Editing hardwhere questions

Rave Ninja · Post by **Rave Ninja** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 1:23 am

I was wondering if someone could sugest good hardwhere for video editing. Im in the market for a new PC, and poriferals and wanted some sugestions. I was thinking about going with a mac, with a DVD drive. Can anyone give me something more spesific as to what ill need?

OH and FYI im a n00b

AznRAVEr1022 · Post by **AznRAVEr1022** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 1:36 am

god your screen name is worse than mine!!!!

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 1:45 am

Obviously a n00b since you posted this in the wrong forum. :O Video Hardware is that way.

You also spelt "Hardware" as "Hardwhere", which is amusing.

You also were thinking of getting a Mac, which is also amusing.

What's your budget like?

Man, Ashton and I speced out a dual 1.83GHz Athlon MP system for a little over $1K?

You can go lower tho.

Basic Things You'll Want™

1Ghz+ CPU
512MB of DDR RAM
40GB+ Hard drive
16X DVD-ROM

That's about it, just make sure it says that. Oh and don't pay more than $1,000 for a new system. Not worth it.

You can ask here or AIM me with the specs of a system you're considering. I'll tell you if it's worth it

fyrtenheimer · Post by **fyrtenheimer** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 7:43 am

klinky wrote:Obviously a n00b since you posted this in the wrong forum. :O Video Hardware is that way.

You also spelt "Hardware" as "Hardwhere", which is amusing.

You also were thinking of getting a Mac, which is also amusing.

What's your budget like?

Man, Ashton and I speced out a dual 1.83GHz Athlon MP system for a little over $1K?

You can go lower tho.

Basic Things You'll Want™

1Ghz+ CPU
512MB of DDR RAM
40GB+ Hard drive
16X DVD-ROM

That's about it, just make sure it says that. Oh and don't pay more than $1,000 for a new system. Not worth it.
You can ask here or AIM me with the specs of a system you're considering. I'll tell you if it's worth it

You like to torment me, don't you?

Org Profile · Post by **VicBond007** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 10:17 am

That's about it, just make sure it says that. Oh and don't pay more than $1,000 for a new system. Not worth it.

My DV500 alone almost costs that ^_^()

GAlbright · Post by **GAlbright** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 2:03 pm

klinky wrote:You also were thinking of getting a Mac, which is also amusing.

How so? The man (?) has good taste.

You're on the right track. Any Mac with a DVD drive will do the trick (hmm... I don't think they sell Macs without 'em anymore, actually). Getting a G4 (or a G5, if money's no object) will make tasks like converting DVD-ripped video a bit more expedient, but I use a G3 with suitable results... things just take a while. Basically just decide how much money ya wanna spend, and spend it!

Keep in mind software, too, though. iMovie is free and quite suitable to make an AMV, but doing frame-by-frame stuff is tricky, and it doesn't use layers so things like overlays are only possible through commercial, hackjob-ish plug-ins or by exporting your video out of iMovie, doing it in QuickTime Player, then importing it back into iMovie. Final Cut Express might be a good investment if you really wanna take things seriously.

NicholasDWolfwood · Post by **NicholasDWolfwood** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 3:39 pm

VicBond007 wrote:
That's about it, just make sure it says that. Oh and don't pay more than $1,000 for a new system. Not worth it.
My DV500 alone almost costs that ^_^()

Uhm, no.

DV500 = $500-$600

Not a thousand dollars.

AznRAVEr1022 · Post by **AznRAVEr1022** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 4:13 pm

"And don't you look at me!"

SnhKnives · Post by **SnhKnives** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 6:54 pm

yeah, paying more than 1k for a comp usually isnt worth it. but i wouldnt know, i never put together computers all the same time. I just replace parts as they get unusable. But when I do put together computers, it all depends on what i need out of them. and since im a computer gamer as well, it gets expensive with video cards ranging so high. and I would suggest for him to get a 2ghz+ processor, the new Althlon XPs are cheap, get one of those.

Rave Ninja · Post by **Rave Ninja** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 9:35 pm

O_O wow i wasent expecting this much feedback, thank you!

I was planing on spending abpout $1500 or so, its also going to be my pc for colage. I was thinking that either a the G3, or a self built computor would be my choices.

thanks again for the feedback.

OH and im aware that im a horible speller thank you.