Extremely slow Vegas 9 Pro Rendering

depasan

depasan

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I have got Vegas 9 Pro and as I am trying to render a 53 minutes HD footage into MPEG2 for DVD architect PAL, after rendering all night (7 hours and 35 min-only 42%), the time left as of this morning is 12 hours. Is this normal and what can I do to make things faster?

My computer specs are:

Gateway Pentium 4 with Hyper Threading Technology, 3.0GHZ, 800MHZ FSB, 2 mb L2 cache
Ram: 2 Gig (Dual Channel Memory)
Hard-Drive: 200 gig + 500 gig internal hard-drive
Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT 512mb

Camcorder info: Sony HD AVCHD HDR-XR200 HDD (120gig hardrive)

Right now the resources are showing: CPU Usage 81% and PF usage 1.72 (out of 2 gig of ram). These settings are pretty much the same, they don't change unless I am doing something else in the computer.
 
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That's kind of a slower processor. If you have a lot of FX added, on top of the frame rate/frame size change, it could explain the length of render time.
 
I do have a lot of transitions. I am due for an upgrade on my pc because I have had this for more than 4 years but I was wondering before I buy a new one. How do these specs sound to you for editing in Vegas?

  • Processor Brand
    Intel®
  • Processor
    Intel® Core™2 Quad
  • Processor Speed
    2.5GHz
  • System Bus
    1333MHz
  • Cache Memory
    6MB on die Level 2
  • System Memory (RAM)
    8GB
  • Type of Memory (RAM)
    PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM
  • Hard Drive Type
    Serial ATA (7200 rpm)
  • Hard Drive Size
    1TB
  • Graphics
    NVIDIA GeForce GT230
  • Video Memory
    Up to 1.5GB dedicated
  • Personal Video Recorder (PVR)
    No
  • TV Tuner
    No
  • MPEG
    Yes
  • Audio
    High-definition (8-speaker configurable)
  • Built-in Webcam
    No
  • Modem
    None
  • Network Card
    Built-in 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
  • Wireless Networking
    Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n)
  • Recordable DVD Drive
    Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
  • Recordable DVD Drive Speeds
    12x DVD+R DL; 12x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 12x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW
  • Direct-Disc Labeling
    Yes
  • Digital Media Reader or Slots
    Yes, digital media card reader
  • Total Expansion Bays
    External: 1 (3.5"), 2 (5.25"); 1 Personal Media Drive; 1 Pocket Media Drive; Internal: 2 (3.5")
  • Available Expansion Bays
    External: 1 Portable Media Drive, 1 Pocket Media Drive; Internal: 1 (3.5")
  • Total Expansion Slots
    3 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16
  • Available Expansion Slots
    1 PCI-E x1
  • USB 2.0 Ports
    5 (1 front, 4 rear)
  • IEEE 1394 Ports
    None
  • S-Video Outputs
    None
  • Additional Audio/Video Connectors
    DVI, HDMI
  • Serial Ports
    None
  • Parallel Ports
    None
  • Game Ports
    None
  • Keyboard Description
    HP USB
  • Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.)
    HP USB optical mouse
  • Operating System Platform
    Windows
  • Operating System
    Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
  • Software Included
    HP MediaSmart Suite, muvee Reveal Premium, CyberLink DVD Suite Deluxe, Microsoft Works 9, Adobe Reader 8 and more
  • ENERGY STAR Qualified
    No
  • HDMI Output
    Yes
  • Blu-ray Player
    Yes
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It is being sold in BestBuy for 999. What do you think David, should I go for it?
 
Thank you David. I know my present computer specs aren't that good and to be honest with you I think the old Pentium 4 is handling it pretty good. The settings still stay solid at: CPU Usage 81% and PF usage 1.72 (out of 2 gig of ram). The fan is overworking and my only concern is that it will shut down the system if at a certain moment of time needs more resources.
I am down at 52% after 2 hours. Getting close, 9 more hours to go.......
 
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