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Dedicated video card for photo/video editing?

PrecursorPrecursor Registered User regular
edited August 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
In regards to laptops:

Would I need a dedicated video card for photoshop/video editing or would onboard do?

Googling this suggests that I don't, but I want to be 100% sure before I go ahead and buy a notebook.

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  • WhatToThinkWhatToThink Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Google is correct. If I were you I would get as much RAM as possible as opposed to a decent video card. Seriously load that baby up! I'm not sure if a laptop is your best bet if you are doing anything major. Ive had a couple jobs working with video I use a 24 inch monitor and it's a good size but I wouldnt want anything smaller. If you are doing HD video editing I would really think about using a desktop computer.

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  • PrecursorPrecursor Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Okay, that's great. Cause prices go way up when adding a dedicated video card.

    The laptop is mostly going to be used for university work, but on occasion I do some photoshop or video editing for fun so I want to be able to do that.

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  • embrikembrik Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Just FYI - Adobe Creative Suite apps can take advantage of GPU processing power if you have it. I use Photoshop extensively, and CS5 uses my GeForce quite effectively for quickly displaying changes, etc.
    (GPU usage for Photoshop & Optimizing performance in Photoshop)

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  • WhatToThinkWhatToThink Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    embrik wrote: »
    Just FYI - Adobe Creative Suite apps can take advantage of GPU processing power if you have it. I use Photoshop extensively, and CS5 uses my GeForce quite effectively for quickly displaying changes, etc.
    (GPU usage for Photoshop & Optimizing performance in Photoshop)

    That is true but photoshop only used gpu acceleration on a few filters right? Nothing to extensive if I remember right, or if they changed some stuff with an update.

    Also, if you do very much video at all, look into getting a large hard drive and get an external hard drive.

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  • MidshipmanMidshipman Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Video editing is heavily CPU dependent, so you'll want a very beefy processor. Multiple cores are useful too.

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  • embrikembrik Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    WhatToThink wrote: »
    embrik wrote: »
    Just FYI - Adobe Creative Suite apps can take advantage of GPU processing power if you have it. I use Photoshop extensively, and CS5 uses my GeForce quite effectively for quickly displaying changes, etc.
    (GPU usage for Photoshop & Optimizing performance in Photoshop)

    That is true but photoshop only used gpu acceleration on a few filters right? Nothing to extensive if I remember right, or if they changed some stuff with an update.

    Also, if you do very much video at all, look into getting a large hard drive and get an external hard drive.

    A lot of panning/zooming is helped by the GPU, among other things. nVidia Photoshop info. GPU explained for CS4

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