Computer Requirements for Premiere

I've never edited before. I have a high interest in creating short clips :15 - 3:00 worth of video. SD Video with possibility of HD. I have no prior knowledge so I'm vary cautious in purchasing a computer and this new premeire. I have a few Questions that hopefully someone can help shed some light on.
1. Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHZ processor - 4 GB DDR2 Memory - EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Graphics Card. --- Is this sufficient for running the program seemlessly. I know minimum requirements are only 1GB for SD, but I was more concerned with graphics card and processor handling tasks easily.
2. I'm really worried about getting a Hard Drive that is fast enough to handle this program. Seagate Barracuda 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Will this do the trick, or do I need to go up to 10,000 RPM?
3. Most importantly - I'm worried about getting Adobe Certified Cards. Is it necessary to have a Card? (When I say card I mean like Matrox Axio, not sure if "card" is the correct way to refer to it.) Can I manage to import video and use Premiere without it? I'm not even quite sure what the purpose of the card is for.
Any help with these issues would be greatly appreciated. This is probably stupid questions to ask in this forum, but you all know what is best and I would like to avoid spending money on a program if I don't have all the necessary components to take advantage of the program.
Thanks,
nofx1727

If you are planning on editing HDV, you will need a video card that has HD component outputs. If you use one monitor plus the HDTV you can use the NVidia Quadro FX-560, with two monitors and a HDTV you might prefer the Matrox Parhelia APVe which I use. I am replacing mine since I now have a fancy AJA XENA LHe I won in a drawing. The new card provides the HD output so I only need a dual headed card.
There is no need for HDV editors to have anything other than a firewire connection for capturing HDV. And as I said, output can be done with the video card.

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CPU requirement for Premiere Elements 10?

Hi there,
Unfortunately, I think I know the answer to this already, but thought I'd toss this out there to see if anyone has gotten it to work.
On a Windows XP sp3 PC with a 1.86ghz Core2 6300 CPU with 2gb RAM, I'm unable to install Adobe Premiere Elements 10. When I run setup.exe I get "This installation package is not supported by this processor type. Contact your product vendor."
The system requirements for Premiere Elements 10 do list a 2ghz CPU with SSe2 support. The Core2 6300 does support SSe2, but runs at 1.86ghz not 2ghz.
Just haven't seen a program actually refuse to install based on CPU speed before. Guess I've been lucky. But can anyone confirm that the installer actually won't install on a slower processor speed. Not sure what else the error could be than this.
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I know about the min specs. The reason I'm asking if it really checks the CPU speed is I have a school that *is* running Premiere Elements 10 on the exact same hardware. Same CPU. The only difference is the new version I'm trying to install is the volume license version, part of the Adobe Digital School collection. The school that already has it running is using Premiere Elements 10 with either separate licenses or some other license setup. So it doesn't make sense why it worked but doesn't now.
Testing today. On my test PC, a Core 2 6300 XPsp3, the setup would start up OK using the non-VL installer, but fail when I tried to use the setup.exe from the new installer. As far as I know the program is the same, but I don't think I can do the XML customizations needed to do a silent installer on the non volume licensed version of Premiere Elements 10. In short, why does one version of PE 10 install but not the other?
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System requirements for Premiere Pro CS5

