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You're
in the market for a video editing PC. This page is
designed to share with you what we've learnt from
years of experience. It will tell you what makes a
good video editing PC.
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a video editing machine that is right for you
More
information on video
editing software,
video
editing cards
and other
video editing equipment
What
do you need for video editing?
Video
editing applications are very demanding. When
you render a clip i.e. write it out to the hard
disk, you'll appreciate the need for speed. On a
fast machine, rendering can take minutes. On a
slow machine it will take hours. That's the
biggest "creativity killer". But it's
not just the time it takes. When the PC
performance is below par you will lose frames when
transferring video to or from the camera.
What's
makes for a powerful video editing machine?
1.
A fast PC with enough storage
Several components
contribute to the making of a performance PC, but the
most important component is what most people
pay the least attention to. More of that
later.
Some
of the important components of a good video
editing machine are a fast processor and
motherboard, a high performance graphics card and
enough RAM, not just enough RAM, but also high
speed RAM. You want a good video
editing card. You need to have a large hard disk
for storage of video clips which take up a lot of
space, and preferably two hard disks, one for
Windows and one for the video clips. Don't forget that the speed of the hard
disk is vitally important (and not just when
reading or saving a video file). Having a fast hard
disk is crucial to the whole video editing
process. Tips on hard
disk performance tuning.
2.
Decent Video Editing card and software
More
details: On non-linear
editing, video
editing cards
and video
editing software
3.
The other important ingredient. The most
important factor in having a high performance
video editing PC is the builder of the system. The
difference in performance between the same set of
hardware when put together by a knowledgeable
amateur and when built and configured by a
specialist in video editing PCs can be absolutely
phenomenal.
Surely,
we must be exaggerating?! No, we kid you not. You
could end up spending £3000 on a video editing PC
and getting the performance of a £1000 budget
model. Here's one example: It's universally accepted that
you need a fast hard disk for video editing. So let's say you identify a
make/model of fast hard disk and request it in
your PC. Now, irrespective of who builds your PC
the hard disk speed should be a constant,
shouldn't it? See some startling
evidence
of the difference it can make.
Our
competence on fine tuning/performance isn't
restricted to just hard disks. We've won enough
independent awards in the PC press to testify to
our competence at the performance end of the
market. some
quotes
We hand build each PC and each one is an
individual work of art. other
things we do differently
So, accept no compromise. Choose your PC
manufacturer with care. It's your own hard earned
money you're forking over.
In
conclusion
We've
have many years of accumulated experience in the
specialist video editing field, going back to the
days when we used PR133 (!) and Intel 133 Mhz CPUs,
and had to use SCSI hard disks because IDE was too
slow.
Since
then hardware and software improvements have been
dramatic and you can buy a home PC today with more
video editing power than Hollywood's best equipment in the 80s and 90s. Our skills and expertise in the
field have kept us ahead of the market and
consolidated
our position as leaders in the field.
We've
provided video editing solutions ranging from budget
machines for local photographers (wedding videos and
the like), to hi-definition TV quality video editing
beasts for "large multinationals", to post
production equipment for the film industry. We've also developed a range of
imaginative archiving/storage/backup and other
solutions. Call our sales lines on 0870 22 00 444 if you have any
questions, and speak to an expert today.
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some independent advice
and some excellent information on all things to do
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