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video editing build help please!

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po0ns

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hello, i have around 1000-1300, 1500 w/ shiping and im looking to build a video editing powerhouse, i have an HD camera and i will be processing hours of footage.


will be ordering from newegg, what would you buy for this setup!? dont need a monitor or keyboard/mouse

lots of hdd space a must.

-po0ns
 
im not partial to any software, i will be trying several different programs. recomend any? just want to make sure the HD capabilitys.
-po0ns
 
need more details. Software included in listed budget? are you planning on making masses of DVDs? How many hours are we talking, professional (5TB+) or hobbiest (500GB+)?
 
We just built an HD editing system, but our editing card eats up your budget, so I won't recommend that.

the system I built (based on Matrox's tested build) was a
E6700,
2Gigs of fast and expensive DDR3 ram,
150gig Raptor for the system,
2x 500gig drives for storage.
ASUS P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP
HD3870 512meg video card
Antec Server case (the matrox card is a full length PCI-E card)
this was $1600 shipped, but you can shave off about $300-400 by getting DDR2 ram, lower model Mobo, and smaller case.

We use Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 to edit and Encore CS3 for the DVD authoring.
 
Which kind of camera do you have? If it's HDV and Firewire 800 complaint (most of them are), make sure to get a Firewire 800 card.

On the software side of things, Adobe Premiere CS3 FTW. If you need it, After Effects CS3 would also be a very good, but it's not cheap (it'll cost you a grand). If you're doing DVD / Blu-Ray authoring, Encore CS3 is also a good investment.

Make sure to get a nice quad-core CPU (all of Adobe's products are optimized for quad-core), such as the Q6600. Don't go for the new Q9xxx series, because the smaller cache actually shows some decreased performance in apps like Premiere. Plenty of ram would also be nice. I would recommend 8 or 4GB personally, especially if you plan on doing tons of effects in either Premiere or After Effects. It will save you a LOT of time when you render.
 
...so, something like this:

ASUS P5KC LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813131188

PALiT NE/8600T+T321 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16814260056

SYBA PCI-Express 1394b FireWire Card Model SD-PEX-FWB - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16815124050

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16819115017

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16820231179

And two of these (you might want to swap these out for bigger 7200 RPM drives... or add them to what's already here):
Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16822136011

Subtotal: $909

Add in a DVD drive, a good PSU and a case, and you should be able to build a very decent video editing build that can handle HD video editing no problem for ~$1150.

If you ever decide to use programs like Maya or 3d max, though, you're probably going to want to bump up the video card to a Quadro or something, but for Premiere or even After Effects, an 8600GT is plenty.
 
PWMK2 said:
Don't go for the new Q9xxx series, because the smaller cache actually shows some decreased performance in apps like Premiere.
Click to expand...

Q6600: 8MB L2 cache
Q9300: 6MB L2 cache
Q9450: 12MB L2 cache
Q9550: 12MB L2 cache

I think you meant to single out the Q9300.
 
roger that, whats the best bang for the buck w/ a lifetime warranty memory these days, 4 gigs should be plenty.

looking for the best warranty/quality/ w cheapness of price *lol arent we all*

i video'd all year i have 120 gigs of raw footage already.

so 500 gig should be fine.

hm, adobe seems like the program to use, if its anything like the photoshop its more powerful but harder to figure out then most other programs eh?

all imput is great thanks guys! this computers life wont be editing it will be jamming music and internet the most, but it will be processing a lot of footage for this video were making of snowboarding/snowmachining in alaska :)
-po0ns

-po0ns
 
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