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Posted: 4/17/2017 7:17:44 PM EDT
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I have a MacBook Pro 13 retna w/ Core i7 2.9 GHz and 8 GB RAM I would not run less than that I do a lot of both photo and video. I was stupid and didn't get the 16GB RAM version, but it works.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 2:15:22 AM EDT
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You want a minimum of 16 gig of memory and all the CPU horsepower you can get.
Previously, a high-end gaming machine was a good off-the-shelf choice; not sure how all that measures up these days. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 2:52:52 AM EDT
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You want a minimum of 16 gig of memory and all the CPU horsepower you can get. Previously, a high-end gaming machine was a good off-the-shelf choice; not sure how all that measures up these days. 
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Posted: 4/23/2017 1:14:00 PM EDT
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I got a new Thinkpad a month or so ago that works fine; T460, 12 GB ram, 1 TB SS hard drive, i7 processor.
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Posted: 4/23/2017 1:20:44 PM EDT
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Pretty much this. Bare minimum is an i5 and 8-16gb of ram. I know a pro locally that uses a Surface Pro with maxed out everything and it runs PS and LR without a hiccup. My i3 is barely sputtering along and needs to be replaced with quickness. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You want a minimum of 16 gig of memory and all the CPU horsepower you can get. Previously, a high-end gaming machine was a good off-the-shelf choice; not sure how all that measures up these days. |
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Posted: 4/23/2017 1:32:29 PM EDT
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I bought a GoPro 5 several months ago and found out that my 3 year old desktop was not up to the task of editing my videos.
Did a fair amount of research and purchased a new one and it is handling the video editing tasks with no problem. Basic specs: i7 6700K Quad core 4 GHz 16 GB DDR4 GTX1070 8G Windows 10 home 64 240 GB SSD 2 TB 7200 RPM Hard drive. |
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Posted: 4/23/2017 1:41:40 PM EDT
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As what you are doing is part of my routine I just bought this:
HP Omen 17 VR Laptop NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB Intel i7-7700HQ (4 core/8 thread) 16GB DDR4 2400 RAM 512GB Samsung 961 M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB 7200 RPM 3 USB 3.1 ports 1 HDMI 1 Displayport 1.2 SD Card reader 802.11 a/c 17.3" 4K (UHD 3840x2160) display will also drive external 4K display simultaneously $1999 on Amazon So far it's smoking fast. I do need to switch to video rendering software that makes better use of the GPU. |
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Posted: 4/23/2017 4:01:17 PM EDT
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I don't do video, but I'm on a MacBook Air (at the moment) with an i7 and 8 gig RAM, and it's plenty for photos.
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Posted: 4/23/2017 6:42:27 PM EDT
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Don't get an i5 processor, get an i7. No hyperthreading with an i5 and it makes a huge difference rendering video. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You want a minimum of 16 gig of memory and all the CPU horsepower you can get. Previously, a high-end gaming machine was a good off-the-shelf choice; not sure how all that measures up these days. |
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Posted: 4/23/2017 10:00:03 PM EDT
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Good to know. Personally I am aiming for the latest gen i7 or better when I get around to it. Going to build a 'max everything' PC if I can swing the cash. Granted that might wait until I get a better camera too. You also might want to consider the AMD Ryzens. I was damn close to buying one. |
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Posted: 4/23/2017 10:17:29 PM EDT
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I just built a system yesterday and while I considered the i5, I ended up going with the i7 (as I was replacing an i7 from 5 years ago). You also might want to consider the AMD Ryzens. I was damn close to buying one. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Good to know. Personally I am aiming for the latest gen i7 or better when I get around to it. Going to build a 'max everything' PC if I can swing the cash. Granted that might wait until I get a better camera too. You also might want to consider the AMD Ryzens. I was damn close to buying one. 
