Clip freezing after transition

XLynxX8

Newbie Joined: Jul 07, 2011 09:45 Messages: 3 Offline

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Jul 07, 2011 09:53

Hi, I've downloaded the free trial of cyberlink power director 9 to test it to decide whether to buy it or not. However, I am occuring a problem where I can play clips and audio fine together, but as soon as I add a transition like fade which goes over two clips the second clip freezes.

As I have no idea what I'm doing, could anyone please tell me where I'm going all wrong haha. Thanks

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ClancM

Senior Member Location: New York Joined: May 26, 2011 22:19 Messages: 175 Offline

Jul 07, 2011 16:39

That happens with me sometimes. My computer is lacking RAM and has a bad video card so it often lags during playback, but the produced video is fine. I am usually able to pause it when it freezes then hit play and it continues fine. Best of Luck!

XLynxX8

Newbie Joined: Jul 07, 2011 09:45 Messages: 3 Offline

Jul 07, 2011 19:16

Ok more information now, it's not after transitions. It seems it's doing when it changes video clip. So I'm playing one clip and have another next to it waiting to play, it plays the first second of the second video clip and then goes back to the end of the first clip and freezes. All the files I'm using are .avi If I leave a tiny gap inbetween the clips it doesn't occur, only if the clips are directly next to each other. Which ofc wouldn't be a problem, but transitions require them to be touching.

It is nothing to do with my PC i'm sure as I have a i7 950, 10gbs of ram and a GTX 480. Oh and I have also produced it and it still does the same thing.

Please could I have an answer asap as this is kind of stalling the progress of my movie haha.

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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Online

Jul 07, 2011 20:11

You're talking about playback in the Preview screen - yes? Not the produced file?

Your PC sounds very capable. What resolution do you have your preview screen set at? Lowering it might resolve the issue.

The AVIs? What profile? Source?

Cheers - Tony
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XLynxX8

Newbie Joined: Jul 07, 2011 09:45 Messages: 3 Offline

Jul 08, 2011 06:53

Thanks for the reply

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Unfortunately, the freezing happens in both the preview screen and the produced file. The res of the video clips are 1280x1024, the clips are recorded from xfire from a game. I tried last night again and if the file is a MP4 then it doesn't do it. I put a MP4 next to a AVI and it was fine, but when I added a AVI next to the other AVI clip it occured again.

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Online

Jul 08, 2011 07:14

I'd say then, that it has something to do with the way the video was recorded (xfire codec?).

Try running the AVIs from xfire through a converter like FormatFactory. Render them into your chosen output format (based on how they'll be used)... then use the converted files in PD.

That will probably resolve the freeze ups.

Cheers - Tony

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