Posted by Tony on 12/28/07 04:01

>> Although I have Quad Core\4GB ram on my XP Pro machine, 2GB is all it
>> needs max for editing. I went
>> overboard, but I guess it's better to have more than less. I'm sure the
>> next generation will find a
>> way to use more memory and I'll have it. So, go with 2GB.
>
>Just curious, but if you have more RAM than your video editor needs- and
>you're in the middle of working that editor, if you then multitask- say
>writing a letter while a spreadsheet is calculating and downloading a large
>file, will it jam up the working of the editor? That is- with 4 gigs.....
>
>It's often recommended that when burning a DVD - to avoid doing anything
>else with the computer, regardless of how much RAM you have.
>
>Joe

I use dedicated machines for my video editing \dvd authoring. I would not be writing a letter, nor
surf the internet or anything else for that matter, while editing. I have another computer for
that. Actually, I go way overboard and tweak XP to the point of stopping and disabling half of the
services (who needs dhcp when I can set up a static address, etc?). So, my editing machines are not
good for much else beside editing. I want them as powerful and optimized as possible.

Tony

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