Adobe has on its website the Adobe Premiere Pro CS5: System Requirements
Unfortunately, this overview is severely lacking in realism and a lot of people were disappointed when their system met these minimum requirements, but still would not do what they expected, or at least not without jerkiness, hiccups and similar issues.
The problem with these requirements as stated is that they are really bare minimum requirements to install the software, but unfortunately it does not tell how well a certain system will perform with the myriad of codecs used and the different needs and expectations people may have about their editing rig. Since this issue is nearly a year old now and nothing tangible has changed, I decided to write this article to help people understand what is realistic to expect, what influences the hardware choices in order to use CS5 to full satisfaction.
CAVEAT: This is my personal opinion, in no way authorized or endorsed by Adobe, who have not seen anything I write here till the moment it has been published here.
Context:
The nature of one's editing projects can have a major impact on the hardware required to run projects effectively. Long form documentaries, delivered on BRD demand different hardware and priorities in hardware setup then music clips with lots of multicam work and color effects delivered to the web, or wedding video's delivered on DVD. And unfortunately, there is no simple rule saying that if you edit X, you need Y hardware.
The second thing that has a major impact is the source material, the codec used. Back in the old days things were very simple, you had DV material from a tape based camera and that was it. Nowadays, things have grown much more complex. The number of codecs used in source material has grown enormously, the number of formats and frame rates has grown in a similar fashion. We used to have 480, now we have added 720, 1080, 2K, 3K, 4K plus various DSLR and other formats, we had interlaced, now we have progressive as well, we used to have 25 or 29.97 FPS, now we have 24, 25, 29.97, 60 and even more frame rates. We had DV, now we have MPEG2, HDV, XDCAM, P2, AVCHD, RED, Cineform, Matrox, and numerous other codecs.
This makes it all the more confusing for people to know what they need when they start out with video editing to run CS5 successfully.
The codec issue:
Some codecs are easy to handle for a computer, others are difficult to handle. It is generally known that DV material is very easy to handle and AVCHD is pretty tough to handle. The general rule is that the more compressed the material is, the harder it is for the computer to edit this. GOP (Group of Pictures) structure is an extra burden. The higher the resolution, the harder it is on the computer.
To simplify matters one could differentiate codecs and source material in three categories, based on their properties:
Of course boundaries when using three categories are not always very clear, but the tendency is rather clear. Easy codecs are in the upper left corner, difficult codecs are in the lower right corner. For that reason we have identified three categories, Easy, Intermediate and Difficult.
This is somewhat similar to the color coding PR uses with none, yellow and red in the time line. It is not complete in the overview of common codecs, but is intended to show what the impact can be of different codecs and the hardware requirements.
I realize this is a limited overview and generic in nature. It will not answer all questions, but may be helpful to avoid disappointments. It also has a number of limitations. For instance, uncompressed MS AVI SD material. No GOP structure, no compression, low resolution, that should be at the top left corner, right? Wrong. Uncompressed does not burden the CPU, but is a definite burden on the memory and disk I/O system.
What does that mean in terms of requirements?
System requirements:
If the codecs you generally use are slightly more than just plain "easy", look at the improvemnts in the next column and repeat for the next column if applicable.
I hope this can benefit people to understand there is more to choosing a system than just following the Adobe site.
Additions or suggestions for improvements are welcome.

Harm,
A while back you gave me some advice re a kit build for Production Premium, which I submitted for consideration, and for your thoughts I thank youl. Several months on, the powers that be (UK Civil Service) have decided to go a different purchase route. The request has ended up in the hands of a well known computer supplier 'chain' (a prefered supplier) and because they can't supply the Sabertooth board you recommended they have come back to my bosses with a their recommendation based on what they will supply. My question is, would you accept it, will it take advantage of CUDA and do you foresee any problems:
I am shooting with a Panasonic AG-HMC151E AVCHD. H.264 MPEG-4 compression.
The chain are quoting:
Windows 7 64 Ultimate
CS5.5 PP
on:
Intel DX58sO2 Extreme
i7-970
Trudata 12GB DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz Unbuffered 204-pin
HP NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2.0GB
1 x WD 450 velociraptor 10k
3 x WD 1TB AV-GP Greenpower 64MB SATA-II (NO RAID)
800W PSU
The problem with preferred suppliers is you get what you are given. Do you think there any 'conflicts' in the above spec?
Appreciate your opinion
Regards
Peter

New Computer needed for Premiere Pro

I am not too tech-savvy when it comes to some computer specs, but over the years of using Adobe Premiere Pro, I have used many computers with this program, and while all of them met the system requirements, I have had problems in each instance.
I am currently using CS4 on a Dell Precision T3500, which has been pretty good so far, but now I am editing much larger projects that have extensive data and files, and now my system has slowed down to the point where I can no longer render my media without Adobe freezing up and crashing. For reference, the size of the .prproj file is 15M, and is using over 10G of media, and is freezing up on me.
A simple solution would be some sort of add-on to my system to make it work faster with preview files and can render & export quickly, but realistically I will need a better computer overall to accomplish this. Would a specific graphics card solve this problem?
If I were to start from scratch with a brand new computer from Dell.com, what would be the best OS, Processor, Memory (any noticable difference between 4G and 6G?), and anything else needed to allow Premiere Pro to function smoothly with large projects? I would like it to be cost-effective, but what's most importand is getting PPRO to work the way it is meant to for professional, high-end projects.
I don't need to dissect & learn the interworkings of my car in order to drive it. I wish the same could be said about Adobe Premiere Pro and the computer specs needed for it...
Thanks for your time and effort to help me out. Much appreciated!!
-Rick

