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Posted by Smarty on 04/13/06 17:43
Just to throw in my 2 cents.......
HDV editing with a smaller computer is a very real alternative and does not
necessarily result in agony. I routinely edit HDV from an FX1 with a single
processor 3.2 GHz P4 Dell without a RAID, using a couple fast SATA drives,
and the only truly long waiting time is for final rendering. I will be the
first to admit that a dual processor/dual core machine will speed things up
a lot, but for simple editing and effects the single processor solution with
the right software will be totally acceptable.
On the PC, the two truly capable and fast HDV editing solutions are Ulead
Video Studio 9 and VideoReDoPlus. Neither can be described as professional
editing solutions, but they are very capable, extremely low cost, and, most
important, extremely useable on a single CPU system.
On the Mac, iMovie HD running on something as small as a MacMini will also
do the job. I used this for the first month after I got the FX1 until the
PowerMac dual core G5 replaced it here, and it was perfectly adequate at an
admittedly slow pace of editing until the PowerMac dual CPU was installed.
Clearly the more horsepower you can provide for HDV editing, the better it
gets, and I don't want to disagree with the original reply, but I am merely
pointing out that very low cost systems with modest hardware will work
adequately for light editing jobs.
Smarty
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>> > If you have Sony FX1, what kind of hardware you need to make a good
> video.
>> > Does it make
>> I meant sense
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> Jazu
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> To edt HDV or anyother HD format you need a modern PC. Personally I would
> recommend anything less that a dual processor or dual core system. Also
> add
> to that at least 2 GB of RAM and a SATA RAID 0 solution.
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> Anything less than the above and you are just making life difficult for
> yourself.
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> If you use Adobe premiere then I would suggest purchasing Cineform as this
> reduces the work the processor has to do but the downside is that it
> increases your hard disk requirements i.e. speed.
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> Be prepared for long render times not seen since the days of the 486.
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