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Home Office PC Setup Question - Video/ Photo Editing... UPDATED
Posted on 11/8/22 at 10:25 am
Posted on 11/8/22 at 10:25 am
Looking for any input from anyone with experience. Just started my own aerial video/ photography/ inspection business and I'm looking to upgrade my home office set-up. I use Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Rush, and Premier Pro. Going off of a few recommendations I've gotten here and there, this is what I have come up with while trying to keep budget in mind...
Lenovo ThinkCentre M910Q Tiny Desktop Computer
Intel Core i7-6700T up to 3.6GHz
32GB RAM
1TB NVMe SSD
4K 3-Monitor Support DisplayPort
HDMI
AC Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Windows 10 Pro
SAMSUNG 34-Inch SJ55W Ultrawide Gaming Monitor
75Hz Refresh
WQHD Computer Monitor
3440 x 1440p Resolution
4ms Response
FreeSync
Split Screen
HDMI
Lenovo ThinkCentre M910Q Tiny Desktop Computer
Intel Core i7-6700T up to 3.6GHz
32GB RAM
1TB NVMe SSD
4K 3-Monitor Support DisplayPort
HDMI
AC Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Windows 10 Pro
SAMSUNG 34-Inch SJ55W Ultrawide Gaming Monitor
75Hz Refresh
WQHD Computer Monitor
3440 x 1440p Resolution
4ms Response
FreeSync
Split Screen
HDMI
This post was edited on 11/26/22 at 1:47 pm
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Posted on 11/8/22 at 11:17 am to im4LSU
You will also need a high-end graphics card.
Posted on 11/8/22 at 11:24 am to Roy Curado
See I originally thought the same, but have been told otherwise by several people. One of the leading guys in the industry even addressed this in a webinar that I participated in. They've all said the higher screen resolution is more important. Thats why I went with the 1440p.
What is the benefit of the higher end graphics card.
What is the benefit of the higher end graphics card.
This post was edited on 11/8/22 at 11:27 am
Posted on 11/8/22 at 11:43 am to im4LSU
Posted on 11/8/22 at 11:44 am to im4LSU
quote:
What is the benefit of the higher end graphics card.
Your money needs to be in (1) a graphics card (2) RAM (3) SSD
The three of these combined, will help you process images faster and smoother..
If you don't have 1500 to put into this machine, you're going to wish you had very shortly
Posted on 11/8/22 at 11:57 am to GrammarKnotsi
quote:
Your money needs to be in (1) a graphics card (2) RAM (3) SSD
That machine has the RAM recommended by Adobe and a 1TB SSD. I also have 3 additional 1TB SSDs.
I guess im not quite understanding the necessity of an upgraded graphics card? Is it just for processing?
Im working on a machine now with the below specs, and have not run into any issues...
Intel i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
16 GB RAM
Intel UHD Graphics 630
I hope im not coming off as argumentative, I appreciate the help! I just dont know what benefits I would get. Just less time rendering videos??
Also, do you have any recommendations....
This post was edited on 11/8/22 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 11/8/22 at 12:05 pm to im4LSU
I've always heard Photoshop was more CPU intensive than GPU intensive. I just looked up Premier Pro and this article makes it sound like Premier is the same, except that is changing. More effects are starting to take advantage of the GPU. I guess a lot depends on if you're doing much more than basic editing or adding effects how important the GPU will be. LINK /
Posted on 11/8/22 at 12:13 pm to TigerinATL
Yea I'm kind of getting the same impression the more research I do. Right now and for the next few months its going to be really basic stuff. The thing is I dont want to buy something now and have my needs surpass its ability in a year. Is the graphics card something that can easily be changed?
Posted on 11/8/22 at 1:20 pm to im4LSU
quote:
Intel i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
This is a farrrrr superior CPU then the one you have in the machine in the OP
Edit: Is there a reason you're wanting an ultrawide over a 4k display?
This post was edited on 11/8/22 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 11/8/22 at 1:33 pm to bluebarracuda
quote:
This is a farrrrr superior CPU then the one you have in the machine in the OP
Like im 5
In what way is it superior? quote:
Edit: Is there a reason you're wanting an ultrawide over a 4k display?
Yes. I originally wanted dual screens. But the area that im setting up in is a small nook (36") in my office. Not wide enough to have 2 decent size screens. The screen in the OP has split screen capability, just like having the 2 monitors.
This post was edited on 11/8/22 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 11/8/22 at 2:12 pm to im4LSU
quote:
Like im 5 In what way is it superior?
