doktor5000 wrote:Weatherlawyer wrote:I would love to if I knew what I was talking about. All this hi tech talk has gone over my head. I gather that video editing is still in the dark ages if I want to use Linux.
[...]I want to know if there is a basic hardware set up for video editing that won't cost an arm or a leg as well as the last of my hair and, if so, what is it?
No, it's really not in the dark ages anymore, since quite some time.
And for regular video editing, you don't need any special hardware. A decently performing PC, with a good amount of RAM (16GB+ I'd say) and an SSD for the operating system
and a lot of regular HDD space obviously for the video material that you are working on. Although I don't know regarding the GPU, what is supported in terms of hardware-accelerated video rendering.
But if you haven't looked at linux video editors, and haven't tried them out yet, why buy new hardware upfront if you have not tried it with your current hardware ?
So I need:
A decently PC, with 16GB+ RAM, an SSD with a lot of regular HDD space. I don't know the what is supported for hardware-accelerated video rendering GPU and yo steered clear of drivers. Presumably you are still in denial about the dark ages.
But if you haven't looked at Linux video editors, and haven't tried them out yet, why buy new hardware upfront if you have not tried it with your current hardware?
I have a lot of old hardware but I have no idea what CPU I need. I have one box with an Intel chip but how good is it?
I can hardly read the writing on the chip and don't know what to look for if I could.
The motherboard is an Asrock H55M-LE will a ton of fans, a graphics card and all sort of stuff I want to put some of my old drives on then check what is on them. (I asked at several shops but they couldn't find anything on them which brings me back to the problem of using Linux in a Windows only support hub.)
If I am going to buy a new chip I want a new cooler and to max out the RAM whilst the seller is fitting it all. Then he is going to want to put Windows on it to try it out.