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  Am I asking for trouble?? Laptop spec and EX1

  Posted by Chris Taviner on April 13, 2011 at 10:56 pm

  Hey guys,

  Just had a couple of well paid projects drop into my lap. I usually edit my 7D footage no problem on this spec… but the budget for these new projects really needs something like the Sony EX1. I’m using CS4 at the mo:

  DELL VOSTRO 3700,6 GB RAM, I5 240ghz,1 GIG T330 INTRGRATED GRAPHICS

  I know I need better (this project will pay for a nice shiney new mac), but do you reckon this could handle 35mps?? Should I abandon the EX1 and look at the NX5? The project is nothing too heavy – no graphics etc, mainly interviews and following them around various therapy groups…

  Before I get too carried away – should I rethink??

  Cheers guys, any help would be great!

  Brent Dunn replied 15 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Brent Dunn

  April 14, 2011 at 1:55 pm

  Most quad core laptops with a good graphics card can handle editing of the EX-1 files. You’ll need a good sized hard drive and an external drive system, either something with USB 3.0 (the newest and fasted technology) or a firewire 800 drive.

  I’d also invest in the new Adobe CS5.5. It is fast on rendering and transcoding.

  I hear Apple is working on a new Final Cut Studio, but they are way behind Adobe. Shame on them for making so much money on their iPhones and iPods.

  Brent Dunn
  Owner / Director / Editor
  DunnRight Films
  DunnRight Video.com
  Video Marketing Toolbox.net

  Sony EX-1,
  Canon 5D Mark II
  Canon 7D
  Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
  with Final Cut Studio

  HP i7 Quad laptop
  Adobe CS-5 Production Suite

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