PC Spec for Video Editing

Two SSDs mirrored would be pretty quick. I wonder how much actual storage they need locally? If you're going all out on a Pro Graphics card then my guess is that the SSDs are just a drop in the bucket.

travisdh1

Like everyone else seems to be recommending, I'd also only put a mirrored set of HDD in if the resulting files need to be kept on the local workstation.... in which case, you need a file server upgrade... ok, ok, whole other topic I know.

My preference would be SSD for OS/programs and PCIe storage card for the PowerDirector work space. If budget is tigher, then OBSSDR5.

Deleted74295

What this?

https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector-ultra/features_en_US.html?item=2&w50=1&utm_expid=5598521-217.PjW7HXOtRr6Q9MVZDD5uBA.1&r=1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F

I5
8GB
256GB SSD

Done.

No point looking at dedicated GPUs for PowerDirector. You'll get almost nothing from it. Local storage, just edit live projects and shunt projects onto the file-server when editing is complete. Video editors do not eat lots of Ram and the I7 is wasted on software like that.

Deleted74295

So, what footage will you be editing?
What compression will be applied? AVCHD? MP4? What data rate
How many video files layered to be played at once on the timeline?

This drives the storage question. For 90% of 1080P editing. A single 7200RPM mechanical is absolutely fine. SSD makes it 4x quicker.

There really is not much point looking at heavy specs with CyberLink, most of the bottle-neck will be the software.

Soon as you get near
Premier Pro
Final Cut Pro
Avid Media Composer

Then you start to really think about editing power in detail.

gjacobse

Watching... not for Video Editing,.. but just to replace the NTG box... crashed (power cycle like) again today...

but I'd up the Vid Card to allow for 4 HDMI

MattSpeller

@Breffni-Potter said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

So, what footage will you be editing?
What compression will be applied? AVCHD? MP4? What data rate
How many video files layered to be played at once on the timeline?

This drives the storage question. For 90% of 1080P editing. A single 7200RPM mechanical is absolutely fine. SSD makes it 4x quicker.

There really is not much point looking at heavy specs with CyberLink, most of the bottle-neck will be the software.

Soon as you get near
Premier Pro
Final Cut Pro
Avid Media Composer

Then you start to really think about editing power in detail.

^ all of this

Except skip the spinning rust hdd, good grief! Your time is worth more than a 512gb ssd

Deleted74295

Yeah but I saw the words PCIe SSD so we need to reality check this before we end up spending thousands on something over-kill.

hobbit666

@Breffni-Potter said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

So, what footage will you be editing?
What compression will be applied? AVCHD? MP4? What data rate
How many video files layered to be played at once on the timeline?

This drives the storage question. For 90% of 1080P editing. A single 7200RPM mechanical is absolutely fine. SSD makes it 4x quicker.

There really is not much point looking at heavy specs with CyberLink, most of the bottle-neck will be the software.

Soon as you get near
Premier Pro
Final Cut Pro
Avid Media Composer

Then you start to really think about editing power in detail.

To be honest no idea on the specifics. All they said is stuff filmed and edited in 1080p then add a sound track and cut crap out then save and upload.

hobbit666

@Breffni-Potter said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

What this?

https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector-ultra/features_en_US.html?item=2&w50=1&utm_expid=5598521-217.PjW7HXOtRr6Q9MVZDD5uBA.1&r=1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F

I5
8GB
256GB SSD

Done.

No point looking at dedicated GPUs for PowerDirector. You'll get almost nothing from it. Local storage, just edit live projects and shunt projects onto the file-server when editing is complete. Video editors do not eat lots of Ram and the I7 is wasted on software like that.

Yeah that's what I thought when I looked at what they are using. That's why I asked about graphics cards

I'm thinking maybe go for i7, 16GB and 512GB SSD with just in case they upgrade the software to something better lol

Deleted74295

Perfect. Create a share on the file-server for video projects, ask them to store all the footage on there in working folders (i.e Mango Lassi Conf 10-03-2017 ) which they can drag and drop from the server onto a local SSD.

Make sure they setup Cyberlink to store cache files and footage into that working folder, then copy it back onto the file-server for backup.

They are pretty much at the point of using even 4-8GB of Ram with an ok business PC, just give it an SSD.

Buy the whole system with good soundcard, graphics, Mobo and proc combo when they are ready to take a step up with editing, for now I'd class it as hobby level editing.

marcinozga

Have you thought about getting mac for this? From what you're describing they'll be doing very basic editing, something iMovie can handle easily. We're actually doing some similar editing at work currently, and there was no comparable software available on Windows. And if they need more in the future, they can move to Final Cut Pro.

coliver

@marcinozga said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

Have you thought about getting mac for this? From what you're describing they'll be doing very basic editing, something iMovie can handle easily. We're actually doing some similar editing at work currently, and there was no comparable software available on Windows. And if they need more in the future, they can move to Final Cut Pro.

Or, you can often get a much more powerful PC for much less the price and use the difference to get some entry level video editing software.

marcinozga

@coliver said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

@marcinozga said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

Have you thought about getting mac for this? From what you're describing they'll be doing very basic editing, something iMovie can handle easily. We're actually doing some similar editing at work currently, and there was no comparable software available on Windows. And if they need more in the future, they can move to Final Cut Pro.

Or, you can often get a much more powerful PC for much less the price and use the difference to get some entry level video editing software.

Add cost to train users and price difference disappears. Add same quality display, as in iMac for example, and mac is suddenly cheaper.

coliver

@marcinozga said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

@coliver said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

@marcinozga said in PC Spec for Video Editing:

Have you thought about getting mac for this? From what you're describing they'll be doing very basic editing, something iMovie can handle easily. We're actually doing some similar editing at work currently, and there was no comparable software available on Windows. And if they need more in the future, they can move to Final Cut Pro.

Or, you can often get a much more powerful PC for much less the price and use the difference to get some entry level video editing software.

Add cost to train users and price difference disappears. Add same quality display, as in iMac for example, and mac is suddenly cheaper.

Users would have to be trained either way, so that's a cost that exists in both instances, training a user for both the OS and the video editing will cost more then just the software. As this is an entry level build high quality monitors would most likely be a waste. Save the money and move to a high quality monitor when the need arises, the need may never come up.