Thanks for info Kurt, I'll do some more research on Sony's offering; have not heard of it before.
It looks like a custom built might be the road to go for the PC part. WMM was the fallback software, mainly because it didn't crash my pc like the other products, but that was probably due to the hardware being under powered. James E Harvey M.I.S. Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc. www.hanoverpa.com office: 717-637-8931 cell: 717-887-2565 fax: 717-637-6766 -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt @ VR-FX Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 3:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Desktop recommendation to edit video Hey there Jim, Re: HW - my suggestion is to get as much Bang for the Buck as you can. Get the most powerful CPU U can afford, with the most RAM U can afford - and, if you can get something that also has a Flash HD - that may also help! As for Video card - I always figured it was MORE important with regards to 3D (both 3D animation content product - as well as Gaming - but, then, theoretically - you should get Quadra vs. GeForce, respectively). Sure, get the most powerful card you can get in your machine, based upon what you can afford. Re: SW - Personally - I use Sony Vegas. I originally bought it some years ago - I think the version I got was around $99. Then, over a year ago - Sony was offering for a limited time a package deal that included Several of thier Apps -including Acid (which I had owned and used in the past - and which I had NOT Upgraded for Years!). So - I took the deal. I think it still possible to get Sony Vegas Mvie Studio HD - which is what I have now - for around $99 - but, ah - don't quote me on that. Another option I heard about a while ago was Premiere. They have a more consumer level version - like PS. I bought Photoshop Elements some years ago - at like $99 - as it was WAY Cheaper than the full version (like $700). So, I was surprised to hear that there was also a Premiere Elements (I THINK that is the name of it) - which I believe can also be had for around $99. As for MS Movie Maker - U Kidding? U actually like it? Man - I tried it once or twice and I found it to be CRAP! But, coming from dabbling in Premiere YEARS - and now Vegas for many years now - I could not possibly work with something so Non-Standard (a lot of video editing SW has a kind of standard interface) - and something so Crappy and Limited as Movie Maker! (Although - I must admit - I think the last time I tried it was under WinXP at my last job). YMMV... -K- On 1/10/2013 1:32 PM, James Harvey wrote: > In the market for a new pc (desktop, not laptop) to edit my home videos. > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a particular brand/specs to fill > this bill. I had a custom built years ago, but wondered if there was > something more off the shelf that could handle this job. > > The video card is important too, Nvidia has about 100 different > offerings, and it's hard to figure out the best one in the GeForce line. > > And, I've used a number of different software packages over the years > (Adobe Premier/Nero/Pinnacle, etc.,etc), have never been happy with > any of them, and have reverted back to Window Live Movie Maker. Is > there a newer updated software package priced reasonably (between,price,100,200)? > > I guess I'm asking a lot, but it would give me some comfort to hear > what hardware/software others have experience with when creating & editing video. > > TIA > > Jim > > James E Harvey > M.I.S. > Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc. > www.hanoverpa.com > office: 717-637-8931 > cell: 717-887-2565 > fax: 717-637-6766 > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
