Gearing Up Part 1 | Computer & Storage

Posted on Aug 5, 2010 in Featured, Final Cut Pro, Software, Tech | 3 comments

One of the big commitments to properly shoot video is a financial one. So one thing I’m going to try to do on this site is provide as much detail as possible on the costs I’m incurring.

One of the things I wanted to do before I even received my Canon 5D Mark II was get my computer system in order. I would assume most photographers will already have a computer system in place as I did. I’m sure any decent system that can handle a photographers workflow would be adequate for video work as well. But since I’m a bit of a tech geek I’ll use even the most flimsy of excuses to make my system faster and the demands of shooting and editing video was the perfect opportunity to do just that. My system was pretty good to begin with so I didn’t need to do too much. Mainly I just upgraded the memory and storage . My system prior to the upgrades was: