Editing with a 2.2 ghz mac book

jolle · jolle #1 (**permalink**)

02-14-2010, 04:02 AM

Hi, i have a 2.2ghz aluminium macbook and i was wondering if video editing using adobe premier pro will work with it ? Would it be necessary to upgrade my ram from 2gb to 4 gb ? I also understood that i would be needing a faster HD ? but unfortunately my macbook doesnt have a firewire port so will external hard drives with usb 2.0 be fast enough ? if not , should i replace my internal HD to a 7200rpm HD ? thanks

chas_m · chas_m #2 (**permalink**)

02-14-2010, 05:32 AM

I use a 2.16GHz (older than yours) BlackBook to edit video on iMovie all the time.

Adobe being a RAM, um, lady of the evening ... I would go ahead and bump up that RAM as far as you can, yes.

For standard definition video, you should be okay with your setup as-is (barely). This really isn't the IDEAL machine for such work, but it should be "okay."

If you're going to do this on a regular basis or you're dealing with HD, I'd forget that machine and move up ASAP.

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Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,705 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	02-14-2010, 05:32 AM I use a 2.16GHz (older than yours) BlackBook to edit video on iMovie all the time. Adobe being a RAM, um, lady of the evening ... I would go ahead and bump up that RAM as far as you can, yes. For standard definition video, you should be okay with your setup as-is (barely). This really isn't the IDEAL machine for such work, but it should be "okay." If you're going to do this on a regular basis or you're dealing with HD, I'd forget that machine and move up ASAP. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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Member Since: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 1	02-14-2010, 04:02 AM Hi, i have a 2.2ghz aluminium macbook and i was wondering if video editing using adobe premier pro will work with it ? Would it be necessary to upgrade my ram from 2gb to 4 gb ? I also understood that i would be needing a faster HD ? but unfortunately my macbook doesnt have a firewire port so will external hard drives with usb 2.0 be fast enough ? if not , should i replace my internal HD to a 7200rpm HD ? thanks
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