What to upgrade to improve After Effects Editing

Lellis2k · 04-15-2009, 09:12 AM

Hey Guys,

My Spec: Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz, NVidia 8600GT 768MB, 2x 500GB Sata HDDs (one used as scratch), 8GB DDR2 Ram

I'm trying to edit some 1440 x 1080 video footage, keying out some greenscreen.

Upon playing the footage (with just the key effect on it) the computer struggles immensely and sometimes crashes completely giving a graphics error "nvlddmkm stopped responding". (Googled it=just a whole range of problems, vista being one of them, might go back to xp *humf*)

If I half the resolution of the video I get the problem around half the time, so what do I need to be able to edit well. Raided HDDs? Better Graphics Card?

Thanks,

Leigh

**koala** · 04-15-2009, 02:32 PM

Apart from the graphics card, the rest of your specs look ok for video editing. Fast quad CPU, large SATA drives, plenty of RAM. Are you running 64bit Vista (to utilise the full 8GB)?

Setting your drives up as RAID will increase read/write speeds, but probably won't fix your current problem.

Are your videos H.264?

Have you tried reducing hardware acceleration and updating to the latest graphics driver?

Are you using Aero or Classic?

Another suggestion given on some forums is to remove some of your RAM sticks to run in single channel mode. I would leave this option until all other possibilities have been exhausted as it will affect the overall performance of your computer.

fluxfold · 04-20-2009, 10:11 PM

Have you looked at this page?;

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=25381

A variety of fixes is discussed.

Are you using 64 bit Vista?

If you are using 32bit how does it recognize all 8 GB of RAM?

Some people suggested running AE in a compatibility mode.

Have you discussed this area with nVidia?

Also is this card approved for AE use by Adobe? Their site will have a list of approved cards.

04-15-2009, 09:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lellis2k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 99 OS: xp + vista	What to upgrade to improve After Effects Editing Hey Guys, My Spec: Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz, NVidia 8600GT 768MB, 2x 500GB Sata HDDs (one used as scratch), 8GB DDR2 Ram I'm trying to edit some 1440 x 1080 video footage, keying out some greenscreen. Upon playing the footage (with just the key effect on it) the computer struggles immensely and sometimes crashes completely giving a graphics error "nvlddmkm stopped responding". (Googled it=just a whole range of problems, vista being one of them, might go back to xp humf) If I half the resolution of the video I get the problem around half the time, so what do I need to be able to edit well. Raided HDDs? Better Graphics Card? Thanks, Leigh

04-15-2009, 02:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,348 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: What to upgrade to improve After Effects Editing Apart from the graphics card, the rest of your specs look ok for video editing. Fast quad CPU, large SATA drives, plenty of RAM. Are you running 64bit Vista (to utilise the full 8GB)? Setting your drives up as RAID will increase read/write speeds, but probably won't fix your current problem. Are your videos H.264? Have you tried reducing hardware acceleration and updating to the latest graphics driver? Are you using Aero or Classic? Another suggestion given on some forums is to remove some of your RAM sticks to run in single channel mode. I would leave this option until all other possibilities have been exhausted as it will affect the overall performance of your computer. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

04-20-2009, 10:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
fluxfold Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12 OS: multiple	Re: What to upgrade to improve After Effects Editing Have you looked at this page?; http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=25381 A variety of fixes is discussed. Are you using 64 bit Vista? If you are using 32bit how does it recognize all 8 GB of RAM? Some people suggested running AE in a compatibility mode. Have you discussed this area with nVidia? Also is this card approved for AE use by Adobe? Their site will have a list of approved cards.