[filmscanners] Re: Video card for imaging

["Denise E. Kissinger" <neselain@swbell.net>]

That's ok, I wanted to read your comments.  I learn a lot from you
guys.

Denise


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken C" <kenchow@telusplanet.net>
To: <neselain@swbell.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Video card for imaging


Oops. sorry I thought I was off-list.  sheesh, not enough coffee this
morning.

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken C" <kenchow@telusplanet.net>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [filmscanners] Video card for imaging


> Alex,
> No worries about being "on topic" since we're not "on list".  Just
about
any
> decent modern video card will do fine for image editing these days.
> Something with 32 meg of memory would work fine, and should be
reasonably
> priced.  Where the new video cards are headed, with high costs, is
in the
> realm of performance for games.  So unless you're a major gamer who
has to
> get the best frames-per-second performance as your hero kills or
maims his
> opponents, you don't need to go for the latest and thoroughly
expensive 64
> meg nVidia whatever card.
>
> Having said that, if you do 3D graphics development that involves
having
to
> render the file, I'm told that a fast video card can help speed that
up,
> though a fast cpu is what determines how quickly your file will be
rendered.
> What graphics apps do you use?
>
> I built my latest pc with the express purpose of using it for
graphics and
> web work.  I have a Sony 19" monitor and was finding it bothersome
and
slow
> to have to always drag the application's dialogue boxes out of the
way to
> see parts of the image I was working on.  This was always a sore
point
with
> me for PhotoShop, and I found it a pain with Dreamweaver.  So, I
built
this
> box specifically to run Windows XP so I can run dual monitors.  My
second
> monitor is a 15", which is fine because I just drag the dialogue
boxed
onto
> it.  Just completed that mod this weekend and I love it.  You need
to
> install a 2nd video card, unless you get a special video card
(Matrox
sells
> one) that are dual head.  This second card only needs to be basic
enough
to
> run a monitor at the resolution you need (and must be compatible
with this
> function onXP).
>
> If you run XP you'll need lots of RAM but if I recall you were going
to
> start at 512 meg, which is what I have and is certainly enough for
XP -
more
> would be better of course.  And if you have more than 1 pc,
networking is
a
> lot easier to set up with XP as is Internet access.  I have used
W98SE
> successfully but it's not as stable, but be sure to avoid Windows
ME, it's
> not a good product.
>
> Feel free to ask anything else, I'm in and out but can usually
respond
> fairly quickly.  I don't mind having a conversation with someone
with
> similar interests.
>
> Regards, Ken
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Zabrovsky" <alexz@zoran.co.il>
> To: <kenchow@telusplanet.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 11:30 AM
> Subject: [filmscanners] Video card for imaging
>
>
> Well, to be on-topic one additional question which is related to PC
> hardware: is it important to chose certain Video Adapters for
further
image
> editing or just anyone available today will do fine ?
>
> Regards,
> Alex Z
>
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