Hardware vs Software Render

[Billy Jack Diego]

I finished a sports highlight video. When I went to burn the project to my hard drive, I noticed ghost images on the video clips. Imagine a purple trail following the flight of a ball. I found "options" in a drop down menu under teh movies tab. Under options, I found two choices following "render using." As "hardware" was checked, I changed the check mark to "software." I burned the project again and the ghost images had disappeared.

[MonsterFISH]

but what if the graphic test recommends software? should i still select hardware?

[ggrussell]

Not unless you KNOW that your hardware supports DirectX 3D commands. Videowave/MyDVD actually off-loads the 3D rendering to the GPU on the video card. If your card does not support it, it will most likely lock up the computer.

[Chuck S.]

Not unless you KNOW that your hardware supports DirectX 3D commands. Videowave/MyDVD actually off-loads the 3D rendering to the GPU on the video card. If your card does not support it, it will most likely lock up the computer.

 

 

What if you want to be able to use hardware rendering because you want to be able to use the feature for random transitions called potluck, which does not show up in software rendering? If you use select hardware rendering to get to potluck and later switch back to software, do all the transition get defaulted back? I am also open to upgrading my video card, if some has any recommendations for best video card for hardware rendering and emc 9. Thanks.

[FwFdfireman]

I am assuming based on your current card that you ONLY HAVE an AGP slot and NO PCI Express slot for a card.......right?

 

You definately need to upgrade your video card if you want to get the best performance and useability from EMC9. I wouldn't suggest just getting a "step or two above" what you have now....I would strongly suggest that if all you have is an AGP slot for your video card, then you go for the best you can get.

 

I would also suggest that you need to get a sound card and ditch the onboard sound. Though onboard sound has come a long way.....there is no comparison between that and having a sound card. Sounds may be comparable but eliminating any potential issues with software such as EMC9, games etc. is where the REAL advantage comes in ditching onboard sound for a good sound card.

[Merv]

What if you want to be able to use hardware rendering because you want to be able to use the feature for random transitions called potluck, which does not show up in software rendering? If you use select hardware rendering to get to potluck and later switch back to software, do all the transition get defaulted back? I am also open to upgrading my video card, if some has any recommendations for best video card for hardware rendering and emc 9. Thanks.

 

Hi Chuck,

 

The answer to you question (bolded above) is yes, all the 3D transitions will revert to dissolves. They may still show in the timeline as 3D, but the preview and ultimately burning to a DVD will produce dissolve transitions.

 

I assume you have run the graphics test as recommended in some of the previous posts and the result is software rendering. I would recommend you stay with the software rendering or, as you stated, get a new graphics card. I guess, as FwFDfireman did, that you have a AGP slot only. If that is the case, you also need to consider your power supply size when selecting a new graphics card. For example, I only have a 300w power supply, so that limited me severely when upgrading my card. Basically, I needed to select a card that drew all its power from the AGP slot only. Otherwise, my power supply probably would not support it. I have a Radeon 9600XT now, which is only a step or two above yours, but it works fine with EMC9.

 

Just some additional suggestions for you to consider.

[james_hardin]

Hardware vs Software rendering continues to be an interesting subject…

 

I have had similar results – My card passes the test but I get blurring if there is any motion when Hardware render is used.

 

I think the "Tip" here is that if you are seeing motion problems with HW render, try it with SW render.