Colin Morris
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Hi,
When I spec out a new audio or video PC(have both) I start with talking to local shops that build and repair. Most of the time they will have first hand knowledge of components. My next stop would be on sites like Tom’s Hardware. I would look up original specs, what is recommended, and match that to what the local guys have already built. Because I use the machines for paying client work I do not usually upgrade them or use components from a previous machine. I prefer to spec a new machine and add components as needed. If your machine is 2 or more years old, I would suggest this approach because it leaves you with a complete, stable, back up machine that has no issues. I usually also replace my main workstation with the latest release of my key software. (i.e. was running Sony Vegas 8 stable on a quad core winXP, upgraded to Vegas 11 on 8 core i7 on win7.) Also if you are using the PC for work it is sometimes worth it to buy a brand name because they will help you resolve any incompatibility issues. -
Hey Steve,
Like Jeff I have been with it for a few hours. It has been totally stable. I have even been using some JVC 4K footage with no problems.
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Hi, I shoot a lot of classical music and Jazz. To get clean “piano hands” you need to start with a higher shutter speed. If it is live, I will use 2-3 cameras and use 1/60th sec or above for tight hand shots. If it is a music video, you have more control and can set up a bit easier. Youtube makes it worse because of the compression, so I would recommend lighting well, fast shutter, and render as few times as possible.
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Hey Jeff-I would second the “stick to Nvidia” argument. I have a similar config to yours and got advice from a local store that builds a lot of PC’s. They told me to stick with Nvidia, for CUDA, open CL etc because they found less problems with non-gaming software and plugins. I buy a new desktop and laptop every 2-3 years and install the latest Vegas Pro release on the new machines. I leave the old machines with a stable release.(currently SVP 8) Initially, with GPU accel on and SVP 11, my new Gateway i7 desktop crashed with the stock nVidia video card.(which was at the lower end of the recommended cards) I upgraded the video card to a higher NVidia spec with 2GB of RAM and have not had a problem since. It was not an expensive card ($100) but it was a workstation card with plenty of RAM.
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Hi Nigel. I was looking to do the same thing and came across this on guru3d.com.
“both AMD and NVIDIA have game support for triple monitor gaming. AMD has Eyefinity and NVIDIA calls this feature NVIDIA Surround Vision. Whereas AMD’s implementation is supported on many ‘single’ cards ever since the 5000 series, NVIDIA requires you to go SLI with the series 500 cards in order to get that feature activated. The GTX 590 however runs SLI internally and as such it’s NVIDIA’s first standalone card that supports three monitors straight out of the box.”The reason I like the site is because they take into account higher resolutions. I’m doing a “wait and see” because I prefer to use Nvidia cards with SVP11.
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Gilles,
I was told by a computer sales friend of mine to stick with Nvidia workstation cards ,go for open CL, and get as much video memory as possible. I got the card below for $100 at Tiger Direct and have had no problems with rendering or GPU accel on an i7 desktop. I also did not need to replace the power supply with this card. I am running a Gateway 3.2 Ghz i7 on Win7 64bit. The video card that came with the computer was on the low end of Sony’s spec. I spent 3-4 hours going through specs online for the closest affordable compatibility.
ColinEVGA 02G-P3-1527-KR GeForce GT 520 Video Card – 2048MB, GDDR3, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), 2x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x Mini-HDMI, DirectX 11, Single-Slot
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Hi Gilles,
Just to be clear-when you create a multicam track Vegas will use the audio from the camera that is selected. As recommended previously, you may want to create a mixed down, master audio track first. Then you can create your multicam track, render it and replace the multicam audio with the master. -
I was able to stabilize a previous release by first turning off the GPU acceleration in preferences/video. I found that my video card was too under powered even though it was on the approved nvidia list. I upgraded to a relatively cheap Nvidia workstation card with 2GB of memory ($75 at Tiger Direct) Everything has been good since then, even with the acceleration on again. Another thing you can do is always keep a laptop or other machine on a previous release for a while.
Colin
Gateway i7 3.4 Ghz desktop
Asus i7 1.73 Ghz laptop