Hi,
let me start with some info about
1) my PC:
AMD Sempron Processor 2600+,
K8NF4G-SATA2
1.61 GHz, 1,18 GB RAM
Windows XP Prof, Service Pack 2.
internal hard drive: 30 GB (could be enhanced)
2) about the software:
AVID Xpress Pro 5.5.3
3) about the footage:
shot on Panasonic HVX200.
Now the question:
is it possible to edit the material (offline) on this system?
My attempts so far to import the material (recorded on P2Cards, now on a huge external hard drive), have not worked out. The message appearing is "The file format ___.xml is not supported for import).
Or am I making a mistake in importing the files?
Thanks!
You'll definitely want a second hard disk; the HVX footage is 100Mbps if I remember correctly, which really wants a disk of its own for best performance.
I'm not sure about the CPU; I edit HDV on Avid using a P4-3.06, but a Sempron may be too slow for DVCPRO HD, which seems to be even more CPU-intensive.
Not sure about importing, but I'm not sure why you're importing .xml files; isn't P2 video stored as .mxf?