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Upgrade Guide: Edit Digital Video on Your PC
Mini-DV camcorders let you download, edit, and write image data to a fresh tape without losing quality.
Before You Begin
Video editing pushes your PC (especially the processor, RAM, and hard disk) to its limits, so you need to make sure that it's in tip-top shape before you install the components.
1. Make a full backup of your PC.
2. Tune up your hard drives. Open My Computer, right-click the drive icon, select Properties, click the Tools tab, and select Check Now. Once the scan finishes, click Defragment Now. Repeat the steps for all drives in your PC.
3. Stamp out hardware conflicts. Select Start, Settings, Control Panel, and double-click the System icon. Select the Device Manager tab. If an exclamation mark appears next to any of the entries, highlight those entries one by one, select Properties, and follow the directions for resolving the conflict.
Hint
Video editing takes a heavy toll on system resources. One way to avoid problems is to free up resources by turning off all but the most essential background operations: Open Windows' Task Manager (press Ctrl-Alt-Delete) before you start your editor, and highlight, one by one, all tasks except Explorer and Systray; then click the End Task button for each.
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