Hi. I am enquiring on behalf of a friend.
What sort of setup would be reccomended for a Yr 12 doing video work as part of their HSC.
I assume at least 16GB, and an SSD as the base.
What sort of Processor and Video card for a setup without going over the top.
I know PC Case Gear was usually good for pricing etc.
I've built numerous PC's for a local video editing crowd.
Basically more is better but need to know details like what software they are using and will it be 1080P/4K etc.
SSD is fine to install the software on just MAKE SURE to set your import and rendering folders to an external HDD (Unless you can afford a 2-3TB SSD. :) ).
Also a pretty decent PSU is important, when the whole system is rendering along you will need the power. And a decent video card as well (maybe a 1060 or equivalent? Some software prefers nvidia over AMD) as a lot of the processing can be offloaded to that.
Minimum 16GB ram I would have thought.
Alternatively find out what editing software is being used and look up the specs required for it to run properly.
If they are using Adobe software, there has been a recentish update that takes advantage of the iGPU in recent Intel CPUs which make them significantly better performers when applying heavy effects such as warp stabiliser and also significantly faster when it comes to rendering the output files than AMD CPUs.
The GPU choice doesn't matter too much for basic editing work. Just having one makes a big of a difference when it comes to using a hardware based CUDA/OpenCL rendering rather than just only using software rendering on CPU. Something like an AMD 580 or Nvidia 1060 will be more than enough for basic video editing.
Sorry, it's Adobe Premiere.
Feedback good so Far.
$1000 to $1500?
I know there is an MSI unit that looked okay, but Com1 can be unreliable.
We did consider Apple, by a $2700 27IN or $1900 21.5 I figure wouldn't cut it.
So you are looking at pre built systems, not putting together one yourself? Apple has no advantage for Adobe, you'll just end up paying a lot more for less performance. Although their screens do have a significantly better colour gamut and accuracy (which for editing is really important, but not for learning editing).
A very good starting point for a prebuilt editing system is of those Dell 15" Inspiron laptops with a 1050ti/1060 in it and a 6 core i5 for ~$1000.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/413344
Any of those systems can be upgraded to have 16GB RAM and SSD+HDD setup easily after purchase to save a few dollars.
Hi. He was an Acer lightweight Notebook(i5 8GB + 128GB SSD) unit coming, but we are upgrading the Kids PC at the same time, so as to take advantage of this. I was thinking about building something from Components. This will be a Christmas present.
$1000 will get you a pretty decent desktop - good place to start would be gaming rigs which generally have the right sort of hardware
For apple - I do edit on a 21.5" 4k iMac (8GB) using FCPX with no issues with 1080p multicam streams; though for Premier I personally prefer Windows.
My windows machine has 16GB of memory but can't say I've ever noticed usage over 6/7GB (1080p video). It's cheap enough that you may as well get 16GB up front with that budget.
I know professionals use 32GB+ for Premier but we are talking a high school student and not high pressure multicam commercial environment
The Camera is a Panasonic HCV180GNK.
Really depends on your budget, what software they would be using and if they will be editing 1080p or 4k video.
Quad core CPU (even a 3rd gen i7 would be fine), 8GB ram, large HDD (ssd optional). The Dell Optiplex deal on here would be ideal as a starting point for sub $300
Video card is also optional as it's only really used for effects and certain transitions