Comments on: Yes Virginia, You Can Edit Video with a MacBook Air http://walterbiscardi.net/yes-virginia-you-can-edit-video-with-a-macbook-air/ Creative Director, Branding, Original Content Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:17:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 By: Walter Biscardi http://walterbiscardi.net/yes-virginia-you-can-edit-video-with-a-macbook-air/#comment-28276 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:17:13 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=3669#comment-28276 For rendering, yes the machine gets very warm right at the top of the keyboard. You’ll want to keep the laptop raise up off a surface when rendering While editing, not really. A little warm, but nothing beyond normal.

]]> By: earnestreply http://walterbiscardi.net/yes-virginia-you-can-edit-video-with-a-macbook-air/#comment-28275 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:16:58 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=3669#comment-28275 Another relevant nugget from Creative Cow:
GPU accelerated Mercury Playback now works on Macbook Airs with Intel HD graphics
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/3/956091

]]> By: earnestreply http://walterbiscardi.net/yes-virginia-you-can-edit-video-with-a-macbook-air/#comment-28274 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:01:44 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=3669#comment-28274 THANK YOU SO MUCH! I knew it. My spidey senses told me a Mac Air was totally workable for just the application you described: basic, run and gun, citizen journalism with very minimal effects and layers. One thing though, did the Mac Air get really hot during these stages: 1) active editing with un-converted/native camera footage (adobe/mac are working hard to make that avchd/mpeg-4 edit friendly) and/or 2) Rendering and outputting your final video file for upload to youtube, vimeo, etc?

I got this response on another board:
Also keep in mind that the cooling on the air is not meant for long renders or editing that keeps the heat up. You will thermal damage the CPU eventually. The MBP’s are also limited there as well though not as much as the airs.

]]> By: Robin Kemp http://walterbiscardi.net/yes-virginia-you-can-edit-video-with-a-macbook-air/#comment-1409 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:04:50 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=3669#comment-1409 It’s all about the portability. Am using similar desktop/same laptop memory, but have 2.3gig Intel core i7 in the MBP. Often find myself wishing for the right Vixia for a smaller, non-GoPro go-to, and this sounds like a great option for me! Thanks. I lean towards portability because I want to go where the action is, and for documentary work, the intimidation factor of a larger cam can scare away subjects. The HD backpack setup (or even pouch setup or cargo-pants-pocket setup!) allows far greater flexibility for shooting more intimate interviews, negotiating rough terrain, low-profile/low-budget travel, and is far more economical if you want to build a custom underwater housing. (And it’s cheaper to lose a Vixia or laptop if your housing fails or you get robbed!) Thanks for the tips, as always!

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