The Ideal computer build for a Panasonic HMC 150 at DVinfo.net

Leslie Davis · May 26th, 2009, 02:31 PM

I'm investing in a new computer that will be used together with Vegas 8 and the Panasonic HMC 150. I'm wanting to build it around the i7 CPU and i want at least 1tb on my hard drive. What else should I get on this computer to make editing these files easier?

Steve Wolla · May 26th, 2009, 06:56 PM

I'm looking at a i7 940 powered machine with 6GB DDR-3 ram, dual 512MB video cards, 1TG boot drive, plus at least 2 Seagate 1.5TB SATA drives, one for project files, one for backup.
I still do not believe that such a machine is necessarily powerful enough to edit AVCHD natively....but it should really cut down transcoding and rendering times, relative to my 3 year old Sony VAIO desktop.

Phil Gosselin · May 27th, 2009, 12:20 PM

Well it is not so much the hardware that counts as how you configure your rig. Right now I have a Phenom x4 9950, 4 gig of ram and an ATI HD4850.

My current project was shot in HDV and I am editing natively in HDV without a problem, rendering time are adequate and even with multiple layers of effects Vegas still runs smoothly.

Try to have a light computer, no unnecessary processes, anti-virus program or any other memory hungry programs running in the background. Also try to keep your hard drive as defragmented as possible.

I have two computers, one for my personnal needs and the other one for editing. The latter is as barebone as possible, the only data that goes in and out are project files.

Phil

Jeff Kellam · May 27th, 2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Leslie Davis

I'm investing in a new computer that will be used together with Vegas 8 and the Panasonic HMC 150. I'm wanting to build it around the i7 CPU and i want at least 1tb on my hard drive. What else should I get on this computer to make editing these files easier?

You will be fine with an i7 rendering HMC-150 file natively. I am using a Q9650 with no problems at all.

However, some folks setups seem to have major problems with the HMC-150. Don't know why.

Don't forget a file backup plan like an external 1TB drive of some type.

Chad Nickle · May 27th, 2009, 08:40 PM

Edit: Deleted my post for smart assidness

Eric Pasarin · May 28th, 2009, 06:57 AM

You won't need dual video cards unless you're gaming. I don't think it makes any difference to editing.

I'm custom building an i7 920 system as well. Definitely go with 1tb or more for storage scratch space. However, for a main drive, I'm going to pick up an Intel X25-M 80GB SSD Drive. Supposedly these things are screamers for data access times, so they'll be perfect for loading the OS and all programs.

May 26th, 2009, 02:31 PM	#1
Leslie Davis Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 29	The Ideal computer build for a Panasonic HMC 150 I'm investing in a new computer that will be used together with Vegas 8 and the Panasonic HMC 150. I'm wanting to build it around the i7 CPU and i want at least 1tb on my hard drive. What else should I get on this computer to make editing these files easier?

May 26th, 2009, 06:56 PM	#2
Steve Wolla Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 477	I'm looking at a i7 940 powered machine with 6GB DDR-3 ram, dual 512MB video cards, 1TG boot drive, plus at least 2 Seagate 1.5TB SATA drives, one for project files, one for backup. I still do not believe that such a machine is necessarily powerful enough to edit AVCHD natively....but it should really cut down transcoding and rendering times, relative to my 3 year old Sony VAIO desktop.

May 27th, 2009, 12:20 PM	#3
Phil Gosselin Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 211	Well it is not so much the hardware that counts as how you configure your rig. Right now I have a Phenom x4 9950, 4 gig of ram and an ATI HD4850. My current project was shot in HDV and I am editing natively in HDV without a problem, rendering time are adequate and even with multiple layers of effects Vegas still runs smoothly. Try to have a light computer, no unnecessary processes, anti-virus program or any other memory hungry programs running in the background. Also try to keep your hard drive as defragmented as possible. I have two computers, one for my personnal needs and the other one for editing. The latter is as barebone as possible, the only data that goes in and out are project files. Phil

May 27th, 2009, 08:40 PM	#5
Chad Nickle Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 84	Edit: Deleted my post for smart assidness

May 28th, 2009, 06:57 AM	#6
Eric Pasarin Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: city, ST Posts: 27	You won't need dual video cards unless you're gaming. I don't think it makes any difference to editing. I'm custom building an i7 920 system as well. Definitely go with 1tb or more for storage scratch space. However, for a main drive, I'm going to pick up an Intel X25-M 80GB SSD Drive. Supposedly these things are screamers for data access times, so they'll be perfect for loading the OS and all programs.