Graphics cards, animation and editing software.

I already have a thread on advice for buying a miniDV camera and was wanting advice on editing and animation software along with a graphics card.

I have an Athlon AMD computer with a 2.2gig processor, 1gig of RAM, and 2 40gig hard drives. I'm going to increase my RAM another gig, and add another hard drive (120gig) specifically for downloading footage and rendering.

I'll be buying a low-end miniDV camera like a Canon ZR60 or 65. And I'm pretty sure I'll be buying Premiere for my editing software.

What's the best combo as far as animation software and a graphics card? I'll be using it for shortfilms plus my SW Fanfilm. I'm a novice when it comes to animation so I don't think I want to get into anything high-end at the moment but I don't want junk either.

Anyway I'd appreciate any help.

 

Any good animation software will work well with all major video cards. The best cards for that type of thing is actually higher end cards, but they're in the $4-500 range. Something like the Quadro FX is what you want, but I doubt you are looking to spend that much So I'd recommend the ATI 9600XT, good price for some very nice power. $200

 

I'm running a dual celeron (1.8's) for my editing machine all I use a 9700pro. Works pretty great for me.

--Jamball

 

im running a 2.6ghz P4 800mhz fsb with Hyper Threading and a 9800 pro. I cant complain it runs like a dream.

 

I've got a 2.4 Ghz P4 with 512 MB of RAM (which I'm going to up to 1 GB soon). I've got a Radeon 9600 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy Gamers Edition (which is what my firewire is in). And it all works great.

 

If your looking for best bang for the buck video card... check the GeForceFX 5900SE.

 

how in the crap do you have dual celerons??

 

I bought one celeron. Then I bought another. With a supermicro motherboard they fit together very nicely. I don't have anything to really compare it to, but I think it's pretty fast.

Does any know of any good benchmark sites and/or software? I know of 3d mark but those benchmarks are hard to understand for me for some reason. I'm not sure how the do theirs.

thanks,

--Jamball

 

Software: Maya
Card: Ati Fire GL 256
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Ouch

 

About the editing software, I got adobe premier, photoshop and soon after effects all for free..

 

...and how did you get all those for free? *accusing stare*