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HOTELECHOMIKE
HOTELECHOMIKE
Inspiring
July 19, 2019
Question

PE 14.1 Project: Any Change in Audio Track Causes Playback to Crash

  • July 19, 2019
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PE 14.1 on a WIN7 desktop PC with SSDs both for the C: & 😧 drives.

A few days ago I started a new project using video footage from my Panasonic V727 Camcorder (as I have done for many years).

Advanced Video Codec AVC, supported by PE 10 - 15 incl.

(AVCHD (.m2ts))

Video Stream: 23.7 Mb/s, 1920*1080 (16:9), at 50.000 FPS, AVC (High@L4.2)

I have included a small number of digital photos into the timeline with "Pan & Zoom" effect.

I use transitions between some of the clips.

Video#2 track has a number of "Default Texts" & for the credits at the end there is "Default Roll".

The entire video is less than 9 minutes long.


All is well & good & not really of any difference to numerous projects I have done in the past.

BUT when I try ANY modification to the audio (Audio 1) such as Fade in or out or just lowering the

level, when I try playback as soon as the TLI enters a clip with modified audio the program crashes.

I've not seen this before.  My audio system is nothing complicated - just two speakers plugged

into the back of the PC motherboard!

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Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
Community Expert
July 19, 2019

Under Preferences in the menu is an Audio Hardware choice.  Would you look, see what the choices are and pick something different? 

HOTELECHOMIKE
HOTELECHOMIKEAuthor
Inspiring
July 19, 2019

First off I tried removing all the preview files (by deleting the appropriate directories), reloaded

the project & rendered the whole thing.  After that I modified one audio & PE crashed on

reaching that clip - or rather was a few seconds into the clip.

There is only one option for Audio Hardware choice:

HOTELECHOMIKE
HOTELECHOMIKEAuthor
Inspiring
July 23, 2019

I cut the haystack down to just one stalk of hay & the issue is still there.

Seems to happen with any one of the stalks...

Its not just with fading in/out - any change to an audio track (such as just lowering the level of the entire track) causes PE14 to crash.

I've never had this before in the numerous videos I have created.


Another test:  A fresh copy of the almost-completed project - this time I removed all texts in Video 2 above video clips and then removed all video clips leaving the opening two graphics (title & a map of the location with pan & zoom and the finishing up "photo album" withe the credits.  That played back.

Then I inserted the first video clip in it original place (i.e. after the first 2 graphics) & hey presto - I could modify the audio settings & play the video back.  Is this caused by the first video clip - I think not as I made yet another copy of the original project, removed the first video clip & modified the audio in the second & again PE14 crashed on reaching that clip.

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