Q: Help with getting MBP ready for simple Video Editing
I am trying to get things set up on a somewhat older Macbook Pro.
Here's my system configurations:
OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.5
Macbook Pro, Mid 2010
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 4 GB 1067 <Hz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB
I have been told that my GPU is massively underpowered, i.e. 256 MB of VRAM is far too small.
Through my research, I've also determined that the GPU cannot be replaced, as I think it is soldered in to the motherboard.
Further, my harddrive is probably not good enough either, right? Core 2 duo is not as good as newer i7. What are my options then?
I used to be able to run at least iMovie and slap some clips together for short videos, even add music. I lost iMovie when upgrading to Yosemite, and am trying to figure out if it's worth trying it again (for $15). Before doing so I have tried Davinci Resolve 12.5 (which is wayyy more than my computer could handle), and then I even tried the simple GoPro studio software. Turned out the GoPro software isn't that simple if you're not using GoPro footage, and my computer struggled to convert, render, even view the files. And I don't think I would have been able to do any color grading in GoPro software so I'm kinda over that. I don't think I need the full capabilities of Final Cut Pro, as I'm just looking to throw together some vacation footage and some still shots, also a timelapse here and there as a part of the video, etc.
I feel like mentioning the GoPro software just lost me a lot of cred in asking this question, but that's where I'm at. I don't really want to go out and start building a computer for video editing (although it seems I could do so for relatively cheap ~$600)
Thoughts? Suggestions? What would you do if you could do it again?
Also, the camera I'm mainly recording footage and stills with is a Panasonic G6
Thanks for any help!
iphoto, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Posted on Jul 26, 2016 6:14 AM