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Posted: 4/23/2017 11:19:27 PM EDT
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I bought a GoPro 5 several months ago and found out that my 3 year old desktop was not up to the task of editing my videos. Did a fair amount of research and purchased a new one and it is handling the video editing tasks with no problem. Basic specs: i7 6700K Quad core 4 GHz 16 GB DDR4 GTX1070 8G Windows 10 home 64 240 GB SSD 2 TB 7200 RPM Hard drive. Thanks guys. Now I just need to decide laptop or desktop. That and how I'm going to afford it! |
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Posted: 4/23/2017 11:21:38 PM EDT
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As what you are doing is part of my routine I just bought this: HP Omen 17 VR Laptop NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB Intel i7-7700HQ (4 core/8 thread) 16GB DDR4 2400 RAM 512GB Samsung 961 M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB 7200 RPM 3 USB 3.1 ports 1 HDMI 1 Displayport 1.2 SD Card reader 802.11 a/c 17.3" 4K (UHD 3840x2160) display will also drive external 4K display simultaneously $1999 on Amazon So far it's smoking fast. I do need to switch to video rendering software that makes better use of the GPU. |
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Posted: 4/23/2017 11:57:11 PM EDT
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Brand name? Link to Amazon page? 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZWRP4N?tag=vglnk-c102-20 Desktop will be much cheaper, and if you don't need a 4k display built-in the same laptop is a few hundred less |
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Posted: 4/24/2017 12:56:38 AM EDT
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZWRP4N?tag=vglnk-c102-20 Desktop will be much cheaper, and if you don't need a 4k display built-in the same laptop is a few hundred less Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Brand name? Link to Amazon page?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZWRP4N?tag=vglnk-c102-20 Desktop will be much cheaper, and if you don't need a 4k display built-in the same laptop is a few hundred less |
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Posted: 4/24/2017 4:55:23 AM EDT
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My laptop is a few years old, and can still handle anything I throw at it, to include heavy duty video editing. It can handle 4k, but as I don't have the bandwidth to upload 4k, I do my video work in 1080p
It's got a good (for the time, anyway) I7-4700mq at 2.4GHZ - it's got some sort of built in auto-overclocking whatsit that boosts performance as needed, or with a button press. 16GB of bitchin fast RAM GTX 780m - 4 GB of GDDR5 , and I've got it set to pull from system RAM as needed. 2 256 GB SSDs raid0'd together for the Win7 install + programs, games, etc 1 256 GB SSD off on its own for /users and various light duty storage - I've also got a smallish swap partition here, rarely used but some programs freak if they don't find one. 1 2 TB platter drive for pics videos etc No complaints. |
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Posted: 4/24/2017 8:51:42 AM EDT
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That does look nice! Im going to compare desktops also. If I wasn't traveling I would probably just be updating my desktop in my home office (which I still may do). |
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Posted: 4/29/2017 5:26:23 PM EDT
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I was talking to the "computer guy" at Best Buy and he recommended a computer with a graphics card, is this really necessary with today's computers?
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Posted: 4/29/2017 7:26:34 PM EDT
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I was talking to the "computer guy" at Best Buy and he recommended a computer with a graphics card, is this really necessary with today's computers? |
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Posted: 4/29/2017 11:29:30 PM EDT
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For actual video editing, you are generally CPU bound, not GPU bound. The rendering taking place is actually the CPU grinding the video clips as you are constantly cutting, splicing, and trying to generate the on-the-fly preview of your resulting edit (before you actually export to the target file). The GPU does help in some regards, and some of the video editing engines (e.g. Adobe Mercury Playback Engine) are trying to take more advantage of GPU during the scrubbing and preview process.
But generally, you need to get the fastest CPU possible (and multiple cores) to get the most return when it comes to video editing. |
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Posted: 4/30/2017 9:04:48 AM EDT
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For actual video editing, you are generally CPU bound, not GPU bound. The rendering taking place is actually the CPU grinding the video clips as you are constantly cutting, splicing, and trying to generate the on-the-fly preview of your resulting edit (before you actually export to the target file). The GPU does help in some regards, and some of the video editing engines (e.g. Adobe Mercury Playback Engine) are trying to take more advantage of GPU during the scrubbing and preview process. But generally, you need to get the fastest CPU possible (and multiple cores) to get the most return when it comes to video editing. |
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