Best Laptop for Video Editing: 2014-03-09

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Video editing software?

Ahn So Hee

Hey, so I'm looking for a video editing app, which can also make slide shows with pictures :)
i need one where you can cut it.
and when you make a slide show there are effects, just like the windows movie maker. :)
and I can chipmunk my voice :) (optional)

Thanks! :)
Thanks for the answers :)
Really appreciated.
God Bless Everyone :))

Answer
Hi,
All free video editors have many limitations.
I highly recommend these video suites - inexpensive, powerful and easy to use:

Audio Video Suite: http://avs-video-suite.org (includes Video/Audio/Photo editors, converters and much more, 18 tools suite)

Movavi Video Suite: http://movavi.org (my choice :) Video Converter, Video Editor, Slideshow Creator, Screen Capture and more. You can purchase each program separately, at a lower price)

Support for all major video formats, many filters, transitions and special effects
You can try them for free and choose the best for you.

Best of luck!

Video editing software?

EverioBaby

Ok recently my other computer broke. So now i'm using a Windows Me Edition computer and i need Editing software that supports windows me and works with a jvc everio ( MOD ) File type.
If not could anyone tell me of a Video file converter that works with windows me?
Thanks in advance - James

Answer
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There is a integrated powerful video converter of the cool app: SocuSoft Web Video Player.

=>Best optimize videos of different formatsfor Nokia series, iPod series, iPhone series, PSP, Zune, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Blackberry, Dopod, Creative Zen, Archos, iRiver, 3GS, Google phone (T-mobile G1) and other portable devices.

=>Convert movies, flash videos (FLV), MOV, WMV, MPEG-4, MPG, RM, RMVB, AVI, DivX, XviD, VOB, ASF, DV, 3GP, M1V, M2V into AVI, SWF, WMV, MP4, MOV, 3GP, FLV, MPG, MPEG4, MPEG and MPEG-II

=>Extract audio / music from video clips into MP3, WAV, WMA, M4A, OGG, AAC, AMR and MP2

=> Put videos to websites/blogs/forums and more and play online

Source: http://www.web-video-player.com

P.S. Below is the link. Hope it could help you.

Perfect Solutions: Trim, Split, Merge or Convert Videos and Extract Sound Clips
http://www.web-video-player.com.socu/support/trim-split-merge-convert-video-extract-audio.php

You may find out more at its Tutorials section on support page: http://www.web-video-player.com/support.php

What's the best, free, video editing software?

RandomNorm

I've got Windows Vista with Windows Movie Maker, but I'm wondering, are there any better free video editing software that I can easily download out there?

Answer
A LIST:

Avid Free DV
Free DV is Avidâs free video editing software, and it works with both Macs and PCs. Itâs a stripped down version of Avidâs professional software, and gives users limited video and audio editing capabilities.

Jump Cut
An online entry, Jump Cutâs free video editing software allows you to cut video, and add audio, photos, effects and titles right on the web.

Virtual Dub
Virtual Dub offers simple editing capabilities. You canât get too creative with the software, but you can use it to make simple, clean edits in your video footage. Virtual Dub works with PCs only.

Wax
Wax is a bit datedâcirca 2004âand the interface looks ancient, but the software comes with a very helpful guide and allows for a lot of creativity.

Zwei-Stein
This free editing software works with Macs, PCs and and Linux systems. Itâs easy to download, with a colorful, sparse interface.

Jahshaka
âPowering the New Hollywood,â Jahshaka is a free, open source video editing software, that will give you powerful editing capabilities.

HyperEngine-AV
This is a popular free software for Macs. The âtracklessâ editing system makes it easy to combine video, audio and photos.

iMovie
iMovie comes free with new Macs. The latest version, iMovie HD 6 offers many options for editing video and audio, and adding photos, music and narration to your movies.
Begin Editing With iMovie
Create a Photomontage With iMovie
Edit Video Clips in iMovie

Movie Maker
Movie Maker is Windowâs free video editing software, which comes installed on new PCs.

http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/editingsoftware/a/freevidedit.htm

Any good free video editing software out there?

George

I can't find any. All my friends are telling me to download a cracked version of Sony Vegas but I don't want to because it's illegal and I think it's unfair to Sony :/ So any good ones? I just want to make montages and stuff for my games. Windows movie maker seems a little basic for me, and I think the quality isn't always amazing exporting it. So any free ones? Thanks. 10 points for best one and even better if you could link a youtube video showing how it works and stuff :)

Answer
You can try any of these Video Editing Softwares... They are all Free.

VirtualDub : http://www.virtualdub.org/
A powerful freeware video editor with lots of features, including a choice of compression codecs, splitting, addition of audio tracks. Excellent.

Avidemux : http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/
Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.

Avedit : http://www.am-soft.ru/aviedit.html
It is a great tool to work with .AVI files. Regardless of small executable size, this avi editor offers you unlimited power of digital video processing. Some high-tech tricks included into AVIedit allows you to perform with ease and fun the many interesting things, like video warping, color restore, noise reduction and so on...

WAX : http://www.debugmode.com/wax/
Wax is a high performance and flexible video compositing and special effects software. The idea for Wax is to be very general purpose and flexible in video compositing and effects, so that you can compose your dream video sequence with ease everytime.

ZS4 Video Editor : http://www.zs4.net/free-software-downloads .
ZS4 Video Editor is video editing and compositing software which aims to provide media experts with a facility to combine a variety of media types (currently photos, videos and audio files) into one (or more) output file(s). This program is currently available for OS X, Linux and Windows.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Video editing software.?

Mitch

So I used to use Windows live movie maker to edit my game recordings as it had the codec required. But now windows live movie maker has changed to a crap movie maker that crashes and freezes. I have sony vegas 10 but it doesn't have the codec AVI to edit my recordings. So now I don't know what to do. Any help would be much appreciated :)
But when i try to import it says it doesn't have the codec AVI it's not the rendering it's the importing that's the problem :)
Anyone know how I could fix this problem with Sony Vegas? It's a good programme. If only I could use it.

Answer
A program with over 2000 effects, easy to learn and can do things Windows movie Maker could never do. Another program with even more effects and Timeline space also.

Pinnacle Studio 14 HD Ultimate & Sony Vegas Pro 10

Screen Shot, Top Picture - http://asimplelife.ca/nle.html Upgrade your computer to AVCHD specs below and you can run both programs seen on my Web Page on your computer. Just Rejig the search term below in the YouTube search, from the instructions below.

