Hi all, I need a laptop for video editing I need some help building a laptop "system." I've real a lot so I have a pretty good understanding on CPU and memory for video editing. However, the next step is where I need your expertise! I am planning on mainly using Adobe Premiere and After Effects; 1/3 time HD....SD 2/3 of the time....no more than 2 (rarely 3) videos in a single time line. I basically would like to edit in real time (or close to it).
First, I understand that a good typical graphics card doesn't help greatly in video editing, but should I get a video card from Matrox, Blackmagic, AJA? I would have to get an external version but I heard these help greatly. Is this true? If so, which model is the best value?
Second, the consensus among the video editing board is that I can improve my performance using multiple hard drives configured raid 0/1/5. However, since this is a laptop, is this possible to build a similar hard drive configuration with external eSATA hard drives?
Please help!!!! Thanks!
First, I understand that a good typical graphics card doesn't help greatly in video editing, but should I get a video card from Matrox, Blackmagic, AJA? I would have to get an external version but I heard these help greatly. Is this true? If so, which model is the best value?
Second, the consensus among the video editing board is that I can improve my performance using multiple hard drives configured raid 0/1/5. However, since this is a laptop, is this possible to build a similar hard drive configuration with external eSATA hard drives?
Please help!!!! Thanks!