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Will this edit home videos?

post #1 of 10
5/23/05 at 1:06pm
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I am buying this primarily for school but I would like to be able to edit some home movies taken of my kids on a minidv camcorder and burn them on a dvd. Will this be exceptable.

Inspiron 6000D
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
15.4 inch UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
60GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability

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post #2 of 10
5/23/05 at 1:09pm
For video editing, you'd probably want to bump up the CPU speed if possible.

RAM size is pretty good, and a 7200 RPM drive is always better than a 5400 RPM drive for this purpose.
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post #3 of 10
5/23/05 at 1:19pm
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I can't afford a faster cpu. At least not without sacrificing another component. I have read that going from 1.6 to 1.8 does not really give enough boost to make it worth the money.
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post #4 of 10
5/23/05 at 1:45pm
I think you would be absolutly fine editing off of this computer. What editing program do you plan on using? That also makes a difference.
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post #5 of 10
5/23/05 at 1:48pm
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I really have no knowledge as far as programs. I would really just need something very basic. I would like to add menus and do very basic editing. Any suggestions?
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post #6 of 10
5/23/05 at 1:52pm
i am guessing you are using Windows XP right? Well it come with a program called Windows Movie Maker. This is a very basic video editing program that is really good for beginners to use. Thats what i started using back 2 years ago when i started editing. Their are two differnt kinds of programs to us. Movie Maker just creates the video files, once you have the video file you need to use a DVD Authorizing program. I will send you some links to some free authorizing programs when i find some.
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post #7 of 10
5/23/05 at 1:54pm
You will not notice a difference in speed between a 1.6 and 1.8 ghz Pentium M processor when just using Windows. The difference you would see would be in the rendering time or compression time of your videos. Where a 1.6 ghz proc may compress a video in 45 minutes, a 1.8 ghz proc may do in in just under 40 or so. So really, unless you are planning on doing ALOT of editing and the extra hours of wait time for you are really important, the 1.6 ghz processor will suit you well.

note: the 45 and 40 minute times that i mentioned are just estimates. I have no idea how long it would take to compress a video file.

If anything, I would get a big external highspeed harddrive from newegg later on to store your videos and such. and more ram. 1 gig is fine, but if you are going to be editing big videos, it doesnt hurt to have as much ram on hand as possible.
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post #8 of 10
5/25/05 at 7:58pm
If you want to learn a REAL video authoring program that Hollywood uses, go to www.Avid.com and search for their Free DV editing program. Its pretty powerful, and best part of all, its free.
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post #9 of 10
6/14/05 at 4:05am
hello,

you may want to check out the video editing software boards on camcorderinfo.com to start looking for a package.

moviemaker comes with windows xp and is basic.
the two that i see recommeneded most are sony vegas movie studio + dvd and adobe premier elements. you can download trial versions and give them a whirl.

i think i read in one of your other posts that you are a student. if that's true, you can buy software at a discount for academic resellers like academicsoftware.com.

i tried the trial version of movie studio. the dvd portion isn't part of the trial version, but you can capture software, edit and save your masterpieces (smile).

trying the trial versions of software in my opinion is probably the best way to see if it's for you or not.

hope this helps.
indera


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I really have no knowledge as far as programs. I would really just need something very basic. I would like to add menus and do very basic editing. Any suggestions?
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post #10 of 10
6/14/05 at 4:48pm
Your setup will work fine for video editing. I'd suggest learning and using Movie Maker2 since it comes with XP and it will do pretty much anything you want for a home video. Check out the forum at Simplydv.com. They have forums for all the different video editors, including MovieMaker, and can tell you lots about all the different programs. I wouldn't discount Movie Maker. It's easy and free and already installed. You will need a DVD authoring program, though.
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