This is not a program that can run on any computer, see below -

Minimum System Requirements

WindowsÂ® 7, Windows VistaÂ® (SP2), or Windows XP (SP3)
IntelÂ® PentiumÂ® or AMD Athlonâ¢ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
-Intel Coreâ¢ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*
-Intel Coreâ¢ 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for
AVCHD* 1920
1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
DirectXÂ® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended)
-256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
DirectX 9 (or higher) compatible sound card
3.8 GB of disk space
DVD-ROM drive to install software

Import Formats

â¢Video: AVCHD*, AVCHD Lite*, BD Blu-ray*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivXÂ®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4)*, WMV, non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTimeÂ® MOV (DV, MPEG-4*, H.264*), DivX PlusÂ® MKV*
â¢Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA
â¢Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K

If interested, link below takes you to the site, but you can get this $80 program for free. Do this by opening a web browser, surfing over to YouTube. Once there, in the search box on that site, enter 'Pinnacle Studio 14' or âSony Vegas Pro 10â. Youâre looking for free download, find a link or video that says that, in the video description, there will be link for a free download. Make sure, before you do this, to make sure your computer can meet or exceed those Specs above, and pay special attention to the AVCHD specs if you have or are going to get a HD camcorder.

http://www.videomaker.com/article/14635 Pinnacle Studio 14 Ultimate Collection

http://www.videomaker.com/article/15120 Sony Vegas Pro 10

what is the best free video editing software?

need help

Answer
The best free video editing software believe it or not is Windows Movie Maker. If your willing to spend a little bit for a better product I recommend Ulead Video Studio or Adobe Premiere Elements. You can even download a free trial of either product to see if it will meet your needs. But if you need free software take a look at some of the options.

Windows MovieMaker 2 is a capable little editor and ships free with virtually all new XP computers these days package.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

Virtual dub
A powerful freeware video editor with lots of features, including a choice of compression codecs, splitting, addition of audio tracks. Excellent.
http://www.virtualdub.org/

WAX
Wax is a high performance and flexible video compositing and special effects software. The idea for Wax is to be very general purpose and flexible in video compositing and effects, so that you can compose your dream video sequence with ease everytime.
http://www.debugmode.com/wax/

Zwei-Stein
Zwei-Stein 3.01 is a freeware non-linear, non-destructive video compositing and editing system which offers many advanced features unavailable elsewhere.
With Zwei-Stein you can edit up to 256 video, audio and still image clips, each with up to 64 effects chained serially. Cropping, panning and custom effects are easy with automatic key frames.
http://www.thugsatbay.com/tab/?q=zweistein

Avedit
It is a great tool to work with .AVI files. Regardless of small executable size, this avi editor offers you unlimited power of digital video processing. Some high-tech tricks included into AVIedit allows you to perform with ease and fun the many interesting things, like video warping, color restore, noise reduction and so on...
http://www.am-soft.ru/aviedit.html

Chopper XP
Chopper XP is a tool that lets you extract a part of any DVD easily. It is a Vob cutting program with a video display and a great interface. You just need to scroll to a location and select mark in and out points. The program also lets you set any priority of extraction and displays the estimated time left for extraction.
http://www.digital-miner.com/chopperxp.html

Virtual Edit
Virtual Edit is a semi-professional software video editing package aimed at ambitious content creators to video novices, who want to produce material with a slick and professional look, on a limited budget. Virtual Edit has been written by experts with experience in the Television and Broadcasting industries, which has been encapsulated in this simple software package.
http://www.virtualedit.net/home.htm

http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/

Video editing software thats free?

Emily

i have a google chromebook and i need some really good video editing software to like edit youtube videos?

Answer
Hello friend, there are several good video editing software available for you. they are listed below.

1.Windows Live Movie Maker
Windows Live Movie Maker â that comes as a part of Windows Live Essentials suite â is a powerful and feature-rich video editing software by Microsoft. You can edit videos, audio, add all kinds of effects, add photos directly from Windows Live Photo Gallery and do much more. Thereâs also an interesting feature called the AutoMovie theme that lets you quickly choose photos and videos and then automatically create a movie out of them in no time.

2. VideoToolBox
VideoToolBox is a pretty impressive online video editing tool thatâs free. It can accept video file up to 600 MB in size and has a range of features to cater to all your video editing needs. It also has a video recorder tool. Weâve covered it here â VideoToolBox: Online Video Editor to Convert, Crop, Merge & Split Video Files.

3. iMovie
iMovie is Appleâs flagship movie making software that comes bundled with the iLife suite for Macs. It has an impressive array of features including People finder, a feature that can find faces in the video. You can also create quick trailers of your videos with iMovie.

4. Wax
Wax is an advanced video editing tool that can add 2D and 3D effects to your videos apart from doing various other kinds of video editing tasks. It is Windows only, and also comes as a plugin to popular (and costly) video editing software like Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe Premiere. So, if you are a professional user, you too could make use of this tool.

5. Stupeflix
Stupeflix is a nice online video editing tool that can help you create quick videos out of the images you upload by adding some pretty cool effects. You can also pull in the images from Flickr, Facebook or Picasa accounts. The free account limits the videos to 1 min, but thatâs usually enough if you are looking to create something short and sweet. Read more here â Stupeflix is a Powerful Tool to Make and Edit Videos Online.

Hey so is there a video editing software for the chromebook?

Lauren Ish

Chromebook sucks. But anyways, I Love the vegas movie studio thing but it doesnt work on chromebook. Is there anything like it? :/ Thank you

Answer
There's plenty of open source (therefore gratis) video editing software.

For ChromeOS:
http://alternativeto.net/software/windows-movie-maker/?platform=chrome-os#content

For other operating systems:
http://guide.debianizzati.org/index.php/Tabella_Software#Video
http://linguistico.sourceforge.net/pages/software_libero/video.html#editing

For Windows:
http://alternativeto.net/software/windows-movie-maker/?license=free&platform=windows

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Best laptop for video editing?

Kira

I currently have a hp Pavilion dv7, i5 core and running Windows 7. It's alright, but Sony Vegas is a pain in the rear to use. It always crashes on me, doesn't feel like working, etc. I know how to use pretty much all types if video editing software, (Final Cut, too), and either way, I don't mind learning. The thing is I'm going to start film school and I want a good, decent computer that's reliable and not going to let me down when it comes to video editing, because that's pretty much what I'm going to be doing. It would also be nice if it's simply just an all-around good laptop. Mac or PC, I don't have a particular preference, just tell me which is the best route to go.

Answer
Although I now own an HP laptop for personal use, for video editing, I always preferred my Mac. It was very user friendly and everything was easy to do on there. However, my problem with my last Mac laptop was how flimsy the actual casing was. I switched not because it stopped working, but because the bezel holding the screen in broke and Apple wanted $800 to fix it. They didn't have a bezel to switch out. They said I had to put a brand new screen (top piece) on it. The screen itself was still fine. I talked to them and got them down to 400, but that was NOT including the service which I would have had to pay. I couldn't see paying for that when I could get a new machine that was faster and did everything I needed it to do. Windows 7 is very similar to Mac, but as far as video editing, I still prefer my Mac. I just can't move it off the desk anymore. As you know, you'll need something with a lot of memory and a fast processor. So basically if you can afford the Mac and are very careful with it, I'd go that route. Most professionals do use them. All my friends that are in the business do, actually. Hope that helps.

