Do I need to upgrade anything?

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Do I need to upgrade anything?

Postby nagash » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:12 am

Hi. I'd like to list what I have on my computer, and I am asking if anyone would be helpful and tell me what I would need to get to make AMVs.

Processor: P4 1.8GH
RAM: 512MB
Display: NVidia GeForce2 mx40 (64MB)
CD Drive: HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR 8480B
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I know I need a burner, but is the hardware currently on my computer enough to get started? Do I need any particular programs to get started?
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Postby Scintilla » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:37 am

No, you do NOT need a burner. A DVD-ROM drive will work just fine for ripping DVDs.

One thing video editing takes a lot of is hard drive space -- all those source clips can eat up a drive fast. (A 26-episode series ripped straight from DVDs usually takes over 20 GB.)

As for programs, I highly recommend the software found on <a href="http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtechbeta/software.html">this page</a>, including ErMaC and AbsoluteDestiny's <a href="/guides/avtechbeta/amvapp.html">AMVapp</a>.

And then you'll need an editing program. Check <a href="http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=14257">this sticky thread</a> for suggestions in most different price ranges.
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Postby Farlo » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:51 am

Scintilla wrote:(A 26-episode series ripped straight from DVDs usually takes over 20 GB.)


episode 25 of bebop takes 8gbs alone(huffy)

512ram works well, but id think about doubling it

get a standard dvd rom(16x for 30$)

more hdd space(i got a 160gb hdd at bestbuy in august for $120)

anime dvds
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Postby Scintilla » Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:56 pm

Farlo wrote:
Scintilla wrote:(A 26-episode series ripped straight from DVDs usually takes over 20 GB.)

episode 25 of bebop takes 8gbs alone(huffy)

Well, I was talking just straight VOBs, even before any conversion. But yeah, HuffYUV would be even bigger, by a lot.
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Postby post-it » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:21 pm

. hmmm . . a fairly fast Hard-drive would come in handy.
everything else seems to be quite good 8-)
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Postby dokool » Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:32 am

post-it wrote:. hmmm . . a fairly fast Hard-drive would come in handy.
everything else seems to be quite good 8-)


nagash, don't take this to mean 'I need the fastest harddrive known to man.' 10,000rpm drives and higher are prohibitively expensive and don't have much storage space. You'll do fine with high-capacity 7200rpm drives, I prefer Western Digital or Seagate.
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Postby CrossSSX » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:23 pm

Yes double your ram and pick up a 7200RPM HD or if your board has SATA get two SATA's much faster and you don't have to pay the new cost price tag, let me know I will find you two on the forums. Also I would say get yoursel a video card that is direct x 8 capable atleast, that card you have is not. If you can direct x 9. If you like nVidia get a 5700FX or above and get something with 128MB if you like AT a 9600 would be good enough.

Lets see....
Other then that your good, if your Motherboard supports it another upgrade would be to get a Pentium 4 that has HT (hyper threading) works really well with most video applications to speed things up for you. But then again thats just an idea.
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