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Best Desktop System setup for Video Editing/Authoring
Hi:
What is the best system setup for Video Editing/Authoring? I'm looking to start my own video production business (from home) and was looking at what type of equipment I may need! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
What is the best system setup for Video Editing/Authoring? I'm looking to start my own video production business (from home) and was looking at what type of equipment I may need! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Mark Poirier
Are you going Windows or MAC . Macs are well known for their multimedia capabilities.
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!!!! Choose a 7200 RPM (or faster) hard drive. Preferably with an 8MB (or larger) buffer.
I like to have the Operating System and software on one drive and the project to be burned on a second drive.
This is so that during the burning there is nothing else that needs to access the source drive.
I like to have the Operating System and software on one drive and the project to be burned on a second drive.
This is so that during the burning there is nothing else that needs to access the source drive.
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OK - if its going to be the core of your business, then you may want to consider the ramifications of HD.
This going to create a lot of problems, as the horsepower required to edit hd is significantly greater than that for standard.
Here's a review of the latest canopus product, which has been designed for hd.
http://www.dvdoctor.net/content/item.php?item=1168&page=1
You may want to look through the other forums on the dvdoctor site for some examples of other peoples configurations.
As PCBONEZ said, the one thing you will need is a HUGE data drive for video capture - SATA, or even a SATA RAID array is well worth considering.
Wherever possible, it is best to capture and edit in the highest quality possible and only do your conversion to mpeg2 (for dvd) as the last step in the process.
Hope this helps
Stuart
This going to create a lot of problems, as the horsepower required to edit hd is significantly greater than that for standard.
Here's a review of the latest canopus product, which has been designed for hd.
http://www.dvdoctor.net/content/item.php?item=1168&page=1
You may want to look through the other forums on the dvdoctor site for some examples of other peoples configurations.
As PCBONEZ said, the one thing you will need is a HUGE data drive for video capture - SATA, or even a SATA RAID array is well worth considering.
Wherever possible, it is best to capture and edit in the highest quality possible and only do your conversion to mpeg2 (for dvd) as the last step in the process.
Hope this helps
Stuart