Does Vegas 9.0 HD editing REQUIRE dual core

[Stephen Mann]

Which flavor of HD?

A dual-core processor can handle HDV pretty well if you’re doing simple cots and fades with no FX.

AVCHD files are very compressed and the only bulwark against the massive compression in AVCHD is sheer bone crushing-processor power and blazing fast disk throughput. I have a quad-core 3GHz and AVCHD brings it to its knees.

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

[Hass Sadighi]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your quick reply. It seems as if no computer is capable of dealing with AVCHD in a truly fast way. However, my question is more along these lines:

If I install Sony Vegas 9.0 on a single core computer and try to load and edit an AVCHD file, will it even let me, or is a minimum of a dual core REQUIRED by the program?

[Hass Sadighi]

and also:

for hd editing

why would dual core 1.8hgz each be better than single core 3.0ghz?

why would dual core 1.8hgz each be better than single core 4.0ghz?

[Stephen Mann]

If your PC meets the minimum requirements it will run.

Vegas Pro 10 system requirements

* Microsoft® Windows® XP 32-bit SP3, Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64-bit SP2, or Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit
* 2 GHz processor (multicore or multiprocessor CPU recommended for HD or stereoscopic 3D)
* 400 MB hard-disk space for program installation
* 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
* OHCI-compatible i.LINK® connector/IEEE-1394DV card (for DV and HDV capture and print-to-tape)
* USB 2.0 connection (for importing from AVCHD, XDCAM EX, NXCAM, or DVD camcorders)
* Windows-compatible sound card
* DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
* Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning only)
* Supported DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW (for DVD burning only)
* Supported BD-R/-RE drive (for Blu-ray Disc™ burning only)
* Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (included on application disc)
* Apple® QuickTime® 7.1.6 or later
* Internet Connection (for Gracenote MusicID Service)

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

[John Rofrano]

[Hass Sadighi] “If I install Sony Vegas 9.0 on a single core computer and try to load and edit an AVCHD file, will it even let me, or is a minimum of a dual core REQUIRED by the program?”

As Stephen says, if your computer meets the mininum requirements it will load and run. The minimum is apparently a 2Gz single core processor with 1GB of RAM. A Dual Core is “recommended” as is 2GB of RAM. I have run Vegas Pro 9.0 in a VMWare virtual machine with only 512MB of memory and it runs fine.

[Hass Sadighi] “why would dual core 1.8hgz each be better than single core 3.0ghz?

Because both cores together equal 3.6Ghz of effective processing which is more that a single 3.0 can deliver so a multi-threaded application can do more with two 1.8 Ghz cores than one 3.0 Ghz core.

[Hass Sadighi] why would dual core 1.8hgz each be better than single core 4.0ghz?”

It might not be depending on the task. A 4.0Ghz single core will process singe threaded tasks faster but most applications today are multi-threaded and can really take advantage of multiple cores.

~jr

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

[Hass Sadighi]

thanks John and Steve, it makes more sense to me now.