video Card

Gazelle

Gazelle

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Upgrading my video card soon, would like some suggestions.

I understand that the card needs to work well with your paticular
NLE software. I am not sure what vegas likes but have done a little
research so far.

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The video card is irrelevant. Just get one with dual heads so you can have dual-monitor (computer) support.

As for previewing out to a TV, just go out through firewire, through your camera.
 
What are dual heads? are you speaking of dual processors?
how do you get the signal from your computer, and though the camera?
 
USLatinContent said:
What are dual heads? are you speaking of dual processors?
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No he means two video monitors. Many of us edit with two LCD's. It really helps to be able to spread the timeline out across two monitors to get more editing space.

USLatinContent said:
how do you get the signal from your computer, and though the camera?
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Firewire. But if you are going to do a lot of this I would buy an analog converter box like the ADS Pyro A/V Link (which I use) or Canopus ADVC-110. You plug a firewire cable from your computer to a converter box or your camera, then you plug a TV monitor from the converter box or A/V output of the camera. Then in Vegas you tell it to preview on external monitor and it will output to the TV monitor so you can see exactly what your video will look like on a TV.

~jr
 
Matrox

Matrox

have a matrox parhelia card now, and I must say rendering is sometimes slow. The dual head feature is a must have and one of the reasons I bought the card in the first place.

The card is a little over a year old and the fan is all ready gone. Leaning toward an intel / nvidia system right now.
 
Gazelle said:
have a matrox parhelia card now, and I must say rendering is sometimes slow. The dual head feature is a must have and one of the reasons I bought the card in the first place.

The card is a little over a year old and the fan is all ready gone. Leaning toward an intel / nvidia system right now.
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Remember, though, that the video card is not used at all during rendering.
 
heads = monitors! thanks!
I have a crappy old monitor that I use as my "2nd head" :) I don't know the jargon yet

also, I was burning DVDs! now I'll save 40 cents and about 1hs!!! :dankk2:




My NLE learning curve is so steep (in the beggining) thanks guys!
 
Just be aware that sometimes 'heads' also refers simply to the number of DVI or VGA outputs that a card has, not how many monitors you have on your edit table. You may have a dual or triple head card but you can be using only one monitor with it. The heads is generally the capability of the card.
 
JohnnyRoy said:
But if you are going to do a lot of this I would buy an analog converter box like the ADS Pyro A/V Link (which I use) or Canopus ADVC-110. You plug a firewire cable from your computer to a converter box or your camera, then you plug a TV monitor from the converter box or A/V output of the camera.


~jr
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Why shold I worry about using the camera? Just cause it'd be tied up or it would actually "wear" the camera
 
defenitelly handy to be able to sit n' play... but I am looking at a ton of other equipment that would precede this purchase... so long as the wear of the camera isn't something to really worry about if I get one in 5-6 months?
 
I don't think it'll do much to the camera -- it's not like the heads are engaged when you do it -- but it IS a pain having to connect/disconnect it all the time.
 
Yeah the cam only acts as a throughput. So theres actually no physical wear and tear. But the ciruitry would be running. Yes. Maybe you wouldnt want to risk the cam going caput due to some electrical interference thing. Or you can get one of them real cheap dv cams to do this hook up. Plus ud have a spare cam. And even the simplest secondhand cam would give u the same quality when used to output to tv.
 
It's primarily the hours counter on the camera, if it has one for operational hours.
 
I see... so the suggested converters are $140 and $210, soto keep the counter from racking up miles and to keep the 4-pin connection from getting beat-up... I am allways scared of stepping or tripping on the firewire cable when it is plugged in... so add to the benefits the lower-stress editing... lol
Is the ADS as good as the Canopus?
 
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