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1200mk · 07-22-2002, 10:57 AM

what type of equipment would i need to edit videos on my computer? is it possible to plug the camera into the usb ports? thanks

AEgeus · 07-22-2002, 12:50 PM

You'd need a fast processor...at least 500mhz but who are you kidding...you'd need at least 1 ghz processor to be usable....

large hard drives at 7200 rpms maybe a IDE or SCSI RAID system to make it faster.

if you have a DV camera it already has FireWire capability probably...so a Firewire card

a decent video card

and lots of Ram....oh yeah and don't forget a decent DV editing program.

1200mk · 07-22-2002, 01:49 PM

coo...... i thought the video card played the biggest role... how much do those firewire card cost?

Evolution20 · 07-22-2002, 08:53 PM

firewire cost a lot - the card, wire, and the HD. I was thinking about getting a firewire myself until I found out how much everything cost. I'm waiting to get another computer, there's a new usb called usb 2.0 that's almost, if not, faster than firewire (suppose to be). The new Asus mb have usb 2.0 capability on it. I'm going and see how everything goes for the new usb.

For video editing, you need a lot of hard drive space, if you're planning on doing a lot of editing. Fast processor is also required, unless you're not too worried about looooooonnnnnnngggg rendering times.

AEgeus · 07-23-2002, 09:00 AM

You can get a Firewire card from Adaptec for $36

ADAPTEC 1394 FIREWIRE PCI CARD FIRECONNECT 4300 Part# 1890600

look on www.pricewatch.com

ricerocket2002 · 07-23-2002, 02:02 PM

you need a spare computer, cuz when you render a long movie :eek: it can take forever (depending on the resolution of the movie).

MKX-R · 07-23-2002, 02:08 PM

Some sound cards already have firewire ports in them, as well as some of the newer motherboards. My Audigy Gamer sound card has a very nice, gold-plated firewire port

So if you plan on getting a firewire adapter card for about $40, maybe add another $25-30 and get a kick ass sound card with the firewire port that's already built into it.
I'm using a 40GB 5400rpm Seagate hard drive, and have no problem, I capture video at broadcast quality running at 3.62 MB per second (which is standard DV size as well).
The biggest thing you have to worry about is capture, because you don't want your computer to be too slow or it will drop frames during capture (the hard drive mentioned above is plenty, and works flawlessly, just yesterday I captured over an hour of continues video with not even a single frame being lost). For editing you don't need a fast machine, but slower machine will take longer to edit scenes, but it will work just as well.