laptop for digital video editing
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I don't think building one is a viable option because components where I live are overpriced and don't get cheaper enough as time passes. I need a computer just for the things I stated and I have no interest in either gaming or video editing.
What do you think I should get?
Do you have any specific brand model in mind?
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These ASUS laptops
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230597
Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz) 15.6" 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M 1920 x 1080 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230592
Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz) 17.3" 12GB Memory 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M 1920 x 1080 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231089
Core i7 4700HQ(2.40GHz) 17.3" 12GB Memory 1TB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M 1920 x 1080 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot
Brand buying advice
You get what you pay for. Systems with high end parts with low prices are to be viewed with suspicion. They have to cut corners somewhere to get the price down. What cost you less today is going to cost you more tomorrow.
Apple makes a good quality laptop. The problem comes when it requires service or minor upgrades. It is near impossible to do anything with them. They even glue the battery and hard drive down so you can not change it. They solder the ram to the logic board so you can not increase it. They lock up most of the software so your stuck with what they approve.
Lenovo has serious stand behind their product problems. They bought IBM PC division and proceeded to drive the quality of the system into the ground. Their customer service is well below par. They even makes Dell customer service look good. The last and final thing to remember about them is they are a Chinese Government own company. It is up to you if you want to trust them.
Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony should be avoided because of their heavy modification of Windows and the drivers. If you remove some of the bloat they install, you can cripple the system.
Acer, Gateway, and eMachines should be avoided period. Low end system that are driving the race to the bottom.
Dell once made a good system and fell from grace. They are now struggling to regain their place in the market. Customer service is one of many problems with this company.
Alienware are glorified Dells and are more name then product. Priced extremely high for what you get. They do perform but you can get the same for less by looking around, just not packaged to be eye candy to the gamers.
Samsung has a history of using cheap parts in critical areas. Capacitors has been one area Samsung has a known history of going cheap, causing units to fail early. For that reason I would avoid them.
ASUS and HP do not modify Windows as bad as the other manufacturers. They have excellent build quality. They might add a lot of bloat but they also makes it easy to get rid of it.
Ultrabooks are the higher end of Wintel laptops but they have some of the same concerns as Apple. They make it next to impossible to change any hardware in them. Service of them will have to be done by the manufacturers. With most of them, you can not change your own battery or hard drive. They are designed to catch your eye but they are not any more special then other laptops except for the fact that they are slim or thin. Your paying for it being thin and slim. For the money your going to spend on it you can buy a much better laptop with more power.
Hybrids are the worse of the worse. The flip or detachable touch screens are just a disaster waiting to happen.
Never buy an All In One. They are far worst then laptops of any kind to service and they have a higher failure rate.
Choose wisely.
:)
What is the best way to record xbox game footage for video-editing on a PC?
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I'm using a PC laptop and running Pinnacle Studio 9. I have a miniDV camcorder too.
Answer
Capturing Xbox Video on a PC
There are 2 basic ways to get this accomplished, direct to PC and w/ a Digital Video Camera.
Direct to PC
First off, you'll probably need a half-decent PC. If you don't plan on doing alot of editing, a ~1.5Ghz with at least 256MB RAM should get you started, and you'll need at least a GB or two of Hard Disk space to store the video while you're working on it, depending on how long your segments are. In order to record video on a PC, you will also need a Video Capture card and capture software. Some video cards may have this, so look on your PC and check if there is a yellow RCA or S-Video INPUT plug next to the VGA/DVI Output. If you're not sure, check the manual or website for your PC/Video Card. A Video Capture Card is NOT the same as a TV Tuner card, though many TV Tuner cards may also include video capture capabilities. These cards usually start in the $50-$75 range and go up from there. There are also external video capture devices, but if you're considering one of these, make sure you have a USB2 or Firewire connection for the device, since USB1 will be a little slow when dealing w/ Video. If you have a laptop, another option may be a PC Card (PCMCIA) Capture Card. The capture card will have a composite input (OK), an S-Video input (Better), or maybe both. This is the only device we know of at the moment that uses component inputs. There is a list of available cards at VideoHelp.com, including prices, technical details, and user comments about most of them.
Once you have a capture device, you'll need to connect it to the PC. Do NOT assume you can just connect it directly to the PC and play 'live'. Generally, there will be a slight delay as the video passes through the PC, so you don't want to be playing your game while watching it on the PC monitor. Therefore, you will probably want to consider one of the following connection methods:
1) Splitter - Use a composite Y-Cable (cheap) or S-video splitter (not so cheap) to split the output of the Xbox to BOTH the TV and PC. You can use the Radio Shack Video Distribution Amplifier as a splitter, especially for long cable runs, and it will also convert Composite to S-Video if your TV and PC inputs don't match. Basically, you'll connect the Xbox cables to the Y-Cables/Splitter, and the splitter to the TV and PC. Anything you do while in the game should be visible on the TV in real-time, and maybe slightly delayed on the PC. Don't forget your audio cables! They will be split as well using simple RCA Y cables, available at Radio Shack or any electronics store.
2) Monitor Out - Some TV's have a 'monitor' jacks to OUTPUT whatever is on the screen. You'll connect your Xbox to your TV as you normally would, then run another cable from the TV to your Video Capture card/device. Most of the time, this Monitor output is only Composite, so it may not be the optimal method. If you are using a decent A/V Reciever, there may also be a monitor output on the reciever that you could use as well.
Once you got everything connected, you should be able to use whatever video capture software that came with your device to display the signal that's input into the PC in a window or full-screen on video monitor and start recording it. Assuming you're recording to the AVI file format for future editing, try recording at 480x640 or 720x480 before going to any higher resolution (or 'NTSC' if your card lists options in that manner). This is the best you'll get over a composite or S-video connection, so increasing it probably won't make much of a difference.
Digital Video Camera
This one is pretty simple, as long as your camera has Video Inputs (as most do). Connect the camera to the Tv and make sure you can see what the camera sees on the TV (the TV is on the right input, etc...). Connect your Xbox to the Camera. Record your video by pressing "REC" on the camera. When you're done, connect the camera to the PC and you can transfer the video to the PC as per your camera's software instructions. Many software programs will even let you control the camera directly from the software, so you may be able to have the camera connected to the PC at the same time and control it through the software.
For more general information on capturing and working with video on a PC, check out the guides at Videohelp.com
I abstract this news from http://forums.xbox.com/2635140/ShowPost.aspx
hoping the news can be helpful.
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