What kind of computer do I need for movie editing for Youtube

[yotano211]

I am planning to do some youtube movies within the next year or so with someone else. What kind of computer do I need to do movie editing for youtube.

I dont have any knowledge with movie editing so I dont know if it requires a faster processor or more cores or a faster gpu. I do know that I will take up lots of hard drive space so I think a desktop would be better but I'll see when I get there. I will learn editing with taking some classes at the local community college and learning on the job.
My budget is pretty high a processor with more cores wont be a problem.

 

[cadaveca]

I am planning to do some youtube movies within the next year or so with someone else. What kind of computer do I need to do movie editing for youtube.

I dont have any knowledge with movie editing so I dont know if it requires a faster processor or more cores or a faster gpu. I do know that I will take up lots of hard drive space so I think a desktop would be better but I'll see when I get there. I will learn editing with taking some classes at the local community college and learning on the job.
My budget is pretty high a processor with more cores wont be a problem.

Your best bet is to find the software you want to use to edit the videos and then look at what the software requires.

Of course, the more CPU cores you have, the faster a video could be processed, but that is dependent on whether the software you end up using even utilizes all the cores available.

A system with a 6700K and a decent Z170 motherboard, along with a faster M.2 drive like the Samsung 950/960 PRO (or two if the board you get supports two), 16-32 GB of 3200 MHZ memory, and an NVidia 1070 would do video editing just fine, along with playing pretty much any game out there. You could also step up the X99 platform, and toss in the Intel 6950X (10 cores + Hyperthreading)... it really depends on how "serious" you are about this and the money you want to invest in a PC for it. I sue an older version of Sony Vegas software, and it worked just fine for editing on a lowly Q6600 many years ago when I bought the software. Newer CPUs usually just get the job done a little bit quicker (or, well a lot quicker ).

YouTube also tends to do its own encoding as well, so the software you use doesn't really matter that much; it's more about the features the software provides that should dictate what you use. GoPros come with simple software and it works fine for basic YouTube videos. I'd suggest to go with software that is a bit more serious though.

 

[yotano211]

Your best bet is to find the software you want to use to edit the videos and then look at what the software requires.

Of course, the more CPU cores you have, the faster a video could be processed, but that is dependent on whether the software you end up using even utilizes all the cores available.

A system with a 6700K and a decent Z170 motherboard, along with a faster M.2 drive like the Samsung 950/960 PRO (or two if the board you get supports two), 16-32 GB of 3200 MHZ memory, and an NVidia 1070 would do video editing just fine, along with playing pretty much any game out there. You could also step up the X99 platform, and toss in the Intel 6950X (10 cores + Hyperthreading)... it really depends on how "serious" you are about this and the money you want to invest in a PC for it. I sue an older version of Sony Vegas software, and it worked just fine for editing on a lowly Q6600 many years ago when I bought the software. Newer CPUs usually just get the job done a little bit quicker (or, well a lot quicker ).

YouTube also tends to do its own encoding as well, so the software you use doesn't really matter that much; it's more about the features the software provides that should dictate what you use. GoPros come with simple software and it works fine for basic YouTube videos. I'd suggest to go with software that is a bit more serious though.

I do have a new laptop coming up next week with a desktop i7 6700 non K and 1070 in it. I will see in class or when I ask around more what kind of software uses what cpu pr gpu.

A friend on my who has uploaded youtube videos and has done editing said he uses Adobe Premiere Pro. What does that use more of?

 

[alucasa]

For video editing, you must have two things.

1. More cores, the better.
2. Fast I/O.

Depending on your app, lack of CPU core can be offset by a strong GPU.

Optional stuff would be

1. Extra RAM. RAM speed hardly matters in video editing and RAM amount requirement will depend on size of video file you handle.

Adobe software can use CUDA cores very well, meaning Nvidia GPU.

 

[slozomby]

just to be clear. you can edit videos on slower machines. but effects processing and encoding takes a lot longer.

and i7-6700 and a 1070 is more that up to the task. disk space on a laptop might be an issue so a fast external drive could come in handy if you have a lot of source material you're splicing.

and more ram is always better.