Re; Animation output - DOES NOT create AVI file when it's a

bikerchris · 6 Feb 2014, 19:18

Quite right, I'm using NTFS though, and have had other single file types with sizes exceeding 20GB and over.

bikerchris · 6 Feb 2014, 19:21

Response to your answer in that new topic

dtrarch · 6 Feb 2014, 19:34

Hi bikerchris

Checkout Magix Moviemaker pro
(my choice)
I have tried them all even the hi-price stuff too.
Here is a link and demos to try too.
IMO very easy to use and good value
http://www.magix.com/us/movie-edit-pro/

dtr

bikerchris · 6 Feb 2014, 19:38

Cheers for that dtrarch, I think the problem is a limitation with sketchup, but I just want some confirmation that others have had similar problems, and then I can rest!

Cheers,

Chris

blackdogsketch · 2 Apr 2015, 20:38

I know this is a year old, but I'm having the same experience. And it's truly frustrating...no error message...nothing. Just no file to be found.
What I don't get is how Windows Movie Maker comes into play. To me, I ask Sketchup to generate a file.
This means it goes and gets Movie Maker to do it's work?
Why is sketchup so lame- even Pro- it seems year after year the capabilities do not increase.
It's hard to believe that I cannot get sketchup to make anything over 1GB video file out of the box. I've got to go back to my team and tell them I cannot do this.

So I need to go and spend more money on a video making program? And then what happens, sketchup automatically looks for that to make the video? there are no options under "export video" to select the video engine.
Maddening.

blackdogsketch · 2 Apr 2015, 21:08

Plus, what I don't get is that Bikerchris has a file that's 201Mb. (see his "progress dialog box" screenshot) Not 2GB!
You can't even get a 200 MB file generated from SU??? That is FAR from a large file when you're talking about video.

pat gunter · 28 Feb 2016, 17:06

SAME THING HAPPENS TO ME! so annoying,, that at least a error message doesnt come up at least. win7 64 4gig ram. so 4gigs is the max for the vid size i take it? guess only fix is, to make multiple sketchup file copys and then doing it in parts, and then put vids together in some movie making program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK9IULYXvTU

bikerchris · 2 Mar 2016, 09:06

Something I started doing was using MP4's, as the file size is much smaller - the sacrifice being the quality sometimes, but it's good enough for my needs.

What you mentioned is what I did though, just stitch them together in some movie editing software. Hey ho!