ADK Video Editing offers Adobe video editing software
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.
Depending on your needs and production level we offer the following systems:
We delivery "Turnkey" systems. What does that mean for You
IP-DVC
3800 Core i7 Quad
5500
Mac Pro
MacBook Pro
From $1327
From $2300
From $2943
From $2794
From $2794
Quad Core2 Duo/Quad
Intel Core i7 Quad
Intel Dual Quad Core Xeon (8cores)
Intel Dual Quad Core Xeon (8cores)
Intel Core 2 Duo
Affordable Power
Time Tested Workhorse
Broadcast Capable
Professional Capability
Elegant
Up to 3.2 gHz Dual/Quad Processor
Up to 8 GB DDR-2 800 memory
Intel P45 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
Up to 3.2 gHz Intel Quad Core
Up to 12GB DDR3 1600 Ram
Sata Raid options
Up to 8TB Source/Render Drives
Dual Layer DVD+RW/Blue-Ray
Dual, Triple or Quad DVI Graphics
XP Home/Pro/Vista
Up to 2 yr Inclusive Warranty
Lifetime Tech Support
Available in tower or Rack
Xtreme Quieting available
Up to 2 3.2GHz Nehalem Xeon Quad
Up to 96GB DDR-3 1333 RAM
Broadcast, Switching, and Steaming
SATA RAID Available
Dual Layer DVD+RW/CD-RW
Dual, Triple or Quad DVI Graphics
Vista 64
Up to 2 yr Inclusive Warranty
Lifetime Tech Support
Available in tower or Rack
Xtreme Quieting available
Up to 2 3.2 gHz Intel Xeon Quad 1600
Up to 32GB DDR-2 800 FB Dimm RAM
Ext. Raid options
Up to 3TB Source/Render Drives
Dual Layer DVD+RW/CD-RW
Dual, Triple or Quad DVI Graphics
OSX/bootcamp XP Pro/Vista
up to 3 yr warranty
Lifetime Tech Support
Up to 2.93 Ghz Intel Core 2 dual
Up to 8GB DDR-3 1066 RAM
Intel P965 Chipset
Ext. raid options
Dual Layer DVD+RW/CD-RW
Dual Head Graphics
OSX/bootcamp XP Pro/Vista
Up to 3 yr Warranty
Lifetime Tech Support
Help choosing the right Video Editing computer for Adobe Premiere Pro Video Editing Software.
Adobe Premiere comes in several packages:
Abobe Premiere Pro CS4: As the name suggests, this includes only Premiere Pro.
Adobe CS4 Production Premium: Includes Premiere Pro CS4, After Effects CS4 Professional, Adobe soundbooth CS4, Encore CS4, Flash CS4 Pro, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended.
Adobe CS4 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/ 3.0 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 Adobe software bundles that include Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 ($1665) or Adobe CS4 Production Premium ($2675), as well as the RTX2 LE bundles and numerous upgrade paths.
While again CS4 offers improved performance without hardware the RTX2 gives a nice boost for real time effects and a huge benefit with its direct to Mpeg4 capture.
For DVC Pro HD(P2), MXF then the Matrox Axio LE is an Ideal choice for uncompressed HD work.
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 (or raid set) for source files and capturing,
and the third (or raid set) 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 more affordable. While DV video
doesn't really take up all that much space, if you are running uncompressed and/or HD video, you can quickly fill drives.
More importantly is HDD thruput
The following chart shows the approximate drive space usage for several common types of video:
DV/Firewire
13 gigs/hour and 25mbits (3.6MBps) thruput, HDV(thru firewire) is the same
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.
the following drive setups (raid Arrays) will give you a thruput idea for what you need based on what format you intend to work with.