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Thread: Must have applications
Harrison 11:59 5th June 2007
I've just been updating my productivity software to the latest versions, uninstalling the old, and generally keeping just the applications that are used all of the time. I thought that while doing this I would compile a list of the applications I think are must have for each type of work flow.

While many of the applications I use may be more specialist to my design orientated work I hope some of these I've listed will be useful for you all to use or try.

OfficeCD/DVDInternetGraphicsInteractive design and animationVideo
If any of you are interested in getting into video editing and post production I highly recommend a powerful system. More important that CPU speed to the amount of ram and HD space you have available. For ram I recommend a minimum of 1GB, but I recommend at least 2GB minimum for better performance and a much nicer working environment. I have 3GB in my main system that I use for video editing and post production and I could still do with more. When working with After Effects or Combustion you need to use a live ram preview to see how the scene will look and even with 3GB, using full frame, full quality previews I can only see under 1 minute of footage at full framerate, sometimes less than 30 seconds when the scene is complex. And for HD space, as much as you can afford. You will quickly eat up all HD space once you start to play around wit video files.

3D

While 3D is a more limiting area of computer use for home users, it has always been a fascinating area for me. And in more recent years as computers have become much more powerful 3D applications have really been allowed to take full advantage and have finally been allowed to work at a speed that is useful, compared to years ago where even a small render could take hours to finish.AudioBenchmarking SoftwareFile Scanners
CompressionMisc Utilities
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