need help setting up a pc for editting

[kazuya]

hi all. I am new to this scene, and I would like to diy a pc for video editting. can anybody here tell me what are the parts suitable for this , and what they do?

thank you in advance

[Cooly-O]

I recommend looking at sharkeyextreme's "Value Gaming PC value guide":

http://www.sharkeyextreme.com/guides/MVGSBG/article.php/1380991

Then hopefully people here can tell you a value oriented capture means. I would try to find someone's recommendations for a cheap firewire card and think about buying a DV camcorder like the Canon ZR40 to do your captures (through it's analog to digital "pass through"

http://forum.vcdhelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=100994 ).

If you want a guide to spend even more money then look at their latest "High end" or "Extreme" Guides at:

http://www.sharkeyextreme.com/guides/index.php

. But I think if your spending more $ on a PC than their value guide than your spending too much.

I like the DV camcorder "feed thru" idea because you get a hardware-to-hardware capture (superior to PC based captures) and a much more versatile product than a computer capture card.

Hope this is a good baseline for you. Good luck.

[kazuya]

hmm,I am sorry for posting the wrong question. What I mean by video editting is plainly for adding special effects onto the video stuff. I plan to self study on adobe aftereffects,and dabble in some photoshop and 3d animation stuff.