Hi Pat,
I like to break up longer project into sequences anyway as it is easier to get to different places as ideas pop in.You should then be able to put all the sequences together and author it…I do not know any other way…The specs on your computer are going to dictate how it’s going to render and run…
I have not done a project quite that big yet, but, you may need to suck up with upgrading…I also had a cranky machine…It was a quad core with 2gigs, 32 bit vista…I went to 64 bit vista and 8gig of ram, beefed up the video card and this thing processes video very awsomely…:-) For a very reasonable price…I was able to upgrade to 64 bit vista for no money because the licensing agreement (and key)in my case (with a Dell unit) allowed the upgrade at no cost…Ram chips are not really expensive either…A little labor charge if needed and your machine will screem…That’s of course if it’s got the motherboard that can handle it…
I probably also stated the obvious but it was fun to respond…
Good Luck!!!
“Thank You”