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Sony Vegas 10, ideal computer Specifications
Could someone please advise me on the ideal Desktop and laptop specifications to run Sony Vegas 10. I am filming on a Sony EX1R as the primary camera. Sony simply ignore any requests on Face Book etc and we have no Sony support in South Africa. I have used these products since 1996 and am reluctant to change but getting very frustrated. Many thanks
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I’m very pleased with my Core i7-2600k, together with P8P67 motherboard from Asus (4x6GB/s SATA, 4x3GB/s SATA, 1x eSATA), and PC1600 memory from Corsair. System idles at 1.6GHz, normal on 3.4, turbomode up to 5GHz but take the “k” CPU. It’s unlocked.
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In this order:
Fastest Processor you can afford.
Install as much RAM as your motherboard can support.
eSATA is a must-have option.Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Many thanks Antoine, that is great and will allow me to get a price on the build
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When it comes to Vegas I’ve found that to be an interesting statement as I have not had the software ever push beyond 4GB of ram no matter the size of my project. I find CPU to be a bigger limiting factor.
At one point this week at had After Effects, Vegas 10 and Photoshop opened at the same time and the biggest offender, by far, was After Effects.
I am not suggesting that it would be unwise to load up on memory, just that I haven’t seen Vegas itself using much.
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RAM preview?
Burden your PC with AVCHD footage, a few effects and transitions, and you will appreciate RAM preview.Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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I’m not a big RAM Preview user, and I’ve seen my memory use jump over 6GB running Vegas… so it’s reasonable to imagine it’ll go higher still.
I was pretty happy with 8GB until some recent still photo work (just vacation shots) pushed me past that as a comfortable limit (compositing and contrast mapping of panoramic shots from an 18Mpixel camera).
I like to say the best laptop for Vegas use is a desktop… if you’re a dedicated laptop person, find the fastest laptop you can. But for video, stills, and electronics CAD, I’m unhappy unless I’m front of dual 24″ monitors. There’s just not enough space on a laptop screen, much less the likelihood that it’s a TN LCD, rather than PVA/MVA or IPS. And how often are you going to color-calibrate that laptop?
Of course, I have a laptop for remote work. Mostly that’s used for audio recording (though I’m seriously considering adding a 1U rack PC to my mobile audio rig instead), occasionally for same-day editing if I’m doing video in a different city. If you do that kind of thing all the time, the laptop makes some sense.
-Dave
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