How to disable preview etc. when exporting

[brian]

Can you tell us how much memory your system has?

When you run an export in Shotcut, have you tried to close absolutely all other applications on your system?

There are some helpful tips here:

How to Reduce Memory Usage

Here are ways to reduce the memory usage in general: Save and restart Shotcut Close other browser tabs. Close other applications. Reboot (does all of the above). Here are ways to reduce the memory usage of your project: Reduce the resolution of the Video Mode. Reduce the number of tracks. The number of tracks will increase the amount of caching to prevent files from being closed and reopened repeatedly from one frame to the next. Here are some ways to reduce the memory usage while editing: …

Also, when you are exporting in Shotcut, you can simply close the project and have no projects open in Shotcut.