AVCHD Video Editing
- Thread starter Jerryaki
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I use a Sony AVCHD camera pretty regularly at work though I mostly export to DVD or lower res.
I do most editing in Sony Vegas but have access to Premiere as well. If I get the new enhanced Quadro card for Adobe I will switch to Premiere full time.
I do most editing in Sony Vegas but have access to Premiere as well. If I get the new enhanced Quadro card for Adobe I will switch to Premiere full time.
Jerryaki
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great, we have video guys here!!
i have to put together an HD video from AVC-HD files. i'm going to be using corel video studio pro x2, but will need to build a new PC to do this on. am i off the mark in assuming that this will do:
-intel quad core 2.33 GHZ
-4MB RAM (either XP or Vista 32 bit, so max is 4MB unless I go to a 64 bit OS)
-a vid card with 512MB dedicated RAM
will this set up allow me smoothly work on the editing and also output without any hiccups? anything else i need to be considering (dual HD in RAID 0 set up, etc.)?
thanks in advance.
i have to put together an HD video from AVC-HD files. i'm going to be using corel video studio pro x2, but will need to build a new PC to do this on. am i off the mark in assuming that this will do:
-intel quad core 2.33 GHZ
-4MB RAM (either XP or Vista 32 bit, so max is 4MB unless I go to a 64 bit OS)
-a vid card with 512MB dedicated RAM
will this set up allow me smoothly work on the editing and also output without any hiccups? anything else i need to be considering (dual HD in RAID 0 set up, etc.)?
thanks in advance.
venom_7
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haha yeah you will be fine with that but I might suggest a different software if you can get your hands on it.
Premiere CS3 or 4
or even Adobe Premiere Pro (latest version)
these softwares are very pricey and I wouldn't suggest pirating them because you can eventually run into licensing issues. But if Corel will do what you want and you are comfortable with it, then do that.
Premiere CS3 or 4
or even Adobe Premiere Pro (latest version)
these softwares are very pricey and I wouldn't suggest pirating them because you can eventually run into licensing issues. But if Corel will do what you want and you are comfortable with it, then do that.
Do you mean 4GB Ram? 
I think I had 8MB in my laptop in 1992.
The PC will work fine, since you aren't rendering 3d the video card is going to be less of a factor than raw processing power and RAM.
The new PC I am supposed to get if the PC guy didn't totally drop the ball and miss the fiscal year cutoff is based on the i7-940.
Make sure you have tons of HD space as Hi-Def is a killer. Even rendering most of my video for DVD I am constantly having to migrate stuff to portable storage drives.
If you don't want to buy Premiere you can get Sony Vegas Platinum for under a hundred bucks and it will do HD. Don't buy the orange box as it does not do HD. The platinum pro pack is probably even better as it will give you more output options which you may decide you want to use at some point.
I think I had 8MB in my laptop in 1992.The PC will work fine, since you aren't rendering 3d the video card is going to be less of a factor than raw processing power and RAM.
The new PC I am supposed to get if the PC guy didn't totally drop the ball and miss the fiscal year cutoff is based on the i7-940.
Make sure you have tons of HD space as Hi-Def is a killer. Even rendering most of my video for DVD I am constantly having to migrate stuff to portable storage drives.
If you don't want to buy Premiere you can get Sony Vegas Platinum for under a hundred bucks and it will do HD. Don't buy the orange box as it does not do HD. The platinum pro pack is probably even better as it will give you more output options which you may decide you want to use at some point.
Jerryaki
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^^oops, yes, 4GB...megs would not even be enough to open up windows these days... 
thanks for the input guys. if i can get my hands on one of the programs i will, my major concern was just buying the parts/a machine for this and then having it be insufficient to actual do the editing.
as an aside, doesn't final cut pro cost like $2K? who can afford that for home use, that's more than a computer!
thanks for the input guys. if i can get my hands on one of the programs i will, my major concern was just buying the parts/a machine for this and then having it be insufficient to actual do the editing.
as an aside, doesn't final cut pro cost like $2K? who can afford that for home use, that's more than a computer!
If you can't build a super computer one thing to keep in mind is the length of your project.
If its relatively small you should be ok. If its huge try breaking it into smaller workable pieces and stitch them together at the end. You can render these smaller pieces at DVD or lower res fairly quickly, once you have an idea that you have your masterpiece reboot the machine and make sure nothing else is running and kick off the render overnight or sometime when you can just walk away.
If its relatively small you should be ok. If its huge try breaking it into smaller workable pieces and stitch them together at the end. You can render these smaller pieces at DVD or lower res fairly quickly, once you have an idea that you have your masterpiece reboot the machine and make sure nothing else is running and kick off the render overnight or sometime when you can just walk away.
Jerryaki
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^^^i will be trying to use my current 80GB drive as the main drive (since it already has my OS on there), and will have a 500GB drive to store assets on. hopefully that will be enough for the one project i am doing. also, i have to digitize 3 mini DV tapes (SD tapes but shot in HD), so could you estimate how much space each one will come out to be?
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woohoo, ordered all the parts to build this machine; about time i upgraded a little.
i did realize though that for the time being, i'm only going to be able to watch the final edit on my PC anyway, since i realized in mid-order that the only way i'd be watching this in HD on a disc is if i had a blu-ray burner (and also a blu-ray player for my tv). doh!
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woohoo, ordered all the parts to build this machine; about time i upgraded a little.
i did realize though that for the time being, i'm only going to be able to watch the final edit on my PC anyway, since i realized in mid-order that the only way i'd be watching this in HD on a disc is if i had a blu-ray burner (and also a blu-ray player for my tv). doh!
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Not sure what tape to HD space would be, but if 80GB is your main drive how much free space do you have currently? At some point you will be constantly pushing stuff off to that 500GB drive. If its a second internal drive no biggie but if its an external drive that gets to be a chore. What length project are we talking about? My Sony camera with 120GB stores about 48 hours HD but when you start putting that into other formats it gets a lot bigger even in standard def.
My new box will have 2TB + 1.5 TB offline storage.
My new box will have 2TB + 1.5 TB offline storage.
Jerryaki
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yep, the 500GB is going to be an internal slave drive, so it'll be my file storage drive.
i have 3 60min miniDV tapes that i'll be editing down to about 30 minutes final. i will be bringing a 160GB external drive with me to the video store and hopefully that's enough space for them to digitize the tapes in full quality.
i have 3 60min miniDV tapes that i'll be editing down to about 30 minutes final. i will be bringing a 160GB external drive with me to the video store and hopefully that's enough space for them to digitize the tapes in full quality.
Yeah you'll be fine with that.
Glad to help. When you get to the actual fun part do check in if you have more questions.
I just ordered the last bits of my new editing station today it seems like its really going to happen, hoping I'll get some fun projects soon.
I just ordered the last bits of my new editing station today it seems like its really going to happen
, hoping I'll get some fun projects soon.