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Posted by Hector on 03/06/07 01:09
In article <qJmdnUBfGLdR7VXYnZ2dnUVZ_segnZ2d@adelphia.com>,
nobody@nobody.com says...
> Bruce,
> I've stopped building systems from components quite a few years ago, and
> don't like dealing with the issues that often arise when motherboards, CPUs,
> memory, etc. have incompatibilities. This is even more true for video
> editing platforms.. I am thus not really qualified to offer any blessings /
> opinions, but I personally go for mostly Dell boxes, both servers and
> desktop workstations. I've got 7 of them in different roles here, mostly
> video serving and editing, and the cheapest servers to higher end machines
> run 24/7 for years with no issues. I frankly do not see the economy of
> do-it-yourself here anymore when it comes to PC boxes, but I always buy and
> add drives, memory, PCI cards, etc. to Dells with few if any problems.
>
> To answer your question a bit generically, I think the class of system you
> are buying should serve well for video editing, and I personally find SATA
> non RAID systems the way to go. Don't know much about your video card and
> how well it is rated, but few editing suites take any advantage of the card
> itself except in very limited fashion. Plenty of RAM, CPU, disk, and power
> supply juice seem very appropriate, but I have done HDV editing with a lot
> less horsepower if I use the software I mentioned previously. (I actually
> did HDV editing on my wife's Mac Mini until my bigger beast arrived and it
> was remarkably adequate considering the $599 pricetag for both computer and
> iMovieHD software !!). I am not a big Mac fan BTW despite owning their very
> best hardware and HD editing software.
>
> A good, large monitor would be my only other strong recommendation, perhaps
> two in fact. Display real estate is a BIG issue with many of the editing
> programs. I don't see any mention of your thoughts in this regard.
>
> Smarty
> Try speededit from Newtek
A review here :
http://www.cgfocus.com/article/story/356
I test it on an Intel Quad-core machine (1 processor), 2 Go of RAM, and
Raid Disk. Really fast ! 4 layers of 1080i HDV native with a mobile
Title in real-Time. Far away from Edius, Premiere or Vegas for quick
edit and without special equipment. Just FireWire. DV,
HDV,MPEG,QUickTime or AVI can be mixed at variable resolutions in a same
project... Just 500 $ for one licence.
Best regards
Hector
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