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[Steve Grisetti]

Sorry, but it's not likely you'll see much of a boost by upgrading your graphics card and/or RAM, Kathy.

Unfortunately, to work with that type of video, you'd need a more powerful processor. IMHO, it would be better investment to wait until you can replace the system than to spend a few hundred dollars now on things that won't significantly improve your workflow.

[Barb O]

Unfortunately, to work with that type of video, you'd need a more powerful processor. IMHO, it would be better investment to wait until you can replace the system than to spend a few hundred dollars now on things that won't significantly improve your workflow.

Steve,

Were you thinking that the Canon SR960 is an AVCHD camcorder ?
Based on a quick check on the B and H site, it shows the Canon ZR960 as a standard definition mini-DV camcorder and I had interpreted Chuck's response to say that the Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz on Kathy's computer would likely be OK for standard definition.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/5 ... order.html

[Steve Grisetti]

Good point, Barb. But I got the idea Kathy was unhappy with her computer's performance with the video. And, if that's the case, I was indicating that an increase in RAM or a new graphics card would unlikely speed things up much.

[kathyconnolly]

Thanks, Barb. I'm definitely unhappy with my laptop's video performance. I haven't tried this one yet because I keep forgetting to bring my T-Drive. My plan is to finish my Lady Gaga video while I'm alone in my office over the summer.

The guy JUST hooked this one up, and our tech guy had said a graphics card would stop my freezing issues. I was asking you all which one I should order. So Steve, you don't think a designated graphics card will stop my computer from crashing?

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Kathy

[Steve Grisetti]

In my opinion, no. Premiere Elements is not graphics-intensive enough that a lack of graphics support would cause crashing.

More likely the issue is related to a lack of hard drive space or the presence of a lot of junk or temp files on your drive.

Assuming you've got 50-100 gigs of free space on your C drive, run this free tool to tune things up.
http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html

[Chuck Engels]

Also, updating your graphics card driver could solve your crashing issues