First, I’d like to say that this article isn’t meant to imply any conclusions regarding which one of the suggested custom build PC or the 5K Retina iMac is the better editing workstation. I’m sure all of you have personal preferences leaning toward one or the other of the two systems. The point here is to find out which computer configuration will give you better upgrade options along with more editing power for the same money. The final decision of course always will be yours. So, here is the suggested 4K video editing workstation from Roberto Blake who share his experience on building a custom PC and having an iMac at the same time. Ahead you will also find all the components you will need to build this particular editing Windows-based system on your own.
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Apparently, at $1500 this PC build comes with 4 to 6 drives (both conventional spinning drives and SSDs) with upgrade capacity for more, a true high-end video card with the option of a secondary video card for even more power, and up to 32GB of Ram. According to Blake, for high-end 4K video editing, 3D artwork, motion graphics, and animation, a custom build video editing PC is just going to be more practical and cost-effective in the long run. The tech nerd is also convinced that raw power does matter, especially when it comes to editing and compositing, so having the top hardware at the proper specs is going to make a difference.
On the other hand, if you had the money, and you want to spend them on a Mac Pro or iMac Retina thus having a better user experience and more convenience while working you are free to go. Just keep in mind that for that price you won’t be able to come close to that level of video editing power of the PC even if you spend twice as much money. So, the main question you need to answer yourself is which one is the more practical option for your daily workflow.Undoubtedly, either system will serve you well, but the most important thing is what would be the benefits from your personal perspective.
Meanwhile, if you decide to take the PC route, here are all the components you will need to build this particular PC system.
This had led to me trying a variety of laptops, both Mac and PC, in the search for the perfect solution. In the video below I put the Asus GL502VS up against the Macbook Pro. While these machines both have different specs, the GL502VS is technically a gaming laptop, I. Dec 27, 2015 - When they became more and more stable, PCs started to replace Macs as the standard commercial video editing platform. Now Macs have become very.
- Case: Thermaltake Verasa N21 Snow Edition
- Optical Drive: Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA
- OS & Media Drives: 3X Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250GB
- Export Drive: 1X Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
- Data/Storage Drives: 2X WD Blue HDD 1TB RAID 1
- Media Asset Storage: Seagate 4TB
- Intel CPU Options – i7 6600K or i7 4770K
- GPU Options – EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB
- Ram Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800)
- Motherboard – Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H LGA 1150 Z97 with Killer E2200 and Intel Gaming Networking SATA Express M.2 SSD ATX Motherboard
- Power Supply – EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1 80+ BRONZE
- Case Fans: 2x Cosair 120mm LED Fans
Display Options (Not Included in Pricing)
Blake concludes that as someone who uses both Mac and PC on a day-to-day basis, he finds that if he wanted to edit 4K video on the go, he would probably choose a Macbook Pro 15″ at this point for that task. But when it comes to picking a workstation for the editing bay, building what he wants to get the job done just makes the most sense.
Which one of the two systems would you pick for yourself, guys? Feel free to share in the comments below.
[source: Roberto Blake]
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i was a vegas user for years, then bought FCP as im trying to go completely Apple. To do the same type of edits i was doing before it took me about a week to learn the shortcuts and learn how things work in FCP until i was able to basically do the same edits.
there are some things im still learning, but i havent gone back to vegas since
i gotta admit if you've been on vegas for a while there are a few things on fcp that are a bit annoying, like with vegas you can edit down to the sample on the timeline for both audio and video, with FCP its down to the frame only. But at the same time - in a weird way it makes sense why its that way.
but then there are other things on FCP which really makes editing a whole lot easier and quicker once you get into it. Its all the little things which make a huge difference.
Watching A-Swifts Tutorials definitely got me started quickly (big props to A-Swift), but like i said it really only took me about a week (after spending about 4-5 years on Vegas) to do most things I used to do.
Having Compressor & Motion as part of the studio package is also incredible
there are some things im still learning, but i havent gone back to vegas since
i gotta admit if you've been on vegas for a while there are a few things on fcp that are a bit annoying, like with vegas you can edit down to the sample on the timeline for both audio and video, with FCP its down to the frame only. But at the same time - in a weird way it makes sense why its that way.
but then there are other things on FCP which really makes editing a whole lot easier and quicker once you get into it. Its all the little things which make a huge difference.
Watching A-Swifts Tutorials definitely got me started quickly (big props to A-Swift), but like i said it really only took me about a week (after spending about 4-5 years on Vegas) to do most things I used to do.
Having Compressor & Motion as part of the studio package is also incredible