Somes Qs i need help with.
by lee hayward
on
Sep 2, 2009 at 4:54:33 pm
Hi,
as windows 7 release nears i was wondering how benefical will it be to sony pro vegas 9 and the video edting industry i am also looking at the 64 bit version but would like the facts about both 32 bit and 64 bit os's.
some of you may remeber my old posts which was about the system low on memory error, which after many discussions and failed fixes with the guys at sony i have no fix so i have to come to the costly conlclusion of buying a new more powerfull pc with the specs of (see below) but i want to optimize performance and the os. i have heard good things about windows 7 and the 64bit OS but have not heard any editors side of this and any technails details.
also will the 64 bit in windows 7(or any other os) still be uncompatiable to many features, which may not be a problem as i have a secondary 32bit vistalaptop which i can keep if needed for personal uses but would rather turn everything over to the new pc (if everything is 64 bit compatible)
new pc specs should handle hd editng rather smoothly hopefully(with partionded drives),
-would dual boot be possible like windows 7 32 bit and windows 7 64 bit on the new pc ... 64 bit for editing 32 bit for personal uses, is this possible does it split the ram ? this way i can sell the laptop
Re: Somes Qs i need help with. by Norman Willis on Sep 2, 2009 at 6:18:01 pm
Lee,
I am not the expert, and I am out of the loop for a while until I get the new website up, but I will see if I can help. The system you quote looks fine. RAID0 (performance) would be ideal for your secondary drive, as the data needs of HD are really intense.
But why do you want to split the OS, 64 bit and 32 bit? Most 32 bit programs run fine on 64 bit OS, and the rest usually have some form of workarounds. (For example, you can run both 32 and 64 bit Vegas on 64 bit Vista).
Any time you push the envelope, you will end up with 'bleeding edge' errors. Lots of guys run Windows 7, as it is basically Vista SP2+, but just beware.
