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What do I need in my new computer for video editing?
I’m frustrated! My computer is way too slow! Can you offer me suggestions of sites where I can build a PC box that will be able to handle movie editing?
Also, what are actual key components that I will need (motherboard, bus, processor, video card, memory, etc…) to create a computer that is powerful enough to handle the demands for this sort of work/play?
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Pretty well any computer off the shelf today is fine. Get at least 1 Gig of RAM. More can be useful in some instances (especially when running multiple apps). Get the fastest processor you can afford. Get more than one hard drive and devote drive “C” to your SYSTEM leaving the rest for video/audio/media files.
Edward Troxel
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Go for a dual core cpu – and a modern motherboard – any pci-x video card will do fine. (unless you’re doing maya video designs – 3D stuff with lots of shading, etc.)
Intel is the leading the speed game for editing and encoding at this time…
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Hi edward. When you say “devote drive “C” to your SYSTEM leaving the rest for video/audio/media files”, are you saying, only put the operating system and all software on the “C” drive, and put document files, etc., on the other drive?
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What Ed means is you should not put your capture, video or render files on your system drive. Leave C drive for your software and system files. My Docs and photos are okay but not video.
Get a second drive for your capturing, video files and rendering.
At least (I recommend) 2 internal drives and 1 or more external firewire/USB for video storage. Personally I wouldn’t capture to an external drive but having the video there and working on it in Vegas should be okay.
Allen
ASX Media Productions
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[jsteinamite] “When you say “devote drive “C” to your SYSTEM leaving the rest for video/audio/media files”, are you saying, only put the operating system and all software on the “C” drive, and put document files, etc., on the other drive?”
Yes. Any capturing, video files, audio files, etc… should not go to drive C.
Edward Troxel
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External drives do work fine for capturing and PTT. I have an external on my laptop I use explicitly for this purpose.
Edward Troxel
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