RAM and PROCESSOR v GRAPHICS

[garjobo]

Gentlemen and ladies a bit of insider info if you'd be so so kind to share..

Does Videostudio X5 run off the RAM and processor and NOT graphics card?

I ask because ideally would prefer to updeate my ram and not fork out for a graphics card AND a powersupply..as the better graphics cards need more than my woeful 230 or whatever watts.

So...does VS use RAM and Processor?

Thanks 'to the usual suspects' - im guessing for your replies.

Appreicated as per the norm.

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[garjobo]

Right - so I take it the reason no-one has replied to this thread is because quite frankly they don't know the answer!!!! This is find stunningly bizaar...I mean...one of the major problems with videoediting is ensuring when editing your able to see/manipulate footage as smoothly and as quickly as possible...its a given.

Surely to goodness someone out there knows whether X5 uses the graphics card at all?

Or is is using RAM and Processor speed. Aka...IF you dont have a great graphics card then so long as your RAM/Processor are up to the job..your movie will burn ok etc....but whilst editing you may not be getting the best experience due to a lously graphics card.

Simple enough question chaps..surely...you know your onions or not?

[Old_Friend]

Someone more experienced in the technical details of Video Studio will probably give you the exact answer you're seeking.

But, from my understanding, the video processor (whether it's "onboard" or an external video card) does the primary and majority of work involved related to graphics processing. Your System RAM will allow you (your system) to maintain more data about the file(s) you are working with. Without sufficient RAM, your system will be forced into writing data to your hard disk drive, which is much slower than having it stored in RAM. Your video processor will need to find data in order to use it; but, if it's already in RAM, then it finds it rather quickly. If you have an external video card installed, and --it-- has lots of RAM on its own card, your System Ram may play a less significant role. That would allow your System to perform other activities, such as multi-tasking other applications, etc. more efficiently without taking away the processing power from your video/graphics process.

If you do not have an external video card installed, but you are using only the "built-in" graphics processor, then of course, your system will be sharing --its-- RAM to aid in your video processing; they each "share" the allotable System RAM you have.

EDITED: If you --do-- have a decent external video card with 1 or more GB's of RAM on it installed, then Video Studio (or your Operating System) "should" use it, rather than your System's graphics processor. You may have to re-configure your BIOS beforehand and tell it to not "Share its RAM".

I may not have said this correctly, or even correctly at all. Someone more knowledgeable will have a better answer for you, I'm sure!

[teknisyan]

Ok just speaking to what I read from the Corel Videostudio Product page. VS X5 was designed to take advantage if you're using an NVIDA CUDA Graphics card. This means that VideoStudio® Pro X5 runs more processes simultaneously for faster rendering than ever.

[pvreditor]

Ok just speaking to what I read from the Corel Videostudio Product page. VS X5 was designed to take advantage if you're using an NVIDA CUDA Graphics card. This means that VideoStudio Pro X5 runs more processes simultaneously for faster rendering than ever.

Can anyone quantify the claim that the NVIDA CUDA graphics card speeds things up? I did a quick search on Amazon, and NVIDIA cards with CUDA are not the cheapest cards around. Before I drop $150 on a card, does anyone here have experience with determining how much things will speed up when using this card?

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