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Need software suggestion.
Hey guys!
For 2 years now, I’ve been using ArcSoft Showbiz DVD 2.0 (comes with Windows Home Edition) to do my final video editing. By that, I mean: put the clips together, put very simple transitions, put some music, synchronise it with the clips, etc. No need to put special effects (I make them in AE), I just put music and clips all together.
Recently, I noticed that my videos (after rendering them from AE), lagged in ArcSoft. It kind of bugs. Simple reason: my clips are too big. One weights 30 Mo, the other 90 Mo, the other one 45 Mo…etc. So when I’m in ArcSoft, when I hit “Play”, the music and the clips play at every 4-5 frames. How the hell am I suppose to get the feeling of the video and to synchronise well everything so I want everything perfectly? :\
Oh, and ArcSoft Showbiz is a very basic software.
I just wondered if you guys had any suggestions (except Adobe Premiere) for a good, basic editing software that won’t lag when I hit play? I tried Avid softwares too, and I don’t like them.
I suppose this has to do with my RAM? Wich is 2,08 GHz. Not big, but okay.
Any suggestions would be very appreciated, like always 🙂
Thx for your time.
Justin Productions
Ta********@*****il.com
Adobe After Effects 6.0 Professional -
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Sony Vegas. It will even play the timeline while you make adjustments to clips, tracks, audio and video filters.
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Thx Mark! You can bet I’ll look foward to it 😉
If anyone has other suggestions, I’m open!
Looking to buy Sony Vegas
Justin Productions
Tangerin01@hotmail.com
Adobe After Effects 6.0 Professional -
First I’d like to clear up some terminology, just to make sure that we’re on the same page with regards to your specs… when you write “One weights 30 Mo”, I suppose you mean the file size in Megabytes (Mb), but you could be referring to minutes, I’m not sure ;-
Also, you write “this has to do with my RAM? Wich is 2,08 GHz…” – I don’t know if it’s a typo or not but anyway RAM is amount of memory which is measured in Gigabytes these days, and you probably have either 1 Gb or 2Gb or perhaps just 0.5Gb? 2.08GHz could be your processor speed, which is indeed OK but not superb for video work. If you have less than 1Gb, this may be the root of the problem, and 2Gb is actually noticeably better for video work.
Reason I’m going into all that is that it is quite possible that it’s really your system specs that are holding you back, so getting a new software may not solve the problem – in fact, a modern powerhorse such as Vegas may be making MORE rather than less demands on your configuration.
Having said that, Vegas is a great tool. What I would do if I were you is just download trial versions of the main apps such as Vegas and ULead VideoStudio and see which one works best on your system and feels the most comfortable for YOU. If your needs are simple as you describe, it just might be the case that Showbiz is really the best bet – you’ve been working with it for a while, you know it well, etc. That’s sometimes more important than a nifty app with lots of bells and whistles.
– Alon
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Thx Alon.
Yes, when I said 30 Mo, by Mo I meant the file size was in Megabytes (Mb).
For the RAM, I didn’t look well. I have 512Mb DDR SDRAM more precisely 🙂
I’ll think I’ll buy myself a bigger processor.
Thx again for the advices Alon!
Justin Productions
Tangerin01@hotmail.com
Adobe After Effects 6.0 Professional -
“GB”, not “Gb”, yes?
To be fair, “Gb” is generally not used, but there is often a confusion between MB (Megabytes) and Mb (Megabits), where the latter is used with regard to data transmission as far as I’ve seen. I suppose it’s to avoid values less than 1 as in 800 Mb vs. .8 MB.
(not allowing for the 1000 vs. 1024 factor, of course)Carry on … 🙂
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True. My bad.
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If you only have 512 MB (thanks Steve!), forget the bigger processor and get yourself more RAM. Half a gig is really not suitable for creative work of any kind, even if Bill Gates said that 640KB should be enough for anybody 🙂
https://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,1484,00.html
Of course you may find that your motherboard does not support more RAM, so you may need to replace that as well. If you’re not comfortable with installing MoBos, it may be time for a new computer… that’s how it is in this world, you want to fix a $100 software and end up mortgaging your cat for a new machine. Anyway, I would recommend going for 2GB RAM. And don’t be tempted by the latest expensive CPUs, the difference between 3.2GHz and 3.4GHz is really tiny and may cost you hundreds of dollars. Then again, a dual core and Nucleo… hmmmm….
– Alon
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Well thank’s a lot alon for the suggestion 😉
I don’t think I’ll need to buy myself a new compputer only to do my final video editing but I’ll look foward to your advices.
Thx.
Justin Productions
Tangerin01@hotmail.com
Adobe After Effects 6.0 Professional
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