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does serato always runs slow when using video sl??
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does serato always runs slow when using video sl??

jbnyc 6:07 AM - 11 November, 2009
ok, im picking up video sl from guitar center tomorrow, (woohoo!!) ive been practicing with the demo for months but i have a party the 21st so thats why im buying it,, i was wondering if serato always runs kind of slower while running sl, like the waveforms stutter or i dont know, is not as smooth as when i only run mp3's, is it cause i have all my videos (like 200) in my internal hard drive? will it run smoother if i use an external fire wire hard drive? i already have my set and dont need more videos for this party, i notice that if i use instant doubles, the music switches instantly but the video takes about a second to swich channels, thanks for the help!!!
lvmez 1:52 PM - 11 November, 2009
what are your specs on your laptop? lower the buffer.
sixxx 3:18 PM - 11 November, 2009
Your computer might be under specs or just barely making it. It should run just fine. If you do try an external hard drive, try one with firewire.
jbnyc 11:01 PM - 11 November, 2009
i got the black macbook, 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo , 2gb 667 mhz ddr2, gma x3100

is this inough info? thanks!
PopRoXxX 11:08 PM - 11 November, 2009
that looks low on specs.
Joshua Carl 11:53 PM - 11 November, 2009
yeah... just a little on the low side...

its AMAZING what we call LOW now-a-days.
jbnyc 3:00 AM - 12 November, 2009
lol, i know, i bought it 1 year and 3 months for 1,600 bucks to find out today its garbage!! lol ima head out to the apple store tomorrow for a macbook pro,thanks guys, peace!!





































lol, j/k, im going to try to lower the buffer, but any suggestions? avove somewhere and below somewhere? thanks peoplezzz
PopRoXxX 4:50 AM - 12 November, 2009
just play with the settings. to me the low spec there is the graphics. you don't have a garbage machine. you did the same as i did. a year and a half ago i bought a brand new laptop with great specs to run SSL. and it ran SSL smoothly like i wanted, but i didn't think i would be getting into video as fast as i did. i started doing video and after purchasing everything (i thought) i needed. i needed a new laptop and that was a bummer. but i ended up having the opportunity to get a MBP later on and i couldn't have been happier.
PopRoXxX 4:52 AM - 12 November, 2009
one thing i did do with my old laptop, i played with the display settings in SSL to help the settings in VSL. i lowered my cache and refresh rate dramatically in the display section in the setup tab. you may not have to do drastic changes like i did, but maybe try that. lower your cache and refresh rate settings. then play with your VSL settings after.
jbnyc 6:15 AM - 12 November, 2009
thanks a lot djpoproxxx, ill play around with that, good looks, another question, i boughtmy wifea loptop with the same specs as mine few months ago, but hers have a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics card, is that better or would be the same? let me know, thanks, so i can disappear that laptop lol
PopRoXxX 12:45 PM - 12 November, 2009
yeah that would be better than the gma x3100. is the RAM ddr2 or ddr3 on your wifes?
DJ g-force 7:15 PM - 12 November, 2009
I run a black macbook and have no trouble doing video. I would suggest upping your ram to 4gb.
jbnyc 8:26 PM - 12 November, 2009
cool, ill try that too g forge, thanks!
sixxx 9:22 PM - 12 November, 2009
Quote:
i got the black macbook, 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo , 2gb 667 mhz ddr2, gma x3100

is this inough info? thanks!


My macbook is actually only 2GHz and it runs VSL and SSL just fine. :) I don't go nuts on the settings though. All standard. (no misquote)
sixxx 9:22 PM - 12 November, 2009
I also have 2Gigs of RAM
jbnyc 9:40 PM - 12 November, 2009
damn, is only me then wtf? lol
PopRoXxX 9:46 PM - 12 November, 2009
i believe it's the graphics card that's holding you back mostly. did you try the other laptop
jbnyc 10:04 PM - 12 November, 2009
no im gonna install ssl on my wives tonight ill keep ya posted, thanks
PopRoXxX 10:32 PM - 12 November, 2009
cool. keep us informed on how it works!
DJ d.range 12:21 AM - 13 November, 2009
where's the gig?