video card

malbolgia · Jan 28, 2003

can anyone recomend a video card that can be used for video editing that isnt over 200 us dollars

weboneando · Jan 28, 2003

Pinnacle Studio DC10, for analog capture works great and can be used from various apps (Vegas, Premiere...).

I have been told that nvidia cards TI 4200 wich include capture options also work very well and with this option you would also get a good 3D accelerator.

Seb · Jan 28, 2003

hmmmm. i swear by matrox only. but they are somewhat out of reach...

Wedge · Jan 28, 2003

mal,

Here in the US you can grab one of the nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 for less than $200. I don't know how well they are at video editing (I bet they work well, just have no experience with that). But it's true that they are excellent at 3D excelleration.

dx · Jan 28, 2003

weboneando has a good suggestion for an analogue card Mal. An under $200 Pinnacle Studio card is not going to be broadcast quality, but they are pretty good for home video.

If you have the option to go with DV, that is a much better choice. DV, a good Firewire connection, and good software like Adobe Premiere or AVID Express DV will give you excellent results.

BTW, have a look at EBay for a used Pinnacle card. I have seen peeps pick up pretty good deals with someone who is upgrading his system from analogue to digital and is willing to let a $1000 Pinnacle card go for $200-250.

Wedge · Jan 29, 2003

dxkim said:
. I have seen peeps pick up pretty good deals with someone who is upgrading his system from analogue to digital and is willing to let a $1000 Pinnacle card go for $200-250.

WoW!!

I had no idea those cards could cost so much. Ebay sounds like the only way to go for such a high dollar item.

Would any of the ATI All-In-Wonders be suitable for video editing?

roadworker · Jan 29, 2003

Wedge said:
Would any of the ATI All-In-Wonders be suitable for video editing?

Yep.....but don't expect miracles from the "wonders"

........they do a fine job,quite easy to work with,but average quality(mine is a 32mb DDR Radeon)
Last time I used it,was with the 7.1 driver and multimedia package,in the mean time,Ati has updated to 7.6,maybe it's improved......

ponzan · Jan 29, 2003

I have an ATI all in Wonder 128 pro working fine for me, for home-amateur video editing. I capture the video with it and use Vegas Video 3 to edit

dx · Jan 29, 2003

Wedge said:
WoW!!

I had no idea those cards could cost so much. Ebay sounds like the only way to go for such a high dollar item.

Yep, in fact they make video cards that go for over $5000. Pinnacle's main business is small broadcast companies. But I do know some of the biggies that use their systems and system components as well.

malbolgia · Jan 29, 2003

ok thanks

but getting a pinnavle card here is tough but i will try

Max_Payne_2K · Feb 15, 2003

The Ati Radeon All-In-One Wonder Pro is the best videocard for videoediting I think followed by the nVidia Quottro 4 chipset.

CyberMuZ · Feb 28, 2003

Well if anyone is interested I am selling a nvidia Quadro4 900XGL "the big boy" for $400 right now. I also have a 3Dlabs Wildcat VP870 for sale.

They were used for one week for a show demo. They both work perfectly. Each one retails for $1k but I need to get rid of them. They have been packaged in my drawer not doing a darn thing.

If you are interested PM me.