playback problem

1mpar · Post by **1mpar** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 21:36

I have a problem with resolume when I'm playing with my laptop.
I click on a loop. It plays fine. If I click on another few seconds later it loads smoothly, but if there is a long time interval between two clicks (more than a minute for example), when I click the next clip the output freezes for a while (less than a second).
Does someone have this problem? If so, what is it related to: processor speed, memory, videocard?
On my desktop it doesn't happen.

My laptop: Centrino 1.6 1G ram ati 9700 128M dedicated memory
Desktop: Pentium D 3G 2G ram ati X1600 256M dedicated memory

Post by **bart** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 22:34

most likely your hardrive, did you defrag recently? that might help. An external drive is also usefull.

1mpar · Post by **1mpar** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 16:06

I changed the harddrive recently, but it still happens.
Maybe it's about the HD's speed.
Mine is 5400RPM. Could this be the problem?

I'm thinking about bying a new laptop. If this problem happens in all 5400 HD, should I look for a 7200?

About the external HD. A 7200 USB external HD would be fine? Or a firewire would be better?

Post by **bart** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 08:28

Yes 7200 rpm is faster then 5400.
If your laptop has firewire 800 then go for that, if not USB2 is usually faster then firewire 400.

1mpar · Post by **1mpar** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 14:17

Thanks for the answer, Bart.
I'll make some tests with an external hd to see if this is the problem.

nrrtv · Post by **nrrtv** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 16:54

Hi guys,

I have the exact same problem as 1mpar described above.

My rig is a P4 3.2 HT / 2gb RAM / ATI 9000 128 shared

Speed and ram probably couldn't be the problem. The reason would be then my internal hd, wich is below 5200 rpms, but IÂ´m using an external 250gb HD, wich is a 7200 rpm over usb 2.0. All my video files are stored in there.

IÂ´m using only avi files, with the picvideo mjpeg codec. Although, it happens with small files like images (jpegs) and SWFÂ´s.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jonathan

nrrtv · Post by **nrrtv** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 18:26

Ok, now this is odd. I bought anothrt laptop. Its a Core 2 DUO 1.66ghz / 2gb ram DDR2 / 250 gb 5400 / Geforce GO 9600 256 dedicated memory.

I still have the same issue. Anyone had the same problem?

I will put the videos on internal HD to test if is the USB external HD.

Help!

vjcrunch · Post by **vjcrunch** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 23:07

Hi,
I have the same problem - after an hour or so, Resolume tends to slow down and freeze the output when loading a new clip to a layer or loading a new deck.
I also have a problem with Resolume crashing constantly after 5 - 6 hours of being used (kills Windows XP with a BSOD). The CPU temp raises to 60 deg. Celsius, but the overheat level is about 100.

My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite with a Core Duo T2700 CPU, 1 GB RAM, ATI MobilityRadeon X1600 and an external HDD/USB2.0.

I would appreciate if anyone could investigate this problem,
Sending kind regards.