What laptop should I get?

Joe

I'm going to be a freshman in high school and I'm looking to get a laptop for writing papers, doing research. I'm also in a multi media mass class that shows how to make podcasts, edit videos, make websites ect. I was wondering what brand and model of laptop I should get if I want to do those things?

Answer
ASUS laptop.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230987
Core i5 3230M(2.60GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 1600 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVDÂ±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce Dedicated 2GB GT 610M 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot 5.8 lbs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230416
Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 14.1" 8GB Memory 750GB HDD 5400rpm DVDÂ±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce Dedicated 1GB GT 620M

These HP that can be customized to what you need, Bump the APU and ram for better performance.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C9W57AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000fb8mNv9y;sid=NID2W1inOb6JXwkRbh2qz4GoAJwzDmy78dUe8LW2AJwzDtPc7Kuhl6jI?HP-ENVY-15z-j000-Notebook-PC A8-5550M APU HD 8000 Series Graphics 6GB DDR3 750GB 5400 rpm HD Starting at $530

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-Pavilion/D1H55AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000fb8mNv9y;sid=NID2W1inOb6JXwkRbh2qz4GoAJwzDmy78dUe8LW2AJwzDtPc7Kuhl6jI?HP-Pavilion-17z-e000-Notebook-PC A4-5000 APU HD 8330G 4GB DDR3 500GB 5400 rpm HD Starting at $450 Your choice of 4 colors

These are not customizable

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C2K91UA;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000ptFcn-Ce;sid=UfkUk5vYup7bi8p-xu5OB0LXZeXRxq_ElKxaT319WyKZOCFLk0_Q5UIX?HP-ENVY-Sleekbook-6-1110us
HP SleekBook AMD Quad-Core A8-4555M APU AMD Radeon HD 7600G 4 GB DDR3 500 GB SATA (5400 rpm) $700 less then an inch thick 4.5lbs

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C2N66UA;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000ptFcn-Ce;sid=UfkUk5vYup7bi8p-xu5OB0LXZeXRxq_ElKxaT319WyKZOCFLk0_Q5UIX?HP-ENVY-dv7-7230us-Notebook-PC
17" DV7-7230US laptop AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M APU AMD Radeon HD 7640G 6 GB DDR3 750 GB SATA (5400 rpm) $750

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 laptop for video editing?

FireHawk

I love video editing! I have had a Desktop PC for a long time and done some great work with it however, I am ready to move to something more advanced than what I have been doing (Windows Movie Maker). Since I want a new computer, I might as well go portable. I like Apple's macbooks, but I wanted to see if there were any other computers that offered everything that macs offer and maybe more features for less $$$. Any Suggestions?

Answer
Hi FireHawk,
video editing requires a powerful and speedy machine. Many of their laptops
are designed for video games, which means that their multi-media capabilities are top of the line. Though Alienware is one of the best, Hewlett-Packard is good too. Make sure to get quality graphics and audio cards. nVIDIA makes great graphics cards while Audigy sound cards are best for real-time editing.

Try Alienware M17X - Laptop with IntelCore 2 Quad Processor, 17" LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB HARD DRIVE - Intel Core 2 Quad Processor,
17" LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB HARD DRIVE
IntelÂ® CoreTM2 Quad processor Q9000 Features 4 processing cores,
1066MHz system bus, 6MB cache and 2.0GHz processor speed per core.
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port and 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics Features 1GB dedicated video memory for intense detail.
17" WXGA+ LCD widescreen display With 1440 x 900 resolution showcases movies, games and other images in impressive detail http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JI4ZP6?ie=UTF8&tag=digitsy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003JI4ZP6

Best PC laptop for video editing?

Music Is M

Hi!

I'm a film student looking to buy a new laptop this week, but I don't want to spend more than $1,200. I want the best possible quality I can get! I know macs are the big thing but on my budget I feel like I can get a faster/better computer in that price range by getting a PC. Also I edit with Avid Media Composer and Adobe premier/suite so if you know a laptop that handles those well... let me know!

Suggestions??

Also are computers that are good for gaming also good for video editing? I was checking out graphics cards and gaming computers seem to have the best ones!

Any opinions on this Toshiba?
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=2000044488

Btw... I'm pretty skeptical about hp laptops because my last two broke and they always overheat!
To clarify, I am not looking for a gaming computer or a mac! Just a computer that will run fast and support intense video editing!

Answer
The Toshiba Qosmio X870 you're looking at isn't a good choice. The problem with that laptop is that it comes with a 17.3" 1600x900 display (as opposed to a 17.3" 1920x1080 display). 1600x900 resolution in a 17.3" display makes things onscreen large, and 17.3" displays that have 1600x900 resolution tend to be low-grade LCD panels with very poor image quality due to low contrast. You should make a point to avoid displays like this (15.6" 1366x768, 17.3" 1600x900, etc.) when it is reasonable to do so, unless you require the larger text for eyesight-related reasons.

This is more of an issue than a lot of other things. For example, an i5-3210M (as opposed to maybe an i7-3630QM) is not a terrible processor, a GTX 660M (as opposed to maybe a GTX 670M) is not a terrible GPU, but a 17.3" 1600x900 display is a terrible display. You need to be concerned with improving a display that's pretty bad before you start focusing on other aspects that are already pretty good in a lot of models.

Also note that things like the 12GB RAM, 3GB video memory, etc. are there purely for marketing purposes. They don't improve your gaming experience. You are not going to notice a difference in gaming by having more than ~8GB, and if you end up needing more in other programs than keep in mind that it's very cheap and easy to add more memory in after-market if you get a computer that has less memory than you need. As for the video memory: A 1.5GB GTX 670M is just as good as the 3GB version. The video memory is not the bottleneck, the GPU chip itself is. You'll see essentially the same performance on a 1.5GB version as you'll see on a version with unlimited memory.

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That said, take a look at these models:

*Malibal Lotus P150EM** (GTX 670M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$1041 no tax**
- http://www.malibal.com/boutique/pc/configurePrd.asp?idProduct=524
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9130-gaming-laptop-clevo-p151em1-p-4340.html?wconfigure=yes (XoticPC Sager NP9130: Same thing, but forces a lot of upgrades)
- Select Windows under Operating System if you cannot acquire your own copy for cheaper.
- Generally, you'd want either the GTX 670M or 670MX GPU upgrade (GTX 670M already stock in Sager).

