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I use:
2010 Apple MacBook Pro with 250GB RAM and 4GB Memory (correct me if they're round the wrong way) 
Canon MD205
5(!) lamps (2 daylight ones which I use now, two halogen ones which I don't use very much now, and an ikea LED one)
Apple Final Cut Express 3.5 HD
Istopmotion Express
Pixelator (cheap photoshop alternative which I'm buying the full version of when I get enough money)
yeah they are switched
250GB of RAM is godlike and 4GB of memory is like 1000 songs only
ACTUALLY.
RAM and Memory are one and the same. (RAM = Random Access Memory).
The 250gb is the amount of Hard Drive space.
New list.
Hardware:
Computer: 13.3" MacBook Pro, Intel Core i7 Processor, 4 GB of RAM, 500GB HDD. Also running Boot Camp Windows 7 Home Premium.
Microphone: Logitech USB Microphone
Logitech Webcam Pro 9000
Software:
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Photoshop
Celtx
iMovie (For Titles and Transitions)
Audacity
only on previews using OpenGL and even then the implementation of OpenGL in AE is really not that great. My CPU is an i7920, yes, which is more than enough for AE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8YqTknnxbk
Is the preview not the most important part?
Like I said, the implementation of OpenGL is not that great in AE. A much greater gain would be had from more RAM. And no, previewing is not the most important part in most cases, including mine. I need the actual files to render faster so I can move onto other compositions. That said, one of the gains I hear AE CS5.5 brings is being able to work on a comp whilst one is rendering, though obviously this would still chew up resources pretty heavily.
I was looking to get more RAM in my computer.
I currently have 4gb.
How much more would be good, but not over the top?
About 8GB should be fine for PhotoShop, Final Cut, After Effects, and anything else. However, if you have an old processor, Having more RAM wont really do much. Just keep that in mind
It depends on what you're doing, ZP. 4gb is a fairly ok amount nowdays for casual use and work and it can handle most Photoshop jobs (I regularly do pretty hefty PS jobs on my Macbook Pro with 4gb ram).
The limiting factor for me is rendering 3D scenes out of Blender.
My graphics card is a NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS.
I have no idea if that's a good one, but it has 512MB of memory on it.
For After Effects, it seems to run pretty fast, but in Blender, it slows down.
Would additional RAM fix that, or at least speed it up slightly?
This article talks bout what helps what in blender.
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A new graphics card would help.
A new graphics card would help.
A new graphics card would help.
What's the point in posting the same thing twice?
EDIT:
It's called a double post
Well, I know that.
It normally happens when somebody clicks the "Submit button twice.
Oh. That makes sense. 
-LASF
Last edited by LASF (August 1, 2011 (03:18pm))
It's called a double post. It happens occasionally when someone presses "Submit" twice.
Computer: Dell Inspiron 1525, 3 GB RAM.( sorry i cant remember the rest of the specs, but there are pretty good)
Software: Audacity, Stop Motion Pro Action plus, Paint, GIMP, WMM (i'm gonna try and get Sony Vegas soon)
Hardware: Logitech Pro Webcam C910, 2 Floresent Lights, Logitech USB Desktop Microphone
The limiting factor for me is rendering 3D scenes out of Blender.
My graphics card is a NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS.
I have no idea if that's a good one, but it has 512MB of memory on it.
For After Effects, it seems to run pretty fast, but in Blender, it slows down.
Would additional RAM fix that, or at least speed it up slightly?
I doubt you need more ram but it couldn't hurt. My brother uses Blender and AE practically all day and he said upgrading to 12gb gave him a little performance boost. Rendering is usually really processor intensive though. That's probably what you need to upgrade.
AMD Sempron 3400-1.8GHZ
2.43 GB RAM
71 GB Hard Drive.
Boy do I need a new computer....
Time to update my list just little bit.
Computer: Hp Compaq Presario V4000 laptop and a Dell Inspiron desktop computer with 4 gb of RAM & AMD Athlon 2 processor running Windows 7(not sure of the model number).
Pre-production-'Mah brain!'-(Just Kidden) and a piece of paper.
Production- Helium Frog, Animator DV Simple+, Logitech Webcam Software
Post Production- Adobe Premiere Pro, Audacity, Gimp 2.6, Blender 2.49b, LDD, and other freeware.
Other- lots a lego! a greenscreen and a blue screen, 4 lamps very soon(only 3 at the moment) etc.....
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