How long should rendering take? at DVinfo.net

Brian K Jones · June 22nd, 2005, 02:55 PM

I have a question. When using Vegas 6(Version b) how long should rendering a 60 min dv file to mpeg2 take on a dual 3.6 Xeon PC? It takes my system about 35 minutes, which I thought seemed a little long. I know that it might vary, but I'm just looking for some opinions here. Thanks!!

Don Bloom · June 22nd, 2005, 03:35 PM

No cut and dry answer. It depends on many things. Any special effects, color correction, chroma key, cookie cutters, ANYTHING you have done to the footage might require the render to MPEG to go thru frame by frame. Honestly 35 minutes for a 60 minute piece isn't really all that bad.
The other thing is the computer system. I know you said you have dual Xeon processors but is Vegas set up in preferences to utilize the power of the duals?

There are far too many variables to give you a straight answer as far as exactly how long it should take but again, 35 minutes for a 60 minute piece ain't all that bad.

Don

Brian Kennedy · June 22nd, 2005, 03:45 PM

Drop a Magic Bullet film effect on there, and you'll realize that 35 minutes is nothing ;-). Like Brian said, some things you may do to the clips will make rendering slow down, especially when you force the computer to resample every frame (like with a Magic Bullet filter). 35 minutes does not sound bad at all for 60 minutes of video.

Brian K Jones · June 22nd, 2005, 04:46 PM

Thanks all, I guess it's not that long. It just doesn't seem to be any faster than the previous version of Vegas I was using, but I'll check my preferences.

Edward Troxel · June 22nd, 2005, 08:33 PM

Till it's done???

Glenn Chan · June 22nd, 2005, 09:48 PM

Try the median filter, turn circular processing on. ;)

Peter Jefferson · June 22nd, 2005, 09:59 PM

its funny people complain about render speeds (not u, but in general) but then they go out and buy a Matrox card and realsie that 2 hours, wil in fact take 2 hours to process.. as oppsed to vegas or main concept encoder which pumps at about 40 to 65 fps

thats just a straight transcode though..

as for filters.. well it depends on what u use and the format in which ur encoding to..

DJ Kinney · June 23rd, 2005, 01:04 AM

Dude, I had a 1-hour piece with a Magic Bullet filter, a level correction, and a little softening and it ran for 47 hours. Count your blessings.

Brian K Jones · June 23rd, 2005, 11:06 AM

I've come to realize since I posted that yesterday that I don't have much to complain about. Thanks all.

June 22nd, 2005, 02:55 PM	#1
Brian K Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 68	How long should rendering take? I have a question. When using Vegas 6(Version b) how long should rendering a 60 min dv file to mpeg2 take on a dual 3.6 Xeon PC? It takes my system about 35 minutes, which I thought seemed a little long. I know that it might vary, but I'm just looking for some opinions here. Thanks!!

June 22nd, 2005, 03:45 PM	#3
Brian Kennedy Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 126	Drop a Magic Bullet film effect on there, and you'll realize that 35 minutes is nothing ;-). Like Brian said, some things you may do to the clips will make rendering slow down, especially when you force the computer to resample every frame (like with a Magic Bullet filter). 35 minutes does not sound bad at all for 60 minutes of video. __________________ Brian Kennedy

June 22nd, 2005, 08:33 PM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Till it's done??? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 22nd, 2005, 03:35 PM	#2
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	No cut and dry answer. It depends on many things. Any special effects, color correction, chroma key, cookie cutters, ANYTHING you have done to the footage might require the render to MPEG to go thru frame by frame. Honestly 35 minutes for a 60 minute piece isn't really all that bad. The other thing is the computer system. I know you said you have dual Xeon processors but is Vegas set up in preferences to utilize the power of the duals? There are far too many variables to give you a straight answer as far as exactly how long it should take but again, 35 minutes for a 60 minute piece ain't all that bad. Don

June 22nd, 2005, 04:46 PM	#4
Brian K Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 68	Thanks all, I guess it's not that long. It just doesn't seem to be any faster than the previous version of Vegas I was using, but I'll check my preferences.

June 22nd, 2005, 09:48 PM	#6
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Try the median filter, turn circular processing on. ;)

June 22nd, 2005, 09:59 PM	#7
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	its funny people complain about render speeds (not u, but in general) but then they go out and buy a Matrox card and realsie that 2 hours, wil in fact take 2 hours to process.. as oppsed to vegas or main concept encoder which pumps at about 40 to 65 fps thats just a straight transcode though.. as for filters.. well it depends on what u use and the format in which ur encoding to..

June 23rd, 2005, 01:04 AM	#8
DJ Kinney Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 277	Dude, I had a 1-hour piece with a Magic Bullet filter, a level correction, and a little softening and it ran for 47 hours. Count your blessings.

June 23rd, 2005, 11:06 AM	#9
Brian K Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 68	I've come to realize since I posted that yesterday that I don't have much to complain about. Thanks all.