Laptop for video editing?

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mike98024

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Hi-
Please forgive me if this is the wrong section to ask this question. I would like to create several 2-3 minute movies for my online business, and I believe that Corel Video Studio Pro X2 is the software for me. However, my laptop is a Lenovo3000 N200 with a dual core T2310 processor- 1.46Ghz and 2MB of ram with Windows XP as the operating system. Is this enough computer for that program? I know the answer is probably obvious, but I am confused as to how dual core affects clock speed calculations in a program like this. I know a newer machine would be good, but the economy has me clutching every dollar like it is my last (it may be).
Thanks in advance. Hope my question wasn't too dumb. Mike
 
What is your budget? Have you ever considered a Mac? How serious of video editing are you going to be doing?
 
Hi-
I am hoping to produce amateur video that looks clean and interesting- better than average but not a showpiece of video production. I will not be using every tool in the box. I don't have time to learn it that thoroughly.
My budget needs to be as low as possible, but if I need a new machine, I would like to keep the tower under $600. I have not considered Mac because I am not familiar with it. Is that what you would recommend? Thanks, tlarkin- Mike
 
Your laptop should be fine for SD editing. Capture video through firewire and edit and it should handle it without a hitch. DV video is very easy on computers and should work quite smoothly.

Now...if you want to get into HD videos, you'll need something pretty substantial. I've poked around with such videos on my computers (listed below) and they completely stall. At least with Premiere Pro and Aftereffects. I have tried some Linux editing software and it worked rather smootly. I just didn't care to stray away from Premiere...
 
Thank you! That is exactly what I needed to know. For the kind of work I am doing, SD is fine. (And when you look like I do, High Definition is scary)
I just found this forum, and it rocks! I look forward to hanging out and getting smarter.
Thanks again- Mike
 
Well if you are going to be mobile and load lots of video on your laptop you will want some external FW hard drives that way your internal drive isn't being as taxed as much when you load large raw unedited video files on it. Remember no matter what system you get, your biggest bottle neck is always going to be disk I/O.

I only brought up the Mac because in my personal opinion for things like audio and video editing/recording they seem to accelerate over the rest. Not saying you can't do it with a PC but if you wanted to get the best machine for the dollar I recommend final cut with a Mac.

Then again, some people don't like Final Cut and prefer something else.

Just make sure your laptop has firewire ports, and they supply sufficient power to the port.
 
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