Rick,
You may not need to know all the inner workings of your car to drive it, but buying a new (or used) car these days involves quite of bit of research just to understand all of the various option packages!
Let me start by completely agreeing with both wb_martin and Bill Gehrke comments, although neither is suggesting you buy a stock Dell! I know enough to build and support my own systems, but ADK indeed rocks for anyone who wants a cost effective turnkey system customized for their specific video (or audio) editing needs.
I also agree with Alex's comments and his "hybrid" recommendation regarding a Dell or HP workstation with a nVidia gamer's series GTX video card. You cannot however order those from Dell's or HP's web sites though since they normally only offer the Quadro nVidia cards on their workstation series offerings.
I will assume that you are editing DV and/or HD and not RED 4k or larger media.
Dell has systems in both their gamers line and workstation line that would work pretty well for large projects assuming you jump up to Adobe's CS5/5.5/6 software which supports use of both cpu and gpu (video card) processing to really speed up editing and renders:
Workstation - Dell T3600
Xeon E5-1650, 6-core, 3.2GHz (3.8 GHz turbo), Win7 Pro 64-bit, $1629 base price
635 watt p/s $35
32GB 1600 MHz ECC RAM $819
Quadro 5000 2.5 GB $1309
4TB RAID 0 $252
Blu-ray burner $222
TOTAL = $4266
Gamer's Alienware Aurora
i7-3930k factory oc'd to 4.1GHz, Win7 Pro 64-bit, $2119 base price
32GB, 1600 MHz RAM $450
GTX 680 2GB video card $450
4TB RAID 0 $250
Blu-ray burner $125
TOTAL = $3394
The workstation option is a really solid system (like your T3500) and Dell's workstation support is pretty good.
The gamer's option is significantly less expensive and faster. I personally think that its also pretty UGLY!
IMHO Dell and HP provide very nice workstation base systems but then charge really inflated prices for memory, hard drives, optical drive upgrades, etc. So, that brings you back to a "hybrid" option if you would be up to it. That is, buy a base Dell (or HP) workstation and then add 3rd party RAM, graphics card, and hard drive(s). That will not void your warranty, but will not be a completely turnkey solution either.
BTW, HP makes a killer workstation pre-configured powerful enough to edit Red 4k. Unfortunately it costs almost $10k!
Good luck with this adventure!
Jim

Hardware requirements for Premiere Pro CS5 .versus Premiere Elements 9 ?

Hi
I have just started to work in Premiere Elements 9. What should it take to go up one "level" and start using Pro version (CS5) from a hardware performance point of view ?
Below are my overview specification for the machine I'm using. Will it take more power into consideration ?
Processor : Intel Core i7 930, 2,8 Ghz - 4 kernels, 8 logical processors
RAM memory : 6 GB
64 bit operating system Windows 7
HD Drive1 : Intel SSD Sa2M080 G2Gc ATA Device - 80GB
HD Drive2 : Samsung HD103SJ ATA Device - 1 TB
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce Gt240 (1 GB RAM for video card)
BR
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CS5 is at http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere/premierepro_current
What KIND of files are you going to edit?
Your system should do OK for DV and HDV but "might" struggle a bit with something like AVCHD due to only 6 gig of ram (I know, saying "only" 6 gig sounds odd, but if you go to the Premiere Pro CS5 Benchmark http://ppbm5.com/ page and review results, you will see that some people have 24 gig)
As far as C drive size, I have Win7 64bit Pro and MS Office full install and CS5 Master Collection and some odds'n'ends, and I only use 50 gig of drive space, with as much as possible in the way of "work" files set to my 2 other drives
My CS5/AVCHD 1st Impressions http://forums.adobe.com/thread/652694?tstart=0 includes a link to the computer I built
My 3 hard drives are configured as...
1 - 320G WD Win7 and all programs (50 used)
2 - 320G WD Win7 swap file and PPro projects
3 - 1T WD all video files... read and write

Basic PC requirements for Premiere Pro, After Effects editing DSLR video?

I shoot primarily stills with Canon DSLR but have a number of (short) video projects... my current computer is not up to speed to handle much video editing etc. I'm in the market for a desktop and wonder what would be a good "basic" build or confirguation I could start with and grow into if I continue with more videos. I'm not by any means a Tech kinda guy... so any and all input appreciated.
Also... I'm om a tight budget... are there machines out there good to go out of the box... or is a build the way to go? Thanks

Adobe Forums: What PC to build? An update...

