My specs 'good' enough for video editing?

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  1. Posts : 17,661
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    I have made some 100+ Windows videos to my YouTube channel, most of them posted in Ten Forums video thread. Over 80% of those videos have been made using Cyberling PowerDirector on a slow, low end laptop:

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    In addition, that laptop only has one 5,400 RPM hard disk.

    Apart from the fact that video encoding is relatively slow on that laptop, PowerDirector needing about minute and a half to encode / save one minute of HD 1920*1080 video, I have never had any issues with it regarding video editing.

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  2. Posts : 30
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       #12

    Hi Kari, I have never used Powerdirector before but it sounds interesting now for me. Are there any other editing programs that don't need much performance? Sony Vegas for example?
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  4. Posts : 17,661
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       #14

    Westland1940 said:
    Hi Kari, I have never used Powerdirector before but it sounds interesting now for me. Are there any other editing programs that don't need much performance? Sony Vegas for example?
    First, Adobe Premiere has no issues in working on that Asus laptop of mine which is not nearly as powerful as yours. I've tested it enough to know it works just fine.

    I've only tested Vegas a few times. it's easy to use and needs quite a little of resources. However, I've not found any video editors even close as good as PowerDirector. It is my choice, the one and only video editor I recommend. It is available as stand-alone product, or as part of Director Suite subscriptionm which I recommend because it gives you always the latest version.

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  5. Posts : 11,247
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       #15

    Hi there.

    contrary to what most people think basic Video editing doesn't actually require the same intensive graphic card (GPU) that gaming or 3D apps require. Not involved with gaming here but bog standard video for films / photos / presentations.

    What you DO need though is as much RAM as you can get hold of plus the fastest disks (SSD's) for scratch / temporary edit files.

    The editing program itself doesn't have to be on the SSD as this is loaded in at the start of your session but keeping all I/O on to the scratch / temporary areas on the SSD will pay huge dividends. I'd also ensure the output file (final edited video) is also built on the SSD -- when completed then copy it to your archive / spinners / network drives etc.

    You'll also need a modicum of decent compute power too -- depending on the size and compleity of the edited file -- an I5 would be a minimum I'd say although for low rez (vga type stuff) for youtube you could get away with an i3 - don't even think of trying to mess around with 4K UHD video though with that cpu.

    Your graphics card is probably fit for purpose -- ensure the other specs are OK.

    Cheers
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  6. Posts : 30
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       #16

    Hi Jim, I have two SSD disks, one from the laptop and the other one is from myself, the Samsung 850 Evo 500GB.

    I will start soon on a new project with the lenght of probably around 1 hour, using Vegas Pro. I will post my experience with these specs (i5, 16gb, 1050) later on. Thanks for the help and tips.
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  7. Posts : 30
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       #17

    Ok this next subject hasn't anything to do with editing, but my laptop gets hot pretty fast. I was watching a film on my tv through a HDMI cable, and I noticed that the laptop became pretty hot.


    Is this normal? The laptop felt pretty hot.
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  8. Posts : 7
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       #18

    Tom's Guide editorial tested several free video editors in terms of performance a couple of months ago.
    Hitfilm Express, VSDC Video Editor, and Shotcut seem to consume less PC power than most solutions.
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       #19

    There's not terribly much difference between the i5-7300HQ and the i7-7700HQ ... SpecMark 6800 vs 8800.
    And as Clintlgm has already said: "Since you already purchased this notebook, it's not likely that you can even change CPU ..."

    As for RAM ... you won't know how much you need until you work with the computer.
    The "more is better" mantra is nonsense. More is only better when you don't have enough. Any more than that is no better.

    So try it out and see.
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