Now just consider if your working in 12-bit RAW. So as you can imagine, the visibility difference between the 10-bit footage and the 6-bit display has become even greater. Now higher end camera's capture at 10-bit, typically 10-bit 4:2:2. Even 6-bit + FRC doesn't quite cut it but it's better. Would be quite silly to capture at 8-bit and view/work at 6-bit. If you consider that a lot of laptop screens have been or are 6-bit or 6-bit + FRC (simulating 8-bit) then you can see why that having at least a true 8-bit screen would be hugely helpful to see all the colors you have captured. Most camera's shoot 8-bit, even consumer ones. Also the 15" & 17" HP zBook's are excellent choices, again depending on the configuration.Ĭoncerning display bit depth. For instance there are Dell Precision's including the M6700, M6800, M4700 & M4800 that depending on the configuration can handle 4K with relative ease and definitely HD, even RAW workflows.
You can find laptops with those specs second hand on eBay all the time. This is for those who asked questions and for future readers. I know I'm resurrecting an old thread here but I can see there were questions asked and I didn't realize this forum didn't have an email notification system therefore I had no idea. If you want more info, just leave me a message and I'll get back to you.
Many times with workstations, new is also not the best answer when it comes to price vs performance because workstations like Dell's and HP's are made to Military grade spec so even second hand they keep ticking like they were new at a fraction of the price. I can tell you first hand, the latest and greatest is definitely not always the best answer :-). If your on a budget like many, a second hand Dell Precision 17 or HP Elitebook/zBook 17 would definitely get you where you need to go at a fraction of the price. Also the cooling tends to be much better in a 17" and therefore will increase the longevity of the laptop. There are video cards that you simply cannot not put in a 15" laptop, they simply will not fit and were only made for 17" workstations and those cards tend to be the ones you need for serious video production. The main reason is not only the screen size but also has to do with cooling & up-gradability.
I have done serious work on a 15", but a 17" is definitely better. Most laptops such as the 3 you mentioned do not offer up-gradable video cards, let alone Quadro's. And Quadro/FirePro cards will tend be faster at these applications then a Geforce will be.
#Which mac is best for video editing 2015 full#
Most laptops have a 6-bit display.Īlso they all have up-gradable Quadro/FirePro video cards which is very important IMO as most programs require a dedicated OpenCL or Cuda card these days for full acceleration.
#Which mac is best for video editing 2015 install#
First off they are more reliable and last long but if you go with Dell or HP, most of their workstation lineups will also allow you to install up to a 10-bit display. It really depends on how serious you are about film making but workstations give you lots of advantages over gaming laptops. For video, you probably want to lean more towards a workstation laptop rather than a gaming laptop.
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