On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:55:02 -0500, ProfGene
<mfevs.RemoveThis@winco.net> wrote:
>Angel wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I build a system every 4 to 5 years and it is time for me to start
>> looking for new components.
>>
>> I want to build a fast system for video editing. The suite that I use
>> is "Adobe Video Collection" Professional edition. The recommended
>> system requirements are:
>> Pentium III (Pentium 4 recommended), Windows XP Pro, 256 RAM, 10.8GB
>> or larger hard disk for ongoing work.
>> My current system is a Pentium VI (3.2GHz), Win XP Pro, 1 GB RAM,
>> 400GB HD.
>> Some how the system is starting to slow down almost to a stall so I
>> want to upgrade but it appears that my current system is outdated. I
>> have been thinking on building a new system using:
>>
>> Either a ASUS or ABIT board
>> I do not know much about PCI-express so I have no idea on what to get
>> for video card.
>> Dual Core (it seems to have the best value at this time)
>> I plan to get Corsair memory (at least 2 GB)
>> For the first time I want to use RAID 5 therefore I need at least 3 HD
>> SATA (300GB minimum)
>>
>> What parts do you suggest I use to make a good system?
>>
>> Thank you for your advice.
>> Respectfully,
>> Angel
>>
>To avoid dropping frames I bought the ADS external video capture device
>rather than using internal card and have not had any more problems with
>dropped frames. The other stuff you have like Raid and lots of RAM are
>good for video editing. I don't know that you really need something as
>souped up as PCI Express. These are gamesters video cards and probably
>not absolutely necessary for video editing.
First, why are you resurrecting such old threads?
A gamer's PCI Express video card has no benefit at all (by
virtue of the bus being higher throughput than AGP) except
that some now do more hardware acceleration of encoding and
decoding some popular codecs like H.264.
To avoid dropping frames, there are several options. One of
which is certainly a hardware MPEG encoding device as your
external one would be, but likewise an internal PCI or PCI
Express hardware encoding card will have the same benefit
and even moreso as externals connecting over USB or firewire
have the frailties of the bus as well. Towards this end,
beyond the video card there is consideration of the capture
card, that PCI Express provides more bandwidth for it,
dedicated instead of shared with other PCI devices.
>> Stay informed about: New System for Video Editing 
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