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Glitchy Video Editing

I edit videos on my computer. I have Sony Vegas Pro 8 so I know that the problem is not the program I’m using. When I watch the videos that I’m editing, they are very glitchy. I want to know what I have to do to or buy to fix that problem. Celeste Stewart

Sony Vegas Pro 8 System Requirements

First, let’s look at the basic system requirements for Sony Vegas Pro 8:

Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit SP2 (SP3 recommended) or Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit (SP1 recommended)
1 GHz processor (multicore or multiprocessor CPU recommended for HD)
1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)

More system requirements covering firewire, USB cables, and storage media are also listed. Since you can edit the videos, we’ll assume that you have the appropriate cables and DVD drives.

Video editing is one of the most demanding tasks the typical home user will ask of his or her computer. If your computer does not have at least two gigabytes of memory or one gigahertz of CPU power, these are the areas that will need to be upgraded. Memory is fairly inexpensive, so if you have available slots, I’d invest in memory first.

Glitchy Video Editing

I also do a bit of video editing on my computer and have found that even with a high performance PC, the videos come out glitchy if I multitask. Whenever editing, make sure that the only thing you have running is your editing program. Close your e-mail, turn off your screensaver, and don’t be tempted to surf the web while your videos are rendering! When I follow these rules and give the editing program as many resources as possible, the glitches are few and far between.

I normally edit the videos during the day and then let them render overnight when I don’t need the computer.

Burning the Video to DVD

If the videos seem fine when you view them on the computer but not after being burned to DVD, then you might want to adjust your DVD burn settings. I’ve also found that reducing the burn speed down to its lowest setting helps resolve glitchy playback errors.

Update Sony Vegas Pro 8

It’s also not a bad idea to update the Sony software just in case Sony has corrected any known issues. The list of fixes and known issues for Version 8.0 is huge! Head over to Sony and update the software to take advantage of these fixes. In addition, if you have Windows Vista, Microsoft has issued an update that helps with memory issues and Sony Vegas Pro 8.