**MSI GX60** (AMD A10-4600M CPU, Radeon 7970M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$1199 no tax**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/msi-gx60-1ac021us-p-5009.html?wconfigure=yes

**Malibal P150EM-SE** (Radeon 7970M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$1400 no tax**
- http://www.malibal.com/boutique/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=525
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9150-clevo-p150em-p-4341.html?wconfigure=yes (XoticPC Sager NP9150: Same thing, but forces a lot of upgrades)
- Above price is the Malibal model with the 7970M GPU upgrade. If you are choosing the 660M/670M/670MX, check out the NP9130/P150EM-non-SE.
- 17.3" versions also available.

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**Sager NP6350** (GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$999 no tax**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6350-clevo-w350etq-ships-midseptember-p-4897.html?wconfigure=yes
- Select Windows under Operating System if you cannot acquire your own copy for cheaper.
- Recommended: Matte display upgrade.
- 17.3" version available too

**Lenovo IdeaPad Y580** (GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$899 + tax**
- Sign up and sign in here: http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/na/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/Lenovo:EnterStdAffinity?affinity=barnesnoblegold (Barnes and Noble Gold discount page)
- http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/barnesnoblegold/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/config.workflow:ConfigureMtmAsItem?mtm-item=:000001C9:0000972B:
- Click the green "Activate" button in the cart
- Avoid any models that come with the 1366x768 display and not the 1920x1080 display.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Panasonic TM700 video editing?

bleh

I'm considering purchasing a Panasonic TM700 camcorder. How strong of a laptop will I need to edit the 1080p60 video? The format is avchd. I'm going to be getting a new laptop/desktop (preferably laptop) as well soon, so specs on the pc can be changed. I'll be using Adobe Premiere CS5 to edit. Thanks for any help =)

specs for laptop:
i7 740qm 1.73ghz/2.93ghz turbo or a i5-540m 2.53ghz
1GB GDDR3 NVIDIAÂ® GeForceÂ® GTX 260M
4gigs of ram (can add more)
500GB SATAII 7,200RPM
I'm going to get a pc not a mac =)

Answer
That laptop will be on the edge. My suggestions:

1) Adobe Premiere minimum requirements are posted at Adobe. Be sure the computer exceeds the minimum requirements.

2) Faster CPU is always better - especially for the resource intensive AVCHD compressed MTS files.

3) More RAM is always helpful. 4 gig is OK, more is WAY better.

4) Use an external drive for the video project files. This way the system and virtual memory on the internal drive are not fighting the read/write access for the video project.

Whether the camcorder will actually meet your requirements is unknown since we don't know what you plan to capture to video.

What are your plans for archiving the video? Are you using a NAS?

What are your plans for video sharing? Online only or are you planning to use the computer's DVD burning capabilities? Any plans for a Blu Ray burner? High definition video uses LOTS of space. When you compress the video, you are discarding video data and reducing video quality.

High Definition Movies?

Sulik

I wanted to know if my laptop with dvd rw can play high definition dvds?
yea i dont mean blu ray i mean the hi definition dvd want to buy one off amazon

Answer
What do you mean by high definition DVDs? There are only DVDs and Blu-Rays now. And you need a Blu-Ray player if you want to watch Blu-Ray movies.

Even if you were to download an mkv file (which is a high def movie compression codec) there's still a chance you wouldn't be able to play it properly on your laptop due to your video card.

EDIT: high definition DVDs as in HDs? As in the high definition format discs they no longer make? No. You would need an HD DVD player.

Video editing software?

K/\TIE

Is there something I could download for windows 7, thats like imovie or windows movie maker.. but I want it to be really easy to use and it cant harm my computer, i'm only 13 and I'm not very good at editing videos. It's not really for editing it's just for putting titles on the beginning. I want to be able to do something like whats on the very beginning of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1NA5ROiNk4

also it has to be free :)

Answer
FileLab is a freeware video editing program for just about all platforms (Mac, PC, etc...). It has many transition and video effects, very good title editor, and customized color correction to include brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and gamma.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYbAe-mUscs

Video Editing Software?

Carly N.

I would like to maybe start a YouTube channel. My main inspirations are JennxPenn, ConnorFranta, Our2ndLife, etc. Their videos are really fun and creative and I am in love with their editing skills!! Unfortunately, they all have Mac computers and I don't (I have a HP G62). Which means they use Final Cut Pro and I can't. However, I think there's still some pretty good editing softwares out there for PCs (hopefully!). I would really appreciate some suggestions as to which software I should buy. Is there anything that's pretty close to Final Cut Pro?? I'm also saving up for a Canon Rebel t3i, if that's any help. :)

Answer
Final Cut Pro costs US$299. Adobe Premier Pro is similar.

Cheaper is Sony Vegas. All the PC semi-pro video guys use it.

NOTE: Never pay more for the software than you paid for the camera. Typically, pro video editing software is for TV and Hollywood, not for home movies or Youtube. These days, people steal a lot of software, so they may or may not have bought FCP. In fact, almost all the stuff you see on Youtube can be done in iMovie or Windows Movie Maker.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Which computer for video editing?

jeff

I recently received a GoPro Hero. I'm trying to edit HD videos in a program called Adobe Premiere Pro. My Current computer is from 2005 and is lacking the requirements needed to run Adobe Premiere Pro. I'm only looking to spend between $300-$450. More specific, I'm looking at a laptop with an intel i5 processor and 4g of ram. An alternative laptop to that one is one with an intel i3 processor and 4g of ram. Will the i5 make a vast difference?

Answer
If you want to get really serious with your video editing, I would highly suggest a desktop as opposed to a laptop. They're generally faster and all around more customizable. A good one to look at on your budget range is something with at least a Dual core processor, 4GB of DDR3 or more of RAM, and a 500-1TB SATA HDD. As for graphics, I just got a computer specifically for video editing, and an ATI Radeon HD 4XXX series works well. This would probably be a good computer for you: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Desktop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+X2+Processor+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive/3152154.p?id=1218380515754&skuId=3152154

Video Editing computer?

redsox1229

I need a good editing computer, and i already ahve a windows computer, im looking forward to getting a mac but im curious to see which laptop people think would be the best, i already ahve an external hard drive so space isnt a problem, now it is just a question of what kind to get, im also looking to sya somewhere below 1500 dollars so i was wondering what people think would be the best computer i could buy for the money., i as also wondering what people were thinkin and if they knew of any place that customizes macs, thanks for any feedback

Answer
I am using a 2.0 GHz MacBook Pro to edit video. It's probably the RAM, but this computer is faster than my Dual 1.8 G5 that I just sold. I have this laptop maxed out with 2 GB RAM, and it is oh so smooth, especially with Video. I'm using an external disk w/ Firewire 400. It works just fine. It does get hot, but my room is a little too warm anyway. It runs a lot cooler in a cooler environment.

Monday, March 10, 2014

what is the best laptop under 700 dollars for video editing?

