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So Many Systems, So Little Time (page 2)

Intermediate Editor

(Price range: $2,500-$5,000)
As you move up in price, features such as dual processors and RAID drive configurations become available. A number of integrators offer these powerful yet modestly priced systems, which are available with your choice of AMD or Intel processors. Apple's Power Mac G5 also fits into this category.

Semi-professional Editor

(Price range: $5,000-$10,000)
HD capability is finally within reach at this price point! The ProMax Cineform HD/HDV system provides you with the ability to edit with multiple HDV streams in real-time, as well as including an HDLink for HDV I/O. Core Microsystems sells the Edius SP for HDV system, which includes dual Xeon processors, 2GB of RAM, a 3-year warranty, and the ability to do such cool real-time tasks as HD/SD resolution conversion and mixed format editing of HD, HDV, DV and MPEG-2.

Ready to buy your system now? The options are wide open, so get that credit card out, fire up your Web browser and start shopping!

Julia Camenisch is a freelance video producer, and loves to daydream about buying bigger and better editing systems.

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