<SNIP> > > > Aside from the work mentioned above, I also edit some really big > > video files and do ffmpeg transformations on them. > > Right. In which case 64 bit is for you. > > > So, is there some way of choosing which of the above is the best > > option for me? > > I'd suggest trying both out and see. > > Typically for things like graphics/video editing, I suggest 64 bit > almost exclusively now because the programs are written assuming they > can hold a lot of data in RAM. > > > > Adrian > (Who isn't Daniel, but has hacked on a bit of PAE code in his time.)
Many thanks to Daniel and Adrian who is not Daniel for the helpful pointers. Looks like a good time to try 64 bits. Cheers, Alan -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
