Which Computer do I need?

I'm getting a new computer, and I'm unsure if a Macbook Pro will meet my needs, or if I need to go all out for a Mac Pro. The video files I'm working with now are around 45 minutes long, but may increase to up to 90 minutes. My biggest concern is ability to compress and burn to DVD when the projects are finished. I'm fairly new to FC-Express, so any input would be appreciated.

If your not stuck on the MBP an IMac would be a good choice, add as much RAM as you can, I'll be buying the IMac 24" this week and will be up-grading to 4G of RAM.
I would strongly suggest getting an external HD for your scratch disk. putting all the video on your internal will eat up lots of HD space.
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Hmm....
what software did the camera come with?
What does the manual/documentation say for computer requirements?
Yes, I do encourage i7 or quad-core for best performance
Budget a few hundred gigabytes of hard drive space for render space for hour long projects
I like 7200rpm drives
If you are getting paid for your work, don't hesistate to double or triple your budget.
Have you considered a high-end gaming laptop to showcase your work or work right at your clients? I do my work on a gaming laptop and it's much more rewarding to showcase my work and make edits on the spot with a client.
Again your camera is capable of 3D. Don't limit your hardware to 2D.
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I like Avid Studio for Picture and Picture. Pinnacle is limited to 2 video streams.
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Seriously research and look for a local demonstation of Matrox MXO2. If you are making money on your projects, being able to render and post your videos with the shortest amount of time with make you more attractive to a client. It also frees up your personal time.
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-Just a cursory read of the support forum I have not seen overwhelming complaints that iPhone does not work with windows. It seems mac and windows work equally well with the iPhone
-Ringtones if you like ringtones and could see your self loading your iPhone up go with the mac. Garage Band gives you the ability to make ring tones from your own music collection for free. There are down loads like iToner etc that are unofficial ring tone makers so it makes it a little more difficult to you use.
-As long as memory of your devices exceeds 16 GB (which is as high as the iPhone goes) you will be able to take full advantage of your iPhone. Anything more will not make a difference.
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In this complicated case, I think it's important that you get your work in.
The Photography Plan includes Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC. Open an account with them and for $10 a month you can be back in business which I think nets you more than $10. It's what I do. You can do this immediately. You get two seats and they can be either Mac or PC.
In your spare time you can sort out the license issue and cancel the plan later on if this is fixed.
If you don't want to go there, then you will have to call Customer Service by phone and hope they can fix this.
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If you have WiFI which is not something extremely specific, and I believe it is not - you are fine with network, just go and buy you a computer and enjoy.

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