new computer
Moderator: Ken Berry
new computer
I am planning on buying a computer to strictly use for video editing. I can build it myself what brand of motherboard and processors work best with VS 9.
First, check-out Ulead's System Requirements.
They recommend Intel, but I have an AMD 3200+ ...something-or-other
and it works fine. ( Computers are getting so doggone fast, that I don't even pay attention to what processor my current system has!)
Any up-to-date system should be adequate. In general you're system is just "number crunching", so system performance only affects the time it takes to process the video. It does NOT affect audio or video quality. (Of course, you need reliable hardware!)
On the other hand... you're processing lots of data, and no matter how fast your system is, it won't be fast enough... You'll still be waiting-around for it to finish.
However, if you are capturing analog video, then you should get the fastest system you can afford. (And check the capture-device manufacturer's recommendations.) Analog capture is one of the trickiest things related to digital A/V. If the computer can't keep-up, you get dropped-frames.
A good video card/monitor and soundcard/speaker-system will more accurately reproduce the A/V, so that you can more-accurately determine what the finisned product will sound/look like. But they will NOT automatically improve your "product". (A good soundcard will help if you're recording analog sound.)
The most important thing is a really big hard drive or two!
They recommend Intel, but I have an AMD 3200+ ...something-or-other
and it works fine. ( Computers are getting so doggone fast, that I don't even pay attention to what processor my current system has!)Any up-to-date system should be adequate. In general you're system is just "number crunching", so system performance only affects the time it takes to process the video. It does NOT affect audio or video quality. (Of course, you need reliable hardware!)
On the other hand... you're processing lots of data, and no matter how fast your system is, it won't be fast enough... You'll still be waiting-around for it to finish.
However, if you are capturing analog video, then you should get the fastest system you can afford. (And check the capture-device manufacturer's recommendations.) Analog capture is one of the trickiest things related to digital A/V. If the computer can't keep-up, you get dropped-frames.
A good video card/monitor and soundcard/speaker-system will more accurately reproduce the A/V, so that you can more-accurately determine what the finisned product will sound/look like. But they will NOT automatically improve your "product". (A good soundcard will help if you're recording analog sound.)
The most important thing is a really big hard drive or two!
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- System_Drive: C
- 32bit or 64bit: 32 Bit
- motherboard: Equium P200-178
- processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T2080
- ram: 2 GB
- Video Card: Intel 945 Express
- sound_card: Intel GMA 950
- Hard_Drive_Capacity: 1160 GB
- Location: Birmingham UK
I have an AMD Athlon 2400+ XP and it works fine, no dropped frames whatever format I decide to capture in.
As Doug said, the most important aspect for our purposes is loads of Hard Drive Space. I have fitted removable hard drives which helps.
The way these work is that a Hard Drive Carrier fits into the slots at the front of your computer the same as a DVD drive does. Your hard drive fits inside a case that slides in and out of the carrier.
You can pick them up for about £7 (British pounds) at computer fairs, or you can do a search on the internet.
This way you can have a collection of Hard Drives sitting in a drawer.
As Doug said, the most important aspect for our purposes is loads of Hard Drive Space. I have fitted removable hard drives which helps.
The way these work is that a Hard Drive Carrier fits into the slots at the front of your computer the same as a DVD drive does. Your hard drive fits inside a case that slides in and out of the carrier.
You can pick them up for about £7 (British pounds) at computer fairs, or you can do a search on the internet.
This way you can have a collection of Hard Drives sitting in a drawer.