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learning about photo and video editing

learning about photo and video editing

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[–] • 3 pts

When it comes to choosing the best PC for photo editing, you’re going to want a high-performing computer.

That's a 100% lie. We are talking about photos, not animation or video correct? Even editing raw images can be done on an old Pentium with 4+ gigs of ram, maybe 8 if you plan on editing raw images. As far as photo editing goes, a good monitor and a mid-tier video card is all you need. That $1600 overpriced HP is way too much to spend on a PC that is being used for image editing. Go to newegg or tiger direct and build your own pc for way cheaper than $1600. Alternatively any PC at walmart will easily be able to handle photo editing.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Consider looking into Affinity photo software. They have just about everything PS has at a fraction of the cost ($50 u.s). It's a bit more complex that ps (think if ps and gimp had a baby) but well worth the price. Also try a gaming laptop or desktop because they're built for graphics and usually have more cooling options (photo/video/rendering editing can fry your mobo).

[–] • 1 pt

photo/video/rendering editing can fry your mobo

What? Tell that to my Dell E139761 mobo with stock cooling. Photo editing will not fry your motherboard.

As far as photo editing goes priorities should be:

  1. Ram
  2. Storage Speed (get an SSD)
  3. CPU (large 50mb raw images or 5mb png/jpg images) a more modern CPU is desirable if working with raw images. More cores if you plan on batch processing.
  4. Monitor (obviously you want a high resolution)
  5. GPU (this depends on what you plan to edit). Animations/3D graphics? yes get a decent card otherwise any mid-tier GPU would be fine.

The most CPU intensive actions as far as photo editing goes is encrypting/decrypting to and from bitmap/source. (unless its GPU accelerated)

Processing bitmaps is on the GPU. The biggest bottle neck will be drive speed.

Photoshop is more CPU intensive than it needs to be. GIMP can do 99% of what any other photo editing software can. Add in the Python engine and it can do anything... And it's not a CPU hog.

Just trying to save this user some money... No need for an expensive gaming rig for just photo editing.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

No no need to spend a bunch of money for sure. I fried a tricked out Dell Vostro monster business laptop 15 years ago converting videos so yeah, I fried the mobo. Now I use a gaming device and it works- eh ok. I would never use blender or anything like that with it however, I do some 3d stuff with it.

[–] • 0 pt

I do not suggest purchasing the micro transaction tiered business model of most editing programs as every professional program you would need to edit photo/video is available for free if you know where to look. Then you will be able to avoid subscription costs.

AmericanThinker is correct as is Chicken_fried_kitty, except for one caveat. A gaming laptop is definitely not the same build as a creator's machine, but it really depends on what needs you have for your end product's appearance. If you were to give an example of what type of photo and what type of video you would like to create I would be able to assist in a greater capacity.

As a small example. For video/photo edits I can get away w/ using a $380 HP laptop w/ 8GB RAM. For animation and commissioned projects, I use a Dell build that was $3,600. Range between the 2 is rather large but it also depends on whether you would like to have this skill as a time killer or in a professional capacity.

Maybe I'm just overthinking this and you just wanted to share an article w/ the rest of us...

[–] • 0 pt

The most important thing when doing graphic work, I've found, is a good mouse. When you need precise control, 99% of the mice and trackballs out there just don't cut it.