Cant produce any projects

LainePhillips

Newbie Joined: Jul 20, 2015 20:59 Messages: 4 Offline

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Aug 20, 2015 20:58

Hi,

yesterday at 5pm I left my PC producing a file, uploading anouther one to YouTube and copying another to a new location. It was obviously too much as when I arrived at work this morning PowerDircetor had crased and now will not produce any projects at all. The message I get is 'Production Unsuccesful. Please ensure your graphic cars drive is up to date and update to the latest verison of Windows Media Player or QuickTime software. You can also try to output the production in a difference video format.'

I have the lastest graphics update for my PC and Windows Media Player. I'm trying to save as an MP4. Other video do work, but I dont want them, I want to produce to MP4 as I normally do. I had produced several videos yesterday with no issue...

Any advice? If I couldn reinstall PowerDirector I would, but that involves using codes I no longer have.

Laine

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PlaySound

Senior Contributor Joined: Dec 02, 2010 10:26 Messages: 2031 Offline

Aug 21, 2015 12:22

If the problem is only with this project, talves is corrupted.

If so look for the last autosave project, talves this work.Folder autosave project, see picture.

I think it will need to enable show hidden and system files, Folder Options, Windows.

Note: You can change the Autosave folder to a location accessible but, as I have done here, makes it easy to search next autosave projects.


Filename	autosave.jpg	Download
Description
Filesize	56 Kbytes
Downloaded:	140 time(s)

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AMD-FX 8350 / 8GB DDR3
SSD SUV400S37240G / 2-HD WD 1TB
AMD Radeon R9 270 / AOC M2470SWD
Windows 7-64 / PD16 Ultimate

The Shadowman

Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline

Aug 21, 2015 13:12

Is it a case that PD has locked up on you and you cant even close it down? This sometimes happens under the circumstances you have described.

If this is the case do Ctrl Alt Delete and use the task manager to end the program. You should then be able to open PD in the normal way. If it still doesn't open after this, reboot the PC and then all should be well.

Reload the file and produce it, but asking a little less from the memory and processor on the machine this time

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Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,

LainePhillips

Newbie Joined: Jul 20, 2015 20:59 Messages: 4 Offline

Aug 23, 2015 17:14

Thanks both. I just noted the 'Fast Video Rendering Technology' box was ticked, removed th tick and all files are producing fine. I have no idea why this was an issue but it working again.