Choosing A Computer for Video Editing
Just about any computer these days can edit a simple video, even your smart phone! For serious movie making, you're going to need to step it up a notch. Especially with 4K, 6k and even 8k video, you need a computer that can handle and process all that gobs of information. You don't want your computer crashing every few minutes or sitting there locked in the spinning wheel of death every time you make an edit, do you? If you just need to edit a simple 1-minute home movie, you can do that on your iPad. But if you plan to be sitting at your computer for 3-months to a year editing your 60-90 minute feature documentary with multiple layers of video, audio and graphics, you've got some thinking to do to figure out exactly what will work best for your particular needs. One way to choose your video editing computer is to first decide what video editing software you prefer. Obviously, if you want to edit with Final Cut Pro X, then you'll want to choose a Mac. ( Premiere Pro an...