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New Dell PC is slow with Video Editing, Why?
Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:12 am
Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:12 am
I bought a new Computer so i could start Shooting video in 1080P @ 60fps, and i was thinking that this PC would be more than enough to do just that. Well, i used it for the first time, and after a few minutes it started slowing down on the previews of the clips. I was slowing down the video and putting in some transitions. Editing software I am using is PowerDirector 14.
Is it the PC that is to slow? the Editing software? what can be upgraded to make it handle what im trying to do?
Dell XPS 8920 Premium Desktop
*Quad Core Intel i7-7700 3.60 GHz
*16GB DDR4 RAM,
*1TB 7200RPM HD
*AMD Radeon RX 560 2GB Dedicated Graphics
Is it the PC that is to slow? the Editing software? what can be upgraded to make it handle what im trying to do?
Dell XPS 8920 Premium Desktop
*Quad Core Intel i7-7700 3.60 GHz
*16GB DDR4 RAM,
*1TB 7200RPM HD
*AMD Radeon RX 560 2GB Dedicated Graphics
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Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:18 am to Elusiveporpi
Define slow.
Video editing is never going to be superfast without a dedicated high powered workstation.
One thing you can do is have multiple drives. One for Windows and all your programs, and another to hold the data. Windows can read and write all drives at once. Having a single drive is handicapping yourself.
Also use SSDs if you can afford it.
Video editing is never going to be superfast without a dedicated high powered workstation.
One thing you can do is have multiple drives. One for Windows and all your programs, and another to hold the data. Windows can read and write all drives at once. Having a single drive is handicapping yourself.
Also use SSDs if you can afford it.
This post was edited on 11/20/17 at 9:21 am
Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:47 am to Elusiveporpi
Check your RAM use when you're editing video. I haven't used Windows 10 much and hopefully it's better, but I know on Windows 7 once you passed over about 55% of the physical RAM in use it would start swapping with the hard drive enough that things like switching between programs start slowing down. Your specs look pretty powerful but video files are really resource intensive to work with.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:49 am to SG_Geaux
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Also use SSDs if you can afford it.
I've used PowerDirector before. It doesn't use as much RAM as professional programs, so rendering is completely bottlenecked by hard drive read/write. Definitely needs an SSD.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:51 am to SG_Geaux
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Define slow.
after i have edited a few 5 second clip, slowing down the clips, i would go to preview the movie and the audio will not skip, but the video preview would freeze and skip.
Ive hear about the SSD drives. I'll look into that. I wasnt sure if my graphics card needed to be upgraded or something like that.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:54 am to ILikeLSUToo
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Definitely needs an SSD.
Is that a plug and play piece of hardware? I'm not very knowledgeable on computers. What size is needed? Im editing fishing video footage into about 3-5 minute videos.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 1:17 pm to Elusiveporpi
SSD.. Can't believe computers aren't coming stock with them these days.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 1:46 pm to Got Heeem
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SSD.. Can't believe computers aren't coming stock with them these days.
People are enamored by specs.
The average user has no idea what SSD means, but they know 1TB or 2TB is a lot more than 256GB or 512GB.
1TB and larger SSDs are still pretty pricey and most people want the cheapest thing they can get.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 2:58 pm to Elusiveporpi
Get a SSD to use for your OS and store large files on the HDD. This will speed up boot time and processing time immensely.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 3:08 pm to Elusiveporpi
Also make sure you have hardware acceleration enabled in PowerDirector.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 3:18 pm to seawolf06
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Also make sure you have hardware acceleration enabled in PowerDirector.
Ill have to look into this.
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Get a SSD to use for your OS
after i install this on my PC, what else needs to happen? do i reboot and mirror my OS on the SSD? Then delete it from my HDD?
Posted on 11/20/17 at 5:15 pm to Elusiveporpi
Someone posted a pdf with step by step instrucions on how to clone your HD and install a SSD a year or so ago. I followed the instructions and had no problems. I can't find the old thread with the link to pdf. I do have a copy of the pdf saved to my computer. I could email you the pdf if the old link can't be found.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:39 pm to weadjust
That was me. I'd forgotten about it. It's a bit outdated, but should still be valid for the most part (just can't guarantee the interface is exactly the same on the latest versions of those programs). Also, I think Minitool partition wizard has its own cloning feature which eliminates the need for macrium reflect.
But anyway, here's the link to the instructions: LINK
But anyway, here's the link to the instructions: LINK
Posted on 11/20/17 at 10:00 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Yeah that's it. Thanks ILikeLSU it helped me out. I didn't need to clone my old HD. So I just installed new SSD and fresh install of Windows. Used the guide and Minitool partition wizard to set up my old HD for data storage.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 4:33 am to weadjust
Thanks guys, hopefully this does the trick
Posted on 11/21/17 at 9:32 am to Elusiveporpi
video card might be a little weak also, if upgrading make sure you have a quality power supply and that it fits in your case. I have 4 8gb cards in my Ethereum miner and they are massive.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 9:49 am to LEASTBAY
I use Edius and am not familiar with Power Director. But in General:
--Put as much RAM in your machine as it will hold.
--Use any acceleration / background render provisions that you are given.
--Put your main operating system and programs on an SSD. (Buy the 1 TB. Worth the $$)
--Put ALL video, pictures, music, media on a different hard drive. An SSD here will be beneficial.
--REGULARLY do disc maintenance (Disk Clean, Defrag) on your drives.
Video editing uses a lot of resources. And with most programs now professing to handle 3D and 4K, the demand on the box is increasing.
Optimize what you have and keep it sharp!
--Put as much RAM in your machine as it will hold.
--Use any acceleration / background render provisions that you are given.
--Put your main operating system and programs on an SSD. (Buy the 1 TB. Worth the $$)
--Put ALL video, pictures, music, media on a different hard drive. An SSD here will be beneficial.
--REGULARLY do disc maintenance (Disk Clean, Defrag) on your drives.
Video editing uses a lot of resources. And with most programs now professing to handle 3D and 4K, the demand on the box is increasing.
Optimize what you have and keep it sharp!
Posted on 11/21/17 at 9:58 am to robchand58
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REGULARLY do disc maintenance (Disk Clean, Defrag) on your drives.
DO NOT defrag an SSD
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:10 am to bluebarracuda
Correct - was thinking most folks would use a standard drive for the media. Thanks for the catch.
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