I'm going to buy/build a new computer for Vegas video editing. I would like some advice on the following components of this system, as well as which computer vendor I should purchase it from.
This will be a DV editing system, and I will be using my camcorder as the external encoder/decoder for analog sources. The one exception to this is that I would also like to be able to use this computer as a "Tivo system" in order to encode/time-shift live broadcasts, and also to quickly archive videotapes (mostly from old TV shows) onto DVD.
Here are my questions:
1. I want to include hardware that will encode MPEG in real time for Tivo-style video timeshift capture/playback. Also, if possible, I would like for this same hardware to also accelerate non-realtime MPEG encoding when converting DV into MPEG2-based DVDs. Thus, my question is: What MPEG capture hardware card should I get? This is the one part of my configuration over which I am completely stumped.
2. Should I get Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional?
3. Would a dual-processor computer help anything (either Vegas preview/rendering or MPEG encoding), or is this a waste of money for this application?
4. Which DVD drive should I purchase? The Pioneer A04 seems like the way to go, but I'm open to other suggestions.
5. Which computer vendor should I purchase from? I'm leaning towards either Dell or Polywell, although I've purchased all of my previous systems from Micron.
Any other suggestions or thoughts are welcome. I have a healthy budget and could go as high as $5,000 for the entire system.
Thanks!
John
This will be a DV editing system, and I will be using my camcorder as the external encoder/decoder for analog sources. The one exception to this is that I would also like to be able to use this computer as a "Tivo system" in order to encode/time-shift live broadcasts, and also to quickly archive videotapes (mostly from old TV shows) onto DVD.
Here are my questions:
1. I want to include hardware that will encode MPEG in real time for Tivo-style video timeshift capture/playback. Also, if possible, I would like for this same hardware to also accelerate non-realtime MPEG encoding when converting DV into MPEG2-based DVDs. Thus, my question is: What MPEG capture hardware card should I get? This is the one part of my configuration over which I am completely stumped.
2. Should I get Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional?
3. Would a dual-processor computer help anything (either Vegas preview/rendering or MPEG encoding), or is this a waste of money for this application?
4. Which DVD drive should I purchase? The Pioneer A04 seems like the way to go, but I'm open to other suggestions.
5. Which computer vendor should I purchase from? I'm leaning towards either Dell or Polywell, although I've purchased all of my previous systems from Micron.
Any other suggestions or thoughts are welcome. I have a healthy budget and could go as high as $5,000 for the entire system.
Thanks!
John