my hardware spec for sony vegas pro 11

[John Rofrano]

You have a 6 core processor with only 4GB of memory. I would have at least 1GB for each core (so 6GB of memory minimum) but optimal is 2GB per core which would mean 12GB of memory.

If you are doing work for broadcast I would add a Spyder 3 Pro to make sure your monitor is calibrated correctly monthly.

~jr

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[Firdaus Aziz]

[John Rofrano] “You have a 6 core processor with only 4GB of memory. I would have at least 1GB for each core (so 6GB of memory minimum) but optimal is 2GB per core which would mean 12GB of memory.

My mistake. It should have been –> Memory: 4 X Kingston DDR3 PC1333 4GB

If you are doing work for broadcast I would add a Spyder 3 Pro to make sure your monitor is calibrated correctly monthly.”

For monitor, can I just use a normal/consumer LCD TV for the moment and invest in a professional monitor later on? And will that Spyder 3 Pro calibrate a normal/consumer LCD TV as well?

Thanks for your reply John.

[John Rofrano]

[Firdaus Aziz] “For monitor, can I just use a normal/consumer LCD TV for the moment and invest in a professional monitor later on?”

It doesn’t matter… it still needs to be calibrated. You will have much better luck calibrating a computer monitor than a consumer TV. Consumer TV’s will usually alter the image to make it “look better” which is *exactly* what you don’t want.

[Firdaus Aziz] “And will that Spyder 3 Pro calibrate a normal/consumer LCD TV as well?”

It depends on how you plan to connect it to your PC. If you are using a DVI connection then yes. If you are using HDMI out, probably not. I would check with DataColor support first.

~jr

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[Stephen Mann]

I use the Color Munki Pro here because it will also calibrate my printer.

Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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[Ted Snow]

[John Rofrano] “It depends on how you plan to connect it to your PC. If you are using a DVI connection then yes. If you are using HDMI out, probably not. I would check with DataColor support first.”

John,
Is it actually better to use the DVI connection rather than the HDMI connection coming out of the video card? I have an Nvidia 560Ti which has two DVIs and one HDMI out. Just curious if it’s better to use one over the other when using an LCD monitor.

I just saw where B&H has the Spyder 3 Pro for $99.50 after rebate. Definitely worth looking into.

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[John Rofrano]

DVI and HDMI are basically the same digital signal. Ones and zeros are ones and zeros… no difference. I don’t know if the profiles that you can load into the video card affect the HDMI port. I know they affect the DVI port. My concern would be that the graphics card would somehow “enhance” the HDMI output which would be undesirable. If it doesn’t, then both connections should be the same.

~jr

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