Bob Kingsl

Answer
Id say, probably a Dell studio, or Toshiba.

For video editing, and i cant bleieve im actually going to submit this but i would say go for a MAC. this is what macs were intended for, and they are best designed for video and music editing. They are much smoother with video rendering and tend to have faster memory base than PC regarding it as well.

now, let me go clean my vomit off the floor....

basic video editing laptop for under $700?

Bagel

I know it sounds ridiculous, but I'm looking for something that will handle Premiere decently and at least work with after effects. If I have anything heavy duty to be done, I can have it done at a workstation... Is there such thing as a laptop with a video card (and duh, a dv port) under $700?

So, what will be pretty reliable and give me the most bang for the buck? (besides a macbook, I know)

Answer
A laptop that will do Adobe Pemier for under $700 .. yeh right.

Next.

Try $1000+ or get a MacBook or MacBook Pro

The gruntier your laptop the better off you will be. There is no use trying to cut corners on cost when it comes to video editing unless you like waiting around for things to take their time.

I don't

Any good video editing software besides windows movie maker?

BassSinger

I'm trying to edit several videos however windows movie maker is becoming a pain in the butt for me. Is there a good free video editing software that may be similar to windows movie maker?

Answer
FileLab is a freeware video editing program for just about all platforms (Mac, PC, etc...). I use it a lot to make YouTube videos. It runs in your browser using a simple plug-in download. It has many transition and video effects, very good title editor, and customized color correction to include brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and gamma. This tutorial on FileLab was made with FileLab
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYbAe-mUscs

VSDC is also freeware, but has much more advanced capabilities than FileLab, such as green screen! It's not as obvious or easy to use as FileLab, but did I already mention it has green screen (chroma key), and it's free? Also, it is capable of editing in most most popular video formats and compression schemes including high definition (HD), AVI, H.264, MP4, MKV, MTS, 3GP, WMV, QT, MP3, MPEG2 FLV, SWF. YouTube. Get it now while it's free because eventually this will go payware.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luyOn5DdUZs&feature=plcp

What are the other video editing softwares beside Windows Movie Maker?

Julian C

Dear all,

Are there any other softwares similar to WMM that I can use to create videos?

Help me please

Answer
Check out Adobe after effect for special effect or adobe premier for video editing.

Does anybody know a good free video editing software?

doug

Answer
Video Editing:

Lightworks; semi-free alternative to Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas.
http://lwks.com

Lightworks has been used in the movie industry for more than 20 years. Lightworks also has the fastest workflow in the industry.

Lightworks used to cost more than $1,000, but now Lightworks Pro costs $60/year and you can download a free version from their website.

Sony Vegas costs $600 and that's the same price as using Lightworks Pro for 10 years.

Editors using Lightworks have produced numerous internationally renowned and Oscar and Emmy award-winning feature films and television programs, including The King's Speech, The Departed, Mission Impossible, Braveheart, and Pulp Fiction.

And yes! Lightworks is FREE if you don't need pro video codecs and you can use the free version as long as you want.

Lightworks Tutorials
http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD45705BA08852C0

Color Grading:

Use color grading to make the video "pop to life", to change the mood, or to make it look more like a movie or TV show.

DaVinci Resolve is the industry standard for color grading.
http://blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve

You can download a FREE version of DaVinci Resolve from their website.

DaVinci Resolve (Demo)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tAbaIfMYys0

Video editing software?

David B

I'm in year 11 and i have to make a video for a few minutes promoting my school....what's a good program i can get for free to do my editing etc...also i will be recording using my video camera should i use dvd-r disks or a dvd-rw disk what would u recommend? and how will i get the video onto my computer do i just put the disk in my computer? before i format it?
please help I've never done this sort of thing before
thanks alot!!

Answer
A demo version of Ulead MediaStudio Pro (www.ulead.com) is free for 30 days and will let you do just about anything you could want with a video. It just might be a little difficult to learn for someone who hasn't edited before. I know for a fact that it has a DVD import plug-in that you can use to capture footage from a DVD. Just put the disc in, follow the instruction manual about how to use the DVD import plug-in, and pick the parts you want to import.

Ulead VideoStudio is easier to learn, though it has fewer features than MediaStudio Pro. It MIGHT have DVD import, I'm not sure. I haven't used the most recent version.

In addition, check to see if your video camera came with any sort of video import/converting software. You might be able to hook your camera up, via USB or "FireWire" (aka iLink or IEEE 1394), and get the video into the computer through that.

I can't comment much more specifically without knowing exactly what kind of camera you have.

What's a good FREE video-editing program, similar to Sony Vegas Movie Maker?

suezzle

I'm getting interested in video-editing and I'm looking for a great program to use (Nothing hardcore, for a professional high-paying job, but nothing low budget, either). My friend uses the "Vegas Movie Maker" program (I think it's called), and it has a lot nice features, and layout. But that costs money...like, $200.

Does anyone know of a good, full-featured, intuative (easy to self-teach) video-editing program? ...Remember - FREE.

**DO NOOOOOT Suggest Windows Movie Maker - It sucks.

I want to be able edit not only the types of effects, but the length and duration of them, different volumes at different times throughout a single clip, have multiple videos/audios at once, condense or expand the length of clips without "cutting" them (basically, slow-mo or fast-forward), etc etc...

Thanks!!!

Answer
VideoSpin is a free brand new tool that allows you to create your own movie clips in minutes using your own videos and pictures. With this fully functional video editing software you can:

* Mix videos, photos and music together
* Add titles and transitions
* Upload to the web in a snap!
* Direct upload to YouTube and Flash support

http://videospin.com/default.asp

video editing software?

josh f

i need a video editing software that has a time line story board and all that. similar to windows movie maker or camtasia studio 4.

Answer
You may try the best software I have seen AVS Video Tools. It can convert to/from all key format, upload video or DVD directly to key portables like iPod, Sony PSP, Archos, Zen Creative, and mobiles.

It can capture video from DV or webcams, TV tuners, DVB-T, DVB-S, transfer VHS tapes to DVD, remove commercials, edit video, copy and burn DVDs and video files: AVI (DivX, XviD, etc.), MP4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2, QuickTime (MOV, QT), SWF, DVD, VOB, VRO, MPEG 1,2,4, MPG, DAT, VCD, SVCD, ASF, H.263, H.264, RM, DVR-MS.

Free download link:
http://www.dvd-video-converters.com/vide...
Step by step guide link:
http://www.dvd-video-converters.com/dvdv...
More information here:
http://answers.yahoo.com

i need video editing software?

kiss me!!!

i only have half a gb of ram. i cant afford a new computer but i need some sort of video editing software for my course. i have audacity so i no extremely basic software will work. this comp is also only 32bit so i'm pretty limited. sony vagas def doesn't work and no adobe will work cause they need one gb of ram minimum. some one please help

Answer
Unforfortunately, your computer barely meets the requirements for doing any video work. It isn't the fact that's it's 32 bit - there's not that many video editors that need that yet, but given the amount of memory and probably your processor the rendering of the finished video is going to take ages.

