Video Editing PC

CivilDrone

CivilDrone

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Toying with an idea of starting a blog/channel with all sorts
Never looked into the video editing side of things before
Don't really need a monster machine but don't want to wait for hours on end for a 10 minute vid to convert
Is there anyone that could suggest specs for such pc?
Thinking of:
i7 (1151)
16gb ram
240+ ssd
Psu, Mobo etc isn't really crucial to the build as long as its branded
Any help appreciated
Thanks
 
might be worth looking at a ryzen 5 1600 really good bang for buck, especially for tasks like editing, or holing out till the 2600 comes around, supposedly in the next few weeks, which should offer better clock speeds for a similar price.
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £656.63 (includes shipping: £11.70)​
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ryzen using price drops - ryzen 2000 series will come in just under intel K pricing orryzen launch prices



My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £720.52 (includes shipping: £12.60)​
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CivilDrone said:
Havent used AMD for a while but why not :)
How about a GPU, whats the best budget driven card?
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Is this machine purely for video editing - or will you be gaming on it as well? If so - what resolution screen do you have?
Also - what video editing software do you use?

As said above - AMD is probably the way to go, but depends on the software your using.
 
Purely video editing. Complete newb at it so just the basics
Havent looked at the editing software yet just getting the rig together
Screen is 1080p
Always thought that video card contributes a lot towards editing
 
CivilDrone said:
Purely video editing. Complete newb at it so just the basics
Havent looked at the editing software yet just getting the rig together
Screen is 1080p
Always thought that video card contributes a lot towards editing
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https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/system-requirements-production-premium.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html
  • Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance in Premiere Pro; see the latest list of supported cards
  • Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated ray-traced 3D renderer in After Effects; see the latest list of supported cards
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http://www.logicalincrements.com/articles/videoediting

still threads is key but GPUs can play a part- so maybe gtx 1050/rx 560 instead of gtx 1030
 
For some odd reason always thought that the better the GPU the faster video editing is
Need to re-think whole of the strategy
Thanks for the info!
 
I used to do a fair bit of editing in Adobe Premiere CS5, it's fantastic but a bit of a wh0re to learn, as regards to CUDA rendering via the mercury engine as opposed to CPU rendering:
I always found it to be faster but not by a great deal (10% ish) and I also noticed any really heavy effects (plug-ins like newblue etc and heavy color correction) would sometimes render artefacts when using CUDA whereas using CPU only would take longer but render perfectly, but I was using a GTX 650 and a X6 Phenom back then.

If you do not want to fork out for an Adobe subscription to use Premiere have a look at the free version of Davinci Resolve, it has some restrictions in the free version nothing you'd require unless you want to spend $30,000 on a hardware desk to edit on lol :)
bear in mind it's hungry, you need a 64Bit OS and a minimum of 8GB RAM just to open it

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davinciresolve/

+1 for looking at a Ryzen 1600 or 1800 if you afford it, more cores would be better and as mentioned in the above post you only utilize CUDA when scaling/blending and some other effects, I am pretty sure Premiere's stock codecs are not GPU accelerated, but this was back in 2015 and I do not do any editing any more, so that info may be incorrect
 
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Which editing software are you going to use? May I suggest the free version on DaVinci Resolve!

You will get everything you need to edit, colour correct and record audio in one package. It’s the best all round editing solution there is right now and it’s FREE!

It does require a good GPU as do most pro and prosumer NLE’s.

A RX480, RX580, 1060 or 1070 should be okay for what you need to do. I’d also suggest a good RAID 5 or 6 storage solution with a decent amount of space. Video files take up a lot of room!

I edit for a living and run a studio so if you want any advice just PM me!

CivilDrone said:
For some odd reason always thought that the better the GPU the faster video editing is
Need to re-think whole of the strategy
Thanks for the info!
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GPU is massively important for decoding the timeline in real-time. The faster the GPU the better the real-time decoding of the footage. When exporting the CPU does most of the work.

For instance if you’re running RED RAW no matter how many cores you have the timeline won’t run without dropped frames unless you have a beefy GPU.

So I’d say they are EQUALLY as important. It’s not worth skimping on either.

Edit - forgot to add it also depends on the NLE. Resolve is HEAVILY dependent on the GPU. More so than the CPU.
 
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orbitalwalsh said:
Anything to help someone buy anything with expericence is golden :)
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Well my personal experience would tell me to get a 6 or 8 core Ryzen with a 1070, a motherboard with a TB3 connection and a good RAID external storage array. Run the OS off of a fast SSD and have as much RAM as possible:)

Edit - to save costs and because I doubt the TC would be doing anything too intensive id think about an RX480 or 1060 to save costs:) Unless you’re running Resolve then I’d suggest springing for more GPU power!
 
spikerules said:
Which editing software are you going to use? May I suggest the free version on DaVinci Resolve!

You will get everything you need to edit, colour correct and record audio in one package. It’s the best all round editing solution there is right now and it’s FREE!

It does require a good GPU as do most pro and prosumer NLE’s.

A RX480, RX580, 1060 or 1070 should be okay for what you need to do. I’d also suggest a good RAID 5 or 6 storage solution with a decent amount of space. Video files take up a lot of room!

I edit for a living and run a studio so if you want any advice just PM me!



GPU is massively important for decoding the timeline in real-time. The faster the GPU the better the real-time decoding of the footage. When exporting the CPU does most of the work.

For instance if you’re running RED RAW no matter how many cores you have the timeline won’t run without dropped frames unless you have a beefy GPU.

So I’d say they are EQUALLY as important. It’s not worth skimping on either.

Edit - forgot to add it also depends on the NLE. Resolve is HEAVILY dependent on the GPU. More so than the CPU.
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Great post, you clearly know your onions mate :)
But the OP is just starting a blog, I hardly think he will be using a Red Epic-W 8K to shoot on lol
 
groovesection said:
Great post, you clearly know your onions mate :)
But the OP is just starting a blog, I hardly think he will be using a Red Epic-W 8K to shoot on lol
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Which is why he should save money on an expensive CPU and expensive monthly sub for creative cloud and buy a cheaper Ryzen, 1060 or 1070, and download the FREE Resolve:)

Plus editing on m.2 isn’t needed. Save money on a smaller ssd for the OS and buy a TB3 drive for storing and editing from. I edit 4.6k on an external TB3 raid array, but you can get cheaper ones and if you’re not editing more than 1080p I’d go for a cheaper drive. Maybe a 2TB TB3 drive?

Also bear in mind that if your recording h.264 you’re using a very processor and GPU intensive compressed format. For Resolve it’s actually better to use something like Pro Res or DnxHD. However in recent releases Resolve has been able to deal with H.264 better. If you’re having issues then you can always create optimised media from the h.264 file.
 
another software to check out is HitFilm Express, it's free but has charged add in modules for effects and stuff, which I never found a need for.

Now moved over to Vegas 14 after picking up the humble vegas bundle last year, otherwise I'd still be using HitFilm.
 
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