Is it much slower to edit HD video?
I’m helping a friend choose a camera.
One of the downsides of HD that is clear is that it will take longer to upload.
I would like to know if there will also be a much longer time to edit/render in comparison to normal video.
I think I read that the HD codec is much more efficient and byte-efficient, but am not sure about the resources needed to edit and produce a final piece.
Thanks!
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If you plan on ‘getting popular on youtube’ then don’t expect to reach that goal with a Standard Definition Camcorder. Trust me. HD is worth the extra 5–10 minutes of rendering.
Thanks for your input and I tend to go the way of your opinion but I still would like to know details of a comparison if possible.
HD has more pixels, which makes it less pixely (meaning you can’t really see the pixels) does that make sense?
You can also see the picture a lot better, unless you buy a 3CCD standard camcorder and you’re comparing it to an HD CMOS. 3CCD are professional camcorders. It’s just the image sensors that are different. The each ccd sensor stands for 1 primary color. Since there are 3, yellow, blue, and red, any color made up of those 3 colors would be sensed better. However, if you increase the number of pixels to make it HD, the result would be a lot better. I’m not sure if it would be easier to edit, because it is a professional camcorder, but the canon gl1 is standard definition 3ccd. You can find it used for $550
I was kinda just babbling there. Let me know if that answered your question.
I have an older Mac (G5) and I have noticed that editing HD really starts to tax it, it’s not impossible but it is noticeably slower. The new Mac at work (Intel) handles it without a problem.
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