Can i edit 4k 60fps video with my pc?

[rippy4500]

(not sure if this is the right place for this kind of post)

 

i record videos on my phone sometimes and might want to get into making youtube videos, and my phone can do 4k60 (iphone 13). and before i start recording more stuff, i want to know if it will work or if i may need better specs.

 

pc:

r5 5600x

16gb trident z rgb 2x8gb 3600mhz cl15

evga gtx 970

windows 10

storage:

 

display: asus tuf gaming vg279qm 1080p 280hz

 

also not sure what video editing software i should use, i need some recommendations for that. (it needs to be free and without watermarks or anything like that)

[emosun]

It wont be able to live render effects at 4k but just editing clips together should work fine.

 

Editing 4k footage on a 1080 screen though will be interesting as you wont be able to ever preview anything youve edited. But then again cellphone 4k footage is going to be placebo resolution so it will look the same as 1080 footage

[Error 52]

Your PC is probably better than Linus's own budget 4K editing rig, so I'm going to go with "Should be perfectly fine". Honestly if you're just a burgeoning YouTuber I might say doing 4K is overkill anyway. Chucking more RAM in it may be a wise move, though.

 

As for video editing, DaVinci Resolve has a very capable freeware version, though it may have a bit of a steep learning curve.

[adarw]

21 minutes ago, Error 52 said:

Your PC is probably better than Linus's own budget 4K editing rig, so I'm going to go with "Should be perfectly fine". Honestly if you're just a burgeoning YouTuber I might say doing 4K is overkill anyway. Chucking more RAM in it may be a wise move, though.

 

that is a 3 year old video.

[flibberdipper]

Should be fine, I make my capture box (which has an i7 3770, 16GB of RAM, and a 1050Ti) suffer through source footage that's 4K60 200Mbps. As for something actually edit with, I can only really recommend DaVinci Resolve for free shit. It's got a bit of a learning curve and a semi-annoying UI (though that's probably just because I'm used to Premiere), but for being free it can do so much.

[Error 52]

11 minutes ago, adarw said:

that is a 3 year old video.

I admit to not exactly being an expert in video editing, but I don't see why editing in 4K on that rig today would be any more demanding than editing in 4K on that rig three years ago. Especially considering that it's just iPhone footage, not exactly high-end stuff.

Edited January 22, 2022 by Error 52

[LogicalDrm]

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[Phantom2022]

On 1/22/2022 at 10:09 PM, Error 52 said:

Your PC is probably better than Linus's own budget 4K editing rig, so I'm going to go with "Should be perfectly fine". Honestly if you're just a burgeoning YouTuber I might say doing 4K is overkill anyway. Chucking more RAM in it may be a wise move, though.

 

As for video editing, DaVinci Resolve has a very capable freeware version, though it may have a bit of a steep learning curve.

DaVinci needs a very high-end system and blows the mid-end system. (Hollywood-class, but just great for color correction).

I recommend Adobe Premiere Pro. (but you that it's not free!)

FOSS alts:

https://kdenlive.org/en/features/

https://www.olivevideoeditor.org/020.php