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Question on video editing hardware

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TheFezman

Junior Member
We've been trying to set up a stable video editing station for editing DVDs (promo ones we made, not illegal copying, etc...) and other general video editing stuff (some high res video up to 2048x1024 for custom stuff). We've tried using the Matrox RT10Xtra editing card, and it was very nice for editing DVD resolution footage in Premiere 6.5 with the real time rendering and real time transitions. At least it was real nice for the 2 to 3 minutes before it hard-froze the system.

We first tried it on a KT400 based AMD motherboard, then switched to an SIS 745 based chipset motherboard as that was what Matrox recommended, however that didn't make any difference. We might try it in an Intel system, but then again we've never had very good luck with Matrox as far as software stability goes. A bunch of people on their forums had similar issues with the card, but what helped them didn't help us.

So anyways, I'm wondering what people here are using for video editing? We wouldn't mind getting a more expensive (in the range of $500 to $800) if the feature set was useful and it was non-problematic. We've also just thought about spending the extra into putting together a nicer system to put it on, maybe a P4 with a 865/875 based mobo, and getting a decent video in/out card with no extra bells and whistles.

Here's what we NEED:
DV in
NTSC in/out

Here's what would be really nice:
DV Out
Real time editing in Premiere
Hardare support for 720x480 video (NTSC/DVD resolution)
Hardware support for resolutions exceeding 720x480

Any suggestions?
 
1. If you have a firewire port you have a DV i/o.
2. Why do you need to go beyond 720*480? That is the size of NTSC video, getting bigger than that will just mean you have a bunch of stuff off screen. Kinda like trying to mount an 8*10 picture in a 5*7 frame.

Have you looked at the Canopus AVDC-100 link. It's an external converter so you will have one less piece of hardware to install/wrestle with, but on the down side it won't give you any rendering and/or RT bennifits. Canopus also makes cards similiar to Matrox's cards. They are usually a bit more expensive, but I've heard that they have fewer conflicts (assuming of course you follow their hardware recommendations).

You might also want to check out Vegas Video 4 or Premiere Pro. Both are much better apps than Premiere 6.5.

A couple of years ago I was editing w/a home built PC running Premiere 6 and a Matrox RT2500. I cut w/that for a year and never had the show stopping problems that other people had, but having to keep on top of the machine started to wear on me (having to install drivers, updates, and hardware in a specific order gets old kinda quick) on top of that Premiere 6 is just a headache to edit with, IMO. So I eBayed that card and went into debt for a Mac and FCP. I've been a happy camper ever sense. Unless it's a high-end turnkey system from Avid I never want to cut w/a PC again.


Lethal
 
I have a modest pc at best compared to the beasts on here!

Asus Granite Bay Delux mobo
P4 2.4 OC @ 2.7
512mb (256x2) Corsair PC3200LL
80Gb x 2 WD Se 8mb

I'm using my DV cam Sony PC120 with the firewire port on the mobo.

Runs fine. Cuts and does edit. Doesn't crash. No drivers need to update no problems yet. Renders alright obviously depends what you did.

Using Premiere 6.

Koing
 
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