Premiere 6.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Preparing for Capture

As you have already discovered, digital video thrives on a fast processor, speedy drives, and even additional (and often expensive) hardware.

In addition to using powerful hardware, you can take certain steps to maximize your computer’s performance:

• Quit all other applications.

• Turn off file-sharing software, at least temporarily.

• Disable other unnecessary operating-system features.

• Choose a fast, large disk or disk array as your scratch disk for digitizing (see “Choosing a Scratch Disk” later in this chapter).

• Defragment hard disks with a reliable disk utility to optimize their performance.

• Select compression settings that do not exceed the capabilities of your system.

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