What is a fairly priced but good video editing computer?
Me and my dad want to start making videos for his work. These are kind of get-it-done type of video’s. I was kinda looking for a computer in the 400-800 dollar range, preferable dual-core and good RAM.
Any suggestions? Oh and a video editing software. I’m kinda leaning towards Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.
I’m planning on going into video production as a career, and I’m sure you guys out there can help me with some stuff.
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Don’t forget to get a hard disk that’s got 720rpm speed. Your videos will get choppy if you get a slower one. I suggest going for a 2 gig ram if possible. You’ll never know how much load you’ll be needing in the future. While Adobe Premiere is fine, try other video editing softwares like Ulead Media Pro (latest version), Final Cut or Sony Vegas. I think they’re a lot cheaper than Premiere. Dual core is great.
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re cpu, quad may be better:
also, consider a 64-bit os and 4-8gb ram. (32-bit os will only use 4)
Large hard drive probably a good idea. If you store a lot of clips on the machine you will need a lot of space.
Full-size board and case, in case you want to add capture cards, etc to it.
Single pci-e slot
I can see you are a limited budget – a workstation gpu is ideal, but they’re pricey. firegl or quadro = perfect card for video editing.
If not workstation card, a video card with dual monitor support is a good idea. Also one with plenty of vram (512meg or more). 8800gt is pretty good value atm @$110
If you are not wanting to spend too much money, getting a machine custom built, or making it yourself are the best options to get bang for your buck.
Alternatively, sites like will do it for you….
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Here is your advice.
Go for camtasia and you wont need an expensive PC, still you will be able to do all basic video editing tasks. If you need any further help in this regrds you can get it from of