IS VV3 For Me?

ADI2000 wrote on 3/4/2002, 3:12 AM

Hello again,

I really appreciate the rapid responses to my previous questions - thanks again folks. I have yet another query. Again, please let me stress that I am reasonably versed in videography, however brand new to DV editing.
I am looking to produce numerous instructional videos; most likely output to DVD. I've already purchased a brand new pc, complete with a Pioneer DVD burner to prepare for pc editing / output. For the moment, I'd like to know if a non-linear editing program such as VV3 on a pc (P4 2 Gig, 1.5 meg ram, master/slave h/d 20 gig / 120 gig @7200 rpms with high quality sound and video cards as well as OHC compliant firewire capture card, Win M.E. o/s) is a viable application for creating fairly lengthy productions, i.e. 2 hours in some cases. I've heard and read several opinions on both sides of this issue, and I'm somewhat confused.
Does anyone here use VV3 for longer productions? Will I be able to complete lengthy productions without major hair ripping, gut-wrenching problems?

Thanks in advance!

ADI

Comments

FadeToBlack wrote on 3/4/2002, 3:31 AM

Rahl wrote on 3/4/2002, 4:26 AM

The only thing I would get rid of is WinME. For me it has been a crash prone operating system. But ever since I have switched to WinXP Pro I haven't had the frequent blue screens (I don't even recall getting any and I have been using the OS since the preview program that was initiated last summer). If I were you, I would get the WinXP upgrade... Besides that, Vegas Video 3.0 should fill your needs adequately.
-André Barriault

SonyEPM wrote on 3/4/2002, 8:49 AM

If you are doing longform projects, the FAT32 limit of ME might be a problem.

.Avi files are segmented when they hit the system file limit during render, or capture, but MPEGs are not. Win2k or XP might be a better choice, since those allow you to use NTFS formatted drives (no file size limit under NTFS)

davebreen wrote on 3/4/2002, 2:02 PM

I upgraded to Win XP (home) from ME...it appears that the FAT32 File system is still used after the upgrade. Using the Windows install there appears to be an option to convert to NTFS. Does anyone know if converting the FAT32 to NTFS is relatively safe (Ie, it won't case me to lose the data on the drive)...Would appreciate any feedback on issues with making this change. I would like to get beyond the 4GB limit on files.