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[JerryW] “What I like about the two together is if you click on “open a copy in Sound Forge” and edit it, when you hit “Save” it will insert the edited material as a “take” and then in Vegas you can right click that clip and choose that or a different “take” you want. (The saved file is automatically inserted as the take in use”
I think it does the same thing if you configure Vegas 6 to use some other external editor such as Audition [formerly Cool-Edit Pro]. In the options, an external audio editor can be configured instead of Sound Forge. The vegas menu won’t have the program’s name (will be a generic reference) like it would with Sound Forge, but I recall it works the same way.
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ALL the new chips have 64-bit mode available. AMD came up with “compatible 64-bit mode” and a year or two later Intel copied it (although they don’t call it “AMD compatible”, they did clone AMD’s mode). It’s not something that matters unless you’re using the 64-bit version of Windows. So, you get 64-bit capable processors whether or not you use that feature. Practically speaking it’s unavoidable. Has nothing to do with socket or for that matter model of processor (if it’s relatively new). Even motherboard/processors older than the 939 can run 64-bit.
What’s important is the “X2” (or “Core 2 Duo”) in that the chip has two processors in it. Vegas can take advantage of it.
Other difference with AM2 is that it changes to DDR2 memory. Not any faster than DDR that’s in 939 and older sockets (DDR2 has a faster clock but longer latencies so it roughly comes out even). Prices are nearly even, but if you’re upgrading and have memory sticks that you want to move into the new machine, then that would be a concern. Not sure why they switched other than it being the “trendy” thing to do, and being version 2 customers probably think it’s better and therefore want it — so it may be that they’re being forced to for marketting reasons (and Intel uses it).
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You can go upto 80 feed using ‘active’ cables that have built-in buffering (presumably powered by a powered connector at the computer end). One can connect up to five of the following cables which are 16 feet long each (which I think is near the limit for a single unbuffered cable). I personally use one of these, but have not chained them.
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Yes, forgot to mention drives. For Vegas or video in general, it’d be a good idea to have at least pairs. Most motherboards provide RAID-0 support where multiple drives act together as one, but faster. Two drives RAID-0’d look like a single drive of double the size of one. But faster, which is particularly good for capturing video from one’s camera (or whatever) and for burning DVD’s at high speeds.
I currently favor Seagate which has the longest warantee (5 years). Their new drives using new technology are interesting. Single 750Gb drive for about $400. 🙂 RAID-0 a pair of those…
Newegg is a good place to order, and is my main ordering place for computer components (and why the link I provided pointed there). Sometimes one can get things a tiny bit cheaper elsewhere, but with Newegg one gets good info from their site, quick shipping, and seems to be a reliable company with a long track record. There is or was a website with a photo tour of one of their warehouses. Very impressive (and wasn’t one of their newest higher-tech ones).
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It *certainly* isn’t like VHS vs Beta because both +R and -R disks, when played, will result in the identical same material with the identical same quality. They just deliver data, and deliver the identically same data (in most cases). In the beginning, VHS played/recorded for 2 hours while Beta played/recorded for only one hour, but a higher quality hour. Very different.
Now, one may now argue single layer vs dual layer.. or HD vs Blue Ray (where aparently, HD is of higher quality due to a much better codec than the now ancient MPEG-2 that the Blues use).
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The socket 939 is being discontinued and AM2 is the “new” one. So if not expecting to upgrade the processor in the same motherboard, 939 is fine. With an AM2 motherboard there is hope, but things might move on before one upgrades anyway — so it might not matter.
Until a week or so ago, AMD won performance comparisons. Intel just released a new desktop processor that was codenamed “Conroe” and is now officially called “Core 2 Duo” or something like that. Intel’s new chip is dual core and significantly faster than AMD’s current set of chips. And Intel priced them low as well. AMD just dropped their chip prices so it should be rippling to retail soon. buy.com is offering the AMD X2 5000+ for $309 or so (but doesn’t have any :-).
Intel’s new chips will take a while to become available. Those currently being shipped are being taken by the majors (Dell, etc) first. So with AMD’s price drops they probably are good performance for the price, albeit not at the top end where Intel can have the highest throughput with their top-of-the-line models.
Note also that a AMD motherboard will be a little cheaper than an Intel one (memory controller is in their CPU chip, while Intel’s will be on the motherboard). Etc.
Which case you like can be quite personal as well as tradeoffs for noise. I recently built a PC for my wife that had an inexpensive case but had surprising good cooling and low noise (and was tool-less as well). It had precise tolerances and was built more like a case of several times it’s price. Only if I remembered it’s name. 🙂 Something like “In Win”. I think it was this one: https://tinyurl.com/g8t7h . Good for something modest (not too many drives).
It was incredibly easy to install things into (I’ve built maybe a dozen or two over the years). For my own I now use a Thermaltake Tsunami case. Has a fan blowing the drives (I’ve 5) with filtered air. Didn’t like the clear window in the side, but have gotten
used to seeing whizzing blue lights on the fan, etc. Case is aluminum so it’s lighter.