so do you need a computer or a laptop let's talk about that in this video we're going to see how
you can select the best computer or laptop for your needs without breaking the bank this is
already the third video of my free six-part VFX training Series so if you haven't seen the first
two be sure to check those out first if you want access to all six videos then click the
link in the description below we've talked about laying a good foundation in order to create epic
VFX a good foundation is also your equipment because your VFX are unfortunately as good as
your equipment obviously when you're starting out it's not as important you can definitely
do VFX on most type computers but with the right specifications you're going to have faster speeds
and therefore you're going to evolve faster as a VFX artist because you're seeing your results
quicker and smoother it's not going to crash as much it's not going to lag as much so I think you
get the point that said you've definitely come to the right place if you want to learn the effects
the right way or if you just want to improve your workflow or become more efficient at it the goal
of this video is to make you understand what to look for when you're looking for a computer the
first and most important question you should ask yourself is whether you want a laptop or
a computer if you want to travel the world or just not be specifically set to one location a
laptop is definitely a good choice laptop our days are definitely not a problem to create epic VFX
but if you have a studio or a place that you're always going to be at and you know you're going
to be there most of the time I would definitely encourage you to get a computer computers just
tend to be a little bit more stable also have a better airflow for the heat because fee effects
is quite heavy on your system and just all around I do think it's just a little bit better nowadays
especially if you have a great computer it's just the choice between a computer or laptop of the
same budget usually the computer will be better another reason why you might consider a laptop is
because cloud computing is becoming a thing this literally means that your specifications of your
system don't really matter that much anymore the only thing that matters is your internet
connection so you can log in on your cloud system and do your VFX on a cloud computer
let's talk about the specifications and what they do in VFX I would definitely encourage you to look
for a computer with an SSD drive SSD drives are responsible for your software startup times and
for your file transfers within so when you have your software installed on an SSD and you have
your project file such as your video footage on an SSD it's going to ride a lot faster to
your video editing software therefore making your video editing workflow or the effects workflow a
lot more efficient and a lot faster another very important thing is your graphics card and it's
really upcoming before the processor was the most important thing when it came to rendering and VFX
but nowadays everything is becoming more and more optimized for a GPU or graphics card so having
a good graphics card is definitely recommended so for graphics card you have many choices I've
always used an Nvidia graphics card and found that very useful so an RTX 1080 is definitely
advised as a minimum in my opinion but you can try to go lower than that if that's the case for
you if you can go higher like a 2080 or a 3080 it's always going to improve your workflow even
more so a good graphics card is kind of essential in the effects workflows so we talked about the
SSD and about the graphics card your processor is a next important thing most things are being
optimized for your graphics card but until now not everything is optimized for the graphics
card so having a good processor is also important here the more cores is not necessarily the better
I would advise something between four cores or more but what really matters is your hurts if
you have a 3.5 gigahertz processor that means it's going to render a lot faster than a 2.5
so having high Hertz is just going to allow the performance of your processor to work
more efficient for VFX so look at that last number of your processor and then lastly we
have the ram so the ram is where all the cache files are for the project files while you're
working on a project will be stored on the more RAM you have the smoother that will be for VFX
it's really recommended not to go lower than 16 gigabytes of RAM if you do have lower you
can still manage to do VFX I'm not saying that this is necessary but it's just going to give
you a much more pleasant experience obviously again here if you go higher in the number the
more efficient you become 32 gigabytes is a very normal number in the VFX industry and 64 becomes
in a more professional system and then we also have a 128 gigabytes of RAM if you want to have
a really professional system you can go even over that but again it's not necessary 32 would be a
great buy 16 gigabytes would be my minimum so if you want to have a kind of budget friendly
computer that is it's super beast when it comes to VFX then 32 gigabytes with an RTX 2080 could
be a great option just make sure you have of an SSD card installed where you will install your
software and project files on and then you're good to go so now you know exactly what type
of computer to look for when you want to create the effects in the next video I will show you
the exact tools you need in order to create epic VFX in the most efficient way possible and without
feeling overwhelmed thank you for watching this video stay tuned for the next one because your
journey to become a VFX artist has just only started until the next one create epic videos
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