what is the best computer for video editing?

Megz Luvzu

hey:) whats the best computer for editing "professional" videos?
and/or software?? thanks(:

P.S. also if you know any great cameras for filming(such as the canon 600D) i would appreciate other suggestions(:

Answer
Please stay away from Macs if all else fails... High performance desktops are a lot cheaper than laptops and I would recommend you get a gaming desktop or a gaming laptop (but they will be a lot more expensive). The main reason I say a gaming desktop is because the hardware / components are very good for Video Editing program like Sony Vegas for example. You will need a good Graphics Card, a good CPU, and a sufficient amount of RAM memory and you can get that in a retailed gaming PC. I doubt you're going to want to build your own computer but you can get a very HIGH-END system for around $500 - $1,000. If you want a high-end laptop then you're looking at around $1,000 to $1,500 for video editing. I currently have a Dell Alienware M14x laptop and when I edited videos in Sony Vegas it handled it easy.
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My laptop "specs" were;

Operating System:
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1

***CPU:
Intel Core i7 2720QM @ 2.20GHz
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology

***RAM:
4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 797MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard:
Alienware M14xR1 (CPU1)

Graphics:Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000

***Discrete Graphics Card:
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

Hard Drive:
977GB Seagate ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB (SATA)

Optical Drives:
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GS30N

Audio:
Realtek High Definition Audio
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That's the kind of hardware I have in my laptop and you're going to want to have a good discrete graphics card if you can get one. Don't spend too much on them because you can get to ridiculous price ranges. Anyways besides all of that... Do some more research on Google and you should get exactly what you wanted.

P.S. Stick with Cannon DSLR's. They're the best. Especially the Rebel models.

HELP IN PLAYING AND EDITING THE VIDEO FROM A CANON DSLR?

d E i y O

im using a canon 500d and a 4GB class 10 SDHC kingston memory card.. recently i recorded few clips from my friends for i want to make a teaser/trailer. i used 720p @ 30fps and i didnt use up all the memory from the memory card. but when i transfer it to my laptop (dell vostro)..it has some problem in playing the video in the laptop. the video doesnt play smoothly (it lags). and i cant seem to edit it in any video editing software (windows movie maker or sony vegas).. whats the reason behind this? why cant it play smoothly on my laptop despite that im using a class 10 memory card? is it from the video format or something else is causing this? and what type of video format should i convert the video to? need ur help in this..need some advices and suggestions..thank you in advance.

Answer
The biggest problem is your laptop. 95% of the editing I do is on a desktop....and I had to do several upgrades on that to make it handle video editing smoothly (more memory, new video card, sound card, and power supply.....ohhhh, and an additional hard drive for more storage)

When I got a laptop, the first thing I looked for is one that could play GTA4 and BlackOps. If a computer (desktop or laptop) has issues running a graphics intensive game, then it will have issues with video editing.

With a laptop, about the only additional "upgrade" you can make is to add more RAM.

As far editing, you may need to make sure that the program can handle H.264 video (MPEG-4/AVC). You may need a H.264 CODEC (COmpression/DECompression) driver. I prefer the K-Lite CODEC pack... http://download.cnet.com/K-Lite-Mega-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10794603.html

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