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Laptop and MCE
Looking at setting up with PPro 2.0, keen to do it on a laptop. Is this realistic, or too ambitious? Also, the uber laptops (eg Toshiba Qosmio G30) which seem to have the specs, but run Windows XP MCE. I’ve heard whispers of problems with PPro 2.0 – any experience?
Thanks
And be gentle on a first time poster.(I have past experience with Prem 6.5)
Dave C
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4 Replies
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Dave- I’m running PPro 2.0 on a HP Pavilion dv8000 laptop with the Centrino duo chip and 2 gigs of ram. It works great. Very fast and no problems. Also running Aspect HD from Cineform to do HD. Am getting 4 streams in real time. I couldn’t be happier. A full HD video bay on your shoulder! Larry
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Thanks Larry. I’ve checked out that model, so just confirming, that’s running MCE and has one HDD (200gig-5400).
Looks like a great machine.
Dave C -
Dave- You can order the drives anyway you want from the HP on-line store. One 7200rpm,100gigs– Two 5400rpm, 120 gigs, etc. I’ve found that the speed of the SATA drives let you capture HDV even on the 5400rpm drives with no problem. The best scenario is one internal drive for the OS and app, another drive for the stils, titles and preview files and a third external for your captured footage. I’m also using DV Rack to capture directly to the drive from the camera, eliminating capture from the tape. You also may want to think about XP Professional if you have any problems on your Media Center machine. Hope this helps. Larry
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Larry,
I would love to talk more about your laptop. Could you contact me off list.Bill
billskinnersa@hotmail.com
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