Solved Hi I'm TheNewGuy

Hi all,

I'm new here, but I've been using Movie Studio Platinum 13 since March, I think.

Anyway, I've seen Derek's videos on YouTube, some of which have really helped me out and I decided that I'd like to learn more about the software I'm using and fix the complications that I'm experiencing, so I'm joining the Movie Studio Zen community.

Looking forward to working with everyone,

TheNewGuy

Welcome to the Forum The New Guy !

Derek

Thanks Derek!

Looking forward to learning more from you.

I did post under movie studio 13, any guidance is greatly appreciated!

TheNewGuy

Derek - You are the best and appreciate the value you have created for us newbies. I have joined the forum and look forward to learning as much as possible and making my vids look a lot better. So the question I posed on your YouTube was should I upgrade from Sony MS12 Platinum to MS 13 Platinum. I already have DVD Arch Studio 5 and Soundforge 10 and I looked at the comparison chart from www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudiope/compare that only two additions for MS 13 Plat was FXHOME video effects and BorisFX video effects units, but (as Pee Wee Herman said, everyone I know has a big but...) I think the biggie new improved deal with MS 13 is the proxy editing process and how it may improve when I do vid editing on my Lenovo IdeaPad Z580 Laptop: Core i5 3210M 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LED, Intel HD 4000 which as you can tell by those specs is like a kiddie toy but it is what I have and need to use. Unfortunately I missed the great bargain you had and am now hoping and praying Sony may do something similar to what they did November 2013 which enabled me to upgrade from Version 11 to Sony MS12 for free. Any other info is helpful as I really really would love to have my 6 minute vids render in less than 14 hours.

I guess I should add the vids I have already made:

The band I am in vimeo.com/bus13/videos

One of my YouTube channels www.youtube.com/user/SocialMediaTipsVideo/videos

Another I used to do but not have added to www.youtube.com/user/rccnychapter/videos

My cameras are the Kodak zi8 and the Sony HDR CX380

I also use an external Dig audio recorder which is the Sony PCMM10

Sony Creative Software is always doing promotions.
I am always looking out for them and will always notify everyone when they are on.
I quite often send out quick messages via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook.

Your videos should not be taking 14 hours to render.
I suspect your laptop is deliberately limiting your CPU's speed. This is very common and particular to laptops, because they are trying to save battery power.
I have a really old tutorial which will show you some things to check. Change your Windows power settings and you may be surprised with the speed increase. Always render with the power connected.
How to Speed Up Rendering Times in Sony Vegas Pro and Movie Studio Platinum

HI Derek - yes I did catch up on your vids and saw that I was able to use the render option CLDA but I am still getting the long 12 hour render time. It is a 6 minute clip with one using vid from my Kodak zi8 and the other using vid from my sony hdrcx380. I removed the audio tracks from the two vid clips as I am using the wav file from my sonypcmm10. I made the clips black and white and copied the wav file so I have 2 wav audio files. If I was to have the files/project on my external hard drive would that help or make no difference to the render time? thanks in advance.

A 6 minute video should not be taking 12 hours to render - even on a slow computer !
Did you add Video Fx to the project ? If so which ones ?

Have you watched this video yet ?
www.moviestudiozen.com/free-tutorials/sony-movie-studio-platinum/516-1080p-video-in-movie-studio-platinum-13

I have never heard or seen CLDA. What exactly do you mean by this ?
Which Render As Format and Template are you using ?
Example:
Format = Mainconcept AVC/AAC, Template = Internet HD 1080p
Which Encode Mode are you using ?