Video editing on a Laptop?
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May 23, 2006 at 10:57 AM #42458
Anonymous
InactiveI would like some advice on doing video editing on a laptop. I hear it’s not really a way to go. I saw a PC laptop with a gig of memory, 100 gig hard drive with firewire port, and DVD writer. the salesperson said I was better off to buy a Mac and video edit from there. but I am looking to go mobile and on location without carry my desktop. any suggestions?
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May 23, 2006 at 1:15 PM #178338
Anonymous
InactiveBest I can sugest is get a Apple Powerbook G4 they are perfect for Video Editing on the GO.
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May 23, 2006 at 4:39 PM #178339
Anonymous
InactiveI’m using a Gateway M520 Widescreen (it’s last year’s model); XP Home, 2.8Ghz P4 with 1.5Gb of RAM and Sony Vegas Movie Studio 4 with DVD Archtect (about $90). Just moved up from an old 8mm cam to a Canon GL-2.
Zero problems.
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May 30, 2006 at 12:07 PM #178340
Anonymous
Inactiveheycisco,
Two things to consider are: the scale of your project and the stability of your equipment.
While laptops are really powerfull now, an external hard drive is almost mandatory for an intensive project. Keeping your media on one drive and your editing application on the other will allieviate strain on your equipment.
Laptops are prone to wear and tear by their portable nature. This can lead to unstable editing environments. It’d be good to check into the "failure rates" of specific models.
Many people use laptops to edit, myself included. They are a wonderfull way to bring your project with you wherever you go.
-Andrew Burke, Videomaker
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May 30, 2006 at 8:25 PM #178341
tpainter
ParticipantOne of the biggest problems with laptops are the slower hard drive speeds.
Now, there is one piece of software that I would recommend — DVRack by Serious Magic. It enables you to record directly to the hard drive and enables your laptop to serve as a field monitor. I would still recommend using a more substantial desktop system for editing though.
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