K-7 Your Computer Specs

[dopeytree]

For the people with new K-7s just wondering what your computer specs are now you plan on editing all that HD video.

I've got a macbook pro 2.33ghz with 3GB Ram & 500GB Harddisk ATI RadeonX1600 graphics with 256MB RAM

but I'm still waiting for my K-7..

[flyer]

I don't have any storage problems. I have two 1tb. hard drive back up at home, and I use storage facilities at work, just for safety's sake. I back up everything on the Brisque and it's back up hard drive (about 5tb.). For editing, I was already using Premiere Elements for my wife's P&S, so I think I'm covered.

[nulla]

I use windows and have a HD graphics card and 2 x HD monitors... great for editing in lightroom

Much like Yves I have plenty of memory with about 1TB of extra disk space ontop of 1 tb hard drive and all my keepers are backed up as well as I use smugmug for online photo and video storage.

No quality loss and unlimited space with smugmug.


Neil

[dopeytree]

So faily new computers I'm guessing?

[Torphoto]

Core quad 2.66 , 4 gigs of ram dual 1 tb drives and 500 gig system drive, work station mother board with an ati 4850, 21" lcd and 42" 1080p tv.

I may add another 1tb drive again soon for raid 5
so yes new comps

[krypticide]

K20D here (I doubt the K-7 will require much more processing power). Lightroom runs decently on a low voltage 1.6 Core Duo 2 processor with 3 GB of RAM on Windows 7.

Edit: oops, sorry, realized you mentioned video. Don't know anything about that!

[jstevewhite]

I'm a K20D shooter, but I have some 720P cameras, so can I play too? I frequently use my 24" iMac with my 20" Cinema display. 4GB RAM, 2.4Ghz Core2 Duo, Raydeon HD2600, 2GB RAID0 boot drive, 4TB linux NAS for onsite backup, and the cloud for offsite backup. I also have a 2.4Ghz, 4GB Macbook pro for location stuff. I also have a netbook running windows 7 and lightroom on a 1.6Ghz Atom processor, for tossing in the camera bag. I also have... well, let's just say "too many computers".

[nostatic]

I can edit 720p and 1080i without too much hassle on my 2.6ghz MacBookPro (4GB RAM). I have stacks of FW800 drives lying around with various projects. FinalCutPro for all editing, with PS when necessary and Aperture for stills.

The current project is all 1080p and I can't do any editing as I just can't pull data fast enough from the drives. I can however do mpeg2 transcoding of the 1080p files so at least final output isn't an issue. The full rez stuff has to be done on a desktop with lots of hp and very fast drives.

[Pentaxor]

either these two processors would do Core 2 Quad 9000 or i7 Quad 920. GTX 286 1 gig graphics, 12 gig memory, 1 TB SATA DIsk, Windows 7, and Lightroom. and of course a 24" HD monitor would be enough.

[WerTicus]

editing hd video isn't that big a deal, the bottle neck in any system listed here will be the hard drives.

if you really want to be serious about it you'll probably just run a ram drive as ram is so cheap 12 or even 24gb ddr3 is easy to do on consumer level motherboards.


I wouldnt know much about it though, I only have a small render farm of about 62ghz and 48gb ram.

[augustmoon]

I have been working with my K-7 HD video on my iMac, (Final Cut Pro)

2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 GB SDRAM

No complaints or issues, I also edit some JVC HM100-U (in Sony XDCAM-EX) I'm sure I could upgrade to a more powerful desktop for faster performance with the XDCAM-EX (35 Mpbs) format files, but the lowly iMac config I have now (at my Toronto location) seems to work just fine.

I think the configuration you run now should do the job.

[tigrebleu]

MacBook Pro 15 inches, 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM and 512MB VRAM (Nvidia 9600 GT). Editing with Final Cut Studio 2.

Also got two external HDDs, 300 GB and 400GB.

I plan to shoot with the Panasonic HVX200 + K-7 tandem, since the K-7 has weaknesses that the Panasonic hasn't (and also the other way around too).

The K-7 has great DOF control, which is nice, but it's prone to the jellycam effect in fast-paced camera work — the Panasonic P2 is better in such circumstances.

Perfect combo, I guess: buy the DSLR for photo and use it in tandem with a rental video camera when needed... especially since I can edit on location with the MacBook.

Can't wait to get my K-7... only a few days more.

[forestG]

24" samsung strapped to a 9800gtx, x48t-dq6, quadcore 9450@2.66gh, 4gig 1333 ram, 3tb of hdd

[flippedgazelle]

Originally Posted by WerTicus

editing hd video isn't that big a deal, the bottle neck in any system listed here will be the hard drives.

if you really want to be serious about it you'll probably just run a ram drive as ram is so cheap 12 or even 24gb ddr3 is easy to do on consumer level motherboards.


I wouldnt know much about it though, I only have a small render farm of about 62ghz and 48gb ram.

Depends on your definition of "cheap": ~ $1000 to get 24gb (6x 4gb sticks) of DDR3.

[Pentaxor]

Originally Posted by forestG

24" samsung strapped to a 9800gtx, x48t-dq6, quadcore 9450@2.66gh, 4gig 1333 ram, 3tb of hdd

you got to be kidding me. everything is powerful except the RAM and considering that it's the cheapest of all the components and you decided to play lowballer on it. . I suggest that you put atleast a 6 gig on it for starters coz it would need all the memory it needed to run the Vista or Windows 7. a recommendation would be a 9 gig. 12 gig is for power users.