I’ve been deliberating long and hard over what computer to buy. For the last decade or so I’ve run Linux on my desktop, mainly because the things that I do with my machine are all, with the notable exception of video editing, covered admirably by both free software and not exactly cutting-edge hardware.
Having said that, I’ve recently bought a new DSLR camera and found that the video it churns out to be astonishingly good. Yes, it’s a pain to handle and yes, it has a CMOS sensor so it has a rolling shutter, but again for the kind of stuff I’ve found myself shooting (mainly outdoors) it’s done a marvellous job.
This leaves me with the problem that my existing Core-2 laptop wasn’t exactly man enough to properly wrangle the photos and video this thing churns out, be it either multiple exposures for HDR image processing or high-def footage. The first thought was to build a top-spec PC, but to be frank I’m starting to get bored with build-it-yourself hardware, especially if it’s not doing anything particularly specialist. continue reading…