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OliverZ wrote:markr041 wrote:I can easily edit GoPro 5.3K 60P H265 video clips right on the timeline
That's nice!
But is that really necessary? For editing on the timeline, an SD resolution is enough for me and then editing is just as fluid.markr041 wrote:Render times are the least important aspect
Really?! So you don't care if you need 30 minutes or 20 hours to render the video? So not me
Not even if I'm "just" doing it as a hobby ...
Just so that's clear - because once again it seems like this is about Apple vs. PC:
I'm not saying that Apple is worse than a PC - a decent device with the appropriate hardware has its price. Only Apple seems to be a lot more expensive in comparison (at least here in AT).
It seems to me like "if you do video / image processing, then you just use an Apple" - why? "Well because you just use it"! Is there a real reason too? is that better / faster? Can I do more with it than with a Linux / Windows PC?
"Apple has always been used for video / image processing - everyone knows!"
Yes is OK ....
First, I agree with you that the resolution one uses to view clips is not important. Indeed, I use 1080 viewing resolution to process 12bit 8K RAW clips on my $899 MacMini. Then render at 8K.
Second, obviously, $899 is a lot LESS than any PC that can handle 8K RAW video, let alone smoothly edit H265 422 10bit clips. That Apple is more expensive is no longer true for editing video.
Third, I used a $2,000 gaming PC with a Nvidia graphics card and it completely choked on 8K RAW clips and H265 10bit 422 clips. The problem was video memory, and upgrading to an 8GB VRAM card would have required a new power supply as well, so more expensive than just getting a Mac mini m1.
Fourth, we are not talking about render times of hours versus minutes, but, say, 10 minutes versus 15 minutes.
Finally, if you have nothing to do with your time other than rendering you are either a professional, in which case you would not be considering cheap PC's, or need. to get life. Again, we are not talking about hours versus minutes, but maybe at most 2X more time - minutes.
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