Video editing software?

[MZ-N10]

the macbook pro is a good notebook for video editings. its got a core duo, 1 gig ram (upgradable), and a x1600. but u might want to wait for the new core2duo(merom core) which is suppose to be 15-20% faster then teh exisiting coreduo. the main problem is tat the macbook pro starts at about 1700 and the top of the line is around 2500. for 1500 u could go with like a dell 1505 or a regular macbook. they both use basically the same hardware, coreduo, 512-1gig ram, and the onboard intel 950 video.

one thing to really look out for is harddrive room like nfp said. but i would go for a notebook with massive hd room. 1st 2.5" r slow the faster ones are 5400rpm compared to the standard 7200rpm on 3.5", 2nd theyre expensive most desktop hd r less then 1 dollar a gig but 2.5s r about if not more then 1 dollar per gig. there are plenty of CHEAP external solution. i think last week there was a 500gb hd at costco for 150ish and a enclosure is about 30.

i dont do video editing (ve) but i do do gamin rigs which r very similar to ve setups. if ur co-work is serious about ve then i would suggest he/she look into a desktop, theyre way cheaper to get going. with 1500 u can get a pretty respectible computer.

[Tone]

Final Cut Pro and DVD Pro kick but on Premier. Heck, even with iMovie, you can kick out a professional movie without the hassles of a PC. Oh yeah, and you'll have to BUY Premier for $150 - the Mac is ready to do it all right out of the box. A laptop would not be my choice for editing either - I like the 20" screen and a many gigs of RAM (along with cheaper, faster, LARGER IDE/SATA drives. My 18 my 18 minutes of Moab at low resolution took up 30gigs before rendering and you'll need that much extra while rendering. But you can hook up an external drive to the laptop - 500gB externals are going for around $239.

I sure wish MZ could use complete words and sentences all the time - anyone else have trouble understanding his posts? Must be a lazy age thing.

[nfpgasmask]

I've never used Final Cut, but I hear it is really good and easy also. As far as "hassles of a PC", not sure what you mean there Tone I built my PC myself and it runs like a champ, no hassles to speak of other than trying to cram as much into one case as possible!!

Mac or PC, Pepsi or Coke, manual or automatic, its just a matter of personal preference I think, and somewhat also what you have learned on. Also, I think if you are not very computer literate, you may want to go with a Mac, as most people who are not computer savvy find them more intuitive. I myself have been using PCs all my life, and I like the flexibility and customizability (is that a word?) of PCs. Macs are too proprietary and too limited in my opinion. But then again, I haven't messed around on a Mac in several years, and I know they have come A LONG way as far as compatibility goes.


Bart

Final Cut Pro and DVD Pro kick but on Premier. Heck, even with iMovie, you can kick out a professional movie without the hassles of a PC. Oh yeah, and you'll have to BUY Premier for $150 - the Mac is ready to do it all right out of the box. A laptop would not be my choice for editing either - I like the 20" screen and a many gigs of RAM (along with cheaper, faster, LARGER IDE/SATA drives. My 18 my 18 minutes of Moab at low resolution took up 30gigs before rendering and you'll need that much extra while rendering. But you can hook up an external drive to the laptop - 500gB externals are going for around $239.

I sure wish MZ could use complete words and sentences all the time - anyone else have trouble understanding his posts? Must be a lazy age thing.

[MZ-N10]

I sure wish MZ could use complete words and sentences all the time - anyone else have trouble understanding his posts? Must be a lazy age thing.

Here you go Tone, better?

The macbook pro is a good notebook for video editing. It’s got a core duo, 1 gig ram (upgradeable), and an x1600. But u might want to wait for the new core2duo (megrim core) which is suppose to be 15-20% faster then the existing core duo. The main problem is tat the macbook pro starts at about 1700 and the top of the line is around 2500. For 1500 u could go with like a dell 1505 or a regular macbook. They both use basically the same hardware, core duo, 512-1gig ram, and the onboard Intel 950 video.

One thing to really look out for is hard drive room like nfp said. But I would go for a notebook with massive HD room. 1st 2.5" r slow the faster ones are 5400rpm compared to the standard 7200rpm on 3.5", 2nd they’re expensive most desktop HD r less then 1 dollar a gig but 2.5s r about if not more then 1 dollar per gig. There are plenty of CHEAP external solutions. I think last week there was a 500 GB HD at Costco for 150ish and an enclosure is about 30.

I don’t do video editing (ve) but I do gamin rigs which r very similar to ve setups. If your co-work is serious about ve then I would suggest he/she look into a desktop, they’re way cheaper to get going. With 1500 u can get a pretty respectable computer.