colinzwirk
If so, what editing program supports this or has a feature for this? I'm talking about not being able to handle HD files on this computer, but still being able to edit them together as a sort of template or guideline for how the HD files could be put together and exported as if I was editing in HD the whole time. It's just that if I try to play back and put together the files, this Acer netbook won't be able to handle it at all, so I want to be able to view the video in low definition in order to edit.
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The BEST video can be is the last best level of resolution.
If you record in high definition, import the high definition to the computer editor, edit in high definition, export and render in high definition, then the resulting end product will be high definition - or whatever resolution you choose to make it.
If you record in high definition, import the high definition to the computer editor AND DOWNSAMPLE to standard definition, you will edit in standard definition, export and render in standard definition, then the resulting end product will be standard definition - or whatever resolution you choose to make it - it can never be high definition again. You discarded 3/4 of the data when you downsampled to standard definiton. There is no way to get that discarded data back.
There is no "template" or "overlay" editing method available that does what you want to do. You are either editing and rendering high definition video files or you are not.
What you are suggesting would be similar to editing a thumbnail version of a 12 megapixel photo and applying all the changes you made to that thumbnail to the original photo. That is not how images (or video) are manipulated/edited.
A netbook was never meant to be used as a video editing platform. Netbooks were designed as a low cost, slimmed down version of a full fledged computer running slimmer (perhaps cloud-loaded) applications and browsing the web. Video editing - even as easy as it has become in recent years - is still an extremely sophisticated, CPU-intensive, RAM hogging, hard disc drive consuming, activity. High definition is 4x more data than standard definition, so at least 4x more of a resource user. Netbooks are not 4x more of a computer system. Rather, they are a slim subset of a complete computer - though they can probably handle standard def video without being too over-taxed.
What you are wanting to do would be to - on the fly - convert the high definition video to a standard def format just for editing, maintain synchronization and timing information that would need to be included in some sort of database with pointers and commands indicating where the cuts, crossfades, credits and all the other editing you do are, then applying all the information in that database to the high definition video. Netbooks are not built to do that. They were not designed to carry huge hard drives and be power hungry and run a ton of RAM. Higher-end laptops and other computers (desktops and towers) meant to run full applications are designed to do that.
You have discovered why (1) netbooks are inexpensive, and (2) why they are not living up to the hype (users expecting too much of them).
It would be like buying a SMART car and expecting to carry 8 people - comfortably - in it. That is not what SMART cars were designed to do...
The BEST video can be is the last best level of resolution.
If you record in high definition, import the high definition to the computer editor, edit in high definition, export and render in high definition, then the resulting end product will be high definition - or whatever resolution you choose to make it.
If you record in high definition, import the high definition to the computer editor AND DOWNSAMPLE to standard definition, you will edit in standard definition, export and render in standard definition, then the resulting end product will be standard definition - or whatever resolution you choose to make it - it can never be high definition again. You discarded 3/4 of the data when you downsampled to standard definiton. There is no way to get that discarded data back.
There is no "template" or "overlay" editing method available that does what you want to do. You are either editing and rendering high definition video files or you are not.
What you are suggesting would be similar to editing a thumbnail version of a 12 megapixel photo and applying all the changes you made to that thumbnail to the original photo. That is not how images (or video) are manipulated/edited.
A netbook was never meant to be used as a video editing platform. Netbooks were designed as a low cost, slimmed down version of a full fledged computer running slimmer (perhaps cloud-loaded) applications and browsing the web. Video editing - even as easy as it has become in recent years - is still an extremely sophisticated, CPU-intensive, RAM hogging, hard disc drive consuming, activity. High definition is 4x more data than standard definition, so at least 4x more of a resource user. Netbooks are not 4x more of a computer system. Rather, they are a slim subset of a complete computer - though they can probably handle standard def video without being too over-taxed.
What you are wanting to do would be to - on the fly - convert the high definition video to a standard def format just for editing, maintain synchronization and timing information that would need to be included in some sort of database with pointers and commands indicating where the cuts, crossfades, credits and all the other editing you do are, then applying all the information in that database to the high definition video. Netbooks are not built to do that. They were not designed to carry huge hard drives and be power hungry and run a ton of RAM. Higher-end laptops and other computers (desktops and towers) meant to run full applications are designed to do that.
You have discovered why (1) netbooks are inexpensive, and (2) why they are not living up to the hype (users expecting too much of them).
It would be like buying a SMART car and expecting to carry 8 people - comfortably - in it. That is not what SMART cars were designed to do...
How good is this laptop for video editing?
Akiva
It's a Samsung Series 3 notebook that is called NP370R4E-S05PH in my country.
Here are the specs listed:
Windows 8
14-inch, 1366 x 768 display
Intel Core i5-3210M (2.5 GHz)
Intel HD 4000 graphics + Radeon 8750M Graphics with 1 GB of RAM
4 GB of RAM
1 TB hard drive
WiFi, Bluetooth, SDCard reader, USB 3.0 and HDMI out
This is the Samsung Philippines page for it, but the specs on it aren't exactly the same as what it says in the store brochures I have. http://www.samsung.com/ph/consumer/monitâ¦
How about compared to the ASUS Vivobook S400 Core i5?
Thank you so so much for the help you guys! :)
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This laptop should be more than good enough for your needs, though I think if you could fine a laptop with a full HD screen it would be better. I do not advise the ASUS Vivobook S400 with the Core i5 as it does not have a dedicated graphics card like the Samsung does.
Hope this helps!
Adam
This laptop should be more than good enough for your needs, though I think if you could fine a laptop with a full HD screen it would be better. I do not advise the ASUS Vivobook S400 with the Core i5 as it does not have a dedicated graphics card like the Samsung does.
Hope this helps!
Adam
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