Subj : Re: Pinnacle Studio and WinDV freeze up after long idle period, can't To : All From : Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.org Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:14:19 Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx04.eternal-september.org!mx0 4.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news ..glorb.com!news2.glorb.com!news-in-01.newsfeed.easynews.com!easynews!core-easyn ews-01!easynews.com!en-nntp-16.dc1.easynews.com.POSTED!p5q-e Newsgroups: rec.video.desktop,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public. windowsxp.general From: Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.org (GMAN) Subject: Re: Pinnacle Studio and WinDV freeze up after long idle period, can't even end with Task Manager References: <03f9b08a-85b4-4d98-a3e7-82d88d7b79d0@u6g2000vbh.googlegroups.com> <9mg1l65rluoopvu19uonb9ft3dbisvtl2o@4ax.com> X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.01 Lines: 55 Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: abuse@easynews.com Organization: EasyNews, UseNet made Easy! X-Complaints-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly. Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:33:22 GMT Xref: feeder.eternal-september.org rec.video.desktop:5192 microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:28330 microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:89608 In article <9mg1l65rluoopvu19uonb9ft3dbisvtl2o@4ax.com>, bclark@es.co.nz wrote: >Doc wrote: > >>Have run into an odd problem I've never encountered before. Under an >>install of XP Pro SP3, I find that if Pinnacle Studio 9 sits idle for >>a long period ("long" being undetermined at this point) I find it >>freezes up and can neither use it or close it down, even with Task >>Manager. Have to hit the reset button and reboot. Have never >>encountered this before. As it so happens this is the only machine >>running XP pro I've had it on, had it on XP Home and Media Center >>before this. When it's working initially it works fine. Will capture, >>edit, make a DVD. >> >>I thought it might be an issue with Pinnacle so I loaded WinDV but am >>finding the same issue, so it seems it's related to whatever >>commonality there is between them. >> >>The other thing I notice is the machine falls into a state where it >>shows 50% use of the processor on a Core2 Duo system. >> >>Anyone else encountered this and found a way around it? >> >>Thanks. > >It sounds like your computer is going into sleep mode. You may have to >check the BIOS settings on your computer. It could be that the hard >drives are powering down into standby mode and are failing to wake up, >it's also a energy saving mode, especially if you have Green Western >Digital hard drives on your computer. Most of this can be fixed by >finding the standby (or power saver) settings in your bios and >changing them so the computer does not go into standby mode. > No, the slowdown sounds more like the "Intel Speedstep technology" kicking in http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/cs-028855.htm The crashing is due to the fact that Pinnacle 9 and just about every other version of Pinnacle has been buggy as hell. They are already at 14 with 15 comeing shortly. >I'd also suggest closing down programs running in the background that >you don't need. If a program in the background pop's up a window >wanting the user to click on a button in the window then this can >cause the computer to appear to lock up. The pop-up window can be >hidden by the screen of Pinnacle Studio. > >Most video editors use space on the hard drive when writing temporary >files such as partly rendering a video. Make sure you have enough hard >disc space and enough computer memory. Check the minimum requirements >for Pinnacle Studio. Also check for Pinnacle Studio updates. > >Regards Brian --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .