Best DVC for Premiere 10?

I have a Canon digital video camcorder which has no firewire connection socket - only a socket for a USB connection, which means that Premiere 10 doesn't recognise my camcorder when I want to transfer videos from camcorder to computer.
Does anyone have any opinions about the best camcorder for use with Premiere 10? Price range up to 500 dollars.

In reply to both Steve G and John T, my camcorder is a Canon Legria FS20 with its own hard drive (flash memory) and an SD card as well. I can't find out whether it has high definition or not in the manual - it seems to be geared towards displaying videos straight from the camera to the TV and for burning direct onto DVDs.
I believe it to be "a lower end, standard definition hard drive camcorder" as Steve says.
I did have a tape based camcorder before which is now broken and I don't see many of these for sale now - hard disk drive models seem to be taking over, and I don't see many film cassettes around either.
Ideally I'd go for inbuilt hard drive, high definition, a powerful optical zoom, 4:3 & 16:9 image proportion and easy transference into Premiere 10.
There are so many makes and models on the market it's difficult choosing. I'm hoping Adobe Premiere 10 users will have some ideas.

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Best laptop for Premiere Elements

Can you recommend a laptop for Premiere Elements.
I have PE9 and thinking about PE10.
Preferably matte screen.
UK based so Sager not really an option.
Thanks

Laptops are never best for video editing, since they're usually built for portability rather than power. They also cost about 50% more than desktops for the same amount of power.
But what type of camcorder is your video coming from?
If you are editign tape-based video, a dual-core processor and 4 gigs of RAM with a 500 gig hard drive should be adequate.
If you are working with AVCHD video, you should go for a quad core or i7 processor running Windows 7 64-bit.

FAQ: What are the best resources for Premiere Pro CS6?

Here are high quality resources for troubleshooting and tutorials related to Premiere Pro CS6.
Premiere Pro CS6 troubleshooting articles
Issue: I'm having trouble downloading and installing Premiere Pro CS6. What do I do?Answer: See troubleshooting documents, post in the appropriate forum, or contact support.
More info: http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2013/09/troubleshooting-issues-with-downloading-and-in stalling-after-effects.html
Issue: What are the system requirements for Premiere Pro CS6?See this article: http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html#Adobe%20Premiere%20Pro%20CS6% 20system%20requirements
Issue: Why won't Premiere Pro CS6 play back AVCHD media?Answer: Update to Premiere Pro CS6 (6.0.5). Previous versions of CS6 had this issue.
More info: http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2013/08/premiere-pro-cs6-6-0-4-update.html
Issue: Does Premiere Pro CS6 work with OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)?Answer: Yes, make sure you update to Premiere Pro CS6 (6.0.5)
More info: http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2013/10/premiere-pro-and-mac-os-x-10-9-mavericks.html
Issue: Is there a trial available for Premiere Pro CS6?Answer: Yes, subscribe to the free version of Creative Cloud, then download the trial.
Issue: I'm having unexpected behavior in Premiere Pro CS6 and want to trash preferences. How do I do that?Answer: See this blog post: http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2011/02/premiere-pro-cs5-maintenance-two-great-tips. html#more-537
Issue: I'm getting errors related to QuickTime. What do I do?Answer: See this blog post for troubleshooting items related to QuickTime: http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2011/02/troubleshooting-quicktime-errors-with-after-ef fects.html
Premiere Pro CS6 tutorials
Issue: I'm new to Premiere Pro CS6. How do I get started?Answer: See this blog post: http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2011/05/20/getting-started-with-adobe-premiere-pro-cs4 -cs5-cs5-5/
Issue: I'm switching to Premiere Pro CS6 from Final Cut Pro 7. Are there any tips for me?Answer: See this article by Scott Simmons on Pro Video Coalition: http://provideocoalition.com/ssimmons/story/105_adobe_premiere_pro_cs6_questions_answered
Issue: I just switched to Premiere Pro CS6 from Final Cut Pro 7. Are there any missing features between the applications?Answer: See this article: http://provideocoalition.com/ssimmons/story/10_fcp_things_fcp_editors_might_be_missing_in_ adobe_premiere_pro_cs6
Issue: Are there any good, free Premiere Pro CS6 tutorials available?Answer: See these tutorials: http://library.creativecow.net/series/Premiere-Pro-Basics-CS6--above-with-Andrew-Devis
Issue: How do I optimize Premiere Pro CS6 for best performance?Answer: See this article: https://www.video2brain.com/en/courses/after-effects-premiere-pro-performance-workshop
Issue: How do I operate the multicam function in Premiere Pro CS6?See this article: http://provideocoalition.com/ssimmons/story/working_with_multicam_in_adobe_premiere_pro_cs 6

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Best format for Premiere elements 12?

What is the best format for making movies on PRE 12? My clips are now .mov files, whether on iPhone 5 or Nikon 7000 SLR. Should I still convert them to .AVI files?

fish614
Are you working with Nikon D7000 as well as the iPhone video?
What are your settings for these devices when you record?
How do you want to view the export of your Premiere Elements Timeline after you edit this video on the Premiere Elements Timeline?
ATR

Best laptop for Premiere Pro CC 2015?

Hi
I have a nice system at my homeoffice, but now I need a laptop too, for when I´m working at another office in town. I´m in a bit of a hurry, and have not catched up lately on all the new laptops and stuff, so I hope some of you guys will give it a try and help me with this one ;-)
I allready have an 4 year old laptop with only 4 GB RAM and even though it did a reasonable job years ago in Photoshop CS4 etc. it really doesn´t work for anything else than Word and internetbrowsing anymore.
So I need a laptop that will do nice, but not a 10.000$ workstation laptop...
I mostly edit AVCHD files and nothing above 1080 50P, but who knows if I will not have to deal with 4K within a year. But the 4K is not a real dealbreaker - 1080 will be just fine for a while I guess, as I mostly edit videos for online use. Besides from Premiere I use Indesign, Photoshop. Illustrator and Lightroom a lot.
As I ám going to be sitting in a small office with two other persons, I really need a laptop that does not make to much noise when idle or during normal use (like photoshop, etc.) I can live with a bit of noise when encoding/exporting video, but not while I am edditing in Premiere...
I have thought about the ASUS ROG G751JT-T7018H - wich comes with 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD / 7200 rpm,
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M - 3 GB GDDR5 and thunderbolt....
So the pricetag would about 2500 $ I guess - don´t want to spend more. Anyone having experiences with this laptop - especially concerning noiselevel?
My questions is (and these question are general questions - not only concerning the the ASUS mentioned above):
1. Is 16 GB RAM sufficient - or will 32 make a huge difference? I did not see much improvements when I upgraded my desktop from 24 to 64 GB RAM...
2. Wich Geforce xxxM cards should be avoided - if any? Is the 970M supported?
3. Would it be better with one 1 TB SSD disk instead of 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD? Heat- and noisewise?
4. Think I read somewhere that an external disk (RAID) with Thunderbolt could speed up things - make editing smoother - any thought about the Thunderbolt?
If you have any suggestions or experiences with running Adobe CC on any of the newer laptops from 2014/2015 please share them.
Thx in advance - and sorry for the long post...
Cheers

HI Bill
THank you for the quick reply..
I have read a few reviews of the Asus Rog today, and it seems to be the best choice right now. At least for me. So I am very glad to hear, that you have had so good experience with the Asus as well.
My biggest concern is noise from the coolers, because I need to have a very lownoise laptop when I sit in the new office. The room is small and we need to work with some kind of noise reduction because the walls and floor is quite hard and kind of amplify all sounds in there :-)
Another thing: the one I plan to buy gomes with 16 GB Ram (2 x 8) a 256 Gb SSD and a 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD. I might be able to live with this setup - at least for some time. i guess I could just put in another 16 Gb ram and change the HDD some day in the future when my needs eventually changes. SSDs comes in 1 TB now - could that be the way to go? Keep the 256 and change the 1 TB from HDD to SSD...
I also read a bit more about Thunderbolt. Seems to me, that with fx. a LaCie extermal Thunderboltbased raid system I would be able to edit fluid 4K directly from the external disk???
The only thing I reslly dont like with theAsus Rog series is the gamer design. I can almost smell the rubber. i would rather have an aluminium/carbon cased monster instead. But I can live with that as long as the specs looks so good.
Anyone else having any comments on the Asus? Please share ;-)
/ Morten

The best Codec for Premiere CS4

I am trying to learn more about codecs, but still having trouble understanding it fully. I have a new computer, so it makes sense that I need a certain codec to install in order to view my video as I edit on Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. My footage works on Windows Media Player, and the quality is somewhat Poor when I play it on Quicktime (but at least it works).
Now a few questions I have. First, does anyone know the best codec to use for Adobe Premiere Pro? I import DV files from my camcorder, and almost all of my video files are ".avi"
Also, I notice that the codecs are different for each media player that I apply this footage to. And I simply see instructions to download the correct codec. Well first I dont know which codec would be best for my setup, plus my second question: Once I do install the correct codec, will Premiere automatically know to use that codec? Or do I have to adjust a certain setting in Premiere to make the correct codec function? I could not see any setting that allowed me to change the codec...
Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Rick Phillips

Ok, back from my break from all this, now time to get back to work. I will respond to everyone's post with the hopes that everyone will continue to be awesome and help me through this:
Glenn - I would upload a clip, but all of my video files are well over 5MB, and to do this I would have to recapture a clip, and spend alot of time making sure I upload it correctly, when i have already spent so much time trying to fix this and I simply do not think it is relevant at this point.
Harm - I'll see if I can get your questions answered properly. The only item under my Display Adapters is the Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family. I contacted HP about how to find out what my Graphics and Video drivers were, and all they could say was that they are all components of this Chipset Family.
I do not know how to determine which Codec Adobe is trying to use (or needs for that matter). And I have downloaded so many suggested codecs it's not even funny, I dont even know which ones are in use at this point.
The camera I am using is a Canon GL2 MiniDV Camcorder, with a firewire cable. These are my Sequence Settings:
-DV NTSC
29.97 Frames/Second
Frame Size 720 x 430 (4:3 ratio)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: D1/DV NTSC (0.9091)
-Lower Field First
Display Format: 30fps Drop-Frame Timecode
Preview File Format: NTSC DV
Codec: DV NTSC (will not allow me to configure)
So G-Spot will not properly identify the codecs that come with Premiere ProCS4... Then why in the world was I instructed to download it?... I have so many things to delete from my computer as soon as I have the solution.
Keano66 - I agree with you completely, I am positive that it is a driver issue. I downloaded Driver Doctor/Driver Detective (and paid for it, eeek...) and it shows that my graphics driver does indeed need to be updated. I have downloaded and updated all of these drivers, However Premiere Pro has not changed a bit...
But the reason I think it is a driver issue: I was instructed by HP support to completely uninstall this chipset Driver, and then to reinstall it from the HP website. So i did that and restarted the computer, and guess what? Premiere was FINALLY WORKING!!!! but then I had a different problem, all the icons on my computer and diplay settings were messed up, and I was then Instructed by HP to install updates to this driver. When I did this, all of my display settings were set back to normal, and everything seemed fine, except now, once again, I am back to square 1 with my problems on premiere Pro... Like before, it plays the sound, but not the video...
Any suggestions? Thanks everyone!
-Rick

Best laptop for Premiere

What Windows Laptop under $1500 can run Premiere effectively?

First we have to know what media you will be dealing with. And something about your workflow.
Here is what I have done and am using at this very moment. I had to cut corners on this laptop to fit it into my budget. In January this year I bought a refurbished ASUS G750JW for just over $900 ( just saw Newegg now has it for only $850) and upgraded the memory from the initial 8 GB to 24 GB by a very simple operation. This computer has provisions for two hard disk drives and the furnished drive was a lousy 5400 rpm drive which has no use in video editing. I cloned the OS and applications to a Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB SSD with the furnished Samsung Magician Software. It was simple. I removed the 5400 rpm drive and put the SSD in its place and the system worked perfectly. I then installed a 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro in the second disk slot. Total cost $1450.
I have just recently edited a hour long three AVCHD camera shoot that worked beautifully. Now you have to remember that there is only one way to edit video on a laptop, you have to keep it plugged into the AC power so that it does not go into battery saving mode and throttle CPU and GPU down. I just checked last night and played the video from the Premiere timeline with playback set to full resolution and in the hour long video it only missed 6 frames.
Also I have found a very high performance USB3 flash drive that is fast enough to be useful to hold the project file and the media for editing. It is the PNY Turbo USB 3 128 GB for only $49 with 190 MB/second Read rate which is faster than 7200 RPM disk drives.

What is the best cpu for Premiere Pro and autocad?

I am considering these three cpu's. My build has to run Premiere Pro CS6 and the latest Autocad (I know this a Adobe forum, but if any out there also run Autocad in addition to PP...let me hear from you and what your build is).
I am PP hobby enthusiast/student/want to eventually have video postproduction company in future. Right now autocad is 'bread and butter' part-time.
These three are in my price range...which would you choose for PP and why? (side comments about autocad suitability also appreciated)
1. Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W
2. Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W
3. Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W

Note that AutoCad is not an avanced software, it only uses one cpu thread (so if you have a fast solo processor that's all AutoCad makes use of) but the cpus mentioned above are the fastest cpus per single core. I don't know about the Premiere Pro i.e. what this program does in the regard of utilizing all cores and threads, but AutoCad for sure does not. So an AutoCad machine only needs a fast CPU, good memory and a graphics card that AutoCad knows how to make use of in 3D (if you are using AutoCad for 3D) but AutoCad is definitely not the program to consider for use in 3D modeling. AutoCad is still vector based program (and probably will continue to be in future, since there will always be some need for vector based design software) but Autodesk does have software that is not vector based like Inventor.

Best Computer For Premiere Pro CS4

I have used Premiere Pro CS4 on a few different types of computers so far; some work better than others. The one I currently have works pretty good, but when my projects become complex, my system begins running very slow, and the program unexpectedly shuts down very often, so I have to keep saving my project after ever little action. I am currently using a Dell Precision T3500.
I am now looking for a new computer that will run smoothly even with highly complex Premiere Pro Projects, but at the same time I do not want to spend more money than I need to.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Any insight I can get on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Rick

Rick,
Which CPU is your T3500 equipped with? How much RAM is installed? How many hard drives? Which graphics card (GPU)?
If you're going to continue using CS4 (which does not take full advantage of systems such as yours), and you have one of the lower-end configurations, a new build is definitely in order: Dell charges you an astronomical price just to upgrade anything at all from the (underpowered) base configuration. For CS4, go relatively heavy on the CPU but not so much on the RAM or GPU.
However, your system could warrant an upgrade to CS5.5 if that system has already been upgraded at the factory with faster CPUs and GPUs or if that system has already been equipped with a hexa-core Xeon W36xx series CPU and you're willing to upgrade the graphics card and/or RAM yourself.

Best Laptop For Premiere Pro Editing?

I've used my Sony Vaio for over 4 years, it's getting a little long in the tooth. Does anyone have a preference or aversion to certain brands of laptops? At this particular moment, I'm leaning towards a Dell...primarily because it allows for a second hard drive and has plenty of horsepower. A second HD apparently is no longert an option with Sony. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks to all for your constructive input!
I elected for the Sager NP8120. I have three 500 gig 7200RPM hard drives, two of which are configured for RAID 0. I suppose the driving factors were the number of hard drives and video card. I've fully invested in the Adobe CS5 Master Collection, so it made sense to maximize the capabilities.
Now for the hard part...putting everything to work

Mac vs. PC for Premiere Pro CC with a budget of...

$3300.00 ... That's what I'm budgeting.
Warning:
I know any post of Mac vs. PC can spark a lively debate and I sense much of this forum's base are PC users but hopefully I'll get some honest and sound advice/purchase options.
Purpose:
I'm a current Mac user not wanting really to go back to PC but I'm about to make a purchase so I wanna be open to the idea if it's gonna make life better for me while editing. As crazy/stupid as it sounds...my fear of returning to the PC world is mostly because of my memory of the years of having to deal with the need for Virus Protection on a PC. I have bad memories from having to renew/pay for that every year and it slowing things down and ultimately my last PC was infected and crashed. But my editing is what I do 6 days a week on this computer for work. I used to be a FCP user so Macs made sense but now I'm all in on Premiere Pro CC so maybe a PC would be best...or maybe I should just stay with Mac. Who knows?! Bottom line: I use Premiere, Audition, Encore and Photoshop with 90% of it on Premiere (using basic cuts, cross dissolves, extensive use of Warp Stabilizer, and the occasional gaussian blur). I also use this computer to go online. That's about it. Mostly.
Current State:
I have a 2011 iMac with a 27" screen. Love that size. It has 3.4 GHz i7, 16GB 1333 RAM, AMD 6970M 1GB VRAM GPU, 120GB SSD (OWC 6G) running the OS and apps, and I also have a Elite Pro Dual eSata HDD + Thunderbolt adapter (RAID 0) from MacSales.com that I currently use as my scratch drive.
Option #1:
I was just about to purchase the newest iMac with most of the upgrades for what would be $3300. The upcoming 2013 Mac Pro looks nice and I love the idea of being able to upgrade as I go, but it doesn't come with a screen and I can't necessarily afford it when you add that in. Plus it doesn't come out for a couple months and honestly I have a great offer in right now on my iMac that I'm about to sell.
The iMac I was intending to get as soon as next week was:
2013 iMac with the 27" Screen
3.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel i7 ("Turboboost" up to 3.9 GHz)
1TB "Fusion" Drive (Apple's 120 SSD + 1TB HDD mix)
32 GB of 1600 MHz RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (4GB VRAM)
4 USB 3.0 Ports
2 Thunderbolt Ports
PRICE: $3300 (about)
Option #2:
A PC of some sort that's upgradable going forward and optimized for what I use it for primarily (see underlined and bold above). I truly have been out of the PC world sooo long and I know that each "side" has their advantages. I love Mac but I'm just wanting to get the best machine for Premiere for my budget. I've been a loyal mac user for years but I'm no fan boy (eg. I happily own a Galaxy S3 by choice) I was excited to get the newest iMac released just a couple weeks ago but then tonight I saw this site (http://pcpartpicker.com/) and started thinking about my options.
I will be selling my 2011 iMac to help pay for the new one so I can't keep this one. That money has factored into my budget. It's been great but I feel like it drags and hangs with MPE enabled sometimes so I figured a newer computer would help.
Also...SSD. I have read great things from various posts about the Samsung 840 Pro SSD's so I may pick one or two up eventually to supplement or replace my current scratch drive.
I'd love someone to toss out if I should go option #1 or if there's a better Option #2 out there.
Thanks!

cc_merchant wrote:
1. You don't need a separate audio card, audio is included on the motherboard.
2. Do you need wifi on the motherboard? Then look at the P9X79 DeLuxe.
Re: #1) Done! No idea about that.
Re: #2) Again, no idea. You tell me, do I need wifi on the motherboard or not? And I don't see that DeLuxe option. I'm just picking things that sound nice outside of what you had for your "Low-End Warrior Setup". I'd honestly rather you tell me what works and what doesn't because again, I have almost no idea here.
Like I said before, I totally guessed on the type of RAM (brand? 1600 vs 1866? etc), the Case (all I knew was to get a Full Tower), the OS (8 vs 8.1 vs. 32bit vs 64bit), and the monitor (comparible to iMac's 27" monitor?) and other things like sound cards and wireless network adapters (of which I may not need apparently). Also, I switched the GPU to the GTX 770 because it's listed on Adobe's supported cards list. Not that the 760 wouldn't work but maybe this one "future proofs" it a bit more and plus most of the footage we handle is 60fps edited and exported at 24fps so according to that Tweaker's link above, a great GPU help. It does have 4GB VRAM instead of 2gb so I don't know what difference that makes but I figure its better. As for "brand" I took a wild guess and went with Gigabyte, not sure if that's good or not. FYI: By comparison the iMac I'm debating has a GTX 780M GPU with 4GB VRAM. You tell me if this was smart. Still under budget.
So many questions remain. cc_merchant, feel free to lay out your wisdom and help me shape my purchase based on what you know. I like hearing things like "don't need that" or switch it out for "this one" instead. If it goes over $3300 by a touch (not too much), that's okay as long as it's gonna be THAT much better than the spec'd out 2013 iMac listed above.
Thx again.
Here's where I stand...
CPU
Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core
$573.98
CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011
$74.99
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011
$465.99
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866
$325.68
Storage
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" SSD
$209.99
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
$59.99
Video Card
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB
$447.99
Wireless Network Adapter
Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1
$32.99
Case
Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA ATX Full Tower
$189.99
Power Supply
Corsair 860W ATX12V / EPS12V
$166.49
Optical Drive
Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
$88.98
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)
$96.99
Monitor
Asus PB278Q 27.0"
$549.9
TOTAL: $3284.03
Any Suggestions? Changes? ....

