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Post Date: 2008-01-23
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Posts: 60 		  Quote Virshia Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Video Editing Performance
    Posted: 23 Jan 2008 at 11:02pm
Hey guys, recently I've been trying to use numerous video editing programs (Adobe CS3 Premiere Pro and Sony Vegas Movie Studio) and I have had some performance related issues. For example when I start CS3 Premiere Pro (the trial version of the program) I instantly get a message saying that the system is low on memory. So when I try to render my project it will cease to render at around 50 percent for unknown reasons. In Sony Vegas Movie Studio I can't even load a three minute project, without the program crashing because of low system memory.
I just got a Digital Storm computer in August here are my specs:
Digital Storm Computer 34780 1

Case: Digital Storm Twister LITE (Black Aluminum Edition)
Power Supply: 550W Thermaltake (SLI Compatible) (Silent PurePower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i LT Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Media: Sony 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition)
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 18x / CD-Writer 48x)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 320MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 (Silent Artic Cooling (TwisterBoost Overclocked)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Blue Edition)
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

I have 2 gigs of RAM, and before I start editing I always shut down every single other program down.
My question is how much RAM/Processing power do I really need to be able to run a video editing program without any performance issues? Do I need more then 2.5 gigs of RAM (which would require me to get a new 64 bit OS)? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Posts: 2220 		  Quote skyR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 23 Jan 2008 at 11:19pm
Very common issue with sony vegas and premiere pro.

You can try running the programs on an admin account, uninstalling the plug-ins, and splitting up your project.
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Posts: 60 		  Quote Virshia Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2008 at 6:59pm
Ok thanks skyR, but the project isn't even completed yet and runs for about three minutes...I'll try uninstalling the plug-ins. 
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