Newer, faster, more cores. The 6700t is a low power version of the 6700 (that's what the t stands for at the end of the number), which is 2 generations older than the 8700
quote:
Yes. I originally wanted dual screens. But the area that im setting up in is a small nook (36") in my office. Not wide enough to have 2 decent size screens. The screen in the OP has split screen capability, just like having the 2 monitors.
Gotcha. Figured a 4k display would be better for photo and video editing for the higher resolution and screen real estate
Posted on 11/8/22 at 2:21 pm to im4LSU
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This post was edited on 11/22/22 at 10:15 am
Posted on 11/8/22 at 2:33 pm to BeepNode
quote:
I'm not sure how much that spec will cost you, but a mac mini with an m2 chip would probably be better, even with only 16GB of RAM. If you need more than one 4k monitor then no, don't go that route but otherwise the macs are really good for multimedia.
Twenty years doing this, the only time I recommend crapple is for digital media
Posted on 11/10/22 at 8:41 am to im4LSU
I've never used Premier Pro. When I edited video on PCs I used Premier Elements which did not have CUDA capability I don't think, therefore a nice graphics card wasn't useful.
I recently bought a MAC and am using Final Cut Pro.
All of that to say, you need to check out the software to see if it takes advantage of CUDA processing to know if you'll get a benefit of a graphics card. To my knowledge the graphics card only helps on encoding the video during processing.
You'll want all the RAM you can get for the video to run smoothly during editing. I think 32GB will be fine for short/mid length drone videos.
Having said all of that, the Mac M1max chips are fricking amazing for video. I've never been an Apple guy, but I've been incredibly impressed with these chips. I'd kick the tires on a Mac Studio if you really want a desktop, or an M1 Max Macbook Pro if you want a laptop. (And BTW, you want a laptop with a docking station over a desktop. I cannot believe how this laptop crushes through video)
I recently bought a MAC and am using Final Cut Pro.
All of that to say, you need to check out the software to see if it takes advantage of CUDA processing to know if you'll get a benefit of a graphics card. To my knowledge the graphics card only helps on encoding the video during processing.
You'll want all the RAM you can get for the video to run smoothly during editing. I think 32GB will be fine for short/mid length drone videos.
Having said all of that, the Mac M1max chips are fricking amazing for video. I've never been an Apple guy, but I've been incredibly impressed with these chips. I'd kick the tires on a Mac Studio if you really want a desktop, or an M1 Max Macbook Pro if you want a laptop. (And BTW, you want a laptop with a docking station over a desktop. I cannot believe how this laptop crushes through video)
This post was edited on 11/10/22 at 8:42 am
Posted on 11/12/22 at 9:32 pm to LSU Jonno
I will for sure look into the M1s
Posted on 11/12/22 at 11:37 pm to im4LSU
You mentioned video... Others mentioned ssd. Ssd are bad arse fast. But if you will be saving a lot of video and editing it with multiple saves before completion then get a regular old style hard drive or at least a combination of the two. Ssd have a limited number of writes and saving video repeatedly will mean replacing it long before the average user.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 7:51 am to im4LSU
Macs are built from the ground up for what you want to do.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 8:37 pm to omegaman66
quote:
You mentioned video... Others mentioned ssd. Ssd are bad arse fast. But if you will be saving a lot of video and editing it with multiple saves before completion then get a regular old style hard drive or at least a combination of the two. Ssd have a limited number of writes and saving video repeatedly will mean replacing it long before the average user
Thanks for the heads up. I didn’t know that. As of right now I have 3 Scan Disk 2TB SSDs and 2 1tb SeaGate hard drives.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:36 pm to omegaman66
quote:I don't think this is much of a concern. Firmware is really good at wear leveling, SSDs are typically rated for thousands of full drive writes (you can write multiple petabytes to a 1tb drive), and editing video doesn't really write a whole lot anyway. Your source video files are usually just written once, and the project file that gets saved over and over is pretty small. Then you might render the output video a few times or whatever. You could save and edit something like 10 hours of new 4k video to an SSD per day and it would still last probably 5 years or more.
You mentioned video... Others mentioned ssd. Ssd are bad arse fast. But if you will be saving a lot of video and editing it with multiple saves before completion then get a regular old style hard drive or at least a combination of the two. Ssd have a limited number of writes and saving video repeatedly will mean replacing it long before the average user.
I would probably still choose HDD for storage per $ though.
Posted on 11/14/22 at 9:41 pm to Korkstand
quote:
I would probably still choose HDD for storage per $ though
A mix of of both is ideal. Current projects on the SSD since it does have a better boost with scrubbing through videos (especially high resolution), but keep archived projects on the HDD
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