XL2/A1, any info on this?

[elrond_2003]

I haven't been able to get a straight answer on this. If I'm running a pentium D 820 dual core with 2.5GB ram, how will I be for editing HD in premiere and AE?

The straight answer is "It depends". It depends on how long you are willing to wait between cycles (rendering in the editor), how long a shot you need to have in one peice (it takes a lot more of everything to do a 2 hr take vs a 30 sec one), and how much that time is worth to you. I am using a dual 2.7 GHz PowerMAC (w/4GB ram and 2x375GB drives)ence and it occupies about 60-100Gb in disk space (original RAW HD footage + rendered footage + output files (SD) + DVD images + backups +temp files). YMMV since I use FCP for editing.

Then again my MACBookPro is great for a 10 min series of interviews I am doing for my church (also using FCP).

 

[HBlack]

Well could anyone tell me approximately how my NLE would respond to it, as well as a ballpark for render times in AE on simple colour correction and effects?