Does video editing require GPU power?

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OK so I wana build a computer for video editing, does video editing actually require much graphic's processing power? I know i need a good processor and a lota ram thinking E6400(overclock it to round 3ghz) + 2-4gigish(i am on somewhat of a budget)

Im using adobe Premiere Pro 2.0

If it requires graphics processing power how much do I need and how much ram should the fx card have?
 
I think an Intel Core 2 Duo, E6400 would be good. I think 2GB of RAM would be just fine, you don't need anything more at the moment.

256 would be good also, make sure it's a decent card though.
 
The 512mb video card won't be as good a performer in games but it's well over the average 128mb and preferred 256mb there. Video captures and editing can easily get by with 1gb on XP as well as 2gb since cpu time is what is taken. The 2gb of a preferred make not being familiar with that make there would tend to smooth things out. A dual core cpu will there without struggle over the single core AMD 939 model used here.
 
for best video editing, your gonna want a workstation card, even the cheapest workstation cards are $1k. However if you get one they won't be good for gaming as well as a normal video card won't be as good for video editing as a workstation card.
 
darksideleader said:
for best video editing, your gonna want a workstation card, even the cheapest workstation cards are $1k. However if you get one they won't be good for gaming as well as a normal video card won't be as good for video editing as a workstation card.
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I can readily disagree with a normal card not being good for video editing and viewing as well. While not being a high end card for ocing the lower end MSI Radeon X1300 Pro 256mb model has been a stand up card for various video application. The 512mb model 7900GTX card while not fond of the make goes over the average requirements needed.
 
Yeah I don't see why a normal high end card can't handle video editing. I guess for the BEST video editing experience you should go for a workstation card, but a normal gaming one should do the job too.
 
You'd probably be best to get something like a 6200TC card for video editing. Even when it comes to transitions and what not, most of the processing is done by your CPU, not GPU.

Now Premiere Pro 2.0 has some "GPU Transitions". I've not tinkered with these enough to know exactly what they do, but I feel pretty sure most any rather current, dedicated GPU would be just fine.
 
I could easily edit videos on the old case with the ATI Radeon 9550 256mb AGP 4x/8x card there without problems. In fact the build prior to that had an older model capture card with a 2x/4x card. A good working card that works well with XP and eventually Vista when video softwares come out will do the job easy enough.
 
I would think that as long as you're not doing any real heavy work, a high level GeForce FX or a lower level Quadro would do the trick.
 
It really depends what kind of video editing you are doing. If you are doing animations like Shrek and stuff then your Voodoo3 or your AMD K5 500Mhz is NOT going to be enough. ;)
 
From any S-Video or other analog/composite source you can take any 128mb card for a normal 800x600, 1024x768, or with newer 1280x1024 support and run just about any program there. Once you get into the higher end graphics and digital type of editing then you will need an updated card that offers the support needed.

Newer cards also have the better means of support for video and multimedia playback for digital. But you far from need the latest 8800 model card for capturing and editing from your personal dv camcorder. That's going a little overboard there. Animations falls under the graphics not video catagory there. That would be like comparing graphics design to tv tuning. For the new softwares available that's a matter of looking at the miinimum system and OS requirements there.
 
Yeah I know I know, I'm just pointing out the extreme and anyway, I don't suggest you get the minimum requirements, they are just the bare minimum, get at least the recommended requirement.
 
If you don't go over the bare minimum you always get stuck somewhere. :eek: ! But you first want to know what those are for what you plan to run for hardwares(capture devices) as well as having a reasonably good card in. Just remember if you plan on even dual booting Vista with XP like done here get the "Vista ready" version of whatever softwares are out. I have a tuner card here worth 0% on Vista despite the Vista driver out. The software isn't! (Gee? time to boot XP again!)
 
ALL the new tuners out in the shops ALL have vista ready drivers and software, its just the older hardware that had been left high and dry.
 
If your video editing, a fast CPU is good. integrated graphics even does good in the mix. If your video making, like animating, then a good GPU and graphics memory is important.
 
An older AMD Atholon XP2600+ and 1gb of ram will run most cards out. It will slack heavily with Vista however while handling most video capturing/editing until you get into the more demanding where a dual core would be great. Yet with 939 single cpu here Vista lacks the needed patches to find out how well it would work with the present card?
 
A dual core model here would make life a little easier for the process of multitasking video capturing/editing plus a few other things. The demands are far more on cpu time then anything else.
 
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