Operation Manual

298 Pinnacle Studio 9
• Reinstall Windows over itself (that is, without
uninstalling first). In Windows XP, this procedure is
called Repair.
Case 2: Rendering stops randomly
If the render hangs at random points even within the
same project, the failures may be due to background
tasks, power management or a thermal problem in the
computer.
Possible solutions:
• Check your hard drive for errors and defragment it.
• End any background tasks, such as virus checkers,
drive indexers and fax modems.
• Turn off any power management.
• Install cooling fans in the computer case.
Case 3: Render always stops at the same point
If rendering always hangs at the same spot in a
particular project, see if other projects have the same
problem. If not, the problem project could be corrupt; if
they do, try to isolate a common factor.
Finding a solution to this type of failure is much easier
if you can identify a particular item in the project that is
causing the rendering to stop. Removing the item or
trimming it may allow the rendering to complete,
though in some cases the failure may simply turn up
elsewhere in the project.
Some possible solutions and workarounds:
1. Look at the clips in the project for corrupt video
frames. These may show up as gray, black, blocky
or distorted frames. If you find any, trim the clip to
exclude the offending frames. You could also try
recapturing the footage.