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  • Ideal desktop spec for Sony Vegas Pro 12

    Posted by Tim Neary on December 20, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    i have bought Vegas Pro 12 and need to replace my old desktop which was using SV 10 Pro. Please could i have a sugestion as to an ideal spec for a new desktop.

    Kind regards Tim Neary South Africa

    Mike Hinkel replied 13 years, 4 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Stephen Mann

    December 20, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    In this order:
    1) The fastest processor you can afford
    2) Max out your RAM memory
    3) Use a hard-disk separate from your O/S disk.
    4) Use a high CUDA count nVidia video card

    Waste of money:
    1) RAID arrays (for speed). Unless you are working with 4K uncompressed cinema video, you don’t need RAID. (If you are, then money is no object so you wouldn’t be asking the question).

    Steve Mann
    MannMade Digital Video
    http://www.mmdv.com

  • John Rofrano

    December 20, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    I built a variation of the VideoGuys DIY9 and I love it. My build list is on the PC Equipment page of my web site.

    ~jr

    http://www.johnrofrano.com
    http://www.vasst.com

  • Mike Hinkel

    December 21, 2012 at 8:52 am

    John, is your 3rd hard drive for finished video only? Just curious. I need to put in some work and get my mess straightened out.

  • John Rofrano

    December 22, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    [Mike Hinkel] “John, is your 3rd hard drive for finished video only? Just curious. I need to put in some work and get my mess straightened out.”

    No, my 3rd hard drive is my project drive so it’s everything that’s currently under production. Once projects are finished they are moved to a 8TB RAID 5 array and a backup drive so that I have two copies. Also all of my captured video is placed on the RAID 5 array and a backup drive. Then when I’m ready to start a project, I copy the source from the RAID to my project drive, edit on the project drive, then return to the RAID when the project is completed.

    I just purchased the CineRAID so it’s not on my equipment page yet. I’ll have to get it up there with the details.

    ~jr

    http://www.johnrofrano.com
    http://www.vasst.com

  • Mike Hinkel

    December 22, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    Thanks John. Sounds like a lot. I never delved into RAID setups. I use a 2T SATA drive for just about everything. 500g external WD is full of media and some finished work as is another 1T external drive I need to get another drive to try and sort it all out.

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