Vegas Pro 8 & Video Card Compatibility

jodoan1 wrote on 1/11/2008, 6:05 AM
I recently purchased a Dell M1530 as a mobile editing solution.

I am currently an Avid Liquid user and found out it is not currently capable of rendering output to video cards that utilize DirectX 10.

I am looking for a replacement editing suite particularly for the mobile workstation. I am wondering if anyone has any experience with either the same configuration I have or at least the same series video card using Sony Vegas.

System Specs are:
Dell XPS M1530
Core2 7500 2.2Ghz 4Mb L2 Cache
160GB 7200 RPM System Drive/Render
400GB 7200 RPM USB External Capture Drive
2GB Memory
nVidia GeForce 256MB 8600M GT
Integrated Soundblaster Audigy Sound Card

Any help would be much appreciated.

John

Comments

DJPadre wrote on 1/11/2008, 6:41 AM
"it is not currently capable of rendering output to video cards that utilize DirectX 10."

Note that Liquid uses CPU AND GPU in filters (hollywood fx in particular) as well as MPG encoding decoding.
Its predominately been ATI driven since the days of liquid 4, but dont doubt that DX10 support will come. It will.. it has to if Liquid is going to survive. Frankly GPU support is whats kept a major element of Liquid afloat (pardon the pun)

I am looking for a replacement editing suite particularly for the mobile workstation.
((You can install DX9, as opposed to 10. This will alow u to tap into the openGL elements which Liquid offers. Your card however doesnt reqquire DX10 unless youre playing high end games such as lost plant, mass effect Crysis etc
DX10 is still very much new in regard to offering aythign new or substantial to the user.
I guess it depends if your on Vista though...


"I am wondering if anyone has any experience with either the same configuration I have or at least the same series video card using Sony Vegas."
Vegas doesnt use GFX cards apart form several plugsin which DO utilise certrain features, such as MagicBullet2. Aside from that, it doesnt matter what gfx card u use