Best Video Editing Software for 1080/60p? I have a Core i7 920 overclocked to 3.2GHz with 6GB of DDR3 RAM and two GTX 570 in SLI, so I should have enough horsepower to edit the 1080/60p video. However I'm not sure what software package to get.I'd prefer something in the $100 range but it seems Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Suite may not be able to do 1080/60p. Do I need to go to Vegas Pro? Other good options? Best Video Editing Software for 1080/60p? I have a Core i7 920 overclocked to 3.2GHz with 6GB of DDR3 RAM and two GTX 570 in SLI, so I should have enough horsepower to edit the 1080/60p video. ... » Read More Best Video Editing Software for 1080/60p? I have a Core i7 920 overclocked to 3.2GHz with 6GB of DDR3 RAM and two GTX 570 in SLI, so I should have enough horsepower to edit the 1080/60p video. However I'm not sure what software package to get.I'd prefer something in the $100 range but it seems Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Suite may not be able to do 1080/60p. Do I need to go to Vegas Pro? Other good options? « Show Less
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Edius. Because you can use your existing pc. I tried Sony Vegas Pro and didn't like it. Adobe CS5 is too expensive and requires too big of a computer. Edius works on any pc and laptop as far as I know.
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Hello, I import 1080/60p video from my HDC-TM700K into Sony Vegas 9 on an older machine and it edits OK. You may need to pre-render short segments of video using (Shift+B) so that it plays back smooth in the preview window. 60p video is only really useful if you need to make crystal clear slow-motion videos, otherwise, it has to be converted to 30i as there is no medium to play it back at that quality. Blu-Ray can't use it.
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I ended up going with Adobe Premiere CS5. I'm setting up a two drive (2TB x2, 7200RPM) RAID-0 setup in an external enclosure hooked up via eSATA as a dedicated video editing drive. Hopefully this will allow everything to run nice and smooth. I'd like to edit in 1080/60p and then have the option to finalize in different formats. For now, either 720/60p or 1080/60i would likely make the most sense for Bluray authoring.
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I have been tracking this issue also, but I don't have the new camera yet. I just put together s system with the same processor and memory, and installed Sony VMS 10.From what I have heard, the problem is capturing the video from the camera in it's native format. Once its in a suitable format, it will handle the video.Check the forums at sony here:http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/default.asp
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I am not sure how resource heavy video editing is, but here is what I have been doing with it. I first upgraded it to 8 gb ram and windows 8.1 professional, and it is used as a hideaway mobile pc for a semi truck. I have been using it for 2 years, and it performs everything I need to run my business, and all without a hitch. Scanning, printing, all sorts of document manipulation, trucking software, asset tracking, payroll etc. It has exceeded my expectations. I would think if you upgrade the ram, it should do a decent job for video editing, but would be a poor choice for gaming. Hope that helps.
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Hi Christina R, I am sorry but I do not know. I have had so much trouble getting version 11 to work that they would have had to pay me to take version 12. I had only had version 11 about a month when version 12 was offered at 100. I would not have given 0.01 for it. I still wouldn't. I still have not managed to produce an edited video either to a Blu Ray disk or to a "produce" file. (Cyberlink term) I am sorry I can't help you in this matter, but I wish you well with whatever video editing system you end up with. Nick.
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I too am stuck! Although POWER is supposedly better than MEGA I think either would be sufficient... I've read places that POWER is more of a software improvement and just processes things faster. Mechanically they are similar.It comes down to video as you both mentioned. I'm off to France in 3 weeks and would like a camera upgrade from 5 years ago. But which?! lolOne other thing I was thinking about with MJPEG vs AVCHD: Since MJPEG uses twice as much space, you'd need twice as fast a card to keep up with the video being written to it, otherwise you'll get dropped frames/choppiness. I too am stuck! Although POWER is supposedly better than MEGA I think either would be sufficient... I've read places that POWER is more of a software improvement and just processes things faster. Mechanically they are similar.It comes down to video as you both mentioned. I'm off to France in 3 weeks and would like a camera upgrade from 5 years ago. But which?! lolOne other thing I was thinking about with MJPEG vs AVCHD: Since MJPEG uses twice as much space, you'd need twice as fast a card to keep up with the video being written to it, otherwise you'll get dropped... » Read More I too am stuck! Although POWER is supposedly better than MEGA I think either would be sufficient... I've read places that POWER is more of a software improvement and just processes things faster. Mechanically they are similar.It comes down to video as you both mentioned. I'm off to France in 3 weeks and would like a camera upgrade from 5 years ago. But which?! lolOne other thing I was thinking about with MJPEG vs AVCHD: Since MJPEG uses twice as much space, you'd need twice as fast a card to keep up with the video being written to it, otherwise you'll get dropped frames/choppiness. « Show Less
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I'm now using Edius and it's the finest video editor I've seen. It far exceeds Final Cut Pro or Adobe Pro in price and I don't suppose they could perform any better, especially not on my pc. I even tried it on my laptop and it works fine, the render time is longer though.
