A good film editing setup

Updated : 15/01/2015

The computers are becoming faster and better. Its possible yo edit feature films and color grade on a laptop due to popularization of digital cinema.

This is the basic requirement:

Processors:
Intel Core i7 processor

Ram:
8 GB to 16 GB or 32 GB may be more

Hard Disk Space:
Minimum recommended hard disk would be 500 GB to 1 TB or 2 TB (Tera byte) or more.

The higher the better with that use software like carbon copy cloner for automated backup on external hard drives to keep daily backups.

A good Monitor :
1920x1080 or higher (2k or 4k support) on your mac/windows display or simply use a external broadcast monitor to see the right colors of the clip you are editing.

Audio:

2 pc speakers is good for video editing setup. 5.1 Setup/7.1 or a good PC speakers + Sub woofer with sound card will do unless you are composing music or sound editing.

Graphics Card:

Nvidea + Black magic card (Used for monitor outputs and connecting recorder decks to your MAC/PC)

Other equipments:

Optical Mouse + Special Editing Keyboard + DVD or Sony Blu-ray Optical Drive

And you need to have basic cables like Esata, Fire wire 400 and 800, HDMI or VGA convertors, Thunderbolt cables etc.

The right Internet speeds:

Some where between 512kbps to 2 mbps speed (ADSL or Broadband) will be good with Wifi which has to be password protected and special upload plans.

Optional:

All in One Printer and Scanner + Screen Tablet Pen (Used for Animation or Graphic Designers) + Tv Tuner Card with recording

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