I need to clear out some of my hard drive in preparation for trying out DVD Movie Factory 5. About how much free space would you say I would need (after I've installed the software) if I want to import one hour's worth of video (about 4.7 GB) from a DVD that I recorded from a set top DVD burner? Is there a general rule of thumb as far as the number of GB per 5 minutes of video? Does it have to be contiguous disk space, i.e., should I do a defrag?
Thanks.
How Much Free Hard Disk Space Do I Need?
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Firstly please complete your system specifications on your profile page.
Secondly yes- you should defrag your hard drive(s) - my 3 main Hard Drives are set up to defrag twice per week each on different nights (Sunday is a day of rest!)
Although not as important in todays modern computers as a few years ago the process is the same. If files are fragmented it means they are scattered about all over the hard drive(s) and so the read/write heads have to keep moving back and forth locating where the next piece of data should be stored or read. This not only slows the computer down (OK at todays fast speeds by milliseconds) but also generates more heat.
An hours worth of AVI video compressed to DV type 1 requires approx 13GB of Hard Drive Space. MPEG Sizes vary dependant upon the compression used. See this post for an indication of how much MPEG video can be placed onto a single layer 4.3 GB DVD disc
7th post down http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=11923
You must then take into account what you are going to do with any video moved into your computer. Suppose you took a 4.3GB DVD Disc that was full and copied this to your hard drive.
Obviously we have that 4.3GB.
Now what are you going to do with it? If you edit the file you may end up with a minimum of that 4.3 for a second time - often though it takes up more than that in temporary files during any re-rendering process.
The best bet is to invest in a second (or third) hard drive, they are reasonably cheap nowadays.
You could then follow my suggestions for creating a multi-boot system as per 4th topic down http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=12358
Secondly yes- you should defrag your hard drive(s) - my 3 main Hard Drives are set up to defrag twice per week each on different nights (Sunday is a day of rest!)
Although not as important in todays modern computers as a few years ago the process is the same. If files are fragmented it means they are scattered about all over the hard drive(s) and so the read/write heads have to keep moving back and forth locating where the next piece of data should be stored or read. This not only slows the computer down (OK at todays fast speeds by milliseconds) but also generates more heat.
An hours worth of AVI video compressed to DV type 1 requires approx 13GB of Hard Drive Space. MPEG Sizes vary dependant upon the compression used. See this post for an indication of how much MPEG video can be placed onto a single layer 4.3 GB DVD disc
7th post down http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=11923
You must then take into account what you are going to do with any video moved into your computer. Suppose you took a 4.3GB DVD Disc that was full and copied this to your hard drive.
Obviously we have that 4.3GB.
Now what are you going to do with it? If you edit the file you may end up with a minimum of that 4.3 for a second time - often though it takes up more than that in temporary files during any re-rendering process.
The best bet is to invest in a second (or third) hard drive, they are reasonably cheap nowadays.
You could then follow my suggestions for creating a multi-boot system as per 4th topic down http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=12358
Yeah, I was going to say about 20GB.
4.35 GB for original.
4.35 GB for editited version.
9 GB for temporary storage.
Digital video editing uses non-linear editing (NLE). With NLE, you don't edit the original. Like Steve said, you need space for the new-edited version.
When you render and burn a DVD it seems to take about twice as much temporary storage as the final DVD.
BTW - A big hard drive is probably the most important thing. You can get by with a slow CPU and minimal RAM. As long as you are working in the digital realm, speed is only a convenience. (Speed is important for real-time video capture, and to some extend for good quality playback if you are watching DVDs on your computer.)
Oh, one more thing - If you're working on on older system with a small hard drive, you might be running Windows 98. The 4GB file-size limit (or is it 2GB?) can be an issue. Windows 2000 or Windows XP (with the NTFS file system) does not have the file size limit problems.
4.35 GB for original.
4.35 GB for editited version.
9 GB for temporary storage.
Digital video editing uses non-linear editing (NLE). With NLE, you don't edit the original. Like Steve said, you need space for the new-edited version.
When you render and burn a DVD it seems to take about twice as much temporary storage as the final DVD.
BTW - A big hard drive is probably the most important thing. You can get by with a slow CPU and minimal RAM. As long as you are working in the digital realm, speed is only a convenience. (Speed is important for real-time video capture, and to some extend for good quality playback if you are watching DVDs on your computer.)
Oh, one more thing - If you're working on on older system with a small hard drive, you might be running Windows 98. The 4GB file-size limit (or is it 2GB?) can be an issue. Windows 2000 or Windows XP (with the NTFS file system) does not have the file size limit problems.
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