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Intel Core i7 920
6gb DDR3
Vista 64
This is also a very fresh install - had a HDD fail a week ago.
Sony HDR-SR11
Trying to render 1920x1080i for AVCHD DVD playback in BD player.
Crashes regardless of effect video clip used, CUDA enabled or disabled, etc, once the length of the video goes over approx 5 min.
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Definately not the problem.
Created a new project from scratch and it fails once the overall length gets over 5 minutes or so.
Seems like a memory handling issue or something like that.
Extremely disappointing.
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Not really sure how that stop PowerDirector from rendering AVCHD video, at the exact same place, regardless of what clip/effect is being used...
It just halts at 21-23%.
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Just upgraded to 8...and every time I try to render an AVCHD disc the program crashes....not good....
Looks like I may be uninstalling this and installing 7 to finish my video project.
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Per the suggestion of the Moderator we are breaking this off to a new topic.
Many users are having an issue where the final render of AVCHD material is significantly lower than the source material. This is particularly true when creating a Blu-ray or an AVCHD DVD and using one of the 3 predefined templates.
Who else is experiencing this or has anyone found a trick to improve the final quality of the render so it matches or is at least close to the source material?
Also, a noise removal function like there is for MPEG2 would be AWESOME for AVC files. I suppose could always render to MPEG2 and then re-render for the burn to AVCHD DVD, but that is an extra step in the process.
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I also do not have a problem importing AVCHD files with DD 5.1
Are you sure your patch file is for the Ultra version? (not sure if they are different or not), I might try re-downloading the patch anyway...
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Yeah, I just got a response regarding the issue telling me to set the burn speed low, use quality media, reinstall my video drivers, and check the firmware of my burner.
If only the problem was just a burning issue and not a fundamental issue with how the software is actually rendering the video at a lower quality than the source.
I think there may be a language barrier or something preventing my point from getting across.
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Thanks, but yeah, I know what I'm doing, this has an X58 chipset that is capable of supporting 12GB of ram, and the ram is installed correctly.
Windows reports the correct amount of memory and it is all configured properly running 64-bit etc.
What I am saying is that PD7 seems to be the thing that is having the problem and incorrectly reporting it as "not enough system memory". It's entirely possible that the file I was trying to render was beyond the capabilities of PD7 as it was an AVCHD file with very high quality settings. The software itself and the C++ libraries it uses may not be able to handle the large memory footprint it created while trying to render.
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It looks to me like PD7 is expecting only one kind of video format, and when that changes mid-stream it is unable to handle it and panics because it is not what it expects.
I doubt there is a setting you can change to fix it, it sounds like an underlying software issue to me.
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I have opened a support case with Cyberlink about the AVCHD final quality. I would suggest that everyone else who is noticing the same issue also open support cases, that way they realize it is a widespread and noticeable issue that needs to be addressed.
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No, but another user in a different post reported more issues with that software than he/she was having with PD7...
The only thing left is Pinnacle Studio, which if you go to their forum seems to have it's own share of bugs as well.
Historically I've used Pinnacle, PowerDirector, and Vegas, and it seems that each of them have had and still have their various quirks and bugs. I know they are dealing with a wide range of hardware configs and they are pretty much pushing every PC out there to the max of its performance due to the nature of rendering, but it would be nice if they just had a few less problems.
I hope they fix the AVCHD quality issue quickly. I'm sure they are trying to balance quality vs. file size vs. speed, but really, I know I would rather the file be a little bit larger and take longer to render if it meant my final output would look great instead of barely better than well rendered SD MPEG2 upconverted by my Blu-ray player.
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Well, that I agree with.
All they really need to do is create a way for us (the end users) to define the parameters of the render like we can do when just creating the file.
AVCHD is just such a new standard that everyone is having weirdness with it.
I get crashing and all kinds of issues in Sony Vegas as well..and that software has no official support for 64-bit Vista or optimizations for the i7 or CUDA (very slow renders compared to PD7).
I haven't heard yet of a software that seems to get everything right and just work, which is really annoying.
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What flaw are you referring to? I can make AVCHD video discs burned to DVDs that work just fine my Blu-ray player.
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I would probably patch PD7 to the latest version (seems to be running OK for me) and definatly make sure you download the latest drivers from nvidia for the card. In fact I would download those before you install the card, then after it is installed run the installer for the drivers and not even bother with the outdated ones that come on the CD.
Also, make sure your computer as a PCI Express expansion slot, or else all of the new cards won't physically work with your computer.
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I would try to render each of your source clips to mpeg individually. If it crashes when rendering one of those files but can render the others then you know where the problem likely is. After they are all rendered then try to compile a project using the new mpeg files.
As the previous poster mentioned, AVI is a completely uncompressed video format and it is gigantic.
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When you are rendering a file, after you choose the file type, there is a "remaining" on the left side under the pie chart. This is not space remaining on the drive, it's the actual estimated size of the file remaining to be rendered. Since you haven't started yet, it shows the entire file size.
IMO, it's very confusing and not the best part of the interface. All it really needs to say is "file size".
Another solution (that costs some $$, about 50 bux or so) is to get a dual-layer DVD burner, that will give you about 8.5gb of space for your files and requires much less "tuning" or compression to get your video files on to a DVD.
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6gb DDR3 triple channel running on a Core i7 920 with Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
Task manager only reports about 2.5gb max being used by the entire system while Power Director is running and then it crashes out.
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I keep getting a "not enough system memory" error, yet I still have a ton of system memory free while Power Director is rendering. This only seems to occur when rendering HD MPEG2 or AVCHD files when I have gone in and manually set the settings pretty high. My PC should be able to handle the memory requirements fine, but I think the problem may be a limitation of Power Director. Has anyone else found this to be a problem?
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Hello, I just recently got PowerDirector 7, and I am wondering if there is a way to get more extensive output options. I admit I haven't had a lot of time yet to mess with it, but for example, I like to transcode AVCHD to WMV HD (1440x1080, 1.3333 pixel aspect) using WMV's surround sound (windows media pro 9). I didn't see an option for such a thing, is this possible? Is it possible to set up user defined output sizes, etc, or is it limited to the predefined templates in the wizard?
Thanks
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