Software Editing: Does anyone have any recommendations regarding the computer - how big or fast does the CPU/memory/hard drive need to be?
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Ingrid, I have a quad core with 4Gb of RAM and a 512Mb video card. I also have a 500Gb internal hard drive which is filling-up (little over a year's worth of video - gonna need to add 1Tb). I just got the Sony SR12 and LOVE IT! My computer can handle the editing - it's a little slow but not impossible - I'm using Pinnacle Studio 12 (Ulitmate version)software - VERY easy to use - and I'm burning DVDs and Blu-rays with it. You'll want a quad core computer for rendering - the software uses ALL FOUR cpus while processing HD material. I coudn't be more pleased with the computer, software and video camera combination. Editing (clippping, cut&paste clips, etc) could be a little faster, but when using native 1920x1080i resolution, expect a little slow-down when compared to SD (non HD) footage. Rendering times will be much longer for HD than SD - but go do something else for 4-6 hours while the computer crunches your 1 hour video. Then be totally amazed at the Blu-Ray (or regular DVD using AVCHD format) disc playing on your Blu-Ray player on your HD TV. WOW ! That is the way of the future - many say the future is NOW. Hope this helps. Tony PS...If you really shop smart, you could get all the hardware and software I mention above (not including the SR12 or extra 1Tb hard drive) for around $1,250 or so - INCLUDING a Blu-Ray burner for your new Quad Core PC and Blu-Ray player for your HD TV - NOT including the TV of course. That price includes the Pinnacle software too!
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I edit in Adobe Premiere CC, and from what I understand is, is that Premiere demands much more hardware intensive components to work better. FCPX is a bit more optimized for Macs from Apple, if you're looking to replace this in a Mac Pro/iMac/MacMini/etc, this will be perfect, I have 0 issues with this drive for editing, render speeds are fine, playback is smooth, 0 frames dropped, export is relatively fast. If this is going to be a scratch drive, this larger the capacity, the longer it will work before it goes dead, which is nice. Buy it if you can, or go for Samsung Pro SSD, which are better, but cost more. Hope this helped, message me if you have anymore questions. I edit in Adobe Premiere CC, and from what I understand is, is that Premiere demands much more hardware intensive components to work better. FCPX is a bit more optimized for Macs from Apple, if you're looking to replace this in a Mac Pro/iMac/MacMini/etc, this will be perfect, I have 0 issues with this drive for editing, render speeds are fine, playback is smooth, 0 frames dropped, export is relatively fast. If this is going to be a scratch drive, this larger the capacity, the longer it will work before it goes dead, which is nice. Buy it if you can, or go for Samsung Pro SSD, which are... » Read More I edit in Adobe Premiere CC, and from what I understand is, is that Premiere demands much more hardware intensive components to work better. FCPX is a bit more optimized for Macs from Apple, if you're looking to replace this in a Mac Pro/iMac/MacMini/etc, this will be perfect, I have 0 issues with this drive for editing, render speeds are fine, playback is smooth, 0 frames dropped, export is relatively fast. If this is going to be a scratch drive, this larger the capacity, the longer it will work before it goes dead, which is nice. Buy it if you can, or go for Samsung Pro SSD, which are better, but cost more. Hope this helped, message me if you have anymore questions. « Show Less
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This computer is awesome the processor is very fast so I am sure you will have no problems running photoshop.
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That would depend upon your usage.If you just browse the web,use apps that are not cpu intensive,it should be fine.It would also depend on your ram.If you're doing video editing,or a lot of coding,it might be worthwhile to upgrade.If you need more info,just ask,and give your a rundown of your set-up.
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It should run photoshop perfectly fine. I run games and tons of productivity tools on mine. I have upgraded my RAM, but most programs are processor intensive over RAM. And the HP can handle most productivity software that you can throw at it.
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Don't bother. Highly specialized apps (like those in CS3) you want to run natively. And the mac version is very good. Call Adobe; they DO offer a cross-platform upgrade (there is cost, but it's significantly less than buying a new product). You'll be much happier in the long run, and save time running them natively.
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Yes... it doesn't use to much space but the program it self isnt as stable as you would think in the first place... i have 3tb with 32gb of ram and it would crash every now and then... but just save every now and then because its so worth it... once you get your mind around it the work flow is so smooth other than the actual song building process witch is way more than you expect but since the pattern building is so quick and seemless you can get the music out of your head before you loose your motivation. ..
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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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For photo editing and stuff, i would recommend you to go for 8 gigs of ram. It really helps
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If all you're doing is editing pictures, I'd recommend a cheaper laptop, but if you're going to be using this for games, rendering, large video projects, ect. This is what you want.
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It all depends on what you want your computer to do. You can always witch out the memory from 1TB to whatever, processor is fast but you can witch that too. All on you...
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You won't want to go with a machine that is slow and has little storage space unless you are using Autocad occasionally. Get a good video card and fast processor.
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1TB SSD+HDD faster boot and photoshop work well! But Balance must Core i5 or i7 and 16GB Ram important work faster!! IF core i3 and 8GB Ram no possible!!
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Recommend that you look at the Adobe site for a White Paper called Optimizing Hardware Systems for Adobe Premiere Pro...and Photoshop CC found at: http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/solutions/broadcasting/pdfs/Adobe-Hardware-Performance-Whitepaper.pdf This is a great article because it really explains what the computer components do and how they are interrelated. While Elements isn't specifically addressed, it does include specs for full blown Photoshop. If Photoshop will run well on this (and it meets the specs) than Elements should as too. In terms of storage capacity, this system has should be adequate. Recommend that you look at the Adobe site for a White Paper called Optimizing Hardware Systems for Adobe Premiere Pro...and Photoshop CC found at: http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/solutions/broadcasting/pdfs/Adobe-Hardware-Performance-Whitepaper.pdf This is a great article because it really explains what the computer components do and how they are interrelated. While Elements isn't specifically addressed, it does include specs for full blown Photoshop. If Photoshop will run well on this (and it meets the specs) than Elements should as too. In terms of storage capacity,... » Read More Recommend that you look at the Adobe site for a White Paper called Optimizing Hardware Systems for Adobe Premiere Pro...and Photoshop CC found at: http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/solutions/broadcasting/pdfs/Adobe-Hardware-Performance-Whitepaper.pdf This is a great article because it really explains what the computer components do and how they are interrelated. While Elements isn't specifically addressed, it does include specs for full blown Photoshop. If Photoshop will run well on this (and it meets the specs) than Elements should as too. In terms of storage capacity, this system has should be adequate. « Show Less
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I have been building systems for years. I had a spare Quad Core 2.5 with 4GB of RAM so I built it up as a 'proof of concept' test system. I was able to get everything installed and configured but the performance was terrible--even with a single channel. The images were badly pixelated and unwatchable. I ended up building a new i5 system with 16GB of RAM and it could not be better. I was able to view and record all 6 channels at once without glitches. So, IMHO, processor performance is a critical factor here.
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if you're not planning on using adobe premiere (or other video editing software) with high memory usage then you dont really need to worry about memory speed... but if you're into video editing then get 2400....
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Get the 830D; use Win7 64 bit and try to get 4 gig ram... Runs fast and cool.