Hardware requirements for Premiere Elements 12

Hello
I am planning to buy a new computer. Will the Premiere Elements 12 work well on Pentium G2030 or does it need the I3 or the I5? Does it need any special screen card?
Yael

Hi yaelbrahms
Please find the tech specs below : http://www.adobe.com/in/products/premiere-elements/tech-specs.html

System requirements for Premiere CS4

the box states I need a dual 2.8 processor for HD. My laptop has a dual 2.5 processor with 4GB ram, it is a 64 bit system (Vista). I have not opened the box yet so I can return the program and get Elements. I originally wanted to take advantage of my dslr video capabliltiy, I have a Canon 7D and 5DM2. The more I thought about getting serious about video the more I thought I should get a dedicated camcorder, so I just bought a Canon Vixia HF11 camcorder.
I understand that Elements does not do well with dslr files. So I am wondering if Prmiere Pro is overkill or if it would be very useful. I was able to get the program at the educational pricing, that was a huge factor for me getting the Pro version over Elements. Now I am worried my computer will not be able to run the program.
I really do not want to buy another computer! Will my laptop be good enough or would Elements be a little more practical?
Gary
By the way - hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!
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I paid around $2500 for a Sony laptop mainly for my photography business. One year later and it is already outdated!
I guess after buying a video cam, software, mic, tripod head, etc. what the heck is another thousand or so, right! Seriously, it looks like I may be able to find a new desktop for not that much money. If I am going to get into video might as well do it right.
I really appreciate your help - thanks. And as my wife has been telling me this morning - get the heck away from the computer and enjoy the holiday. But this is what I enjoy! LOL!
Would something like this work -
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Studio+XPS+Desktop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153 %3B+i7+Processor+-+Black/9532749.p?id=1218120178969&skuId=9532749
not sure how to get the link to work - it is a Dell studio SX8000 model.
Gary

FAQ: What computer and components should I buy for Premiere Pro or After Effects?

See this page for the official minimum system requirements for Premiere Pro.
See this page for the official minimum system requirements for After Effects.
Note that the minimum system requirements are just that: a minimum to run the software. You will need components that exceed the minimum system requirements to achieve satisfactory performance in many cases.
These resources are also excellent starting points for informing such decisions:
"Hardware performance white paper: tips to configure or upgrade a workstation for video software"
What PC to build? An update... (Premiere Pro Hardware forum thread hosted by Harm Millaard)
What PC to build? (Premiere Pro Hardware forum thread hosted by Harm Millaard)
After Effects CUDA benchmark testing results (from Danny Princz)
After Effects CUDA benchmark testing results (from Teddy Gage)
Premiere Pro Benchmark test and performance reference materials
Resources for choosing a graphics card for Premiere Pro
Specific to the questions of certain kinds of components:
hard disks: Optimizing Hard Disks
CUDA/OpenCL cards for Premiere Pro: CUDA, OpenCL, Mercury Playback Engine, and what it all means
OpenGL in After Effects CS5.5 and earlier: GPU: OpenGL
CUDA and OpenGL in After Effects CS6 and later: GPU (CUDA, OpenGL) features in After Effects CS6 and later
Also see these resources:
optimizing for performance: Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects

As David and Hal said
One thing to consider is that you may also want SATA capability (which you can do with G5 towers easily, the dual cores have cards available or will shortly) and also shortly (fingers cross) for the MacBooks (there are cards for PowerBooks.)
The only possible fly in the ointment is if you are going to hold onto these computers for awhile, with the Intel Chips the non-Intels will eventually have less support and software. Though for the short term (particularly if you are relying on non-Intel native apps and need peak performance) the Quad G5s are great.

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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Better cpu for Premiere?

Hello - I'm upgrading computers and have a tough choice to make on CPU. A friend has access to a crazy sale where his job is selling "last years" workstations off at a huge discount.
I can afford either the somewhat "base" model in the 8 core HP's - an 8 core xeon based setup with dual e5405's @ 2.0ghz, 1333 fsb & 12mb cache. Or I can go another route that would get me a Dell workstation with the core 2 duo q6850 in it now, which is 1333 fsb/4mb cache @ 3.0ghz.
I'm wondering which of those 2 would be better for HD editing in Premiere. I'm having a hard time finding benchmarks that compare the two, and what really threw me were the sys requirements for Premiere - they mention "2GHz or faster processor for DV; 3.4GHz for HDV; dual 2.8GHz for HD"
hard to tell where an 8 core xeon @ 2ghz falls within this.
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/systemreqs/
My main question is more the classic ghz vs ghz argument, where I know well and good all chips are not created equal. Does anyone have any experience with the 8 core 2ghz system and editing HD content? Does it perform ok and have enough throughput to keep up with higher clock speed cpus?
thanks