Graphics card HELP for premiere pro CC

So I've spent hours reading numerous forums in regards to what graphics card is best suitable for premiere pro cc that isn't overly priced (I.e. Quadro k4000 and 5000) I'm trying to stick in the 400-500 range for the PC I'm in the process of building. I need to know anyone's recommendations for a GOOD graphics card that isn't so expensive? I know they exist, I'm just not sure which fits best for premiere pro CC as well as the rest of adobe CC. I mean I hear people mentioning AMD vs quadro and GTX 680, etc. I know there's a list of approved cards from adobe, but that isn't what I'm looking for. I want one that will give excellent performance without emptying my wallet costing so much. Please, any suggestions are greatly appreciated, thanks guys!
-Andy

Actually, I tend to agree with cc. That i7-4770 cannot be overclocked at all - not even in a limited manner (outside of the normal turbo boosting) - to start with (the maximum multiplier on the Haswell i7 CPUs is permanently locked to its nominal stock setting or its maximum stock turbo setting, depending on how the motherboard BIOS reads the settings). Second, that i7 has only four physical cores (albeit with hyperthreading). Third, no single non-RAID 7200 RPM hard disk has a sustainable maximum transfer speed above 190 MB/s even on the outer tracks (where the transfer speed is typically highest). As a matter of fact, I tested my auxiliary PC that's equipped with an i5-2400 and 16GB of RAM, and tested it with both older-generation GPUs (a GTX 560 non-Ti and a GTX 560 Ti 448-core), and while the GTX 560 Ti 448-core did perform about 50 percent faster than the plain GTX 560 (39 seconds versus 59 seconds - or put it in converse, the GTX 560 performed one-third slower than the GTX 560 Ti 448) in the MPEG-2 DVD test of the PPBM6 suite, the real-world improvement does not come anywhere close to the benchmarked difference (with either GPU, the i5 system took between an hour and an hour and a half to convert 40 minutes of HD material to MPEG-2 DVD using the VBR 2-pass method). This means that with such longer material, the CPU and memory performance comes more into play.
Oh, did I forget to mention that Western Digital and its HGST subsidiary are the only brands that offer a consumer-level (desktop, as opposed to enterprise) 4TB hard drive that spins at 7200 RPM? (Seagate's 4TB hard drive spins at only 5900 RPM while Toshiba does not currently offer a consumer-level 4TB hard drive.) Outside of WD and HGST, you'll have to buy a much more expensive enterprise-level drive to even find a 4TB drive that spins at 7200 RPM.
And unfortunately, at current street prices, the lower-end GT/GTX 6xx series GPUs are just too expensive for their performance. In fact, the GTX 650 Ti Boost and the GTX 660 are both priced too close to that of a GTX 760 for their own good right now (unless you go for a card that's equipped with the less desirable 1GB VRAM configuration based on either of those GPUs).

Windows 7 - which version to buy for Premiere Pro 5.5?

