Lucas Windsor
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I don’t know what system you are running, but the encoder rips through files for me.
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Almost all software that is less then 5 years old will run on Vista 64 bit. What you need to do is list all the 3rd party software you have and do some checking online to make sure any older programs may work.
All of adobes CS3 suite will run on Vista 64. Just remember that it will run in 32bit, so you won’t get that added speed until you upgrade. Which I would recommend to do if you have the $600. CS4 is a great upgrade and I am running it on a 64bit Mac and the whole suite runs like a dream.
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I know what external drives are, I have over 15 of them. That is not the issue.
The price is not my issue either. I don’t pay for these upgrades myself. We use pre-made externals for the convenience and 5 year warranties. I am just wondering what is the best pre-made external for Mac?
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.mov on DVD data means they just want you to burn the file itself onto a DVD. A simple process if you have a DVD burner. If your file is smaller then 650mb then you could also just put it on a regular cd-rom.
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AVI’s can be very huge compared to QT’s. I had a movie that was all done in HQ AVI and it weighed in at over 150GB, after I converted all the video to QT it was only 5GB.
I have had great success with just using the basic output settings for NTSC. You can select form regular of widescreen. Just make sure to go in and adjust the basic settings to match the output you need. If you are going to be showing it on a large screen then make sure its outputting at an appropriate size, at least 720×480 or whatever it is for widescreen.
If that does not work you could always send the file to me or someone here and we could do it for you. I am running CS4 and the encoder is much better.
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I do plan on putting in more internal storage. But we use external drives because we take material from location to location, and some are moved offsite into safe places in case of a fire or so forth. So external drives are a necessity I am afraid.
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I have a Dell Pc that has ddr2 ram and I have a Mac Pro with the DDR3, and by far and away the Mac’s memory performance is much better. It is much better to spend the money and make the system futureproof, then realize you need to upgrade just a year later.
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Getting rid of the people and leaving the people would be simple, but changing the trees is a bit more complex.
It would be really hard to match up. You could composite the new trees over the existing footage and then mask the areas out to match the people poking through. That could be hard to get things lined up, plus the lighting and everything else may not look right if you are using different footage. Maybe some tree stills could be used to cover over bad spots. You said the camera was still so that should make it a bit easier.
That is all I can think of, but I am sure there are many smarter then me on these forums.
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Well you definitely want to make sure and get enough Ram. I use a Mac Pro and I have 12GB of Ram. If you can’t afford that at least get 6, it will still scream. If you are doing HD video make sure to get a lot of RAM, you need it if your movies are long.
As far as graphics cards go you can’t go to wrong there either way you go. For video editing the most important thing is you processor and memory. You can go Nvidia or ATi, but get a card with at least 512mb of ram.
If I was building a windows rig for editing it would go like this
Vista 64
12GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (Basically two GPUs on one card)
2 – 1TB 7,200RPM Hard DrivesAnother nice feature for a video editing system is to have an external esata port. That way you can access stuff on external drives a lot quicker, and even edit of of them.
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When i encode it should i select the 4:3 ratio in the video tab or leave it widescreen?