should I upgrade?

skipper-george

Newbie Joined: May 03, 2011 10:40 Messages: 18 Offline

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Dec 10, 2013 22:40

I have a new laptop w/Core I5 2.5ghz 3rd gen, 8gb, 750gb and purchased(2010) ver of PD9 that im thinking of installing on it. Should I upgrade?
what are the benefits?
PD9 will do what I want but my main concern is stability.

Please help
TIA

borgus1

Senior Contributor Joined: Feb 27, 2013 00:33 Messages: 1318 Offline

Dec 10, 2013 22:54

Quote: I have a new laptop w/Core I5 2.5ghz 3rd gen, 8gb, 750gb and purchased(2010) ver of PD9 that im thinking of installing on it. Should I upgrade?

Only you can make that decision. Do you have need for the new features...
https://www.cyberlink.com/support/product-faq-content.do?id=16443&prodId=4&prodVerId=1052

Chances are, the longer you wait the more stable PD12 will become. Prices may go down; specials may be offered.

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Julien Pierre

Contributor Joined: Apr 14, 2011 01:34 Messages: 476 Offline

Dec 10, 2013 23:21

For me the "multicam mode" alone , which provides the automatic audio analysis to synchronize multiple clips was worth the cost of the upgrade . MSI X99A Raider
Intel i7-5820k @ 4.4 GHz
32GB DDR4 RAM
Gigabyte nVidia GTX 960 4GB
480 GB Patriot Ignite SSD (boot)
2 x 480 GB Sandisk Ultra II SSD (striped)
6 x 1 TB Samsung 860 SSD (striped)

2 x LG 32UD59-B 32" 4K
Asus PB238 23" HD (portrait)

skipper-george

Newbie Joined: May 03, 2011 10:40 Messages: 18 Offline

Dec 11, 2013 00:40

The new features are cool and i can scrape together $100.
Will PD9 take advantage of my 3rd gen chip?
Will PD12 be faster?..I have some 4gb avi's I need to play around with that I captured from old DV camera.
I'm moving all the DV tapes to a NAS drive but want to edit and compress them first.

Aus_Sean

Newbie Location: Australia Joined: Nov 27, 2013 19:55 Messages: 25 Offline

Dec 11, 2013 02:15

Perhaps try the trial version to see if your computer has sufficient power to do what you want and the features you desire. I've never seen PD9, my old man has PD 10, i started with PD 11. I only downloaded 12 recently so yet to complete a project to comment much on processing speed. I5 is a dual core processor if I recall, rather than quad core of I7, so you may not get significant improvements over PD9 with their latest development.

The main two new features of 12, multicam and theme design is what made me upgrade. Multicam is awesome if you ever use two (to 4) devices, and theme design is good for short clips, say memorable day trips. I'm likely to use theme designer for a short clip to show at my wedding next year.

Hope this helps.

skipper-george

Newbie Joined: May 03, 2011 10:40 Messages: 18 Offline

Dec 11, 2013 20:50

two more question
After I install PD9 do I just install the latest patch or all patches?
Does it work with win 8.1?

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babindia

Senior Contributor Location: India Joined: Aug 16, 2007 06:11 Messages: 884 Offline

Dec 12, 2013 01:04

Does your laptop have add-on graphic card or a reasonably fast on-board card. 3GB is comfortable editing standard definition files.
editing HD or ultra HD clips would stress your laptop fullest and slow down editing process and rendering. PC specs :
OS Windows 10.0 Pro
MB - AS rock Z77 extreme 11
Intel 3770K @ 4.0 Ghz OC
Gskill 32 GB RAM 1800 Mhz
6 TB HDD, SSD bootable
nVidia ASUS GTX 660 Ti
BenQ 22" LCD monitor 1920x1080