Which Version of PD9 do I need to buy?

jmone

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Nov 26, 2010 00:05 Messages: 706 Offline

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Sep 04, 2011 07:23

I'm using PD9 Ultra 64-Bit on my Win Ultimate 64-Bit box. My daughter wants to start editing video herself, and I wanted to check if I buy her a licence what ver to get given:
1) She has Win 32-Bit on her laptop (but I could upgrade it to 64-Bit windows if needed)
2) She is a School Student (Australia)

So several Q:
- What version should I buy (eg PD9 Deluxe / Educational Version / 2nd Home Lic)?
- Is it worth waiting for PD10?
- If it is a different version (eg PD9 Deluxe) can I open the project files with Ultra and vice versa?

Thanks
Nathan

This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at Sep 04. 2011 07:25

PD 64 Bit-Win10 64 Bit-32GB RAM-80TB HDD
Sony FX6 - 500Mbps 4k/50p AVC-I HLG
Canon XF400 - 150Mbps 4k/50p AVC
GoPro Hero6 Black
Pana HS700-28Mbps 1080/50p AVC (High@L4.2)
Canon HV20-HDV 25Mbps 16:9 1440x1080/25p MPEG

jmone

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Nov 26, 2010 00:05 Messages: 706 Offline

Sep 04, 2011 07:29

FYI her laptop is a Lenovo ThinkPad X200 (7448CTO) 12.1-inch Tablet PC with a 1.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, and 3GB of DDR3 RAM (I can upgrade the RAM to 8GB and Win64 Bit if needed/recomended).

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PD 64 Bit-Win10 64 Bit-32GB RAM-80TB HDD
Sony FX6 - 500Mbps 4k/50p AVC-I HLG
Canon XF400 - 150Mbps 4k/50p AVC
GoPro Hero6 Black
Pana HS700-28Mbps 1080/50p AVC (High@L4.2)
Canon HV20-HDV 25Mbps 16:9 1440x1080/25p MPEG

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Sep 04, 2011 07:47

The laptop you spec'd is barely powerful enough to do any video editing effectively, HD will be near impossible unless done in little chunks. If you look ay my signature, you'll see a DM1z spec'd out, that little beast can just get by, and it's got quite a bit more punch than the Lenovo.
Try a trial 1st, just to see if it will work at all. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
https://www.facebook.com/BarryAFTT

jmone

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Nov 26, 2010 00:05 Messages: 706 Offline

Sep 04, 2011 08:25

Good advice - so a trial of PD9 Deluxe ? PD 64 Bit-Win10 64 Bit-32GB RAM-80TB HDD
Sony FX6 - 500Mbps 4k/50p AVC-I HLG
Canon XF400 - 150Mbps 4k/50p AVC
GoPro Hero6 Black
Pana HS700-28Mbps 1080/50p AVC (High@L4.2)
Canon HV20-HDV 25Mbps 16:9 1440x1080/25p MPEG

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Sep 04, 2011 08:39

Yeah, that'll do, but if she really likes making videos, she'll need a better/faster machine in the future.
PD10 won't be out for a while, not even in beta yet, although I'm sure it's making the rounds in-house.
After the most recent patch, 9 is stellar. One more patch coming soon. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
https://www.facebook.com/BarryAFTT