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9300 for Video Editing?

post #1 of 22
5/9/05 at 9:22am
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Can someone help me by clarifying if I can use the 9300 to video edit, by copying my Digital video camera to the 9300 via Firewire, then using a software editing program like Ulead to edit it down and finally burn a DVD of the final result? I see here there are discussions regarding the HDD to be the 60Gig 7200 speed or go for the 100 Gig 5200, but it is not clear to me that the system would be able to handle copying say 60 minutes of video from the camera without having hick cups? I tried this process with my ACER Travelmate 290 and Toshiba M100 laptops and after about 10-20minutes the sound and video become choppy and pretty useless. I was hoping the 9300 would be powerful enough, if so,any recommend configuration, or should I stay with a desktop like DELL 8400, any ideas?
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post #2 of 22
5/9/05 at 9:38am
Yeah, an i9300 w/ the 7200rpm hard drive + 1GB of RAM could handle it, however you may want an external HD for that much footage b/c your internal space could easily run out.

But in all seriousness, if you want to edit movies, you want a Mac.
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post #3 of 22
5/9/05 at 10:40am
Oh please, don't start falling for that BS hype. Video editing is just as straightforward on a PC as a MAC.

I am able to edit just as fast, of not faster on my G2 with Avid Xpress Pro HD as anyone could on a MAC.

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw1227
Yeah, an i9300 w/ the 7200rpm hard drive + 1GB of RAM could handle it, however you may want an external HD for that much footage b/c your internal space could easily run out.

But in all seriousness, if you want to edit movies, you want a Mac.
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post #4 of 22
5/9/05 at 11:18am
^ Okay. But you cannot deny that using iMovie (which comes free with Apple's OS, by the way) is simple, effective, and produces beautiful finished products. I love my i9300, but there's no way I'd attempt to edit video on it. Call it personal perference if you will, but hey I answered his original Q and added my $0.02.

Also, it's not "MAC". "MAC" is an address that's burned into one's network card. "Mac" is short for "Macintosh" computers.
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post #5 of 22
5/9/05 at 11:55am
More Professional video is edited on PCs than Macs.
Don't believe all the rubbish that the Mac is better.
More of the top packages are PC only!
You definately need extra external space
The likes of Adobe Premiere Elements will do for basic to intermediate level editing.
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post #6 of 22
5/9/05 at 11:59am
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Originally Posted by SouthPaw1227
Also, it's not "MAC". "MAC" is an address that's burned into one's network card. "Mac" is short for "Macintosh" computers.
You are in the wrong forum if you are going to defend Macs that much.. Who cares?

Anyway the built in XP Movie maker is pretty good for doing some basic to medium editing.
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post #7 of 22
5/9/05 at 12:02pm
my friend uses his 9300 to edit wedding videos, he is a wedding photographer. He has a few other computers he does work on but if hes not at the office he said the 9300 does an amazing job
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post #8 of 22
5/9/05 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by gdowsett
More Professional video is edited on PCs than Macs.
Don't believe all the rubbish that the Mac is better.
More of the top packages are PC only!
You definately need extra external space
The likes of Adobe Premiere Elements will do for basic to intermediate level editing.

Which is a completely rubbish argument since 95% of all computers owned are PCs, so obviously more editing would be done PCs.

Look, I own both platforms and like them both, but each have their strong points. I'm saying that I've found Macs much more "editing-friendly" in my uses, but the 9300 is powerful enough to edit on the PC. Get off your zealot high horse and realize alternatives are available.
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post #9 of 22
5/9/05 at 12:34pm
you dont need the 7200rpm hard drive, an 80gb 5400rpm works fine (I wouldnt go for an 4200rpm though, be careful when you order as sometimes they run out and dont specify which speed you'll get, check your order confirmation email or your out on a limb if you get an 4200rpm one)

I capture from panasonic gs120 to 9300 no problem

I also use an external 5400rpm 80gb usb2 drive for working on the files, just to prevent internal disk defragmentation. The "outside" drive is not noticably slower

