4.48 Effects Application - Slow Changes Now with preview/rendering

sohhh

I'm trying to do some effects work with key frames and the full video keeps rendering now, not the fast updates that used to be in place.

It is slow slow it is effectively impossible to use!

Previously I would see the rough preview with effects, then when done, the full render would happen (slowly).

Now I do the changes in the effects window and the full render happens with every small change making editing virtually impossible as it is so slow.

What am I doing wrong!

borate

Have you tried deleting unused cache files, under OPTIONS|DISK tab?

How about Windows temp files?

How much space remains on the hard disk?

sohhh

I just cleared the disk cache and also verified I had disk space.

Each little change creates a full 'rebuild' of the video file rather than a 'live' preview like the prior version.

Is there a way to have the effects preview pane back?

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If you are adding an effect to the video as a unit and not just a shorter clip it will take some time to render and it would affect the whole timeline. Shortish clips (30 seconds or less) generally render as you make the changes to the keyframes and can usually be played through quite quickly.

If the effect you have planned is acting only on a small length of video, just split it off and add the effect to that section.

It can be useful to place the processer % usage graph from the task manager on the screen as you can see at a glance whether your PC is working overtime.

When it drops back to 1-2% you know rendering is complete even when the green bar is not visible.

Nat

sohhh

Nat -- I get that shorter clips have the faster render, but with the prior preview window, there was zero lag. Now there is massive lag. (I did the upgrade today)

I have a laptop that had no issue previous to the upgrade which is why I thought some settings issue was the reason for the very poor performance.