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Jan 7, 2010 | 09:59 PM

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I decided to look at video editing software to better plan for my purchase. Requirements for BD authoring are

Below are the requirements for Adobe's Premiere Elements 8. It is rated very high and can do Blu-ray. Link to comparisons: http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

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System Requirements:
•2GHz processor with SSE2 support; 3GHz processor required for HDV or Blu-ray; dual-core processor required for AVCHD
•Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2, Windows Media Center, Windows Vista®, or Windows 7
•For Windows XP: 512MB of RAM (2GB required for HD editing, including HDV, AVCHD, or Blu-ray)
•For Windows Vista and Windows 7: 1GB of RAM (2GB required for HD editing, including HDV, AVCHD, or Blu-ray)
•4.5GB of available hard-disk space
•Color monitor with 16-bit color video card
•1,024x768 monitor resolution at 96dpi or less
•Microsoft DirectX 9 or 10 compatible sound and display driver
•DVD-ROM drive (compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs; compatible Blu-ray burner required to burn Blu-ray discs)
•DV/i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface to connect a Digital 8 DV or HDV camcorder, or a USB2 interface to connect a DV-via-USB compatible DV camcorder (other video devices supported via the Media Downloader)
•QuickTime 7 software

The top-rated software in that review is CyberLinks Power Director 8 Ultra. Supposedly it is very easy to use for beginners and intermediate levels. Its requirements:

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Operating System:
•Windows 7/Vista/XP (Windows XP Service Pack 2 is required for HDV capture)

Processor:

CyberLink PowerDirector 8 optimized for CPU with MMX/SSE/SSE2/3DNow!/3DNow!Extenstion/HyperThreading technology

•AVI Capture/Production: Pentium 2 450 MHz or AMD Athlon 500 MHz
•VCD Quality (MPEG-1) Profiles: Pentium 3 600 MHz or AMD Athlon 700 MHz
•DVD Quality (MPEG-2) profiles: Pentium 3 600 MHz or AMD Athlon 700 MHz
•High Quality MPEG-4 and WMV, QuickTime, RealVideo Profiles: Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz or AMD Athlon XP 2400+
•AVCHD and MPEG-2 HD Profiles: Pentium Core 2 Duo E6400 or Athlon 64 X2 5000+
•Intel Core i7 optimized

Disk Space:

•Available Hard Disk Space:
◦5 GB minimum◦10 GB (20 GB recommended) for DVD production
◦60 GB (100 GB recommended for Blu-ray Disc production

RAM:
•512 MB RAM (2 GB DDR2 above recommended for editing HD videos)

Monitor Resolution:
•1024 × 768 or higher (1152 × 864 or higher recommended)

VGA:

For Optimized Video Effects Rendering

•NVIDIA GeForce and GeForce Mobile
•NVIDIA Quadro and Quadro Mobile
•NVIDIA Tesla
•ATI Stream

Burning Devices:

•A Blu-ray Disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu-ray Discs
•A DVD burner (DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW) is required to burn DVD/AVCHD titles
•A CD (CD-R/RW) is required to burn VCD/SVCD titles

Microphone:
•A microphone is required for recording voice-overs

Internet:
•An internet connection is required to access online services

Format Support:

Input:
•DivX (if preinstalled), HD MPEG-2, DVR-MS, DV-AVI, DAT, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VOB, VRO, ASF, WMV, WMV HD, MOV, MOD, TOD AVCHD, MPEG-4, AVC (H.264), .ts, .mts, .m2ts, WTV (single channel)

Output:
•DV-AVI, Windows AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.264 (.mp4), H.264 (.m2ts), QuickTime, RealVideo, WMV

Jan 8, 2010 | 07:31 AM

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I see thread spamming is still alive and kicking...

Jan 8, 2010 | 07:14 PM

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This was just brought to my attention tonight. I had a client of mine call me up and ask me my opinion about this setup they had already purchased on a whim but wanted a "ok" from me before they opened everything.

for $1199 its not bad considering I just spent $1100 on a loaded Studio 15 for my g/f for x-mas.

Check it here.

I'm highly tempted to buy it myself but I just built 2 new computers for my office.

Jan 8, 2010 | 07:39 PM

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Nice deal if you need all that stuff.

Here is what I built over on SuperBiiz for $1175 shipped. It will meet all video editing requirements. I would only have to add another HD.

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- Raidmax SMILODON ATX-612WBP 500W Gaming Case (Black)

- Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail

- GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA1366/ Intel X58/ DDR3/ CrossFireX/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

- Super Talent Chrome Series DDR3-1600 6GB (3x 2GB) CL9 Triple Channel Memory Kit

- XFX nVidia GeForce GT 240 1GB DRR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card

- Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Hard Drive

- Lite-On DH-4B1S-08 4X SATA Blu-ray ReWrite Drive (Black), Retail

- Logitech Wireless Desktop MK300 Mouse & Keyboard Combo

- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit(1-Pack), OEM

Jan 8, 2010 | 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Jan 8 2010, 11:39 PM

Nice deal if you need all that stuff.

Here is what I built over on SuperBiiz for $1175 shipped. It will meet all video editing requirements. I would only have to add another HD.

Are all the parts going to match up?

Jan 8, 2010 | 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Insert Name,Jan 8 2010, 11:57 PM

Are all the parts going to match up?

Well, I know that video card requires 350w, so I'm good there(case comes with 500w ps; case gets a good rating on newegg). They build it. If something doesn't jive, they'd inform me. Most times, or so it seems, sites that have configuration models do not allow you to mis-construct or throw pop-ups at you to alert you to a discreptancy.

Jan 8, 2010 | 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Jan 9 2010, 12:05 AM

Most times, or so it seems, sites that have configuration models do not allow you to mis-construct or throw pop-ups at you to alert you to a discreptancy.

I wouldn't take that system for granted.......EVER.

Good luck on the build skip if you decide to move forward with it.

Jan 9, 2010 | 06:17 AM

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Personally, for people that don't care too much about upgrading or what not I suggest Dell desktops. I just bought my mom and grandpa a Studio XPS 8000 desktop.

20" LCD widescreen
6GB ram
2.6Ghz Core2Duo
~500 GB hdd
2 DVD-RW drives
1GB nvidia card

$1000 shipped

Jan 9, 2010 | 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan,Jan 9 2010, 10:17 AM

The system requirements in the first post of this page are my minimum requirements. As such, I've foregone the idea of getting an i5 processor in favor of the i7. That alone adds almost $200. Thank goodness I'm not in need of a high-end video card nor a monitor.

Jan 9, 2010 | 03:12 PM

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If the video card is going to suck down 350W, I would want a heck of a lot more than 500W out of a power supply, especially considering many supplies have a difficult time supplying their rated power, and the i7 alone sucks down 150-200W at peak. Also, matching memory up with motherboards is one of the biggest PITA... my current system sat dormant for the first year all because the memory wasn't properly matched.

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