Windows Movie Maker should already be on your computer if not you can get it from http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/windows-movie-maker.html Version 2.6 will probably work for you.

Tutorials for it can be found at http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/

There are others though...

Wax - http://www.debugmode.com/wax/ - this is also a compositor - a bit like Adobe's After Effects
Zwei-Stein - http://www.thugsatbay.com/tab/?q=zweistein - it's good but their interface is simply awful
TrakAxPC - http://www.trakax.com/software/pc/download/
VideoSpin - http://www.videospin.com/
VideoPad - the free version - http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html - I like this one
Lightworks - http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ - another good one

VirtualDub, RAD Video tools, AVITricks and Avidemux are also good tools you should look at. Although not full editors like the others they have some useful features.

All of these editors are free.

I think that Lightworks and Wax together would be a good video editing system for free but WMM would still be good for you. You're going to have to check if your computer meets the minimum requirements for any of these editors.

Video editing...?

**!**shelb

i have just started making videos for youtube. i want to be able to do special effects and voiceovers for them though (like make my voice sound like a chipmunk). i dont want to buy $300 dollar editing software (i dont want to buy software at all) i went online and found a free downloadable software and all was goin well i installed it, i opened it...yaaa...but...when i went to start to put a video on to start to edit it, it said that the software co. made an illegal actiaon and then it closes and then ill open it again and put the video on to start to edit and the same screen pops up...now for my question.... can i fix this problem by myself or do i have to find another software online? and if i should get another software, what should i get??? IT MUST BE TOTALLY FREEEEEE AND IT MUST BE DOWNLOADABLE OFF OF THE INTERNET!!!!!!!!!!!!! by the way the thing i downloaded was called like Wax 2.0.....THANX YAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer
it sounds like you're trying to edit sound effects, but you're using video program to edit sound, which may not work, video programs usually import the sounds previously made, some have sound editing extensions adding on, so not sure what tools you were using, so try sound editor to make sounds, then import to video sound track with movie separate,

Audacity,
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
wavosaur
http://www.wavosaur.com/
ac3filter.
http://ac3filter.net/projects/ac3filter
wavepad
http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/screenshots.html

virtualdub
http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Virtualdub?all=1
avidemux,
http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/AviDemux

Avid Free DV
http://download.chip.eu/en/Avid-Free-DV-1.6.1_101934.html
http://www.avid.com/products/freedv/tutorials/index.asp
mac
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/avidfreedv.html
t@b ZS4 Free Video Editing Software
http://www.zs4.net/free-software-downloads

..

what gives a computer/laptop its ability to edit HD video?

Change

like on vegas pro

what is the minimal needed of GB and whatnot?

Answer
If you look at the specifications chart (in the sources) you will find the minimal requirements for running Vegas Pro 10.

Generally for HD video editing, you may need to dish out a bit more money to get the better versions of a PC's main components.

1.) CPU (Central Processing Unit). The CPU is the brain of the computer. Sony recommends you have a multicore processor, such as the Intel i5 (dual core, with some being a quad core) or the Intel i7 (quad core) processors which are common options for laptops today.

2.) Video Card. This takes most of the rendering and visual computing load off of the CPU. You will find that most laptop dealers will offer an addition of a video card with 1GB of video RAM on-board. I would recommend getting it.

3.) Hard Disk Drive (HDD). With editing and saving HD video files, you are going to eat up a bunch of memory space. I would recommend at least a 500 GB Hard Drive if you are going to be saving a lot of videos.

4.) RAM (Random Access Memory). This really effects the speed of your computer, allowing for the computer to save bits of data that it will need in the next few processes. This helps speed up rendering times, and just makes your computer generally able to completely take advantage of your preccessor's speed. I would recommend 4 GB at least if you are going to be running Windows 7.

Which video editing software of windows can edit videos like a hollywood movie?

Ashok

Just I wanna learn the basic idea of video editing, like background editing and other dream effects like hollywood movie.
So, I wanna know which video editor of windows should I use.
If I can know it then I'll be very glad.
Please tell me.

Answer
Video Editing:

Lightworks; semi-free alternative to Avid ($1,200), Adobe Premiere ($240/year), and Sony Vegas ($600).
http://lwks.com

Lightworks has been used in the movie industry for more than 20 years. Lightworks also has the fastest workflow in the industry.

Lightworks used to cost more than $1,000, but now Lightworks Pro costs $60/year and you can download a free version from their website.

Editors using Lightworks have produced numerous internationally renowned and Oscar and Emmy award-winning feature films and television programs, including The King's Speech, The Departed, Mission Impossible, Braveheart, and Pulp Fiction.

Lightworks is FREE if you don't need pro video codecs and you can use the free version as long as you want.

Lightworks Tutorials
http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD45705BA08852C0

3D Animation and VFX Compositing:

Blender; free alternative to Maya ($3,700) and After Effects ($240/year).
http://blender.org

Blender has a complete VFX pipeline in one single software package. Blender has tools for modeling, sculpting, rigging, animation, rotoscoping, chroma keying (green screen), motion tracking, smoke, fire, and fluid simulation, particles, destruction, physics, color grading, node compositing, and video editing.

After Effects uses "layer-based" compositing. Blender uses "node-based" compositing similar to Nuke ($4,155); used in the movie industry http://thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke

Blender has more advanced features but After Effects is easier to use.

The easiest and most detailed tutorial on how to use Blender is Neal Hirsig's tutorial at http://gryllus.net/Blender/3D.html

Start with the first four lessons of Neal Hirsig's tutorial.

Blender is 100% free with full functionality, no adware, no spyware, and no viruses, and you're allowed to use Blender in any production without having to pay for anything.

Blender Artists (community forum)
http://blenderartists.org/forum

Blender Cookie (tutorials)
http://cgcookie.com/blender

Blender Demo Reel 2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1XZGulDxz9o
Tears of Steel VFX Breakdown (Blender)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nawbpZOKpD8

What do professionals use for video editing software! like hollywood stuff!?

godsguy94

please dont say sony vegas or after effects.............

Answer
They use Avid. But I think some studios are starting to use Apple's Final Cut Pro, but Im not sure. If you are looking to buy it, I think Avid is really expensive, and probably would slow your computer down a lot. You should get Pinnacle studio, it is made by the company that makes Avid, and it is the best editing software you can get for the money i think (for Windows anyway, personally I'm a Mac user).

MacBook Pro 13 or 15 inch?

