Whould this system be OK?

[cgould]

Re: Partition Magic
If a hard drive contains a Vista operating system you will no longer be able to use partition magic. If you have an XP or other earlier Microsoft Operating System then you need to use Partition Magic to create you partitions BEFORE you attempt a Vista installation.

Vista does in fact have is own partitioning manager. You can access it from a Vista Set Up disc by booting your computer from the set up disc

Alternatively from within the Vista operating system

Awesome tips- thanks, my Dad was just trying to figure out how to do this in Vista; love these message boards!

[tony62]

Many thanks again for all the advice.
PC came with XP disk and Visa disk.
I will add a second internal HDD where I will keep
all the video files and just use the C drive for VS X2.
When I get the second HDD I will install Vista on that.

I spent all day yesterday working on a project. I still found it difficult working with the native AVCHD files loaded onto the time line. But reverted to using the poxy files and can easily edit them as if they were SD files. Jumping from a P4 with 1 Gig Ram is quite a step-up for me. Rendering times now are in hours not days!

I do not need to play the rendered AVCH files on the PC. I just transfer the file to a USB drive and play it on the Play Station 3, which is connected, to a HDTV LCD.

Many thanks again, now I need to step out of my retirement and get a job again to pay for the upgrade!

[Ken Berry]

I assume you are aware that you can also network your PS3 with your new (and old) computer? Depending on the model, it will have either a wireless connection or a standard ethernet (i.e. network cable) connection. I have my main computer, for instance, in my computer room connected to my PS3 by cable out in the TV Room which is about 35 feet away. Windows Media Player or Nero Media Home act as the server. These detect multimedia files on the computer, and the PS3 first detects either (or both) of those servers, and then the files. You get a menu under VIDEO, MUSIC or PHOTOS on your HDTV screen, and select, say, the AVCHD file you want to see and it plays beautifully from you computer on the HDTV via the PS2. No need for the USB stick or anything else!

[tony62]

Ken,
Thanks ken.
Yes I do have a wireless network already connected to my laptop and the older PC in the office. Will try and set that up the PS3. Not sure how to do that but will do some reading.
Tony

[Ken Berry]

Well, it should be easy enough to connect your new toy to the existing network, either via network cable to the wireless modem, or if the new computer has a wireless card built in, via that. Then, as I said above, depending which PS3 you have, you just need another network cable from the modem/router to the PS3's ethernet connection; or again, if you are lucky enough to have a wireless PS3, then a wireless connection again to the modem/router.