreciated

November 30th, 2006, 08:53 AM	#5
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Try capturing your HDV footage with HDV Split (free utility) then import that into PPRO 2.0. I have a similar laptop, Sony Vaio P4 @ 2.4 GHz processor with only 512 RAM and it works without crashes - don't ask me about the speed though... I'm just experimenting wiht high def at this point. Your PPRO probably crashes because it runs out of RAM - can't keep up with the work load, so "it throws arms up". With HDV Split you are only using a small part of your computing capabilities, being a small application... PPRO by itself eats up almost all of that RAM even idling... You definitely need more RAM... a lot more RAM... __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

November 29th, 2006, 05:58 PM	#2
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,669	Not enough details to answer. What source are you capturing from, and what are the specs of your computer?

November 30th, 2006, 07:23 AM	#3
Joe Riggs Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	HDV downconvert to DV on a P4 2.0 ghz 512 ram. These specs are not enough to deal with HDV but it should be enough for DV. I just want to make sure it's the specs of the CPU and not something else. Thanks

November 30th, 2006, 07:54 AM	#4
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	You have to down convert in camera, so you will be capturing a DV stream. Also your memory is very low and possibly your disk configuration is also sub optimal. Details please.

December 2nd, 2006, 08:56 AM	#6
Joe Riggs Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	Okay, now the same thing is happening when I try to capture from my DV camera. I know my specs are low but I have never had a problem capturing DV footage with my PC. Could it be a virus or should I do a fresh install of premiere?

December 2nd, 2006, 10:05 AM	#7
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	I repeat, details please on your setup and configuration.

December 2nd, 2006, 03:18 PM	#8
Joe Riggs Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	Harm Millaard see post #3 (running Win XP home ed.) I think I figured out the problem, when my computer recognizes the camera, Premiere doesn’t respond, when I turn the camera off, premiere responds. This is really strange. Anyone know how to fix this?

December 2nd, 2006, 05:11 PM	#9
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Doesn't PPro 2.0 require Windows XP Proffessional?

December 5th, 2006, 12:52 PM	#10
Joe Riggs Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	No it works on Home ed.The problem turned out to be my firewire cable.