Editing HD footage

[kitschiguy]

Hello,

Could anyone tell me what how powerful a system (CPU, GPU, RAM) I would need to edit and reneder full HD 1080i 60fps clips with (Sony Vegas). Clips will be taken with Sanyo Xacti HD2000 (mp4 AVC/H.264).

I currently have;

Windows 7 (64bit)
4GB RAM
Intel Quad Q9600 2.66mhz
ATI Radeon Sapphire HD 4850 512mb

Thanks

[Terbinator]

Originally Posted by kitschiguy

Hello,

Could anyone tell me what how powerful a system (CPU, GPU, RAM) I would need to edit and reneder full HD 1080i 60fps clips with (Sony Vegas). Clips will be taken with Sanyo Xacti HD2000 (mp4 AVC/H.264).

I currently have;

Windows 7 (64bit)
4GB RAM
Intel Quad Q9600 2.66mhz
ATI Radeon Sapphire HD 4850 512mb

Thanks

What you have will be more than powerful enough.

[fuddam]

yep, that plenty fine. I've edited AVCHD from sony HDD camcorders on a C2D 2.6ghz with 2GB ram on vegas before, with smooth playback

[kitschiguy]

Thanks for the replies..

- fuddam - I've edited standard def using vegas before and rendered to WMV for upload to the web - I just wondered if you render your HD footage and leave it in its original format? I want to do this as i want to burn it to DVD or Bluray?? Is it possible with Vegas?

Cheers

[Terbinator]

Originally Posted by kitschiguy

Thanks for the replies..

- fuddam - I've edited standard def using vegas before and rendered to WMV for upload to the web - I just wondered if you render your HD footage and leave it in its original format? I want to do this as i want to burn it to DVD or Bluray?? Is it possible with Vegas?

Cheers

Yes, jsut make sure you select render output as MP4/AVC Also have you tried Adobe Premiere Pro ?

[fuddam]

Originally Posted by kitschiguy

Thanks for the replies..

- fuddam - I've edited standard def using vegas before and rendered to WMV for upload to the web - I just wondered if you render your HD footage and leave it in its original format? I want to do this as i want to burn it to DVD or Bluray?? Is it possible with Vegas?

Cheers

yep. you could even create the bluray disk straight from the timeline, without going into DVDA to create menus etc. Not as flexible, but very simple operation.

> TOOLS/BURN DISC/BLU RAY

Just have to careful with the bitrate. IIRC, needs to be around 15mbs - problem with Blu Ray if you try to use higher rate, esp if putting on regular DVD. I haven't needed to output BR, so only reporting what I've heard.

If you try to render to mpeg2, there are a load of Blu Ray templates to try, in the presets, inclu your 1920x1080 60i. Bit rate is up to a max 30mbs, but you'll have to test for yourself.

HTH

[Terbinator]

MPEG-2 will need huge bit-rates for acceptable quality in comparison to H.264 !! If you use H.264 your looking at around 12Mbps for near blu-ray quality, and depending on what size files it is your shooting you may be able to go over the top and use 25-30Mbps bit-rates.

[kitschiguy]

Thanks Fuddam it help a lot.

My PC seems to be able to render clips in no time at all, although I haven't tried to burn a DVD from the tomeline yet.

Thanks everyone