
You can use either the End Process button in the Windows Task Manager, or one of the available software utilities designed to assist with this procedure. If Studio now launches, you probably need to replace the sound card. This can be verified by shutting down the computer, removing the sound card and restarting. Some older sound cards may not work well with newer versions of Windows. If you have a sound card (rather than a motherboard-based sound device), try removing it from the system.M any users have either NVIDIA or ATI graphics cards, for which the latest drivers are available at and Download and install the latest drivers for your sound and graphics cards from the manufacturers’ web-sites.You can also try uninstalling the applicable drivers. One by one, try physically disconnecting the devices listed.

To see what capture devices are present, use the AM Capture utility ( Start Ø All Programs Ø Studio 12 Ø Tools Ø AM Capture ), and click on the Devices pull-down menu. Next, investigate capture cards mounted in your computer.If the launch succeeds in one of these states but not the other, make sure to use the same set-up whenever you launch Studio in the future. If you have a webcam, try launching Studio with the device unplugged, and again with it plugged in.If it fails anew, continue to the next step. If Studio now launches, reconnect the device and reopen Studio. Start with Pinnacle external devices such as Dazzle or MovieBox. If Studio does launch under Safe mode, the issue probably relates to a faulty device driver or an application conflict. An uninstall and reinstall of Studio should deal with this. If Studio still won’t launch under Safe mode, your installation may be corrupt. On some computers, the launch process may take longer to complete than you anticipate. Even when you suspect Studio has failed to launch, wait a few minutes more just in case. Wait a few minutes to confirm that the application is really hung.After the reboot, double-click the Studio icon. In all such cases, try any or all the following: Studio may give an error message when launching, or it may freeze in mid-launch, or it may “hang” – fail to return control to you – after what had seemed an uneventful launch. Problems on launch can manifest in various ways.

Studio hangs on launch or does not launch
