

If you are going to be editing long form videos (over an hour long) or you want to add lots of 3D effects, filters and have multiple layers of video flying all over the screen, you want a workstation class machine. We are confident that if you follow our guidelines you will be very happy with your new NLE purchase. This is why we have chosen to post our own minimum recommended system for the latest new NLEs.
#Mac desktop for video editing core i7 full#
While you will have enough horsepower to make them run, you may not get the full advertised performance and you will be disappointed. Many computer software and hardware vendors will list a minimum system spec that is often not adequate.

We want to help you make sure you have everything you need to edit and produce great videos. We will try our best to keep it up to date but if you see something that doesn’t look right or if you’re configuring a system that may be somewhat different please e-mail or call the Videoguys at 80 and we’d be happy to review your plans. Every month computers get more powerful and less expensive, so the recommendations on this page could become outdated very quickly. So, we created this page to give you some basic guidelines. We get asked all the time, "What computer system should I use for Video Editing?"

Videoguys' System Recommendations for Video Editing (March 2017 Update)
