(Sam) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> (Darren Yatadooet) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> > I am looking to buy a new PC to replace my dying dell. What's the
> > price range for PCs that are capable of editing digital video? What
> > equipment do I need to consider having as part of the PC? What are
> > good brands these days?
>
> As far as specific brands go, I can't really offer any good advice
> with the exception of the Sony Viao. As far as equipment needs go,
> there are a few things to consider, first is the RAM, in my opinion
> the barest minimum is 512MB
> but I would recommend at least 1GB. The next one is the hard drive, I
> had about 15 minutes of raw digital video take up about 9 GB on my
> hard drive, you need alot of storage space. The third is the video
> card, its best to have in between a 128 and 256 MB of video memory.
> Last, make sure that you have firewire ports in the front, most new
> systems come with that, but make sure.
> For software, try Vegas Video 4.0, I think it works great and it is
> very comprehensive. Good luck.
Sam is quite right, Digital Video Can be VERY Hard drive consuming.
Depending on the amount of Video you would have on your hard drive, I
would go with a 380 or even 500 Gig. Or 2 250 Gig hard Drives. Also,
Viao's are pretty good as far is speed and Stability goes. I would
really recomend that. Also, I would recommend A Dell Dimension XPS.
They are really good.
OR----If you really are a heavy duty Video editor, I would EXTREMELY
recommend an Alienware. Alienwares are amazing. I would say that, the
best System, that they have, is the Professional Video Editiong PC
known as the "Rosewell" [Area-51's are better for gaming than
Aurora's for gaming!] Sry, off subject. But, people keep saying...
"OH ALIENWARES ARE SO EXPENSIVE!" When really, they are pretty much
the same. They might be weeda bit more....
Alienwares also have AMAZING Cooling. If you have ever seen an
Alienware, the neon glow in the eyes...... Thats the "Alien-Ice" video
cooling at work. It is proven that their Video Cooling makes the
video even better.
Now, for your Video Card....... DEFINITELY GET A RADEON. Radeons
are MUCH Better for Video Editing, and gaming. MUCH BETTER. HANDS
DOWN OVER GEFORCE. GeForces lack visual Quality. They may be very
slightly faster. But that Slightness doesnt make a difference.
Radeons are the much more professional choice for Gaming and Video
Editing..... For instance, your just standing in a level of any
game, and the everything that is close to you, is clear, but the
farther away it is, the blurier it gets. Its like, theres a Sphere of
Clearness around your character, and that sphere moves with you. You
have to get close to things, before they are perfectly clear....... I
have a GeForce 4 MX4000 ... And I do not apreciate that at all. Plus
Radeons are THE BEST For Visual quality. They are amazing for
Texturing and Geometric Detail, and just plain Everything! Their so
stable, and precise, and perfect at everything. GET THAT!
Also, since, youare a video editor, you should get a good sound card.
I hihgly recommned the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Cards. If you really
really have the dough, then you would get the Audigy 2 Platinum Pro ZS
7.1 Surround ... heh That with the 7 speakers and 1 subwoofer can ring
up alot. Therefor, I would go for a 5.1 Card. Sound blasters Audigy's
are amazing for Sound. I really recommend that.
Also, I would recomend getting 512 MB or better yet, 1 gig of RAM. But
what Brand? I would extremely recommend the Kingston Hyper X RAM...
That Ram is beastly. Same with Corsair RAM. Those 2, are extremely
good products. And the great thing about ANY type/kind of RAM, is
that they all have a life time warranty if anything is to happen to
it.
Last order of Business... If you are a Renderer or CG Animator. I
would recommend getting "Maya" Great program. or "3Ds Max" Both
AMAZING Professional programs. Their Potential is just amazing.
SO there ya have it, all my recommendations. I hope this really
helped!
____SamZee____
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