Jay

Well I wanna buy a Macbook for Christmas and I wanna tell my parents exactly which one. 13 or 15
I do like the fact that the 13 inch is 2.9 GHz and its a i7 and the 15 inch is only 2.3 GHz but an i7 also. I don't really wanna get the retina display one because I didn't think it was worth it. But here are some stuff I like to do.

-Editing(Photoshop,After Effects)
-Browsing
-Watching videos
-Music
-Downloading music/videos
-Occasionally play games like COD
6 minutes ago - 4 days left to answer.

Answer
Hey bud. I would suggest the Macbook Air. The Macbook Pros (non-retina) use a standard HDD. The Air uses crazy fast flash storage, and you WILL notice the difference. Also, the 13 inch Pro is an embarrassing 1280x800 resolution, while the Air has a higher 1400x900 resolution.

The Air is a much better laptop than the Pro.

When you have flash storage, the 2.9 GHz vs 1.8 will NOT matter. The flash storage is crazy fast,
Source(s):
Dealing with Apple laptops for 10 years

Photoshop on the standard 13 inch Macbook Pro?

Izayaa

I might be getting a Macbook Pro soon, which I'm really excited about! I've been wanting one, and now that I'm moving away from my family to study at a really good school they might be sending me with a new Macbook Pro! My laptop is all used out and I can't use it without it being plugged, and it's realllyyyy slow whenever I use big applications like Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4. It's even slow on the internet sometimes, and I have to always run clean ups. This Macbook Pro will be a huge relief for me, I hope.

I'm thinking about getting the refurbished baseline Macbook Pro 13-inch. Like, the cheapest Macbook Pro 13 inch that I can buy. I use Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4 daily. I just want to be able to run these applications smoothly and flawlessly. I often run Lightroom and Photoshop together at the same time, but sometimes it can be REALLYYYYYY slow.

My computer is a Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit HP Compaq Presario. It was only $400 when I got it about two years ago. But how much faster is this baseline Macbook Pro than your average $400 Windows PC?

I'm pretty sure getting this Macbook Pro isn't a bad idea because I'll only mainly be using it for daily Lightroom and Photoshop, and maybe video editing, and of course using the web. BUT, I'm not a Mac user so I don't know how much a Mac can take.

Answer
The cheapest MacBook Pro 13 inch, would run Adobe Photoshop and light room for fairly well, better than your HP. But the program should really tax it, I would look into getting a more recent version of the 13, and maybe even an older 15. The 2011 13, should do your programs flawlessly, with lightning speed. You really don't ever want to buy refurbished computer, a refurbished computer has been used, and that means it's lifespan is lower. It's processors, hard drive, graphics card, screen, keyboard, and everything else has been used a lot. It may be a better investment to give a new one. Refurbished computers may only last two years, if you're lucky it will last more, but since it's been used, there's no way to know. Macs are made with the highest quality computer products on the market, I would look into getting a new one rather than a refurbished one.

Sunday, March 9, 2014

which dell laptop is best for video editing and graphics purpose?

Suman

I am searching a laptop for video editing and graphics job. Also i want to do compilation of software and web development job through laptop. I need a such type of laptop of DELL company. Thank you.

Answer
Hi Suman,

As you want to use the system for video editing and graphics intensive applications, I would suggest that you order a system with discrete video card, or better still, one with NVidia Optimus or AMD Switchable Graphics technology, that can utilize both integrated and discrete Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). This would allow you to use the discrete GPU for graphic intensive applications and integrated one for normal use to save power. The system should also have a good processor and maximum possible memory.

As you would be using the system for work, getting a Solid State Drive (SSD) instead of a regular hard drive would also be a great idea. SSD does not have moving parts like a conventional hard drive, and therefore, is less prone to failure, providing better data safety.

A custom configured Dell XPS would be my choice for the job. You may look for, customize and order a Dell laptop on the following link:

http://dell.to/fuJhLb

Hope this helps.

Regards,
GauravS

I need help with customizing my laptop.?

Bats

I need it for directing and writing up scripts and video editing. I dont want to go all out with everything i just want it to get my by with college

here is what i need it for
-Video editing
-Typing up scripts
-Video watching
-Internet
-And for school/classes

now i kinda want you to help me custom my laptop heres the link

http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MB471LL/A?mco=MTkzOTI0Ng

thanks
Kinda on a budget so keep it under $4000

Answer
lol a 4000 dollar budget is enormous so you don't have to really have to give up on any performance. If you want video editing your gonna need a lot of ram and processing power because video editing is very ram/cpu intensive. Typing scripts can be accomplished on any computer -.- with notepad. For internet you may want to go for a wireless-n built in or better. If your using it for school you might want pre-built in software suchs as microsoft office. And if you want good videos go for a higher end video card. Hope that helps.

Are these Laptop specs good enough to handle HD video editing?

xbldoggieo

IntelÂ® Coreâ¢ 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz)

MicrosoftÂ® Windows VistaÂ® Home Premium 64-bit

4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)

320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [7200 rpm]

DVDÂ±R DL / DVDÂ±RW / DVD-RAM Drive

ATI Mobility Radeonâ¢ HD 3650 with 512MB vRAM

LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHDâ¢)

I will be editing in Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe After Effects -

Answer
The proc is too slow for my tastes. The memory is a bit slow, too. Probably, the bus is on the low end. You should have a second HDD to serve as a scratch disk, and preferably, you should be using a striped RAID.

Generally speaking, video editing is very hard on the proc, southbridge and other parts; you're going to have one hot laptop on your hands. And it's not going to be very quick.

Ideally, quad-core Xeon at 3.5+ GHz, DDR3-2000 RAM and SATA RAID 0 on twin 500GBs running 10,000 RPM

Good laptop for video and image editing?

Alex F

I am learning video(sony vegas 8) and image(photoshop cs4) editing.
My laptop(HP dv2810us) is kinda slow for running that software...it works,but a lot of glitches,so I am looking into upgrading..What is the best option for me?...my research shows,that hp dv7-2270us is not bad,it costs $950 and has good graphics card (ATI Mobility Radeonâ¢ HD 4650 (M96) with up to 2815MB total available graphics memory with 1024MB dedicated)...
So what do you think?

P.S.I am not switching to Apple!

Answer
Try http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/laptop_studio_17/pd.aspx?refid=laptop_studio_17&s=dhs&cs=19 (use coupon codes if you are buying any laptop from any store)

Where To Download Free Video Editing Program Or Software?

Cody B

Where can I Download a decent video editing Program for free? Not free trials of vegas, free full programs or software please. Thanks.

Answer
Photobucket is a great web based and FREE editing tools. The software behind it comes from Adobe who make some of the best commercial ($$$) photo and video editors. Also check out Jaycut which allows you to export and save your videos! If you need/want more features downloading VideoSpin, VideoPad or VideoThang are great options. Still free, but you have to download the software. For under $100 you can buy Adobe Premiere Elements.

