skymoo 0 #26 August 19, 2007 DSE, do you use a desktop/laptop and what are the specs on this machine that allow these render times? What is the min. you would recommend on a laptop to take to the DZ and edit, to allow similar times?http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #27 August 19, 2007 I'm using a nearly 2 year-old Mseries with 2.0GHz proc, or on occasion, my MacBook Pro running bootcamp. I've also installed a dual AMD desktop, FWIW, for an editor that works at the DZ on occasion. I don't use him, however, the times I reported are mine. He's marginally faster. Minimum specs? 2GHz proc or faster, 2GB of RAM, faster HDD is better that larger but slower HDD. Make sure that the 'puter is stripped of startup garbage, particularly be sure antivirus is never running when you're editing/capturing/rendering vid. Use an external HDD for the best workflow, IMO. Using a SATA card vs USB or 1394 will give you faster results, but it chews up/uses a PCMCIA card, which costs. Most off-the-shelf laptops are capable of editing video reasonably well, but not optimal for editing vid. A custom or at least somewhat modified laptop always gives best results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #28 August 20, 2007 I just recently purchased a MacBook Pro 2.4 C2D SR 17". Any suggestions on ways to configure it for optimal editing capabilities? I'd like to be able to do tandems on it at some point but I have aspirations of larger projects as well. Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #29 August 20, 2007 A MacBook Pro is more or less configured out of the box to be optimized. iMovie is really all you *need*. FCS is great, with a steep learning curve, Premiere is the same. Long form, you'll eventually move out of iMovie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parachutist 2 #30 September 4, 2007 QuoteSo, say seven mins of footage, it takes three mins to edit, that's approx 10 minutes to finished product. Takes about 4 mins to render, and deliver to student. Shorter vid takes less time. If I don't duplicate/slo-mo/color correct, even less render time, but very litte is taken off of the edit time. Using VB-based scripting, a lot is automated. I use a template builder found in "Ultimate S", which is a scripting tool/macro monster for Sony Vegas Pro. Today I took my new editing computer to the DZ and used NLE all day instead of analog editing. After 4x tandem videos I'm estimating my average time from taking off helmet to having finished DVD in hand was 30 mins each. Analog editing had been taking me about 15 mins each. Recording to a memory stick is something I'll appreciate. That'll probably cut 5-6 minutes out of each project for me because my Sony HC42 requires removal from helmet every time (There's no 1394 port on the camera so I have to dismount it & plug it into the docking bay). Then I still have to rewind tape and find start, then capture to the PC. One difference I noticed between my analog and NLE DVDs: The audio sounds fabulous after using NLE. It must have been all the analog connections through my video editing board that were causing distortion... I figured the hiss was normal. In comparison, all my Vegas Movie Studio projects today had crystal clear audio. My slow-mo shots are a lot smoother too using Vegas Studio. I'm totally sold on NLE for skydiving vid editing. I need to speed things up when producing, but I think that'll come with practice and when I get a different vid cam. More advantages the PC has for me vs. analog: It's quicker for me to set up shop, the hardware has smaller footprint, has fewer power plugs. I mounted an LCD monitor with speakers to the side of the PC chassis, added an internal card reader and DVD-R drive, then made up a harness with a carrying handle. So I can carry it in, plug it up, remove LCD sceen protector, and ready to go: http://www.funjump.com/editing_system/IMG_0007.JPG http://www.funjump.com/editing_system/IMG_0010.JPG http://www.funjump.com/editing_system/IMG_0014.JPG http://www.funjump.com/editing_system/IMG_0019.JPG Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #31 September 4, 2007 There are several carrying systems out there, and they're not cheep. What you've got in your pictures is incredibly clever and looks like it cost very little. Glad to hear you're finding the NLE faster as well. Hint for Movie Studio; Save title templates for faster assembly, and save a few music pieces in various templates for faster assembly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
