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05-10-2011, 11:34 AM
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video editing purpose pc
Hi All,
Do i need top of the line video card for video editing system using adobe premiere elements software ? What is the recommended video card from ATI that you suggested and why ? Which one is more important, Video card or RAM to have for video editing purpose ? Thank you in advance  I might have more question afterward. |
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05-10-2011, 11:47 AM
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No you don't need a top of the line video card. ATI gets the nod for color accuracy but if you get a good price on an nVidia card you can certainly go for it.
You'll need a large scratch drive and plenty of storage space and aim for at least 8 GBs of ram (If you can't get it all at once then make sure you set it up so you can easily add more later.). If you're going to max out the budget then check out professional level LCDs to do it with. Once you decide on the monitor then go video card shopping.
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05-10-2011, 12:09 PM
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the monitor will be 4 pcs of 17" (1280 x 1024) from samsung (will probably add more down the road).
regarding the large scratch drive that u mentioned, how will i get that ? (I don't know what u mean by that) |
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05-10-2011, 04:24 PM
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The scratch drive is the one you do the editing on, your work drive as it were as opposed to the boot drive or the one you use to archive finished projects.
Depending on the size and number of your projects the drive should be large enough so you don't worry about space constraints. |
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05-10-2011, 04:41 PM
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You will be using FOUR monitors? You need a quad-head workstation card.
Newegg.com - PNY VCQ420NVS-X16-DVI-PB Quadro NVS 420 512MB (256MB per GPU) 128-bit (64-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Low Profile Ready Workstation Video Card Either that, or you need a Eyefinity 6 card: Newegg.com - HIS H587F2G6DG Radeon HD 5870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card |
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05-11-2011, 07:04 AM
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I would also suggest a lot of RAM (8 gig or Higher) for rendering video can be taxing, but the more ram the faster the rendering. If you work in After Effects (or a similar type program) you'll be glad you have more RAM; however, if you don't mind seeing the video a less quality while you're editing then RAM might not be too much of an issue? Myself, I like to look at the video at Full quality once in a while as I edit just to make sure it looks good.
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05-23-2011, 02:57 AM
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I thank you all for great advice.
you guys are the best. |
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