I use sonyvegas moviestudio - its great and cheap to boot!
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post #10 of 22
5/9/05 at 2:07pm
premeire and rhino
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post #11 of 22
5/9/05 at 2:27pm
I am a professional editor and edit for various networks. The 9300 performs wonderfully. Just make sure that you have extra external harddrives, because it takes up a lot of space.
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post #12 of 22
5/9/05 at 10:08pm
Thread Starter 

Thanks

Thanks for all the input, and i did not want to start such a large argument about Mac's vs PC. Anyway I wont buy a Mac for various reasons, so it seems like the 9300 will do the Job I need even with the 5200 rpm hard drive.

The spec I am looking at is;
1.73 Ghz, 17" ultrasharp 1440x900, 1024 Meg RAM (2x512Meg) 533 Mhz DDR2, 128 MB X300 video, 8 x DVD +/-RW and the largest 5200 RPM hard drive I can get at the time of ordering. I will then source an external hard drive at a later date.

My questions are will this do the job, or should I upgrade the Video card and the screen and processor?

Thanks again your input has been valuable.
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post #13 of 22
5/9/05 at 10:33pm
What you have mentioned will do the job, without a problem.
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post #14 of 22
5/9/05 at 11:20pm
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Which is a completely rubbish argument since 95% of all computers owned are PCs, so obviously more editing would be done PCs.
Has nothing to do with which platform is used more, as professional manufactures can choose whatever they want. The cost of the computer is minimal compared to the system. All Avid & DS here are PC - the Macs were phased out long ago.

I like FCP too, but I think it’s the reason the other systems are moving away from Mac – it’s a double edge sword for Apple.
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post #15 of 22
5/9/05 at 11:21pm
9300 works very well.. external drives are helpful.. 5400s work fine, but the fastest setup is a sata card with external 7200 rpm sata drives.... but I work with a 2.5inch 60 gig usb2 drive and it works well too if I'm going lite!
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post #16 of 22
5/10/05 at 5:16am
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Originally Posted by ZX81
I use sonyvegas moviestudio - its great and cheap to boot!
Where? How much?
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post #17 of 22
5/10/05 at 12:34pm

google is ur friend

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Where? How much?
http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.co...ct.asp?PID=932

sometimes its cheaper in costco, 20bucks less
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post #18 of 22
5/11/05 at 3:44am
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Hey I went to order this from DELL Singapore site and there is no mention of 5400RPM hard drives, only 4200 RPM or the 60G 7200RPM high performance. I went to the USA site and the same thing, so how do you ask for a 5400RPM, or are you just lucky that DELL installed the latest verions which happens to be 5400RPM??
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post #19 of 22
5/11/05 at 3:49am
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Hi aanaravs,

As you do professional video editing on the 9300, can you recommend a specific external hard drive, and is USB2 OK, and can I copy the video direct to this external hard drive from the camera without any drop outs? Thanks in advance.
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post #20 of 22
5/11/05 at 7:11am
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Originally Posted by SouthPaw1227
Which is a completely rubbish argument since 95% of all computers owned are PCs, so obviously more editing would be done PCs.

Look, I own both platforms and like them both, but each have their strong points. I'm saying that I've found Macs much more "editing-friendly" in my uses, but the 9300 is powerful enough to edit on the PC. Get off your zealot high horse and realize alternatives are available.
I work in TV/Film and more companies have PCs than Macs. More software is only available for PCs. Having worked in the industry for 20 years it's simply a fact. Macs may be an alternative but the industry has always been led by the software not the hardware. We all had to by crazily expensive SGIs when they were the only systems that would run the likes of Alias. Now everything is available on PCs that have transformed the costs. It also has meant an awful lot of crap companies who are now able to buy the equipment and software and produce poor quality work.

To be honest I worked on a Mac recently and loved the interface, couldn't get used to one button on the mouse but I'm sure it's about what you're used to.
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