(Part 2) Best products from r/VideoEditing

Okay I got a first draft together!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor | $376.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler | $59.96 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard | $238.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury Black 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | $289.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $86.75 @ OutletPC
Storage | Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $181.95 @ SuperBiiz
Storage | Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $196.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card | $347.89 @ OutletPC
Case | Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case | $59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $89.99 @ Newegg
Optical Drive | Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer | $19.89 @ OutletPC
Other| NZXT Aperture M Internal 5.25-Inch Card Reader| $37.00 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2006.38
| Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
| Total | $1986.38
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-01 20:57 EST-0500 |

Just squeezes into your budget but it has a lot of stuff going on!

I began with the 5820k 28-lane Core i7 Processor. It will be awesome for video editing in premiere pro and handling multicore/threaded workloads. The motherboard and cooler go along well and they are backed up by 64GB of ddr4 also ready to go for your video editing. Next comes the storage: You've got a samsung 950 pro for your boot drive and application storage, when fully optimized you should be able to boot from power off to windows desktop in under 5 seconds. You've got 250GB 850 pro evo ssd as a scratch disk/temporary storage backed up by 4tb of mechanical storage from WD. Then, the video card which can be configured for GPU accelerated tasks in premiere pro and should be able to play all your favorite games at 1080p at 60 fps. All of that will fit into the 200R by corsair powered by the evga 750w fully modular power supply. You've got an optical drive for burning/watching DVD's and last but not least, a built in card reader from NZXT (make sure to click on that link to see it, I couldnt find it on PC Part Picker) for all your card reading needs.

This was just a pretty quick rough draft but let me know what you think! I can help make any revisions if you're interested!

Totally agree... There is 0 useful information in the OP.

There need to be a Sticky in all caps at the top of the thread with guidelines for asking questions. Delete threads that don't meet them. Some moderation is needed, because it's becoming too difficult for people to find actual solutions within the subreddit due to these threads populating the search results. I can barely recommend this subreddit to anyone anymore, because they run into these dead end threads where the OP asks a question with no usable information from which a good response can be formulated, and immediately abandons it.

I'm also astonished at the people trying to use software like this (Premiere Pro), who literally don't even read the basic literature needed to find out that H.264/5 is awful for editing, how to transcode media, or how to even inspect a file to see what the actual video/audio stream is encoded as. When I was in high school there were kids fully proficient in Macromedia Flash, just from reading the Manual and Help Files, and learning while doing. I think the social media has made people too dependent on the "instant access to knowledge," to the point that they are absolutely terrible at actually learning things.

They expect to install things and have people on the internet hold their hands through every step of the process, when these things are simple and much better digested in material that isn't dependent on human response turn-arounds. People spend several months learning how to use this software proficiently. You aren't an editor just because you installed it. Slow down and learn to use it first. Worry less about imitating effects in YouTube videos.

A "for Dummies" book is actually not a bad idea. Premiere Pro CC for Dummies will actually tell people how to Transcode/Import/Ingest media into a project. This is video editing workflow 101 material. I highly suggest people get at least one decent book for the system they're using, and probably some of the other (not so simple) software they're using on the side. Many of them are Tutorial style, with projects that you work on while working through the book. This allows you to develop muscle memory and learn in a structured manner, and better commit things to long term memory.

It is much faster to simply learn these things and avoid the issues than it is to ask questions on Reddit and slam the reload button, waiting on responses. I have some suggestions below for anyone interested.

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Adobe Premiere Pro 2018: Adobe Premiere Pro CC Classroom in a Book (2018 release) - $38.39 (Kindle Edition)

Avid Media Composer: Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users - $37.96 (Kindle Edition) - Avid has their own series of books, but getting them all can be expensive.

Final Cut Pro X: Final Cut Pro X 10.3 - Apple Pro Training Series: Professional Post-Production - $43.44 (Kindle Edition) - Will probably be updated for 10.4.x, soon.

