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I have last years MacBook Pro and I am planning on transfering video from my camcorder (MiniDV tapes) to my Mac. About how much can I plan on loading onto my computer without running out of space and seriously slowing the computer down?
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dgey is absolutely correct... but for technicals:
1) You did not tell us how much available hard drive space is on thet internal drive - you should NEVER EVER allow any hard drive whether internal start-up or external - get less than about 20% free space. This is not Macintosh-specific - this is ANY computer.
2) Since you should not be saving to the internal drive, the above info (available hard drive space) does not matter for your video saving activity, but for sizing your external hard drive - you did not tell us which camcorder you are using. MiniDV tape based camcorders can be DV - standard definition only (including 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios) like a Canon Elura or ZR series, Sony DCR-HC series or Panasonic PV-GS series... or DV/HDV like the Canon HV series or Sony HDR-HC series...
Sixty minutes of Standard Definition - DV format video - when imported to a computer's hard drive will use 13-14 gig of hard drive space.
Sixty minutes of High Definition - HDV format video - will use about 44 gig of computer hard drive space.
When you compress the video file (to make it smaller) you will be discarding data and potentially degrading the video quality. Do not compress this video... That should be the LAST step after the video editing is complete.
And the miniDV tape is a better archive than the hard drive - the external hard drive is fine for back-ups, but not archiving. MiniDV tape is a digital format and considered an acceptable media for archival - when the tape is not re-used and kept in a cool, dry environment. Lock the tape, too - and mark the tapes label (came in the tape case) with a description of the tape contents.
If you insist on going the hard drive route, then you need to either get some sort of tape back up or use a RAID array that has the same data striped over two physically different drives. There are consumer grade Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices that can do this. The reason for this is the chances that both drives will die at the same time are slim so the RAIDing allows for the data to be on more than one storage media. When one drive dies, replace it and the data from the surviving drive gets written to the new drive...
dgey is absolutely correct... but for technicals:
1) You did not tell us how much available hard drive space is on thet internal drive - you should NEVER EVER allow any hard drive whether internal start-up or external - get less than about 20% free space. This is not Macintosh-specific - this is ANY computer.
2) Since you should not be saving to the internal drive, the above info (available hard drive space) does not matter for your video saving activity, but for sizing your external hard drive - you did not tell us which camcorder you are using. MiniDV tape based camcorders can be DV - standard definition only (including 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios) like a Canon Elura or ZR series, Sony DCR-HC series or Panasonic PV-GS series... or DV/HDV like the Canon HV series or Sony HDR-HC series...
Sixty minutes of Standard Definition - DV format video - when imported to a computer's hard drive will use 13-14 gig of hard drive space.
Sixty minutes of High Definition - HDV format video - will use about 44 gig of computer hard drive space.
When you compress the video file (to make it smaller) you will be discarding data and potentially degrading the video quality. Do not compress this video... That should be the LAST step after the video editing is complete.
And the miniDV tape is a better archive than the hard drive - the external hard drive is fine for back-ups, but not archiving. MiniDV tape is a digital format and considered an acceptable media for archival - when the tape is not re-used and kept in a cool, dry environment. Lock the tape, too - and mark the tapes label (came in the tape case) with a description of the tape contents.
If you insist on going the hard drive route, then you need to either get some sort of tape back up or use a RAID array that has the same data striped over two physically different drives. There are consumer grade Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices that can do this. The reason for this is the chances that both drives will die at the same time are slim so the RAIDing allows for the data to be on more than one storage media. When one drive dies, replace it and the data from the surviving drive gets written to the new drive...
Recommended PC parts to build a computer for the sims3?
sortovhere
The sims 3 is coming out soon and im building my own computer for it
i was just wondering if anyone knew any recommended parts and components toward building a strong computer that can handle the sims 3. on the sims 3 website it shows the minimum components but i dont want minumum... AT LEAST DECENT. Can anyone help? o! this has nothing to do with Apple Mac, either.
