New editing sys dilemma

[Guest]

Well I guess you have a point, but these cards at this are considered semi-professional / entry level. Going to a 200$ card is consider hobbyist. 3000$ and up (for cards alone) gets you into the professional circle -- at least from what I have decerned from my readings.

I want to get something that will do a little more then the job so that in future I don't have to upgrade because I didn't spend an extra 200 and then have to buy some new product to do that new feature -- I'm just rambling.

Thanks for the input.



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[Guest]

Well, the backers to my video editing project have given me the cheque for 7000$ Cdn dollars. All I have to do now is figure out what I want.

Right now my I'm looking at:
P4 1.8 CPU
TH7II MB
256 Rdram
2 X 80gig seagates 7200 ata100 (storage)
1 X 20gig seagate for OS
LG 16X burner - purchased
16X DVD
17" Sceptre lcd monitor
Pinnacles Pro-one NLE edit card.
Scanner -- unknown

Does not seem like much of a list but with all the other little things it ads up fast.

With the drop in prices on monday for amd processors and the new cheaper tyan dual boards out now, I was reconsidering the dual amd system.

Still thinking. Will make a decision before end of the month.

Patrick

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[Guest]

Just got the 1st part of my system-- was on limited time special so I got one -- 17" Sceptre LCD.

SWEET!



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[lakedude]

Congrats on the sweet purchase.

I don't know much about higher end video input cards except that they are expensive and so I question the wisdom of getting an expensive LCD monitor. Sweet as it is wouldn't the money have been better spent on a better video input card?

 

[Guest]

You have a good point, but when your spending someone elses money you tend to do odd things. The lcd was a treat in the system purchase. I had been wanting an lcd for some time and the price was write. It's the best thing for video editing (colour,contrast) -- I realized that but it was more of an inpluse item then anything. I spent the same on my 1st 17" when they where just coming out -- this time it was someelses cash.

The main reason I wanted it was a couple people said working with lcd displays seem easier on the eyes and thus I will be doing a lot of time in front of it this winter.

Thanks for the input.



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[cracow99]

Hi.
I want to get a new editing system this Sept. I have a budget of about 6000.00$ CDN.

I was looking at a single processor unit with an Matrox RT2500 editing card or at a dual CPU with no editing card. No the budget will not allow for both .. I wish it did.

I have the task of transfering all the family video's(vid8,hi8,Dig8) to cd's.. I want to convert them to mpeg4 to get more on the 80min cd's. I also want to do some editing using Premiere.

Now for the dilemma - daul cpu gives real time conversion of mpeg2 to mpeg4(at least with the dual Xeon).
But the Matrox will give a faster editing platform - at least that is what I understand. I have not heard yet if a high end daul processor unit will give as good (real time) use of Premiere as with a good editing card.

Any thoughts or comments will be mostly appriciated.

Patrick.
It's hard to get the best bang for your buck.

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Well the answer is not very difficult. Converter card such as Matrox products do not use much the CPU to convert, the chipset that does the job is on the converter card. It uses the same process as for graphic cards. You could use a Matrox converter on a Pentium IV like I do without a fuss. Make sure that your system has the less TSR's running as possible , turn off your internet access, virus and alikes sft for best results. Try not to install another card such as a graphic card just besides it because of the heat, each will produce.

 

[Ijack]

10 years late! That must be a record.

 

[nikorr]

Great one ^^^ : )

 

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