We would prefer to talk with you than have buy online. That way we can be sure to match the computer to your needs. All our systems can be made very quiet. Our standard Video system is below 35DB and we can go as low as 22 DB.
Did we mention "please call us?" We would love to talk with you and help steer you in the right direction.

Help choosing the right Video Editing computer for Adobe Premiere Pro Video Editing Software.

Adobe Premiere comes in several packages:

Abobe Premiere Pro CS3: As the name suggests, this includes only Premiere Pro.

Adobe CS3 Production Premium: Includes Premiere Pro CS3, After Effects CS3 Professional, Adobe soundbooth CS3, Encore CS3, Flash CS3 Pro, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended.

Adobe CS3 Master collection which has it all. (see comparison below)




If you are still running Premiere Pro 1.5, you will need a Matrox RTX2 card to handle realtime effects properly (without having to render effects before viewing). While Premiere Pro 2.0 greatly improves software performance without a realtime playback card, if you use even moderate effects you will notice an improvement using the card.

To see the benefits of the Matrox RTX2 card Click Here

You can purchase a Matrox RTX2 card with an Adobe software bundles that include Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 ($1670) or Adobe Production Studio Premium ($2450), and get a free upgrade to Adobe Premeire Pro CS 3 or CS3 production bundle through August 28, 2007. If you need both hardware and software, this is the least expensive overall option.
While again CS3 offers improved performance without hardware the RTX2 gives a nice boost for real time effects.



Now to selecting a computer:

For video editing systems we recommend a minimum of three hard drives. One for the operating system and programs, one for source files and capturing, and the third for rendering (both temporary and final output).

You may also want to consider adding an archival or backup drive to protect your work from disaster. An internal drive is slightly faster, doesn't take up space on your desk, and in a pinch it can substitute for a source or render drive if needed. However, if anything truly nasty happens to the computer, its internal drives can all be damaged. An external drive, though it does take up some desk space, can be easily detached from the computer and stored in a safe location until it is needed. A removeable hard drive bay combines the best features of these two types of drive. The drive bay connects as an internal hard drive for speed and space, but it can be easily removed (from the outside of the case) for storage.

When it comes to hard drive space, more is usually better, especially as hard drive prices continue to fall. While DV video doesn't really take up all that much space, if you are running uncompressed and/or HD video, you can easily fill a drive or two. The following chart shows the approximate drive space usage for several common types of video:

DV/Firewire	13 gigs/hour
Uncompressed	77 gigs/hour
1080 24p	330 gigs/hour

For an editor who works with uncompressed or HD video, we recommend using a minimum of two pairs of SATA drives, with each pair in a RAID0 array. RAID0 stripes two or more hard drives together for increased performance, combining their capacity into what the operating system and video editing software will see as one large drive. For Premiere Pro 1.5, a Matrox RTX2 card is a must for playing back realtime effects and multiple video tracks (unless you prefer to take the time to render every section of your project before viewing). While Premiere Pro 2.0's improved software performance makes playback somewhat better without a Matrox card, you will still notice a great improvement when using one.

Depending on your needs and production level we offer the following systems:

M2-DVC From $1282	3800 Core 2 Quad From $1743	ADK 5500 From $2979
Entry Level Editing AMD Dual or Quad Up to 3.2 gHz Dual/2.5G Quad Processor Up to 8 GB DDR-2 800 memory Nvidia nForce 590/790 chipset Up to 3 TB Source/Render Drives Dual layer DVD+RW/CD-RW Dual, triple, or quad DVI graphics Windows XP Home/Pro/Vista Up to 2 year inclusive warranty Lifetime tech support Available in tower or rackmount Xtreme Quieting available	Professional Power Intel Quad Core Up to 3.2 gHz Quad Processor Up to 32 GB DDR-2 667 memory Intel P35/X38 chipset Up to 8 TB video Raid drives Dual layer DVD+RW/CD-RW Dual, triple, or quad DVI graphics Windows XP Professional/Vista Up to 2 year inclusive warranty Lifetime tech support Available in tower or rackmount Xtreme Quieting available	Broadcast capable Intel Quad Xeons (2) (8 Cores) Up to 3.2 gHz Xeon Quad Core Processors Up to 32 GB DDR-2 667 ECC Reg memory Broadcast, switching, and streaming Up to 10 TB Video Raid available Dual layer DVD+RW/CD-RW Dual, triple, or quad DVI graphics Windows XP Professional Up to 2 year inclusive warranty Lifetime tech support Available in tower or rackmount Xtreme Quieting available