I've been told that Mac's traditionally do better in the roles of
creativity anyway in comparison to PC's. A lot of PC users understand
this but is it a myth? I Would like to know as I planned to move into
this field as a career but if I won't be seeing many Macs it could be
concerning. I've used Premiere on a PC and gee, I was impressed... :P,
Constant crashing etc real productive.
Regards Christian
On 26/05/2005, at 5:22 PM, Rod wrote:
On 26/05/2005, at 4:41 PM, Ken Woods wrote:
Hi all,
This is slightly off the topic and I apologise for that in advance.
I need some advice from those in the graphics and/or video (etc)
editing
world.
I am considering the purchase of a machine from the dark side and
would
appreciate some advice on what type of mother board and processor etc
would
be best suited for my needs.
I will be running Adobe Photoshop, illustrator, after effects, encore,
audition and premiere pro on the machine.
This is not my preference by the way, it has been made necessary by
client
requirements.
Thanks in advance for all assistance.
Ken.
Hi Ken,
Stick to an Intel over the AMD for those apps. Just a little more
stable. Obviously faster the better for the processor, so anything
over 3Ghz Pent IV (get a full Pentium, not a cobbled Celeron). After
the dramas I had with Gigabyte boards in the past, I'd have a look at
an ASUS. Then look at your graphics card (so many more choices here
for PC - and cheaper!). If you can, go for a motherboard that
supports PCI Express. Then check out the latest Radeons and NVidia
cards. And plenty of ram.
And one other thing - if this machine is just for straight video and
still editing, keep it off the internet! Windows seems to run soooo
much better when disconnected...... :-)
BTW, for better advice, have a gander at some of the PC mags, such as
APC, PC Magazine, Australian PC World. They all quite frequently have
reviews on the latest and greatest for the PC. Also have a look at
this site:
<http://www.overclockers.com.au/>
Good hardware review site, and with a forum that might be a better
place to post looking for the best PC specs for the job.
Seeya
Rod!
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