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Do I need a graphics card?
Hi,
I'm planning on getting a new laptop and want to edit AVCHD files on it. I'm on a tight budget, so I'm looking at a model with 4gb of RAM and an Intel i3 processor, which should offer decent bang for my buck.
The question is: will it be worth forking out a little extra for a separate graphics card? Would a graphics card even be used when watching and editing AVCHD files? If so, I know the integrated graphics on these new Intel processors are supposed to pretty good, but will it be enough?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
1 Answer
- MandyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
A souped up video graphic card will not be an asset to your editing process, per-se. It just needs to have a 9-pin VIVO for S-Video (TV-out), DVI for HDTV, and DE-15 for VGA outputs. A card with 512MB of memory is fine. Some of your more advanced video editors are now using GPU acceleration which, depending on the certified card, can cost anywhere form $500.00 to $2,000. Those cards will have at least 1GB or more of memory. Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 is coming out this month and can use accelerated graphics with it's Mercury Engine. It's designed to work with 2k up to 4K resolution video (way beyond 1080 stuff).
Look more at the video editing program you are going to be using and make sure you meet, or better yet, exceed the minimum system requirements.
