Laptop

ulead14user · Post by **ulead14user** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:11 am

Guys,

Which Laptop would you recommend me to buy for editing High Definition Videos?

I have HDR-HC7 and I would like to buy a Laptop now.
Mac would be too expensive for me...I am thinking of Sony Vaio FZ Series

- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz)
- 1 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 512 MBx2)
- 120GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
- SuperMulti DVD±R DL / DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Drive
- LCD 15.4" WXGA (XBRITE-HiColor™)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GT
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n w/Integrated Bluetooth®
- Keyboard (Black)
- Standard Battery (BPS8)

Do I need HD RW disc or DVD RW will be okay to write HD videos after editing from VideoStudio?

Please suggest!

Clevo · Post by **Clevo** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:07 am

have never used HD video but it takes up a lot more room I would guess.

120gig HD will not be enough. You might have to consider a much larger HD or an external drive.

ulead14user · Post by **ulead14user** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:14 am

Clevo wrote:have never used HD video but it takes up a lot more room I would guess.

120gig HD will not be enough. You might have to consider a much larger HD or an external drive.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I already have 500GB WD External Hard Drive.

Please let me know if Laptop configuration is fine....

Thanks..

Clevo · Post by **Clevo** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:45 am

You system is better than my tower so I wouldn't expect problems. Though if you can, some extra RAM would be nice!

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:52 am

In fact, 1 GB of RAM is simply not enough, regardless of what the minimum system requirements might say about VS11. I have a HP dx9200 laptop with a similar Core 2 Duo processor to the one you are contemplating, running VS11+ on Vista Home Premium and I find that the 2 GB of RAM that I currently have is only just sufficient. VS11 is more resource-hungry than its predecessors, and Vista by itself is an incredible resource hog. So get as much RAM as you can afford and that the computer you buy can support -- particularly if you are looking at editing HD.

ulead14user · Post by **ulead14user** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:03 pm

Ken Berry wrote:In fact, 1 GB of RAM is simply not enough, regardless of what the minimum system requirements might say about VS11. I have a HP dx9200 laptop with a similar Core 2 Duo processor to the one you are contemplating, running VS11+ on Vista Home Premium and I find that the 2 GB of RAM that I currently have is only just sufficient. VS11 is more resource-hungry than its predecessors, and Vista by itself is an incredible resource hog. So get as much RAM as you can afford and that the computer you buy can support -- particularly if you are looking at editing HD.

Thanks Ken..
When you say "2 GB of RAM that I currently have is only just sufficient", how do you measure such parameter?
I mean how do we know that the RAM is sufficient or not for a program?
Sorry if I am sounding bit naive....

One more question I have.

Let's say I have a footage recorded in HD format (.m2t) and I use VS11 to edit the footage then would I require High Definition RW Disc (like Blue Ray RW Disc) to write a HD Video or a plain DVD RW can be used?

Thanks....

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:45 pm

Yes, I guess what I said was a bit like asking 'how long is a piece of string?'!

But what I meant was that with VS operating on Vista, it is observable that, even with 2 GB of RAM, when capturing, for instance, you need to shut off any background processes and services you don't need to free up resources. And you can see the 'power drain', as you could in previous OS, using Task Manager. Personally, I use WinDV to capture SD video in Vista, then open the DV in VS11+ for editing, and have no problems (as long as the DV source is digital, not analogue ... but that's another story!)

I am afraid I have not yet moved into the HD era, much as I would like to, so I can't really answer your second question. However, it is nonetheless my understand that you can capture and edit in HD format, but then write it to a SD DVD... Hopefully, though, someone with hands-on knowledge like etech, will jump in here...

ulead14user · Post by **ulead14user** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:57 pm

Ken Berry wrote:Yes, I guess what I said was a bit like asking 'how long is a piece of string?'! But what I meant was that with VS operating on Vista, it is observable that, even with 2 GB of RAM, when capturing, for instance, you need to shut off any background processes and services you don't need to free up resources. And you can see the 'power drain', as you could in previous OS, using Task Manager. Personally, I use WinDV to capture SD video in Vista, then open the DV in VS11+ for editing, and have no problems (as long as the DV source is digital, not analogue ... but that's another story!)

I am afraid I have not yet moved into the HD era, much as I would like to, so I can't really answer your second question. However, it is nonetheless my understand that you can capture and edit in HD format, but then write it to a SD DVD... Hopefully, though, someone with hands-on knowledge like etech, will jump in here...

Thanks for your valuable inputs Ken.

Guys,

I would really appreciate if somebody can answer my second question.

"Let's say I have a footage recorded in HD format (.m2t) and I use VS11 to edit the footage then would I require High Definition RW Disc (like Blue Ray RW Disc) to write a HD Video or a plain DVD RW can be used?"

Thanks....

Clevo · Post by **Clevo** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:01 am

My understanding, and you could confirm with a google search, that you can record HD video on a standard DVD it's just that you don't fit as much in (duration wise).

Do check though as I am not a HD footage user.

ulead14user · Post by **ulead14user** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:12 am

Clevo wrote:My understanding, and you could confirm with a google search, that you can record HD video on a standard DVD it's just that you don't fit as much in (duration wise).

Do check though as I am not a HD footage user.

Thanks clevo...
I searched in net and found that Normal DVD can be used to burn HD footage provided the footage has been converted into SD.
However I can use Sony Blue Ray RW+ to write HD footage directly on HD DVD.

Now I have couple of more questions:

I think the work flow is like:

.m2t file (TS Stream) >> mpeg2 (PS Stream) >> Edit using VS11+ >> Burn DVD

Am I right??

If yes then please answer my following questions:

1. mpeg2 is a HD format or SD format?
2. If mpeg2 is HD format then does VS11+ give High Definition output after I edit the footage? Or it just gives Standard Definition Output?
3. Will there be any difference in quality of footage if I record in HD format and covert into SD and burn DVD from the quality of footage I record in SD format and burn DVD?
4. What is the difference between "Proxy HDV Editing" and "Non-Proxy HDV Editing"?

Thanks ....

ulead14user · Post by **ulead14user** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:26 pm

Somebody please help me get answers of my questions.

Thanks....

ulead14user · Post by **ulead14user** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:41 pm

Please help!!

-ulead14user