 In this month’s first installment, I discussed the technical aspects of 64-bit computing as it related to Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) performance. In this installment, I’ll detail the head to head tests between a 2.83GHz HP xw6600 workstation running Windows XP (32-bit version) with 3GB of RAM and a 3.33GHz HP xw8600 workstation running 64-bit Vista with 16GB of RAM. Both workstations have dual, quad-core processors for a total of eight cores.
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 So there I was, testing Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4)’s AVCHD compatibility. I created a simple project, about 4 minutes long, two picture-in-picture overlays with simple rotation and color correction. I had two eight-core systems: the Windows workstation a 2.83GHz HP xw6600 running Windows XP (32-bit version) with 3GB of RAM, and a 3.2GHz Mac running OS X version 10.5.5 with 8GB of RAM.
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Summer ’08 Videoguys FAQs and Technology Reports http://www.videoguys.com/Emails/insider-july-FAQs.html
Back in April at NAB08 many new and exciting products where announced. Now this summer many of them are currently shipping or coming very soon. In order to help you understand these new products and technologies better, we have put together several new FAQs and technology reports on our website. We hope you will find them useful. Please do not hesitate to call us with any additional questions
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By Douglas, Kumamoto I've been shooting and editing HDV for just over 2 years now. The cameras I use are the Sony HVR-Z1J and the Sony FX1 Editing has been done in Avid/Pinnacle Liquid. I have been producing short videos destined for DVD output as well
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Camcorderinfo.com by Joseph Devlin Adobe TV is the new on-line channel that delvers content via the new Adobe Media Player. Like Apple's iTunes it provides access to tons of TV shows, video clips, and business video. Of course iTunes has been around
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Shane Ross is a broadcast television editor who works with HD. This is the place he shares his experiences editing high definition television shows and lets you know about the good things and the bad, hoping you can learn from his mistakes and successes.
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Event DV by Jan Ozer These days, this is how edit-bay economics shakes out: You can get a dual-processor, 3GHz quad-core Dell Precision 690 for $5,510 or save about $1,700 bucks and get a single-processor, quad-core system for $3,321. Which renders your
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WebVideo Universe By Troy Dreier Time Machine, Quick Look, iChat Screen Sharing: If you're a Mac user, there are lots of good reasons to upgrade to OS X 10.5 "Leopard," Apple's new operating system. But there's also a good reason to hold off: Adobe's
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Videomaker by John Devcic MPEG-2, DivX, AVCHD: These are just a few of the confusing acronyms of digital video. Let's clear the air a bit To understand Digital Video Architecture, you need to start at the beginning. The beginning in this case is known as
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Videomaker Blog by mmontgomery Apple Computer has released a Final Cut Studio 2.0.1 update to include fixes, more hardware support and AVCHD log and tansfer support. Early reports from the blogosphere, including professional video editors, have noted
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As NAB2007 rolls around this April, we want to take the time and offer a DIY update article for you. Our DIY 4 and 5 machines are still an excellent recipe to follow. We still advise anyone planning on building a new machine (or having one built for them)
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DV By Mike Curtis Everything Final Cut Pro users--from starving artists to small shops--need to edit uncompressed HD content High-definition video has been all the rage for the past few years. At first, for postproduction professionals, it was exciting
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Windows Vista – Not yet – wait for 64 bit drivers. Microsoft has finally shipped their much awaited and hyped next OS – Vista. For Digital Videographers we have one piece of advice: Do Not Upgrade (Yet) Here are our top reasons why
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Maximum PC by: Will Smith You’re sick of Windows XP. We are too, but Vista isn’t a panacea for your PC problems. We have some compelling arguments for waiting a few months before you upgrade. Brace yourself. The largest Microsoft marketing
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DV By Terence Keegan Where would the HD revolution be without affordable digital storage? No matter what flavor of HD you're shooting, editing, massaging, or playing out to air, you need big hard drives to hold all that high-def footage. If you're working
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