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Another Hard Drive
Hi I have been reading alot of your posts lately. I have a AMD Triple-Core and I can just inch by editting in Platinum 10, it’s not really great though. Do you think installing a second hard drive and putting Vegas on that hard drive and keeping my OS (vista) on the seperate hard drive would increase my performance at all? I shoot in 60p with a TM-700. When I shoot in 30i the playback in vegas is pretty good, but of course with 60p I get about 5frames then skip then 5 frames then skip. I am trying cineform right now, but it doesn’t seem to do any better. I don’t really care about rendering times, just getting the playback a little better.
Thanks
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Separating your video project from your operating system drive is a must. Having all on the one drive will impact playback and render times.
Intel i7 920, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10 (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6
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A second hard drive is pretty much mandatory for video editing.
Keep all your programs on drive C and all your video clips and other media on the second drive.
Your camera records in AVCHD and you really need a new computer (preferably with an i7 CPU) to be able to work with this type of footage. -
Yes, make sure you install Vegas on your C drive and capture all your audio and video media on a second drive. I’ve never heard of a triple core before. But I also have the Panasonic TM700. You have one of the best cameras without spending at least a few grand in my opinion. The 1080 60p video is unreal looking, best I’ve seen, but your going to need an i7 quadcore to get the video preview you want, especially with the 60p. I built one for under a grand and it edits the 60p like butter. With this highly compresssed video format, you’ll be lucky to get a few frames per second, even set to preview auto or even draft. I personaly don’t need to have a very high preview rate to edit, If I have an edit that has to be frame accurate, I can do spot renders for those little sections and see them full framerate.
I recommend you get an i7 920 or better. Windows 7 64 bit aw well as a 64bit version of Vegas, Pro 10 works with our AVCHD files much better than older versions. I know it may be a chunk of money to get these, but you will be very glad you did when you watch your TM700s 1080 60p videos. I use Windows Media Player Classic and I can watch the native 1080 60p .mts files perfectly smooth.
I had to make a custom project setting to accomidate the 60p so if you not doing that with your version, I think it’s treating it as a 1080 60i, not 60p. You have a fantastic camera there. I absolutly love mine. Danny Hays, Universal studios FL -
[joe campbell] “When I shoot in 30i the playback in vegas is pretty good”
So why aren’t you shooting 30fps instead of 60p? Just because the camera shoots 60p doesn’t mean you need to use it. You can only deliver 30 fps so shooting at 60 makes no sense unless you are doing special slow motion FX.
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AMD Phenom II X6 is a great chip as well…it is about as fast as an i7 930…and A LOT cheaper!! I have that and I am glad I didn’t spend the extra $ at this time for an i7, with motherboard, ram and chips so much more, I saved about $300 over getting an intel. I have other intel chips but this time AMD was the way to go!
As far as hard drives, I have an SSD main drive, two that are for project files and two for rendering to…this has been a great workflow for me!HD’s are so cheap, there really is not reason not to have several. I just got 2-1tb 6gb (sata 3) drives for $75 each!Scott Francis
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I like the idea of the II x6 and I have heard it works well. Did you post about building your computer? I’ve never built a computer before.
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I know. I love slow motion and it works pretty well. Also I do enjoy rendering to 24p. I am not sure if I should be, but I do anyway. I am experimenting with proxies right now and of course in Platinum 10 it is all manual. Oh well.
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So Vegas and the OS on the same drive and video footage on another. Thanks.
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I did not post anything directly about building the PC. I have probably built 20-25 computers over the years for my audio and video needs. Not really all that hard, but if you are unsure, it may be better to go to a place that does custom building. There can be a few things (such as bios) that can really be confusing. Hope all goes well!
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You know my Dad got me that camera for a wedding/having your first child present less than a year ago (I’ve been married three years and my daughter just turned two). There has been a huge learning curve! I love the camera. with the software that came with it I can watch about 20 fps and the 30i is smooth, I am using a crt screen , really I don’t think I have ever seen true 60p in 1920*1080 full HD. Hopefully within the next year or two I will get a new computer, upgrade my editor, get a flat screen TV, buy a dlsr, make a dolly, get an R/C helicopter for flying shots, you know the list never ends… For now I am experimenting with proxies.
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