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Michael Best · August 4th, 2004, 06:33 AM

3 minute video rendered mpeg2, watched it and it's over only
2/3 of the way through? Any ideas? Thanks

Edward Troxel · August 4th, 2004, 07:07 AM

So you are saying you have a 3 minute clip, you render to MPEG2, and you only have the first 2 minutes worth? Did you possibly have a loop region around the first 2 minutes and, when rendering, only rendered the loop region?

Michael Best · August 4th, 2004, 07:13 AM

Edward, no, definitely no loop regions. There are a lot of edits in the piece, to the point that it would barely play in the preview window but I don't see how that would impact this problem.

Patrick King · August 4th, 2004, 07:15 AM

Edward,

You're unbelievable. I've had that very thing happen to me (several times) but I didn't recall that as a possible solution. How do you remember all this stuff?

Do you have a little 'pre-render checklist' that you use (deselect loop region, select resample if desired, unmute all tracks, etc)?

Edward Troxel · August 4th, 2004, 08:05 AM

Michael, what happens if you render to DV-AVI first and then render THAT file to MPEG?

Edward Troxel · August 4th, 2004, 08:07 AM

Patrick, no specific checklist. I DO make sure I do not have a loop region selected before I start to render (unless I specifically want to selectively render a small section). Otherwise, just a quick double-check of the "Render - As" checkboxes (mainly have to determine whether or not to include markers!)

Michael Best · August 4th, 2004, 08:16 AM

Edward, I haven't tried that but I can, what would that be accomplishing?

Edward Troxel · August 4th, 2004, 09:46 AM

Just wondering if there was a complex area that the MPEG2 render was getting hung on and, therefore, wasn't finishing. A loop area is still the most logical reason, though. Kind of grasping at straws here.

Michael Best · August 4th, 2004, 10:18 AM

I'll try some other things and check for consistency.

Thanks very much

Rob Lohman · August 5th, 2004, 06:45 AM

This will probably sound silly as well, but check your free disk
space on your temp drive.

Michael Best · August 5th, 2004, 06:53 AM

Rob, are you referring to a 'temporary file folder'?

Rob Lohman · August 5th, 2004, 07:05 AM

Yes, it points to a directory on a harddisk. This disk might be full?
(or your MPEG's final output directory)

Michael Best · August 5th, 2004, 07:07 AM

My drives are set up as follows

100 gig split 20% C: / 80% E:
100 gig H:
160 gig I: External Firewire drive

My operating system is on C: (space remaining on this partition is low)

Vegas is on E:
Captured Files/Projects are on H: sometimes I:

Also, moderately edited projects max out the CPU when previewing, P4 2.53. Ram is running at 50% of capacity.
I can't believe I have to render everything all the time
just to see if a single edit was what I was looking for.

Michael Best · August 5th, 2004, 07:08 AM

Can I redirect where it points to? I don't want it pointing to my primary drive. I thought I had all Preferences, Properties, etc set up right, maybe not.

Rob Lohman · August 5th, 2004, 07:18 AM

Yes you can, just follow the instructions in the manual/help.

August 4th, 2004, 06:33 AM	#1
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Clip shortened in render 3 minute video rendered mpeg2, watched it and it's over only 2/3 of the way through? Any ideas? Thanks

August 4th, 2004, 07:07 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	So you are saying you have a 3 minute clip, you render to MPEG2, and you only have the first 2 minutes worth? Did you possibly have a loop region around the first 2 minutes and, when rendering, only rendered the loop region? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

August 4th, 2004, 07:15 AM	#4
Patrick King Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 857	Edward, You're unbelievable. I've had that very thing happen to me (several times) but I didn't recall that as a possible solution. How do you remember all this stuff? Do you have a little 'pre-render checklist' that you use (deselect loop region, select resample if desired, unmute all tracks, etc)? __________________ Fear No Weevil!

August 4th, 2004, 08:05 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Michael, what happens if you render to DV-AVI first and then render THAT file to MPEG? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

August 4th, 2004, 08:07 AM	#6
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Patrick, no specific checklist. I DO make sure I do not have a loop region selected before I start to render (unless I specifically want to selectively render a small section). Otherwise, just a quick double-check of the "Render - As" checkboxes (mainly have to determine whether or not to include markers!) __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

August 4th, 2004, 07:13 AM	#3
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Edward, no, definitely no loop regions. There are a lot of edits in the piece, to the point that it would barely play in the preview window but I don't see how that would impact this problem.

August 4th, 2004, 08:16 AM	#7
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Edward, I haven't tried that but I can, what would that be accomplishing?

August 4th, 2004, 09:46 AM	#8
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Just wondering if there was a complex area that the MPEG2 render was getting hung on and, therefore, wasn't finishing. A loop area is still the most logical reason, though. Kind of grasping at straws here. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

August 4th, 2004, 10:18 AM	#9
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	I'll try some other things and check for consistency. Thanks very much

August 5th, 2004, 06:45 AM	#10
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	This will probably sound silly as well, but check your free disk space on your temp drive. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 5th, 2004, 06:53 AM	#11
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Rob, are you referring to a 'temporary file folder'?

August 5th, 2004, 07:05 AM	#12
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Yes, it points to a directory on a harddisk. This disk might be full? (or your MPEG's final output directory) __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 5th, 2004, 07:07 AM	#13
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	My drives are set up as follows 100 gig split 20% C: / 80% E: 100 gig H: 160 gig I: External Firewire drive My operating system is on C: (space remaining on this partition is low) Vegas is on E: Captured Files/Projects are on H: sometimes I: Also, moderately edited projects max out the CPU when previewing, P4 2.53. Ram is running at 50% of capacity. I can't believe I have to render everything all the time just to see if a single edit was what I was looking for.

August 5th, 2004, 07:08 AM	#14
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Can I redirect where it points to? I don't want it pointing to my primary drive. I thought I had all Preferences, Properties, etc set up right, maybe not.

August 5th, 2004, 07:18 AM	#15
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Yes you can, just follow the instructions in the manual/help. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors