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Hi Everyone,
I have created a website and in the site, I will be adding video updates weekly. So, I purchased a camcorder that shoots 720p HD video (in both .mov and avchd). But I need a new computer and software to edit these 5-10 minute clips. Plus, I would like to add titles/slight editing to the instructional videos I had professionally shot (all in HD and range in length from 20 minutes to 58 minutes).
I have budgeted about $1,200 for a new laptop to do my video editing.
My options are:
1. MacBook Pro 13 (2 GB DDR3 RAM, 2.26 GHz, 160 GB HD model, 13" screen - $1,200) utilizing iMovie for my editing -or-
2. Dell Studio 15 (4 GB DDR3 RAM, Core i7 processor @ 1.6GHz, 250 GB HD, 512MB GB ATI video card, 15" screen - $1,000 + $130 Pinnacle Studio 14 video editing software = $1,130)
While I have never owned a Mac previously, I love both Mac and Windows -- I think they both can be great (and both can have limitations).
I have gone to my local Apple store and very quicly was able to pick up the mechanics of iMovie (I created a few movies complete with titles, transitions, picture in picture, exported to iDVD, etc.). It was awesome, but would not be as powerfull as Pinnacle Studio 14 (but Pinnacle would be a bit more complicated).
I love the portability of the Mac (better battery life, etc.) but the bigger 15" screen of the Dell may be better for video editing.
I really like both options, even though they are quite different.
First, do you believe a 2 GB, MacBook Pro will handle my video editing needs (it was fine for the little clips of 45 seconds I played around with at the Apple Store, but will it handle longer vids of 10 minutes+)?
And I would appreciate your advice on which alternative you would recommend.
Thanks in advance,
Doug
Charlotte, NC
I have created a website and in the site, I will be adding video updates weekly. So, I purchased a camcorder that shoots 720p HD video (in both .mov and avchd). But I need a new computer and software to edit these 5-10 minute clips. Plus, I would like to add titles/slight editing to the instructional videos I had professionally shot (all in HD and range in length from 20 minutes to 58 minutes).
I have budgeted about $1,200 for a new laptop to do my video editing.
My options are:
1. MacBook Pro 13 (2 GB DDR3 RAM, 2.26 GHz, 160 GB HD model, 13" screen - $1,200) utilizing iMovie for my editing -or-
2. Dell Studio 15 (4 GB DDR3 RAM, Core i7 processor @ 1.6GHz, 250 GB HD, 512MB GB ATI video card, 15" screen - $1,000 + $130 Pinnacle Studio 14 video editing software = $1,130)
While I have never owned a Mac previously, I love both Mac and Windows -- I think they both can be great (and both can have limitations).
I have gone to my local Apple store and very quicly was able to pick up the mechanics of iMovie (I created a few movies complete with titles, transitions, picture in picture, exported to iDVD, etc.). It was awesome, but would not be as powerfull as Pinnacle Studio 14 (but Pinnacle would be a bit more complicated).
I love the portability of the Mac (better battery life, etc.) but the bigger 15" screen of the Dell may be better for video editing.
I really like both options, even though they are quite different.
First, do you believe a 2 GB, MacBook Pro will handle my video editing needs (it was fine for the little clips of 45 seconds I played around with at the Apple Store, but will it handle longer vids of 10 minutes+)?
And I would appreciate your advice on which alternative you would recommend.
Thanks in advance,
Doug
Charlotte, NC