2 Replies Latest reply: May 20, 2010 11:21 PM by jbandy RSS

    What Laptop for CS4 editing?

    jbandy Community Member

      I'm looking into editing in Premiere Pro CS4 on a  Laptop machine using the Matrox Video for Windows (VFW) software  codecs to edit offline.  I need to be able to perform multicamera  editing with up to 4 cameras and do basic editing on a timeline.  We have 2  Axio LE systems at the office and we are setting up a laptop system so  that we can edit offline at home.  Then when we return to the  office we can just bring the project files from the laptop onto a Axio  for further editing.

      I have a couple of questions such as; what computer should I get with  what video card?  I know matrox has a few but which one in particular is  recommended?  I don't just want the minimum requirements.   We use M2T  files for our editing that only work in matrox projects.  Will they work  using the VFW codec for CS4?  Will I need a separate hard drive for  video files, what kind, speed and connection will I need?  Firewire,  what? I understand what the minimum requirements are but what do you recommend?  I absolutely need a video card that can give me some preview out of the computer.

      Also with the CS4 license, if I put our existing software on the laptop will we have any authorization problems.  Only one of the computers will be in use at a time.  Will I have to  buy 2 new CS4 to CS5 upgrades when I'm ready to upgrade CS5 or only 1?

       

      Thank you!