AVCHD Video Capture\Editing\Encoding\Viewing

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SpeedyVV

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Ok, so I got this HD camcorder for my wife for xmas: Canon HG21.

The question I have, is does GPU matter at all?

I remember reading how NVIDIA CUDA was going to make video work so much faster and what not. Is this real? Or is this "future"?

I do have a Q6600 and a GTX 280 so what software would make the most of my hardware? Adobe CS4?

Should I get a new CPU?

Any info is appreciatted.
 
You're good with what you have. Your GTX 280 has HD encoding/decoding and HDCP support included, which is really all that you need (regarding the video card).

But you don't need to go as far as Adobe CS4. Your camcorder should have come with some basic video editing software.
 
tiraides said:
You're good with what you have. Your GTX 280 has HD encoding/decoding and HDCP support included, which is really all that you need (regarding the video card).

But you don't need to go as far as Adobe CS4. Your camcorder should have come with some basic video editing software.
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Thanks, but what does HD encoding/decoding mean? Not a joke. I really dont know how to leverage the card to encode\decode. Is it already "in the drivers" or something?

And yes the HG21 came with a piece of software I never heard of "Pixela ImageMixer 3 SE". I'll give it a try.

Zepher said:
Edius Neo is pretty good and not too expensive.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._606249_EDIUS_Neo_Video_Editing.html#features
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Thanks for the reference. I will give it a try and see if the price is worth the added functionality. The price seems reasonable.
 
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