Every part you need to build a 4K video editing PC for under a thousand dollars, why I picked each one, and the upgrade parts worth spending a little more on if you have the budget.
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The one thing ultrawides always got wrong was resolution. The Dell U4025QW is 5120 by 2160 on an IPS Black panel at 120Hz, which means it plays 4K pixel for pixel and games properly too.
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Proxies make 4K editing smooth on any computer, even an old one on a slow external drive. Here are the exact settings, how to batch generate them in the background, and the one quirk that breaks them.
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Shot at 24, 30 and 60 and now you have to slow every clip down one at a time? You don’t. Here is how to reinterpret all of your footage to one frame rate in a few clicks, and the proxy warning that comes with it.
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Three mistakes I keep seeing in the wedding films I review every month: burying people under detail shots, letting the ceremony kill your pacing, and cutting in shots that only serve you. Plus my own 20 minute ring shot disaster.
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Final Cut editors don’t hate the program, they’re just not excited about it anymore. Four reasons why, and what Apple could do about it.
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