Syrallas Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 If someone were to ask you what the realistic -- as opposed to the "minimum" -- system requirements a pc should have to effectively run EMC 10, what would you advise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerman Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 If you are buying new then: 2gb main memory minimum. Anything over 3gb is wasted unless you are running a 64 bit OS. There's so much info true and false on memory usage above 3GB and there's more to it than the OS itself and to muddy the water a bit here's some info from Microsoft about memory and Vista. But, since Tom (syrallas) only asked for opinions on what's needed for EMC10, 3GB is more than enough to do the job and we'd just be yacking more than needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Dave Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 gi7omy, Who renders to DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Hardin Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 gi7omy, Who renders to DVD? Die Hard D2D users!!! As far as RAM and Video work… RAM is meaningless during Capture and Render/Burning! Check it yourself and you will find a whooping 300MB is all that is being used! In editing it is noticeable only when using mpg or other highly compressed formats. Use AVI and 500mb of RAM will do you well. It will actually work with 256mb (XP) but editing is slowed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Dave Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Low memory allocation may explain why Roxio MyDVD went belly up on some of my 25mb jpegs. i.e. not enough memory allocated to support multiple 25mb jpegs (high density 35 mm slide scans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrussell Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Those files are way too large anyway. Video is only 720X480 (NTSC) and all still images will be resized to that. Even if you used pan/zoom on then, you probably wouldn't need that high resolution. I almost always use another app to reduce my files before using them in Videowave or MyDVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Dave Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I didn't buy Roxio to end up using another program. And, if I remember correctly, you scan at 3200 dpi minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 If someone were to ask 'me' what the realistic -- as opposed to the "minimum" -- system requirements a pc should have to effectively run EMC 10, what would you advise? Back to the question... System Requirements EMC 10 Minimum System Requirements: * Windows Vista with 1.6 GHz Intel processor (that's a P4), 512 MB RAM * Windows XP with 500 MHz processor (that's a P3) or faster; 128 MB RAM * 1 GB of free hard disk space for typical installation of all components * 1024x768, 16-bit color graphics card * DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card and graphics card * Windows Media Player 10 or higher I run V9.. * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher * DVD-ROM drive is required to install the software Optional: * For burning: multimedia compliant CD, DVD, HD DVD or BD recordable drive * For audio capture or playback: 16-bit Windows compatible sound card and speakers * For video capture: OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 FireWire card (for use with DV camera) or analog video capture device * For mobile phone support: multimedia capable mobile phone with USB cable or Bluetooth connectivity. For information about supported phones visit www.roxio.com/support * For Windows Media portable player support: player compatible with Windows Media Device Manager 9 or higher * For iPod support: iTunes 6.0.1 or higher * For PSP support: PSP firmware 2.6 or higher * For TiVo file support: TiVo Desktop 2.3 or higher * Broadband Internet connection required for LiveShare photo sharing features * UPnP compliant home network router for the LiveShare and MediaSpace features Around a 3 GHz P4 or faster, 1 to 2 GB Ram Graphics card not onboard chip, 256mb ram.. Tip, never do your video or audio work on the operating system HD. Install a extra internal HD for that, not a USB external! cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Actually CD I'd correct one part - make it a 32 bit graphics card My granddaughter hijacks this when she visits so she can play Creatures 3 (which only runs in 16 bit) and when I start up any video rendering, it automatically moans and then kicks it back to 32 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Actually CD I'd correct one part - make it a 32 bit graphics card My granddaughter hijacks this when she visits so she can play Creatures 3 (which only runs in 16 bit) and when I start up any video rendering, it automatically moans and then kicks it back to 32 bit Where would one buy a new 16 bit Graphics Card with 256MB Ram? cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I thought you'd found one 1024x768, 16-bit color graphics card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrussell Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I didn't buy Roxio to end up using another program.Personally, I haven't found an 'all-in-one' suite that can do a great job AT EVERYTHING. Strickly my personal opinion that video editors make lousy image editors and a dedicated image editor does a much better job at resizing. In fact, I haven't found a single video editor that does everything I want or need. I normally use 3 or 4 different video editors to get the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerman Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 If someone were to ask you what the realistic -- as opposed to the "minimum" -- system requirements a pc should have to effectively run EMC 10, what would you advise? If you want to do more video than audio, my personal minimum is 2GB of ram especially if running Vista. 2 GHz or faster processor and at least a 128MB video but a 256MB card will get you much more success. And, a 500GB hard drive to hold all the work would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Dave Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 If you are buying new then: 2gb main memory minimum. Anything over 3gb is wasted unless you are running a 64 bit OS. 2.5 ghz processor or better - most of the programs single thread so a faster uniprocessor is better than say multiple slower processors. I would recommend that the processor supports the SSE4 instruction set (Core 2 Duo 45nm chipset). Hard drive should be 300gb or greater depending on how much video and graphics are being stored. Go with 7200 RPM hard drives if you can afford it. Video card should be a separate card with at least 256mb of dedicated memory (GF 8800 is highly rated) DVD/CD r/w DL drive 24x or better Look at my specs - I could have bought bigger and faster but I chose to compromise some between speed and $$$$. Look for coupons on the net for the manufacturer you are considering. Finally, how big is your pocket book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 DVD speed doesn't enter the equation - rendering is done on the hard drive with the resultant file being written to the optical. I worked quite nicely with an 8x drive and never had a problem. I'm now running a 16x but I never burn at that speed (slower is usually better) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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