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<blockquote data-quote="globaldonkey" data-source="post: 617430" data-attributes="member: 49844">Re: SAF v5.00 experimental (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder)This issue is, if you do install tons of codecs, you will almost certainly end up with conflicts and video problems. The theory is nice that it should all just work, but the practice is, the fewer codecs you have in your system, the better it will perform. That's what SAF is all about, and that's why I say its not a good idea to run a video editing suite on the same machine as your HTPC, because video editing does install several codecs, mainly for the purpose of encoding all the different production targets that you need in a NLE. By all means, if you have only one machine, try it. Just don't be surprised if you wind up in &quot;codec hell&quot;. Again, in theory, SAF shouldn't mess with main concept codecs that Premier would install, but that's the theory <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> BTW, I do successfully run Sony Vegas together with SAF and MP together on a test machine (not production). I used to use Premier myself years ago - it was a pig of an application back then.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="globaldonkey, post: 617430, member: 49844"] [b]Re: SAF v5.00 experimental (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder)[/b] This issue is, if you do install tons of codecs, you will almost certainly end up with conflicts and video problems. The theory is nice that it should all just work, but the practice is, the fewer codecs you have in your system, the better it will perform. That's what SAF is all about, and that's why I say its not a good idea to run a video editing suite on the same machine as your HTPC, because video editing does install several codecs, mainly for the purpose of encoding all the different production targets that you need in a NLE. By all means, if you have only one machine, try it. Just don't be surprised if you wind up in "codec hell". Again, in theory, SAF shouldn't mess with main concept codecs that Premier would install, but that's the theory ;) BTW, I do successfully run Sony Vegas together with SAF and MP together on a test machine (not production). I used to use Premier myself years ago - it was a pig of an application back then. [/QUOTE]

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