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for heavy video editing? I would have to say that you're going to need a computer with a better graphics card. This computer is all well and good for mild gaming and regular video editing however if you're going to use this computer strictly for video editing you might want one with a better graphics card
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Hi Titus. I have the Looxcie HD and the video is 1080 instead of 720 and it's wx resistant. The shape is better for what I wanted too. . . .
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It's very fast. Now I use my computer for video and photograph editing, and never skip a beat as far as memory problems. I've got a great video card and use Photoshop, Lightroom and Nikk as my main editing tools. I also have Sony movie suite installed but seldom use it. I have no doubt that my Corsair Vengeance memory is up to the task of keeping everything running smooth. As for C9 memory I couldn't really comment on it. I'm comfortable giving two thumbs up on the Vengeance memory I'm currently using.
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No, I was using 32GB Extreme Plus for filming and it barely did the job. Buy the PNY 64gb for the same price, with a 90 mb/s, and give yourself some HD Video space. I mean, same price.
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> Ah ok, I will try that tonight when I get home from work. So the 60i makes it record in 1080i? I was wondering what the difference was between 60i and 30p. So is 30p better quality than 60i?Curious as to what you find out because, according to the Canon website, 30p records at 60i.
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Right now I'm running a heavily modded Skyrim (using ENBoost and RealVision) that uses 3.3 GB of VRAM on this card. Having a GPU with a high amount of VRAM is crucial for anyone who like to mod games and really put the graphic fidelity of a game. I also like to edit video and use the VRAM in Adobe Premiere. If neither of those activities interest you, then a 2GB GPU should be perfect for you and you'll appreciate the 770 over the 670.
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This solves the problem. Down load a free trial of Vegas Pro 8, and all of your worries will go away! if you render the AVCHD footage to widescreen NTSC you can then save it again in the windows Movie maker (if you have it) and make it about 80% less memory. True no more HD but who cares.
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Hi Bruce, VideoStudio Pro X6 is compatible with 64-bit PCs, but is a native 32-bit application. The happy news here is that VideoStudio offers very impressive support for multithreading, meaning it can take maximum advantage of your multicore processor--delivering excellent speed and performance. I hope that answers your questions!
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Hi Scott, I bought this unit about a year after it first came out (2007). Mine came with the standard 30Gb hard drive with the zif interface. The unit came standard with a USB cable, video out cables (no HDMI cable), a remote control that you could use to control recording, zoom in/zoom out and playback control if you connect it to a TV/monitor. I personally swapped the original 30Gb drive with a 80Gb drive (had to since the 30Gb drive completely failed). Any additional filters, were not part of the standard package. Any modern Windows or Mac computer can deal with the AVCHD movie files that this camera produces. It has been a stalwart for the six years I have owned it, and its optic zoom lens is really more than decent. Of course, nowadays, 1080p can be achieved easily with an iPhone, but trust me, the crappy lenses that all smartphones come with along with their crappy digital zoom, will never be able to match the performance of a good optical lens -- that is just reality. That being said, new cameras which support 4k recording are not that expensive these days -- the problem that you will have is that smooth 4k digital editing requires fairly powerful hardware. I can honestly say, that today's consumer/prosumer level computer hardware/software can finally be used to edit 1080p AVCHD files smoothly -- so let me see, six to seven years before the hardware/software became up to snuff to edit the video from this camera? How many more years before 4k can be smoothly edited? I still use this camera to this day -- colors are kind of toned down, but other than that, excellent video/sound output. And of course, the night mode is impressive -- you can take monochrome videos in absolute darkness.
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It makes better use of multiple processors & is 64 bit, so you don't have the 2Gb memory cap. Also, if you have a nVidia graphics card it can be set to also use the GPU when rendering. Vegas Pro 12 has more file formats it supports as well as support for HD & 3D video.
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Beware the Sony "cineframe" options -- they look terrible. I have a Sony HC3 and while it's a fine little camera in 1080i 60i mode, the pseudo-24p stuff looks awful.The HV20 promises TRUE 24fps recording, plus a cinematic gamma curve, plus OIS, plus manual audio level controls, plus better lowlight performance. I wasn't even planning on buying a new camera, but I'm buying an HV20. At $1099, it's a great deal!
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Beware the Sony "cineframe" options -- they look terrible. I have a Sony HC3 and while it's a fine little camera in 1080i 60i mode, the pseudo-24p stuff looks awful. The HV20 promises TRUE 24fps recording, plus a cinematic gamma curve, plus OIS, plus manual audio level controls, plus better lowlight performance. I wasn't even planning on buying a new camera, but I'm buying an HV20. At $1099, it's a great deal!