Ive had a quick scout about but I cant seem to find a definitive answer to the question of which version of 64 bit Windows 7 is the best option for Premiere Pro? I didnt want to waste money by purchasing Ultimate only to 'tune' out most of the services - ala black viper's 'barebones' setup, to get the best from my limited hardware setup
I am bulding the following simple system for a Non internet connected workstation for exclusive SD editing purposes, amd 64, 8Gb, GTX550 TI, 160 Gb Velociraptor primary drive, 2 Tb Assets drive and a 1 Tb output drive. I will be running production premium.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers guys, Les

Win7 Home Premium is enough, but if you ever consider upping memory beyond 16 GB or using network services for a home network or backing up to a NAS, then you are better off with Win7 Pro. The price difference is small, so Pro looks like the better, more future proof option.

Best practice for importing non-"Premiere-ready" video files

Hello!
I work with internal clients that provide me with a variety of differnet video types (could be almost ANYTHYING, WMV, MP4, FLV). I of course ask for AVIs when possible, but unfortunately, I have no control over the type of file I'm given.
And, naturally, Premiere (just upgraded to CS5) has a hard time dealing with these files. Unpredictable, ranging from working fine to not working at all, and everything in between. Naturally, it's become a huge issue for turnaround time.
Is there a best practice for preparing files for editing in Premiere?
I've tried almost everything I can think of: converting the file(s) to .AVIs using a variety of programs/methods. Most recently, I tried creating a Watch Folder in Adobe Media Encoder and setting it for AVI with the proper aspect ratio. It makes sense to me that that should work:using an Adobe product to render the file into something Premiere can work with.
However, when I imported the resulting AVI into Premiere, it gave me the Red Line of Un-renderness (that is the technical term, right?), and had the same sync issue I experienced when I brought it in as a WMV.
Given our environment, I'm completely fine with adding render time to the front-end of projects, but it has to work. I want files that Premiere likes.
THANK YOU in advance for any advice you can give!
-- Dave

I use an older conversion program (my PrPro has a much older internal AME, unlike yours), DigitalMedia Converter 2.7. It is shareware, and has been replaced by Deskshare with newer versions, but my old one works fine. I have not tried the newer versions yet. One thing that I like about this converter is that it ONLY uses System CODEC's, and does not install its own, like a few others. This DOES mean that if I get footage with an oddball CODEC, I need to go get it, and install it on the System.
I can batch process AV files of most types/CODEC's, and convert to DV-AVI Type II w/ 48KHz 16-bit PCM/WAV Audio and at 29.97 FPS (I am in NTSC land). So far, 99% of the resultant converted files have been perfect, whether from DivX, WMV, MPEG-2, or almost any other format/CODEC. If there is any OOS, my experience has been that it will be static, so I just have to adjust the sync offset by a few frames, and that takes care of things.
In a few instances, the PAR flag has been missed (Standard 4:3 vs Widescreen 16:9), but Interpret Footage has solved those few issues.
Only oddity that I have observed (mostly with DivX, or WMV's) is that occasionally, PrPro cannot get the file's Duration correct. I found that if I Import those problem files into PrElements, and then just do an Export, to the same exact specs., that resulting file (seems to be 100% identical, but something has to be different - maybe in the header info?) Imports perfectly into PrPro. This happens rarely, and I have the workaround, though it is one more step for those. I have yet to figure out why one very similar file will convert with the Duration info perfect, and then a companion file will not. Nor have I figured out exactly what is different, after running through PrE. Every theory that I have developed has been shot down by my experiences. A mystery still.
AME works well for most, as a converter, though there are just CODEC's, that Adobe programs do not like, such as DivX and Xvid. I doubt that any Adobe program will handle those suckers easily, if at all.
Good luck,
Hunt

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I am new here, I hope I can get some support as I didn't find any contact to Adobe directly.
Could anyone let me know the best currently available PC desktop setup for premiere CS6?
motherboard, processor, RAM, vid-card, cooler etc.
Note this is NOT about the system (minimum/suggested) requirements that Adobe consider and communicate but the BEST performance that possible nowadays. Obviously I wouldn't spend thousands on the strongest and fastest gamer pc that available as probably Premiere would not be able to use all its resources. As far as I know it can only use few cores so there no need to buy 4-6-8 cores processor.
So please share your experiences/advices on the ideal setup. I really consider to edit 2.7K and 4K later on. For know FHD and 2K, editing, slight grading, and lots of material (5-6 hours) on the timeline.
Many thanks for any kind of help.
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