DaVinci Resolve 14: The Definitive Guide to DaVinci Resolve 14: Editing, Color and Audio (Blackmagic Design Learning Series) - $9.99 (Kindle Edition) - Largely Relevant for Latest Beta. A No-brainer if you're using this system, even the free version, at this price.

Vegas Pro: Sony Vegas Pro 11 Beginner’s Guide - $16.54 (Kindle Edition) - Still Largely Relevant for Latest Version. There are few Vegas Pro books out there, but this one is decent for beginners.

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Also may be of use for some people:

macOS High Sierra: macOS High Sierra: The Missing Manual: The book that should have been in the box - $11.99 (Kindle Edition)

Windows 10: Windows 10: The Missing Manual - $18.35 (Kindle Edition)

iPhone: iPhone: The Missing Manual: The book that should have been in the box - $11.99 (Kindle Edition)

Audacity: The Book of Audacity: Record, Edit, Mix, and Master with the Free Audio Editor - 20.99 (Kindle Edition) - Still Largely Relevant for Latest Version

GIMP: The Book of GIMP: A Complete Guide to Nearly Everything - $29.99 (Kindle Edition) - Still Largely Relevant to Latest Version

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Lastly, RTFM applies here. Some of these NLEs ship with amazing manuals/documentation (e.g. Resolve), have context-sensitive help files (e.g. Vegas Pro, Final Cut Pro X), or have extensive Web-Based Help/Documentation and Tutorial content (e.g. Premiere Pro, Avid). Use them.

Often, they answer your questions much quicker than cluttering up the subreddit with threads you will not monitor, lacking necessary information people need to give you a decent response.

People use their personal time to be helpful here. Make it easier for them to help you. Make it easier for yourself to potentially help others. Make it easier for others to find the help they need without making redundant threads, because useless threads have buried the good search results.

I have had great luck with VHS, Betamax, 8mm, Hi8, etc. using an earlier model of this converter. It is especially good if you are playing back tapes on a machine that has S-Video outputs. This uses USB2 which for SDTV has plenty of bandwidth so there's no quality advantage to FireWire or Thunderbolt devices. Some professional converters may be slightly better, but unless you are using a well-maintained professional playback machine you will probably be able to see no difference. The machine you use for playbacks the most critical part.

Playing back on a Hi8 machine instead of a Digital 8 machine is probably going to give you better results because Hi8 playback on a Digital 8 machine is a backward-compatibility feather and is probably compromised in favor of best performance on digital tapes.

The Elgato box comes with a simple app that captures h.264 video (as .mp4 on Mac). The files are recorded in interlace files to match the original video. The best way to maintain the original quality is to transcode these to a higher frame rate and higher resolution format such as 720p. A free program like HandBrake can do this beautifully.

Hope this helps!

If i were you i would just try recording at night,turn off any stuff like AC,fans and other noise inducing things.

Then,i would buy some acoustic panels like [this](https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Acoustic-Panels-Studio-Wedges/dp/B010GPFRUQ).

Then,find a room that is quiet,like your basement or a closet. Keep in mind that acoustic panels don't soundproof your room, they only absorb sounds in the room like echo.

Get a cheap condenser microphone like [this](https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Condenser-Microphone-Accessories-Card%EF%BC%8CLuxury/dp/B07D8SYZNC/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?keywords=bm-800&qid=1550855443&s=gateway&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1) in a kit with everything to get you started.

If you have windows in the recording room,get the heaviest curtains on them since that is probably the place where you will have most unwanted sound entering your recording room.

A microphone enclosure like [this](https://www.amazon.com/TONOR-Microphone-Isolation-Absorbing-Reflector/dp/B078WNW4YW/ref=sr_1_2?crid=17FFHMCM37ECP&keywords=microphone+enclosure&qid=1550855711&s=gateway&sprefix=microphone+enclo%2Caps%2C253&sr=8-2) can be used to isolate your microphone and get less echo and reverb.

Then,you should practice recording and breathing out slowly and through nose away from the mic.

