Long "produce" time

RichardsDay

Newbie Joined: Nov 25, 2011 15:14 Messages: 3 Offline

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Nov 25, 2011 15:20

I recently completed a project in which I edited out a six-minute clip from a 60-minute .m2ts file. Editing went great, it was a rather simple, bare-bones, basic production. At the Produce screen, I chose a Hi-Def .wmv format to save in, hit Start, and 2 hours later the production was done.
I have had fairly similar experience with clips of 30-60 minutes in the past. Other file formats (.mov, .avi, mpeg-4) also take a long time. Also similar experience in PD9. Seems excessive to me, so:
Is this common for video production? (I'm not experienced in this)
Is Hi-Def that difficult (time consuming) to produce, compared to Standard def in .wmv?
Are there preference settings in PD10 that would shorten the production time without significant quality sacrifice?
Are there Win7 or PC hardware/software settings that are contributing?
Please advise, I'm getting old faster than I can produce a video!
Thanks for your help.
RichardsDay

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James1

Senior Contributor Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Joined: Jun 10, 2010 16:20 Messages: 1783 Offline

Nov 25, 2011 15:59

Hi,
Your system doesn't have enough resources available for Video editing, you are on a windows 32Bit system with onl 4096MB resources. video Producing requires a LOT of resources available.
Jim Intel i7-2600@3.4Gz Geforce 560ti-1GB Graphic accelerator, windows 7 Premium 12GB memory

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Ramonft

Newbie Joined: Oct 24, 2011 14:45 Messages: 7 Offline

Nov 25, 2011 16:34

Hi, as says JAMES1 system properties much influence with the time of production.

I earlier took about 5 hours or more to change a video to a compatible DVD.

Today with the new system configuration (compares you with my own, you can see it at: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/20133.page), and takes little more than one hour to do the conversion

SeptimusFry

Senior Member Location: Brittany, France Joined: Feb 02, 2008 12:43 Messages: 243 Offline

Nov 27, 2011 07:06

Quote: Hi,
Your system doesn't have enough resources available for Video editing, you are on a windows 32Bit system with onl 4096MB resources. video Producing requires a LOT of resources available.
Jim

Hey, take a look at a Bubba posting (signature) - he is doing it all with only 3Megs on a W7/64 machine...

i7 980x; W7 Pro; 12GB; Nvidia GTX 285; 2x300G Velociraptors in Raid 0; 2x1.5TB Barracuda in Raid 1; 2TB WD Studio Ed.II (eSATA); NEC SpectraView Reference 2690 + MultiSync EA232

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Nov 27, 2011 07:57

I think Bubba works strictly with SD video. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
https://www.facebook.com/BarryAFTT

RichardsDay

Newbie Joined: Nov 25, 2011 15:14 Messages: 3 Offline

Nov 28, 2011 22:13

Hello -
Thanks for the replies.
I was afraid (hoping) you would say something like that.
My next question would be, should I break the news to the Supervisor that a new system would be an appropriate Christmas present, or should I wait till after the holidays when she's not paying such close attention?!
Thanks again for the help.
Richard

FredB

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 15, 2008 21:14 Messages: 1317 Offline

Nov 28, 2011 23:16

Tell them to look for a deal NOW! Holiday offerings, you know!

So MANY of the problems we see here are people trying to use minimal systems to run POWERFUL software.

There are many who say...well, it works for me...but I caution you to think twice about accepting that advice.

The operational efficiency and speed of the program is exponentially enhanced by throwing hardware at it. It WANTS lots of resources and you will be happier if you give it what it craves.

SeptimusFry

Senior Member Location: Brittany, France Joined: Feb 02, 2008 12:43 Messages: 243 Offline

Nov 29, 2011 06:08

Quote: Hello -
Thanks for the replies.
I was afraid (hoping) you would say something like that.
My next question would be, should I break the news to the Supervisor that a new system would be an appropriate Christmas present, or should I wait till after the holidays when she's not paying such close attention?!
Thanks again for the help.
Richard

Hi Richard,

Very simple answer, but it will cost you a little more - - - just buy a little special 'something' (perfume, diamonds...) for the Supervisor, then two days later, tell her your old 'puter has had it and you are not sure what to do. She will smile and tell you you deserve a new machine....etc.

Anyway, works for me

denbigh i7 980x; W7 Pro; 12GB; Nvidia GTX 285; 2x300G Velociraptors in Raid 0; 2x1.5TB Barracuda in Raid 1; 2TB WD Studio Ed.II (eSATA); NEC SpectraView Reference 2690 + MultiSync EA232

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Nov 29, 2011 06:27

Spill some type of office-cleaning solution on it, that way it will appear you were doing something positive, when the horrible event occurred.
You're welcome! HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
https://www.facebook.com/BarryAFTT

Wnuk

Member Location: USA Joined: Oct 13, 2011 12:41 Messages: 141 Offline

Nov 29, 2011 06:30

If you are doing movies of your kids and family, that is the perfect excuse. It worked for me

RichardsDay

Newbie Joined: Nov 25, 2011 15:14 Messages: 3 Offline

Nov 29, 2011 10:56

Dern, 3 good suggestions - you guys are brilliant.
Thanks again, I'll start this next project as soon as she gets home from work this afternoon.
Richard