I would be wary of Dell. Just the other day - in another thread - someone found out that the Bios in the Dell he has is crippled and does not allow overclocking. His only way to improve speed is to get a faster processor at enormous cost.
A quad core is not enough if you want to edit AVCHD. A dual Xeon E5405 HP was an entry level workstation.
My guess is that for around the same amount you can build your own i7 system, that will blow both systems out of the water.
For benchmarks, look here: http://www.passmark.com/baselines/top.html
Look specifically at positions 10 and 11 and at positions 18 and 19. That will show you clearly that a good i7 system can be better or equal to a dual Xeon.
Also have a look here: How to get the best from a PC? Some guides...
Limited comparison between an i7 and a dual 5410 shows the i7 to be significantly faster (depending on the test between 1.5 - 3 times).

Computer requirement ??

I've already built up three instrument drivers using LabView 7.1, but ,every time, after 20 mins working well with drivers, they started to go crazy.( dealing with signals form three different com. port)
I know the computer requirement for LabView 7.1 is Pentium 3 ,640MHz with min. 256 Mb memory, but I only can get Pentium 3, 584MHz, 256 Mb memory.
Is it the computer problem that they got out of control, or any other things??
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This morning I ask about the requirement to download the adobe Cs6 before i buy the product and the salesperson told me that i met the requirement for that particular software, so my surprise now when i open the file it says an error because my computer d

this morning I ask to a sales person about the requirement to download the adobe Creative Cs6 before i buy the product and the salesperson told me that my computer met the requirement for that particular software, so my surprise now when i open the file it says an error because my computer doesn't meet this requirement, my computer is a OS X 10.5.8 and the requirement is OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7 what can i do?

The requirements are online. For the Master Collection the requirements on Macs are:
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
15.5GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
Additional disk space required for disk cache, preview files, and other working files; 10GB recommended
1280×900 display with 16-bit color and 512MB of VRAM; 1680×1050 display required and second professionally calibrated viewing display recommended for Speedgrade
OpenGL 2.0-capable system
DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs (SuperDrive for burning DVDs; Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media)
Java™ Runtime Environment 1.6
Eclipse™ 3.7 Cocoa version (for plug-in installation of Flash Builder); the following distributions are supported: Eclipse IDE for Java EE and Java Developers, Eclipse Classic, Eclipse for PHP Developers
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features, multimedia, and HTML5 media playbackOptional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance in Premiere Pro; see the latest list of supported cards
Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated ray-traced 3D renderer in After Effects; see the latest list of supported cards
Optional: Tangent CP200 family or Tangent Wave control surface for Speedgrade
Optional: 7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives, preferably RAID 0 configured, recommended) for video products
Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* Phone activation is not available.
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Looking for computer compatible with Premiere Pro cs6

Hello everyone,
I am looking to invest in a new computer desktop that could support programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro cs6 and Photoshop cs6. I would like to go with a DELL computer if possible and I definitely need something that can support HD video editing. What would you recommend??
My budget is max 1500$. I have been looking at the Dell XPS8500 however the graphics card (NVIDIA Geforce GT640) is not listed in the tech specs required for the Premiere Pro cs6 program and I'm not sure if it's strong enough to support the Adobe programs. If it's possible, I would also like to have a re-writable BR optival drive, but it's not a necessity.
I will be doing a lot of video editing (I am a film student) and I will be using video footage from my Canon 60D.
Please let me know your best suggestions and if I should build my on PC, what do I REALLY need to be able to edit videos with ease (no lagging, etc.).
Thanks!
- Jackie

My budget is max 1500$. I have been looking at the Dell XPS8500 however the graphics card (NVIDIA Geforce GT640) is not listed in the tech specs required for the Premiere Pro cs6 program and I'm not sure if it's strong enough to support the Adobe programs. If it's possible, I would also like to have a re-writable BR optival drive, but it's not a necessity.
On a low budget, a DIY or a custom system. For under $2K, you could put together a nice DIY system as John did.
Decent Dell and HP workstations start at $3K, and on the low end, I'd recommend HP Z420 over Dell T3600. Decent custom systems (basically DIY but put together and supported by professional integrators) also start around $3K but offer more performance for the money vs. Dells and HPs.
Like Harm, I don't think XPS8500 is a good match for CS6.
HTH.

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