And finally, get a program to edit your audio further until you are satisfied.

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EDIT: I don't know what is wrong with the hyperlinks,if anyone knows feel free to tell me what i did wrong

Sony Vegas is a good option, here's the US link. Good Luck to your brother!

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Vegas-Studio-Platinum-Production/dp/B0051M6IPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342676086&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+vegas

I searched a bit more and I think I've found the best possible specs/price ratio. It's this computer. 15.6 Inch screen, Quad Core I7-7700HQ Processor, 32GB Ram, 256BB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GTX 1050 4GB. What do you think of this for editing? Thanks.

Really I was just about to buy this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LXXZDDM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1GL48MCCW80M9&psc=1

I don't care if its local recording through usb stick, If what you are saying is true then, I won't return the cap card. The quality people have been saying is good. So I just stick my ps3 hdmi in the box then on the other side the second hdmi goes to the tv again? I'm confused a hdmi cable has two ends to it... My ps3 is hooked up to my tv.... Oh I see, I would take start over... Plug one end of the hdmi cable into my ps3 the other end of the SAME cable in the box. then on the other side of the box the 2nd hdmi goes in then finally into the tv. Correct?

Sorry if that is confusing the fucking HDCP thing baffles me. People have just told me ps3 has HCDP protection 1.3 or something like that, and its supposed to prevent things like this.

Thank you so much for replying and backing me up on that an external ssd is not need. Most of the one's I see on amazon are 5400 rpm hard drives. If I search for 7200 external hard drives I start seeing big bulky ones. Do you have any recommendations for portable 7200 rpm external hard drives?

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The one's I'm considering so far are: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F6SX3NX?th=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NHYM3H6?th=1&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QNRH3NY?th=1&psc=1

I prefer one with usb-c because I often help people with macbooks so I want to be able to connect to any computer.

Just putting in my 2 cents. Sennhesier HD-280's are great over ear headphones with decent noise isolation.

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-280-Pro-Headphones/dp/B000065BPB

They're reasonably priced and sound great. I'm an audio engineer and I use these whenever I have to mix a project at home on my laptop or while traveling.

As for recorders, the Zoom H4n is nice but the Sound Devices stuff is real quality if you can afford it.

SSDs are nice, but rather pricey. A very good option, however, if your projects are smaller and you don't require a large drive. Most of my projects are a few hundred gigabytes tho, so I stick to standard spinning drives.

What I've done at home (I'm a professional editor by day) is get a USB3 RAID1 enclosure (here, on amazon) with 2 of these 7200RPM 3TB drives. It's plenty fast with USB3 to edit R3D files through Premiere, plus it clones the main drive for redundancy in the case that your primary drive fails. I routinely connect it to both an iMac and MacBook Pro and it works flawlessly with the USB3 on each.

What do you think of this one? Really appreciate the advice!

CUK HP Pavilion 15 Power Gaming Notebook (Intel Quad Core i7-7700HQ, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB, NVIDIA GTX 1050 4GB, 15.6-Inch Full HD, Windows 10) Gaming Laptop Computer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J91PVF4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pwEaBbE8Y26F5

You'll 100% need a piece of hardware to caputre the VHS tape.

Heres an amazon list - and thetop item an elgato capture device

I'd recommend searching this sub to see what other capture tools people have used.

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THEN, it's about editing software.

A bit harsh there... Thanks for the input though lol.
EDIT: [Here are the headphones I edit with.] (http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-280-Pro-Headphones/dp/B000065BPB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348302949&sr=8-1&keywords=HD280)

Sony Vegas 11 Production Package is just 40 bucks. And worth every penny.

Elgato.

I want to convert Iraq war VHSc tapes to digital (PC). Is this converter decent? Can anyone suggest decent editing software for an amateur? Thanks!
https://smile.amazon.com/Elgato-Video-Capture-analog-iPhone/dp/B0029U2YSA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525612938&sr=8-3&keywords=vhs+to+digital+converter&dpID=31ZZi8BFVEL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch