I have a Sony HDR-HC1E (High Definition) camcorder and am looking to get a new laptop/desktop for video editing. I'm not fussed if it's a PC or a Mac but it obviously needs to be able to handle the demands and I don't want to break the bank too much.
2006-11-06 23:16:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I have a iMac G5 and it is a pleasure to use. I am a freelance filmmaker and it does everything I need it to, however I have bought a Maxtor external hard drive just for extra space to store my work.
2006-11-06 23:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend you to build or get one like this
if you are going to be a high end video editing.
CPU - 3.0 GHZ or higher to handle the graphics and resize,rencoding
dpending on the brand, around $400-$1500
get a intel duo or a amd x2 atleast otherwise go one step lower and lower until you bank agrees with you :).
RAM- a lot of RAM try to max it out, usally 1gb is a good start
roughtly $120
a really POWERFUL graphic card - this is the main feature you need, get a PCI-EXPRESS video card(make sure that you motherboard has it) they are really expensive as the higher you go but it's tottaly worth for a handling HD graphics. My Video card is a PCI-E nvida 6xxx series and it does okay (56 fps when i do editing), HD is more for the 7xxx series which pricely.
Also HD require a lot of storage space so you should thinking about getting a 200gb at start off with, remenber that one DVD-R is 4.7 arready, usally $120 :)
that pretty much all, the rest you add what you like to it.
If you get a PC, there more software to edit videos with, if you get a MAC, you kinda limited to a selection.
if you look at these spec they seem to agree with apple G5 because they bascially known for graphic editing, but the bad thing is that they hard to upgrade. If you want a more powerful Graphic card pc is better choice.
hopefully you get something of this XD
2006-11-06 23:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by hmongthaoboi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can afford it, get a Mac Pro, that is the highest spec you can get, but it comes at a price.
A top of the range iMac would work a treat too!
Either way, I recommend a mac, it comes with some great software, Apple make the Hardware and the Software, so they work in harmony, so many TV/Film companies use macs for editing, why not use what the pros use?
2006-11-07 09:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by theadz01 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends completly on your budget. If money is not a problem I would go for a laptop (PC or Mac, very little difference) running Avid Xpress Pro, which you can buy online from any avid reseller. Avid is the editing standard in most of the world.
However if money is a problem then go for a cheap and nasty mac with specs capable of running Final Cut Pro.
2006-11-08 02:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by Edit_Cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to lend my voice to the chourus, Get a Mac, Short of getting an Avid system (kind of more what feature films and high end telly programms are done on) Then a Mac is what anyone in the field would use. Splash out and get the G5.
2006-11-07 23:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by joe r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see there ahve been a few good answers already. I cant offer much more, except to say that every professional photographer and filmaker that I have known, has said that a mac is far superior to a PC for handling graphics.
(I don't do a lot of graphical work and I love my PC)
2006-11-07 23:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The apple mac systems are the one who first introduced GUI and they are the best in the field. The extreme graphic works are done on apple mac and they offer the best rendering. For video editing i would go for an apple mac.
2006-11-06 23:46:25 · answer #7 · answered by Tom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone say 'Mac!'
I go along with that having recently tried a Powerbook and a Mac Mini.
You need to be careful over the Spec and be sure to go for the Superdrive equipt machines.
2006-11-08 03:16:09 · answer #8 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get Macintosh, The design is high spec for graphic inclusive editing. The Hardware spec is advance.
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2006-11-08 02:07:02 · answer #10 · answered by brian l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