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Win 8 and PSE/PRE11

Postby decolb » Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:35 pm

Does new windows provide any must have features for using in the video editing process? ie, if using computer only for video, any reason to upgrade?

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Re: Win 8 and PSE/PRE11

Postby John 'twosheds' McDonald » Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:36 am

My opinion is that, for me, Win 8 offers no worthwhile benefit over Win 7 Pro 64 bit which is what I use now on my desktop PC, so I'll not be upgrading.

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Re: Win 8 and PSE/PRE11

Postby Bob » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:39 am

I'm with John here. I don't see any real advantages.

Windows 8 does have a few technical advantages over Windows 7. For example, USB 3.0 support is native in Win8 which improves performance when using USB 3 devices, Windows Media Foundation (the replacement for DirectShow) is improved which could possibly improve playback of video in software using that feature, and multiprocessing is more efficient. But, overall, the performance will be similar to Windows 7.

The new Windows 8 User Interface may be a deal breaker for many users. Microsoft wants to have a consistent look and feel across the entire range of devices from phones and tablets to desktops. I for one don't see an advantage in using a tablet interface on a desktop which typically does not have a touch sensitive monitor. Among the features removed are the ability to play DVDs in Media Player and the Windows Media Center. To regain the DVD capability, you need to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro and to get Windows Media Center you need to buy the Media Center Pack. Microsoft is also deprecating Shadow Copies and Windows Backup and Restore.
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Re: Win 8 and PSE/PRE11

Postby decolb » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:10 pm

Bob and John: Thanks for the input.

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Re: Win 8 and PSE/PRE11

Postby Paul LS » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:43 pm

I have XP on my internet computer and may well upgrade this to Windows 8 because of the great price of the upgrade... until January 31st if you upgrade over the internet (you can also burn an iso file) it only costs £25. Well worth it to get up to date. On my editing computer I will stick with Windows 7.
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