<p>Yes, it's powerful enough, even to edit features ... as long as:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>you use low-resolution proxies (copies) for long projects.</p></li>
<li><p>you edit from an external drive with USB3 or better and not from your computer's HDD (avoid stuffing your HDD with large data files anyway).</p></li>
</ul>

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2015-11-02T16:18:37.703Z
2015-11-02T16:18:37.703Z
CyanideBaby
<p>Would a late (2013), retina display, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB HD, 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, MacBook Pro be suitable for editing video?</p>

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2015-06-19T08:46:41.277Z
Can you add a bit more info on what you will be editing, ie: music videos, short films, weddings etc, what NLE are you going to be using FCPX, PremierPro, Avid, etc, the more info you can provide the better we can answer the question which at this point is very vague
Adam Mann Pro
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2015-06-23T11:29:08.480Z
Suitable yes, ofcourse. Would change HD to SSD, makes your workflow much faster.
But like Adam said, be more specific to get a more specific answer.
km89
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2015-06-25T12:48:04.430Z
Yes! Unless by videos you mean "hollywood style" movies. Then the answer is no.
kazanaki
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2016-03-05T12:15:30.033Z
A lot of "hollywood style" movies have been made on machines less powerfull than that. For editing you don't need a supercomputer, it's only when you start doing CGI and SFX that you really need high end specs. But you do want lots of fast storage.
stib
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What would be a good video editing computer?
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# What would be a good video editing computer?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-18)

Would a late (2013), retina display, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB HD, 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, MacBook Pro be suitable for editing video?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you add a bit more info on what you will be editing, ie: music videos, short films, weddings etc, what NLE are you going to be using FCPX, PremierPro, Avid, etc, the more info you can provide the better we can answer the question which at this point is very vague  
> **username_2**: Suitable yes, ofcourse. Would change HD to SSD, makes your workflow much faster. But like Adam said, be more specific to get a more specific answer.  
> **username_3**: Yes! Unless by videos you mean "hollywood style" movies. Then the answer is no.  
> **username_4**: A lot of "hollywood style" movies have been made on machines less powerfull than that. For editing you don't need a supercomputer, it's only when you start doing CGI and SFX that you really need high end specs. But you do want lots of fast storage.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2015-11-02. Score: 1

Yes, it's powerful enough, even to edit features ... as long as:

* you use low-resolution proxies (copies) for long projects.
* you edit from an external drive with USB3 or better and not from your computer's HDD (avoid stuffing your HDD with large data files anyway).


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