There is also new freeware version of Windows Movie Maker that works on Windows Vista, XP and even Windows 7. Microsoft has added and deleted features from each version and this version has all the features from each version plus some extras.

http://www.edit-photos.net/video
http://www.squidoo.com/youtube-video-editing

free video editing software download?

Music Midg

I need to edit this video for Youtube. Nothing fancy, just need to delete a couple of seconds and add a picture before the video starts. Any links you can provide me with for a free video editing software download?

Answer
Windows Movie Maker is better than most people give it credit. Version 2.6 was probably the best, or at least the most configurable and you can get it here - http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/windows-movie-maker.html

For a comparison of the different versions see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Movie_Maker

Take a look at some of the tutorials at http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/

If you don't want to use WMM then you've still got quite a choice...

Wax - http://www.debugmode.com/wax/ - this is also a compositor - a bit like Adobe's After Effects
Zwei-Stein - http://www.thugsatbay.com/tab/?q=zweistein - it's good but their interface is simply awful
TrakAxPC - http://www.trakax.com/software/pc/
VideoSpin - http://www.videospin.com/
VideoPad - the free version - http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/
Lightworks - http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ - I like this one

VirtualDub, RAD Video tools, AVITricks and Avidemux are also good tools you should look at. Although not full editors like the others they have some useful features.

Lightworks and Wax together are a good video editing system for free.

A good free video editing software?

Jasmine

What is a good free video editing software that I can download? One that lets you put different different videos together and add effects.

Does anybody know any good video editing software for free?

Jolly

Answer
Free video editing software list for all platforms.

WINDOWS:

Windows Free Media Editor. Its called Windows Movie Maker.
You must use IE to download this product as well, Open source browsers will not allow you to access the site I believe. Windows MovieMaker 2 is a capable little editor and ships free with virtually all new XP computers these days, with upgrades available on the Microsoft Website and other addons available as part of the Plus! package.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx or
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Blender
model â¢ shade â¢ animate â¢ render â¢ composite â¢ interactive 3d
Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems.
http://www.blender.org/

Jashaka
The worlds first open source, hardware accelerate editing and effects system! Well worth to check it out.
http://www.jahshaka.org/

Virtual dub
A powerful freeware video editor with lots of features, including a choice of compression codecs, splitting, addition of audio tracks. Excellent.
http://www.virtualdub.org/

WAX
Wax is a high performance and flexible video compositing and special effects software. The idea for Wax is to be very general purpose and flexible in video compositing and effects, so that you can compose your dream video sequence with ease everytime.
http://www.debugmode.com/wax/

Zwei-Stein
Zwei-Stein 3.01 is a freeware non-linear, non-destructive video compositing and editing system which offers many advanced features unavailable elsewhere.
With Zwei-Stein you can edit up to 256 video, audio and still image clips, each with up to 64 effects chained serially. Cropping, panning and custom effects are easy with automatic key frames.
http://www.thugsatbay.com/tab/?q=zweistein_download

ZS4 Video Editor
ZS4 Video Editor is video editing and compositing software which aims to provide media experts with a facility to combine a variety of media types (currently photos, videos and audio files) into one (or more) output file(s).
http://www.zs4.net/free-software-downloads

Avedit
It is a great tool to work with .AVI files. Regardless of small executable size, this avi editor offers you unlimited power of digital video processing. Some high-tech tricks included into AVIedit allows you to perform with ease and fun the many interesting things, like video warping, color restore, noise reduction and so on...
http://www.am-soft.ru/aviedit.html

Avidemux
Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.
http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/

DDClip Free 2.23
New version is not free ;-) old one is though.
http://www.softlab-nsk.com/ddclipro/free.html

Atomic Learning's FREE Video StoryBoard Pro
http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/storyboardpro

SolveigMM AVI Trimmer
SolveigMM AVI Trimmer is a free video editor to allow you to AVI movie cut extremely fast and lossless. This freeware AVI editor software is small, smart, easy to use and involves no encoding/decoding processes. Video enthusiasts use AVI Trimmer to cut commercials, cut video files or edit video for YouTube. AVI Trimmer solves annoying out of sync problem. It operates with all known types of AVI including DV AVI type 1 and 2.
http://www.solveigmm.com/?Products&p=AVITrimmer .

Should I get a Windows laptop for video-editing?

I have a MacBook Pro,but I don't know how to use BootCamp for Windows programs (I don't know what to do or what I need - like do I have to backup my MacBook or anything like that?). I'm still trying to find some sort of walk through on how to do it though (I know that I can just use iMovie,but its too complicated for me and I used Sony Vegas Pro 8 and it was sooo easy and I want to use it again).

So I was thinking about just going out and buying a cheap,but good Windows laptop so I can use some of the Windows-only programs. But then again,I would be wasting money and my time going out and buying a laptop when I already have one . . .

What do you think I should do?

Answer
boot camp is pretty simple.

you do not need to back up your mac (the data wont be touched). boot camp makes a separate partition (splits your hard disk in 2), and one is for windows, the other is for mac. you will need a windows install disk though.

this walk through should help: http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/windows-classic-linux-other-os/118720-guide-winxp-via-bootcamp-walkthrough.html

How can i edit a video like this?

Yahooer

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WXx5gmuARkk
is this possible to do with windows movie maker? if not could you name a free editting software for me to try out?
i basically just want to be able to have several videos on the screen at the same time along with the audio.

Answer
My laptop doesn't want to load the video, so I can't comment.

but if you want effects for Windows Movie Maker... well it depends on teh version.

2.6 you can download effects for from here (might take a bit of searching to find the 2.6 thread) http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/Default.aspx

6.0 Movie Maker effects can be downloaded from http://movies.blainesville.com/ and http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/Default.aspx (need to find the Vista 6.0 thread. effects will work on Windows 7) and here http://www.rehanfx.org/shader.htm
--If you have Windows 7 but not movie maker 6.0 you can download it from here http://movies.blainesville.com/p/wmm-60-on-windows-7.html

If you ahve Windows Live Movie Maker... then you're majorly screwed as it sucks at editing, and I reccomend downloading Windows Movie Maker 6.0 Also you might need to download a codec pack so you can use different video formats, or a video converter (dvdvideosoft has an ok one) so they're compatible with Windows Movie Maker (video quality might end up being crap though)

There's a limit to what you cna do with it, but it got me through a vidoe project for college.

the RehanTFX plugin can be helpful with what you're looking for... I think it has Picture in Picture (split screen, one video one side, one the other) if not you can probably find it on teh forums website. You can use Picture in picture for one bit, publish video. Do another video, picture in picture, publish it, a new movie maker thingy, then you can use the two previously published picture in picture/splitscreen/whatever-you-wanna-call-it, in ANOTHER picture in picture, so you can have 4 videos on screen at the same time. Sorry if this is confusing.

Hope this helps :)

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