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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: nle - Recent Topics http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: nle - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:00:41 +0000 composite1 on "A High End 'Puter That Just Got Better" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/a-high-end-puter-that-just-got-better#post-57384 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:30:56 +0000 composite1 57384@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Last year I tossed out HP's Z800 Workstation for the PC guys to drool over. Well it just got better and though it's out of the price range of many of VM's readers, the Z800 is now faster, more efficient power-wise, quieter and is not any more expensive than the original model! For the serious gearheads on the forums the new Z800 has shucked off the twin Nehalem Quadcores and put on a pair of Westmere Six Core 3.33 GHz processors (yes, I said '6' cores.) There's much more but I won't spoil the 'drool factor'. Take a look at the article at Studio Daily for a look at the new HPZ800. <a href="http://www.studiodaily.com/main/12108.html">http://www.studiodaily.com/main/12108.html</a> composite1 on "Sneak Peek at Mercury Playback Engine...." http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sneak-peek-at-mercury-playback-engine#post-56406 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:15:51 +0000 composite1 56406@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ With the advent of Adobe's CS line of software (particularly After Effects and Premiere) they have been making a serious effort to place themselves on equal footing with giants like Avid and FCP. Now with the pending release of their new Mercury Playback Engine, Adobe's about to send a seismic level shockwave that the big boys better be paying attention to. With the Mercury Playback Engine, Adobe Premiere will be able to finally take advantage of powerful off the shelf gamer GPU's and marry them with multi-core CPU's in a 64-bit OS! I could tell you how it looks, but it would ruin the surprise. Instead let Dave Henly show you what's coming down the pike. If it works like the demo everyone from newbies struggling to work with AVCHD to pro's struggling with 4k will be able to benefit! They say it's "to be included in a future release", but it damn well better be in CS5! <a href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/davtechtable/sneak-peek-at-the-new-adobe-mercury-playback-engine-technology/">http://tv.adobe.com/watch/davtechtable/sneak-peek-at-the-new-adobe-mercury-playback-engine-technology/</a> Krama on "Final Cut Pro goes 7" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/final-cut-pro-goes-7#post-49647 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:06:45 +0000 Krama 49647@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ New version of FCP with tons of new features. <a href="http://blog.krama.tv/final-cut-pro-goes-7/">Read more</a> on <a title="Krama i.news: blog for videomakers" href="http://blog.krama.tv">Krama i.news </a> composite1 on "To Build or not to Build...." http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build#post-45237 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:59:58 +0000 composite1 45237@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Lately in the post threads I've been getting questions concerning the benefits / drawbacks of building a custom system versus buying a pre-built system for Non-linear Editing. To keep from taking over other posts I've opened up this one to specifically address these issues. Up front I am not a computer engineer by any stretch. However, since 1998 I've upgraded and built PC's and Mac's out of 'self-defense' because either it was too expensive to send out for repair or if I didn't do it, it wouldn't have gotten done. My current depth of knowledge leans strongly toward PC because it's still 'legal' to build them on your own. However, now with the resurgence of the 'Hackintosh' I am again taking an interest in 'mac clones'. So with all that in mind please bring your questions / comments about building and upgrading pc's and mac's, but spare us the PC' vs Mac' debate. Thanks. kal800 on "NLE upgrade" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nle-upgrade#post-46227 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:07:49 +0000 kal800 46227@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi, I've got kind of dilemma in which direction should I go regarding my NLE system. I am producing documentaries - mainly for polish national TV. Till now I've been using Sony DVCAM camcorder and Premiere Pro CS3 with Matrox RT.X2 (also AfterEffects 7.0 and Encore) on Core2Duo based PC. I cannot say that I am satisfied with my system. It is not as stable nor perform well as I would like. I'm experiencing numerous hick-ups and performance drops as material become too complicated. Recently I've made upgrade to Premiere Pro CS4 and replaced camcorder - Sony PMWEX3 - situation become worse. I got problems with timecode, performance is even worse, moreover I cannot use full resolution that camcorder produces - 1920/1080. It is time to make serious upgrade. Here are my options: 1. Upgrade to Matrox Axio LE - regarding to Matrox reseller, that system does not require very powerful platform as it posesses quite a computational power 2. Upgrade my workstation - for example Dell Precision with Dual Quad Xeon, by professional IO card with SDI interface and switch to Avid Media Composer or EDIUS transfering all strain to PC. 3. Switch to Mac, buy AYA IO card and choose Final Cut suite. Do you have any other suggestions? The most important thing for me is stability of production process and robustness. I would be grateful for any ideas... Krzysztof NormanWillis on "Recommendations for best NLE and system <$5,000.00" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/recommendations-for-best-nle-and-system-lt500000#post-46153 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:03:19 +0000 NormanWillis 46153@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Chad. Here is your post from the other thread: I was a News Photojournalist for the past 5 years at a couple of stations. I have the passion to shoot the best video and put it together. I am very creative and use my right side of my brain more than my left. So what I am saying is my strenghts are being creative, shooting, and editing the video. I wish I could use all of this great information in these post to make the best computer for a NLE System, but I was not blessed with those talents. So, what I am looking for is a solution to my problem of trying to find the best NLE System with the best computer that will do the job. Right now, I have decided to start a video production business and my budget for this NLE System and Computer is below $5,000. I would like to put video on the website I will create, put video on the iphone to show people demos of my work as I am marketing my business, be able to edit HD and SD footage on the system making DVDs and bluray discs. I haven't decided if I want to go laptop or desktop? I understand that the desktop will probably be more powerful than the laptop, but you can take the laptop anywhere to edit. Good example, if I have a client that wants a sample right there and then, I have the ability to do so on the laptop. I understand the importance of having monitors to hook up to the NLE System is important, I am guessing it is best to use a desktop for the monitors. Bottomline is, I just need a system to do the job and not get in my way by creating more problems that I don't need. I would like to start out simple, build a good foundation, and have the ability to put more powerful parts in the computer. If I can think of anything else, I will add it. I may start my own forum for this question. All of your answers and postings will be much appreciated! Thank you, Chad Oh one more thing, I have used Grass Valley NewsEdit, Final Cut Pro. and Tape to tape. Here are my impressions of some of the systems. It seams like Vegas is a good user friendly system, but I am wondering if it is powerful enough to do professional work versus prosumer work. I read in this forum that it may be lacking in some areas. Final Cut Express would not do the job, because I read something that it does not work with timecode or something like that. Final Cut Studio seems like it is pretty expensive, but not compared to Avid. It also seems High Maintence and picky of how to do things. Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 seems like a pretty good system that has gotten rave reviews from some of my colleagues. I saw a Matrox Product Demo that was using Premiere and I liked that you could change the windows around, if you didn't like where the bins were versus your source and record windows. One negative thing that I saw though was if you were typing something in the file search folder, you would have to type matrox in, if you were using anything matrox. I figured that they could make it a little bit easier and more functional for your work flow. Edius has my interest to, since I used Grass Valley NewsEdit, but I noticed it doesn't seem like there are a lot people using it. Good Example there is no Forum for Edius. Again thank you for your responses, I hope this info helps. Chad, I am just getting started here, so I am going to defer to Composite 1 and others who are much more knowledgeable than I am, but I will be glad to tell you what little I might think I know. Lots of guys like laptops for editing, for the reasons you mentioned. However, my laptops always seem to get very hot. I use a cooling fan pad underneath them, blowing air into the intake port, but it does not seem to matter. If I was only working in DV/SD I would consider a laptop, but since you are saying you want to get into HD, I would strongly (strongly) recommend a desktop. Check the specs on the NLE you want to use. I am starting with Sony, and then moving to Adobe, and then I hope one day to move to Avid. Adobe is the highest processor requirement of the bunch. They want up to 3.4 GHz for HDV, depending on the codec you use. However, for HD (different codec) they want less processor, and you can use a codec by Cineform called 'NeoScene' to convert so that a 2.8 GHz processor will work. The codec runs about $125 or something. It sounds to me like you are pretty sure of the direction you want to go, but you just need to get started, and don't really have time to dig into all of the nuts and bolts yet. Is that right? (You can say no.) That is where I was about three years ago. I bought a Dell Precision 380, which died, and Dell replaced it with a T3400 (entry level workstation). I have been extremely happy with Dell Gold Tech Support (business class: but avoid the Home and Home Office Support like the plague), and would not hesitate to use them again. The only thing is that I would buy a tower case (taller box) next time, say with a T5500 or T7500, and get a bigger power supply (PSU) if I had plans to expand as I went. And if you go that route, get as long of a warranty as you can get: that is the real value of purchasing from Dell is the Dell Gold Warranty Support. For me as a beginner it made all the difference. If you know which way you want to go, but don't have time to dig into all the details at this exact moment would be Safe Harbor (<a href="http://www.sharbor.com">http://www.sharbor.com</a>). They build custom NLE systems. I would write them and tell them just exactly what you just told me, and ask them for their recommendations; and then I would pray on it for at least a day, and sleep on it before purchasing. Then I would subscribe to Videomaker magazine (neat mag), or read everything in the online section about systems. I like Sony a lot. Other guys like Premiere. I guess Avid is the best, but as you noted, it is more expensive, and has a much higher learning curve. Hopefully you will keep reading, and then others will jump into this thread with you also, and help you learn. One question: does the $5k include a camera as well? Or just the NLE? Norman MD Optofonik on "Re-purposing/upgrading components on a DAW computer for NLE" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/re-purposingupgrading-components-on-a-daw-computer-for-nle#post-46017 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:17:33 +0000 MD Optofonik 46017@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I have a home built computer for digital audio recording that I want to utilize as an NLE. I'll be swapping each tweaked installation of XP Pro 32bit using removable drives instead of multi-booting. The specs are as follows: <ul> <li>MoBo - MSI K9A2 PLATINUM 790FX AM2+</li> <li>CPU - AMD|PHENOM 9750 2.4G AM2 65N</li> <li>Memory - M2Gx2|GSK F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK</li> <li>OS Drives - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (3 drives, each installed in a Kingwin KF-91-BK removable rack with independent XP Pro installs tweaked specifically for audio, video editing, or photo editing)</li> <li>Storage Drives - Seagate HD 500G|ST 7K 16M SATA2 ST3500630AS (three drives: one for audio recordings, one for photos, another for audio samples, and finally, a 750G Seagate drive for video which will prabably end up in a removable rack. Any drive not utilized during a given task is used for "scratch drive"/temp files and/or virtual memory) </li> <li>Graphics card - VGA ATI 100-505182 FireGL V3350</li> <li>Monitors - ACER|LCD 19" 5MS DVI X193W+BD (a pair for dual monitoring the timeline)</li> <li>DVDwr - ASUS|DRW-2014L1T LS SAT</li> <li>DVD rom - SONY NEC|DDU1615/B2s BK</li> <li>ROSEWILL RC-500 CRADBUS</li> </ul> I feel like the only upgrade needed would be a second FireGL V3350 and a third LCD monitor (Narrowed down to the Acer X233Hbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 40000:1 or the LG W2053TQ-PF Black 20" 2ms GTG 16:9 Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 50000:1, either sells for the same price at Newegg) for viewing full-screen playback of the timeline. I'll be using Sony Vegas Pro 8 and Adobe CS3 apps for editing. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mick iltoad on "Any tips on a killer NLE machine" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/any-tips-on-a-killer-nle-machine#post-42932 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:08:59 +0000 iltoad 42932@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I've got a fairly new system that I bought, pre-built,Â thinking thatÂ itÂ would handleÂ AVCHD files. Computer: AMD Quad core processor (9200Â I think??) 2 x 500 SATA drives 3G Ram (actually 4G of ram installed but XP pro only recognizes 3G) ASUS motherboard (EMC line of boards, not sure of the exact model) Camera: Sony HDRSR7 + the provided software When I go into Vegas Pro to edit the AVCHD file, with all the processing power, the RAM and all the kings horses & all the kings men isn't worth a darn.Â Just the simple task of playback is painful to watch and I haven't even done any effects or transitions. What's everyone else using & is there anything I can do to beef up my system?Â Or am I gonna have to shoot in SD until theres a PC that can handle HD files? Side note: I've got a bonified computer techie in our office & he did the research before he built his own dedicated NLE system with pretty much the same configuration as mine but 3X the $$$.Â He too was disappointed with the way Pinnacle & Vegas Platinum handled the AVCHD playback. Your thoughts/opinions welcome. shippocaio on "AVCHD??" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd#post-38943 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:39:33 +0000 shippocaio 38943@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hey Guys, I Just bought a new camcorder that records avchd files in DVDs.. (yeah, i know...stupid idea!) So, i was searching for the best editing program that supports avchd. i saw the final cut pro and premiere pro sc3, but are they the best?? Maney is not a problem and my camcorder is the Canon HR10 (i bought for about $300, it was a good deal.) Thanks for the Help, CAio thewatcher on "JVC HD100 - Not recognized by NLE's..." http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/jvc-hd100-not-recognized-by-nles#post-38253 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:07:26 +0000 thewatcher 38253@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I recently acquired a used (but in excellent condition) JVC HD100U.Â Everything seems to work fine on the camera, but the problem I (and apparently half the people who own this type of camera) have is that I cannot capture 720 24p HDV footage in ANY NLE program. I've been scouring the internet for a solution to the problem... I currently use Final Cut Pro 6.0, which has no problem recognizing the HD100 when it's set to DV mode, but when set to 24p it simply cannot even find the camera. Being lucky enough to have several friends with PC's, I tried my luck with Sony Vegas 8.Â That too failed to recognize the camera. I've tried numerous workarounds (neither HDVxDV nor DVHSCap recognizes the camera either), but nothing seems to work.Â I'd assume that the Firewire port on the camera was malfunctioning if it weren't for the fact that it works fine in DV mode... Again, it seems bizarre that instead of failing to import footage properly (dropped frames, lack of timecode, etc.), no NLE will even see that my camera is connected. Does anyone have any other suggestions?Â Is there some setting on the camera for outputting HDV that I need to change?