[Neil Abeynayake]

john,

How many programs (Applications) are running at the same time? Do you have After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop and other programs running concurrently? Please try to understand that no matter what you type in on your secret menus, etc. the operating system will take whatever it needs to run that computer. All other applications are secondary to your computer. If you had your machine running for a while, you may have a few TSRs (Terminate and Stay Resident) applications running without your knowledge. Unload or quit all unnecessary applications.

That being said, 3 GBs of RAM is a measly amount when you plan to edit video, while running AE/Photoshop, your video editor loaded with a bunch of effects and then asking AE to do a RAM preview. When you invoke a RAM playback command, your computer will first check for freely available RAM. It will use whatever available and then will start caching files on designated overflow hard-drive/s. So, when you want to do a second RAM preview, you may have to flush what was cached before. the situation might even get worse if you try to playback HD footage.

Also, if you have loaded a bunch of video clips, it will affect the performance of your RAM play back feature as well. This again depends on your CPU, quality and quantity of RAM, how fragmented your hard-drives are and a gamut of other factors.

The best solution would be to convince your employer to get you a new computer specially designed to do your job. As far as RAM is concerned, more the merrier. However, to use 4 or more GBs of RAM on a PC, you may have to go with a 64bit OS.

Hope this helps you a bit.

Good luck,

Neil

[Neil Abeynayake]

Guys,

This was not a simple project. I don’t think they simply used 3D Max and got it right either. Seems like they used some high-end compositing and finishing product in the magnitude of either “Flame” and/or “Inferno” etc. They may have used AE at some point.

I would visit their website and look closely at the montage: https://www.eyeballnyc.com/montage.html

Also, simple get their reel and ask them what they use i.e. software/hardware. Many of these people are down-to-earth guys. They have already proven their capabilities and has the clientale that they want. Who knows, they may teach a thing or two, if you call them.

(my 2 cents …..)

Stunt