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MP 1,1-5,1 Is my Mac Pro powerful enough 1080p editing?
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You’ll be totally fine with it. Transcode the videos to prores first and it’ll fly.
most computer's can edit video it's more just how fast.
your fine,
for osx10.7.5 imovie or final cut 7 (or express) are a good option
you can buy final cut 7 on ebay relay cheep now
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...0.Xfinal+cut+7.TRS0&_nkw=final+cut+7&_sacat=0
if you want any help or tips say
o and you may want to look at proxy workflows depending on what video you shoot and software you use
i used to use mpegstreamclip to make proxys
http://www.squared5.com/
your fine,
for osx10.7.5 imovie or final cut 7 (or express) are a good option
you can buy final cut 7 on ebay relay cheep now
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...0.Xfinal+cut+7.TRS0&_nkw=final+cut+7&_sacat=0
if you want any help or tips say
o and you may want to look at proxy workflows depending on what video you shoot and software you use
i used to use mpegstreamclip to make proxys
http://www.squared5.com/
The 8-core 2007 Mac Pro should be able to handle 1080p w/o problem. You can probably even work in H.264 natively for some of it (w/o having to transcode), depending on the bitrate and compression, and how complex your edits get. The most efficient way to do that would be Final Cut Pro X, which can automatically transcode to ProRes in the background seamlessly if you determine you need to do that. Looks like you've edited it out, but if you are indeed going to 10.11, you should be able to run FCPX 10.3.x, which is not the latest, but still very good and does most of what 10.4.x does. One thing you'll need to do tho is to upgrade to a supported video card for FCPX. A Radeon HD5770 would work well and be a good, inexpensive choice.
sounds good, depends on buget for upgrades
final cut X is super fast & a relay good option for editing (£300 in uk), you will need to replace the GPU
list of suported GPU's
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202239
the AMD cards are the best options and if your on a budget the HD5770 looks good for only £30 on ebay
you will need a 'min 6 pin to 6 pin' cable to power it if you dont have one.
like this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BGNing-Sma...+pin+to+6+pin&qid=1560695058&s=gateway&sr=8-6
the HD 7950 is also a nice option and about double the cost, depends on budget.
imovie is the same engin basically as finalcut x and free but much simpler.
final cut X is super fast & a relay good option for editing (£300 in uk), you will need to replace the GPU
list of suported GPU's
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202239
the AMD cards are the best options and if your on a budget the HD5770 looks good for only £30 on ebay
you will need a 'min 6 pin to 6 pin' cable to power it if you dont have one.
like this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BGNing-Sma...+pin+to+6+pin&qid=1560695058&s=gateway&sr=8-6
the HD 7950 is also a nice option and about double the cost, depends on budget.
imovie is the same engin basically as finalcut x and free but much simpler.
You'll be fine with ProRes Proxy if you encounter performance hiccups (or just use original media and see how it goes). Also you can click the "View" button in the viewer and select Better Performance instead of Better Quality if you're adding many effects and titles and have frame drops.