Want to try making videos, laptop ?

[IMADMAN]

So I've never really did videos before and want to have a go with it. Would an HP Envy 17 be enough? Attached are the specs. Thanks for any advice!

 

[BD0G]

Get yourself the model with the fastest GPU you can afford. Video editing is very GPU intensive and also likes a good amount of memory.

If you plan to use Adobe Premiere as your chosen editor then research Proxies as that will help.

 

[IMADMAN]

Ok, so how does the specs on the above laptop rate on a scale of 1-10?

 

[BD0G]

The GPU is a midrange graphics card. So 6-6.5
Here is a URL link with a fairly complete listing of GPU's used within laptops.
Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards

I personally would center my decision around the GPU and the touchscreen is needless. Sure there cool for a touch here or a swipe there , but trust me that novelty fades very quickly. I have 2 laptops that are touchscreen and I cannot tell you the last time I actually touched the screen.

I would ditch the touchscreen and go for a better GPU and CPU combo.

High end gaming laptops tend do do much better with Video editing as they rely on the same things needed for fast game play.

 

[gnirtS]

Id say the opposite - GPU although it helps slightly with some editing actually contributes very little to video editing ability. Rendering in particular is almost entirely done on the CPU itself.

A good, fast SSD, 16+ Gb of RAM and a CPU that supports modern hardware acceleration for H265 etc are important. An 8th gen i7 or newer for example.

Id agree a touchscreen is a complete waste of time and money. I turned mine off in the BIOS and have no intention of re-enabling it.

Gaming laptops are generally ok spec wise.

That HP envy listed has an old 7th gen CPU, No SSD and although like anything, it'll work, it isnt going to be snappy;.

 

[IMADMAN]

K, I can get it pretty cheap so I was wondering if it's worth getting just to try my hand at making videos, without taking a huge loss. On another note, I have a 2018 ipad pro, would that work for making videos as well?

 

[AMann]

I have the same exact laptop and used Adobe Premier Pro to edit up to a 1.5 hours of sound and 2K video with it. If you are editing 10-minute 2K drone movies, it’s more than enough.

 

[IMADMAN]

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

 

[AMann]

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

The hardest test I ever put it through was editing a 1.5 hr kids’ musical play I shot with 2 HD cameras. I had a lot of sound syncing to do to my videos as I used a separate recorder for that. So I had 2 tracks of audio, and video, along with all the transition effects I did between camera cuts, it did ok.

Ive since upgraded to a tower with 6 cores and a graphics processor, so its a bit different editing now... but the laptop goes on trips and when I want work in a different location so it was a good purchase.

 

[AMann]

How much is the one you are considering?

 

[IMADMAN]

Under $200

 

[53-63-6f-74-74]

I have the same exact laptop and used Adobe Premier Pro to edit up to a 1.5 hours of sound and 2K video with it. If you are editing 10-minute 2K drone movies, it’s more than enough.

Agreed. I'm using Premiere Pro on an 8 year-old desktop with half of that RAM and and an i5. It struggles a little bit with 4k editing but even so it is still usable. You'll be okay with that laptop.

 

[IMADMAN]

Thanks, may just jump on it. Not really planning on doing anything fancy.

 

[AMann]

Thanks, may just jump on it. Not really planning on doing anything fancy.

Get a second monitor for it and a extra keyboard and mouse, . I perched mine on a shelf next to my other monitor and it was like having a two monitor stand. Two screens are great for editing!