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09-27-2007, 07:44 AM
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hello all
what do people think is best to use Vista or XP for video editing, any problems running editing software on either please post
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10-01-2007, 06:33 PM
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personally I'm waiting on vista, too many problems reported with vista. Only time will tell |
10-02-2007, 07:10 PM
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Same here - it takes microsoft and driver writers at least a year or two to finish thier operating sys after they shamelessly sell us beta s ware.
I will be sticking with xp for as long as m soft and software originators support it - I am so anti flim flam that I run my xp in boring win 2000 mode, I cant stand all that vista graphical padding - if you want a computer that looks like a sci fi prop get a mac !!!!! Oh - I think i am ranting...
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10-02-2007, 08:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark W  Oh - I think i am ranting... |
Whats new Mark.....LOL |
10-03-2007, 06:28 AM
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cheers guys when i get my new laptop ill make sure it has windows xp
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10-06-2007, 01:02 PM
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I have a laptop running Vista - I've had no problems with it so far. I only have MovieMaker by way of editing software, but Vista seems fine here. You can still have the Win2000 look if you want it!
If the computer you buy comes with Vista, don't worry! |
10-07-2007, 03:53 PM
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Have you had to download lots of updates and hotfixes for it yet?
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10-07-2007, 06:05 PM
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When I bought the computer (about 6 weeks ago) the first time I connected to the internet, I did a windows update, as I did with XP. It downloaded some crap, installed it and that was pretty much that. It's set to download updates and install the automatically, but I'm only aware of it doing so once - and it was unobtrusive as it didn't install them untill I was shutting down the PC. |
10-08-2007, 11:53 AM
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Any version of Windows is far from perfect at initial release, wait until the first service pack 1 comes out before going for Vista. |
10-23-2007, 01:06 AM
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XP and Vista are both great for PC video editing. I have a desktop with XP Home Edition and I have a laptop with Vista Home Premium. The laptop is new and came with Vista pre-installed, so that might explain how well it runs (I only got it at the beginning of last month!), and I can't wait for the first service pack to come out. I also run Studio Plus 10.8 on it and Premiere Elements 3.0.2, and they run fine. So does NeroVision 4 and Ulead VideoStudio 11 and DVD MovieFactory 6 (both are Plus versions). | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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