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AMD vs Intel
Hiya
I am setting up an HDV edit suite and also want to run Combustion and After Effects. I have been told that the most important element is processing power and RAM for combustion. So to fit my needs perfectly do I go AMD dual core or Intel dual core. Is 2 gig RAM sufficient? What graphics card (resenably inexpensive and dual display) would be ideal. And any other suggestions welcome. Which versions of Sony Vegas have HDV support as just found out my version of Premier does not? I have worked with Premier Pro and Sony Vegas, I know Premier Pro has multiple timelines but it seems Vegas only has one timeline available, is this true?
Thanks very much
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[Tyrone] “do I go AMD dual core or Intel dual core”
No question at this point. AMD dual core is faster.
[Tyrone] “Is 2 gig RAM sufficient?”
Should be fine but, that depends on what you are doing.
[Tyrone] “Which versions of Sony Vegas have HDV support”
The platinum verion of Vegas Home studio and Vegas 6 both support HDV.
[Tyrone] “I know Premier Pro has multiple timelines but it seems Vegas only has one timeline available, is this true?”
Vegas 6 only supports one timeline per project but you *can* import multiple projects into another. Not as ideal as the multiple sequences in PPro or FCP but it’s better than nothing. Let’s hope Vegas 7 comes out with a real solution.
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[George Loch] “Vegas 6 only supports one timeline per project”
Don’t forget that you can open mutiple copies of Vegas at the same time. Something no other NLE software does.
Gary Kleiner
Learn Vegas and DVD Architect
http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com
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[Gary Kleiner] “Don’t forget that you can open mutiple copies of Vegas at the same time. Something no other NLE software does.”
While this is true, it’s a very ineffcient way to handle the need. It means your loading a completely new instance of the whole program. This seems pretty expensive resource-wise for this functionality.
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[George Loch] “It means your loading a completely new instance of the whole program. This seems pretty expensive resource-wise for this functionality.”
If you open the Task Manager, you’ll see it’s much less than you’d expect. Way less than double. I’ve heard of people that routinely have 5, 6, 7 instances open.
Edward Troxel
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