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BUILDING A GAMING PC.
for a better understanding of what a gaming pc is and what specs/parts you should aim to use,
try these keywords in a google search "building a gaming pc" & "budget gaming pc" and read
some of the articles that show up, but to help you save some time i have also included a few
of the links that i found to be very help full.
link 1.
this site was packed with loads of good info but involves a lot of reading but as a result
when you have read as much as you can then you will have a better understanding of what it is that you are trying to build.
http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/index.html
the next 3 are a bit less reading intensive and you will quickly find there suggested parts list.
link 2.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/The-500-Gaming-Machine,1147-9.html
link 3.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2270998,00.asp
link 4.
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/111990,building-a-1500-gaming-pc.aspx
the most recent system i built aimed towards every day use with an outlook towards gaming
with a budget set at $2500 consisted of these parts.
( mid December 2008)
motherboard - Asus M3N78-VM AMD Mainboard - 4x DDR2 / 5x Sata Raid / 1x IDE / Gigabit Lan / On board VGA/DVI/HD MI $141.90
processor - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750 2.7GHz (AM2+) - Black Edition $143.00
ram - Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-8500/1066 (2x XMS2 2GB) TWIN2X4096-8500C5 Ram $159.50
graphics card - XFX 9600GT 1GB, DDR3, 256bit, PCIE, Dual DVI, HDTV HD CP, SLI (PV-T96G-ZHF4) $256.10
hard drive - Western Digital Caviar SE 750GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA 3Gbs x2 $170.50 (each)
optical drive - Pioneer DVR 213LS Light scribe DVD Re-Writer (20x - Black) $50.60
power supply - Corsair HX-1000 1000W ATX Modular Power Supply $371.80
case - Antec Nine Hundred Black Ultimate Gamer Case (No PSU) $198.00
o/s - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit DVD - OEM $188.10
monitor - Samsung 24" 2443BW BLACK LCD - 5MS / WUXGA 1920X1200 / D-SUB / DVI $457.60
keyboard and mouse - Logitech Cordless 1500Rechargeable Desktop USB (OEM) $96.80
total cost $2406.40
(note all prices stated are in australian dollars)
i hope that the above information will help you in achieving your goal.
BUILDING A GAMING PC.
for a better understanding of what a gaming pc is and what specs/parts you should aim to use,
try these keywords in a google search "building a gaming pc" & "budget gaming pc" and read
some of the articles that show up, but to help you save some time i have also included a few
of the links that i found to be very help full.
link 1.
this site was packed with loads of good info but involves a lot of reading but as a result
when you have read as much as you can then you will have a better understanding of what it is that you are trying to build.
http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/index.html
the next 3 are a bit less reading intensive and you will quickly find there suggested parts list.
link 2.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/The-500-Gaming-Machine,1147-9.html
link 3.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2270998,00.asp
link 4.
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/111990,building-a-1500-gaming-pc.aspx
the most recent system i built aimed towards every day use with an outlook towards gaming
with a budget set at $2500 consisted of these parts.
( mid December 2008)
motherboard - Asus M3N78-VM AMD Mainboard - 4x DDR2 / 5x Sata Raid / 1x IDE / Gigabit Lan / On board VGA/DVI/HD MI $141.90
processor - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750 2.7GHz (AM2+) - Black Edition $143.00
ram - Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-8500/1066 (2x XMS2 2GB) TWIN2X4096-8500C5 Ram $159.50
graphics card - XFX 9600GT 1GB, DDR3, 256bit, PCIE, Dual DVI, HDTV HD CP, SLI (PV-T96G-ZHF4) $256.10
hard drive - Western Digital Caviar SE 750GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA 3Gbs x2 $170.50 (each)
optical drive - Pioneer DVR 213LS Light scribe DVD Re-Writer (20x - Black) $50.60
power supply - Corsair HX-1000 1000W ATX Modular Power Supply $371.80
case - Antec Nine Hundred Black Ultimate Gamer Case (No PSU) $198.00
o/s - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit DVD - OEM $188.10
monitor - Samsung 24" 2443BW BLACK LCD - 5MS / WUXGA 1920X1200 / D-SUB / DVI $457.60
keyboard and mouse - Logitech Cordless 1500Rechargeable Desktop USB (OEM) $96.80
total cost $2406.40
(note all prices stated are in australian dollars)
i hope that the above information will help you in achieving your goal.
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