Will upgrading to movie edit pro 2014 get rid of memory allocation errors in movie edit pro 15?

rminer wrote on 2/17/2014, 7:16 AM

After not using my movie edit pro 15 for a while, I recently attempted to use it and got "memory allocation" errors, freezing and in a couple of cases, crashes. I assumed this was because I was using HD settings (720 p) without a dedicated graphics card, whereas I was using lower res settings before. To address, I added a dedicated graphics card (nvidia geforce gt 640 with 1 GB dedicated graphics memory). But the problem persists. I am using Windows 7 home premium, have 6 GB RAM and my processer is a Pentium dual-core CPU E5300 @ 2.6 GHz.. So the 3 questions are:

1. is there a way to get rid of the problems with my current version (movie edit pro 15)?

2. if not, will upgrading to movie edit pro 2014 address the issue?

3. if I upgrade to movie edit pro 2014, can I edit projects created in movie edit pro 15?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Comments

terrypin wrote on 2/17/2014, 7:31 AM

Hi,

1. I suspect that you're right that your switch to working in HD is the cause of your memory allocation errors.

2. I rather doubt it, based on my experience, as I get more memory allocation errors in MEP 2014 than with previous versions. However, it's not a sound comparison because my XP (32-bit) quad core PC has 4 GB RAM, of which only about 3 GB is usable.

3. Yes.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

gandjcarr wrote on 2/17/2014, 7:57 AM

Hi,

If you are running a 32 bit processor, your 6Gb of ram will not be accessed. Nor will your increase in vram help. To access all of your system memory, you need a 64 bit processor, quad core would be better and boost your system ram to 8gb or more if your system can handle it. Then you should see some significant perfromance improvements.

George

terrypin wrote on 2/17/2014, 8:48 AM

Any other hints? I would really like to record in HD, especially as I have devoted several days to the HD project that keeps crashing.

You haven't given any detail about when and how the error messages occur, so I'm assuming it's during export? What are your export settings? Do you have more than one movie in your project? Are you sure it is correctly bounded, i.e. no spurious or unintended clips?

If you open another movie and copy/paste into it, do the errors still occur during export?

Try successively halving your movie to see if you can isolate the problem section(s).

Experiment with the hardware acceleration settings. Use the Search tool for many posts on this.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

gandjcarr wrote on 2/17/2014, 9:54 AM

Hi,

You have to know that you have a 64 bit OS and hopefully it is not Windows XP 64 bit. I cannot tell from your post which Widows OS you have but if it is XP, that is not good news as many video editors will not work well with XP 64 bit. If you have Vista or above, and you know you have a 64 bit OS you should be able to acces all of your system RAM. 6GB is not a lot, I have 8 GB and often run out of RAM. Also, while editing, close all other applications such as email, web browser, even file manager as they all consume RAM.

George

johnebaker wrote on 2/17/2014, 12:35 PM

To find out which version of WIndows you have in Windows Explorer right click Computer and select Properties - the window that opens should tell you which version of Windows you have and whether it is 64bit.

. . . . I will reinstall (again) and make sure, although I am almost certain that if I was asked, I would have selected 64 bit.. . . .

You are wasting your time and effort reinstalling again - you do not get the option to select - it depends on whether the computer came with it installed or the version you have purchased.

IMHO adding the NVidia card has 'shot you in the foot' because it takes a chunk of memory for itself, in your case probably about 0.5 GB, leaving less for everything else

. . . . a Pentium dual-core CPU E5300 @ 2.6 GHz . . .

Is well below the minimum specification requirements for HD editing.

If you want to move up to MEP 2014 and edit HD then I would advise you to consider getting a new PC with a Quad core i5 with built in Intel HD graphics chipset, 16 GB RAM. There is no need to add an extra video graphics card - in my experience and testing the integrated Intel graphics are better then NVidia cards.

HTH

John