Members PaulyWally Posted September 6, 2007 Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 If you were spec'ing out a new computer, what would you put in it? Kinda like your dream comuter, but within reason. No "16 CPU Opteron" systems with optical SAN for storage. I'm asking cause I'm trying to spec something out right now, and looking to get some other suggestions. 3D animation and video processing is kinda high on the list of requirements for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted September 6, 2007 Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 What OS will you be running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted September 6, 2007 Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 Make sure you get a video card tuned for video as opposed to gaming. And get about 4 gigs of ram. Or just get a Mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulyWally Posted September 6, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 Or just get a Mac? I'm thinking about that too. But I'm still leaning toward a PC running Linux cause... well... it's a whole lot cheaper after the hardware is bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted September 6, 2007 Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 Linux... probably Debian. I'll have a flavor of Windows on there too... but most of said software will be run from Linux. I'm thinking about that too. But I'm still leaning toward a PC running Linux cause... well... it's a whole lot cheaper after the hardware is bought. What kind of video work will you be doing? I edit video (and post from ) a MacPro with Final Cut Studio. It depends on the video work you want to do and the program/system you want to edit on. Or maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted September 6, 2007 Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 my work PC has dual, dual core Xeon 5150 processors in it and 4 gigs of ram. i would get a setup like that at home if i could. i wish i had the bucks to make my home workbox come close to this guy im using now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulyWally Posted September 6, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 What kind of video work will you be doing? I'm basically going to be getting my feet wet with this stuff. I've never really done much video editing before. Eventually, I'll be capturing video with my mini DV camcorder, slicing/editing video, maybe working with a few effects, and a lot of soundtrack work as well. BTW, my camera is not HD, but I might be upgrading to a HD camera in a year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted September 6, 2007 Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 I do editing with miniDV via firewire. I have 1 gig of memory on top of Athlon 64 3200+, and have had 0 latency issues. Granted, I haven't worked with large movies, but for smaller movies ( ~ 10 min), my 2 ~ 3 year old system works fine.I think the video card I have is Ati x1800xt series with 512mb onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted September 6, 2007 Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 I'm basically going to be getting my feet wet with this stuff. I've never really done much video editing before. Eventually, I'll be capturing video with my mini DV camcorder, slicing/editing video, maybe working with a few effects, and a lot of soundtrack work as well.BTW, my camera is not HD, but I might be upgrading to a HD camera in a year or so.One thing I will give Apple a lot of credit for is streamlined digital video editing, especially capturing video content. It's very easy over Firewire. There's not a lot to worry about. I'm not sure about Linux solutions for video (Linux is pretty much a non-factor in pro video work), but I know Apple's solutions, from iMovie up to Final Cut Studio, work very well - as long as you learn to work them.For video, I'd want a minimum of 4GB of RAM, personally, and a 500+ gig HDD as a second media drive if you're really going to get into it eventually.$.02Dustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluescout Posted September 6, 2007 Members Share Posted September 6, 2007 I'd go with a core 2 duo, at least 2 Gb ram, and a wicked video card with dual output so I can have 2 monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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