How many hours?

Swede wrote on 7/29/2004, 11:58 AM

I have Vegas 4 and I edit my films in MaxtorHD, 120GB, 7200mpr, 8Mb.

How many hours DV-film can I load into Vegas and edit?

I have about four hours film from a special film event. Can I load all the film in one moment or what is the best to do?

Comments

Former user wrote on 7/29/2004, 12:03 PM

The amount of film/video is contingent on your drive space. Figure about 18 minutes of video per 4gig of drive space.

Dave T2

GaryKleiner wrote on 7/29/2004, 12:22 PM

Figure 13 gigs per hour of DV.

Gary

Swede wrote on 7/29/2004, 12:52 PM

Ok, thanks, if I understand right I will then use about 50 GB of my 120GB Maxtor. I suppose that would not be any problem.

rs170a wrote on 7/29/2004, 12:59 PM

Remember that the 50 GB is just to store the raw footage.
You'll also need space for things like graphics, music, pre-rendered segments and temp files as well as the finished project, all of which will add substantially to the total.
If you want to burn a DVD afterwards, add even more space.

Mike

Swede wrote on 7/29/2004, 1:11 PM

That was important information, rs170a, thanks.

busterkeaton wrote on 7/29/2004, 2:40 PM

Swede, if possible, it's better to have a seprate drive your video/audio. It's faster if your OS/programs are on a one drive and your media are on another.