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Microsoft Surface Studio

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I admit that I am 'hard' on my computers. That is a plain and simple fact.  The work I do on my desktop computer constantly keeps my processors crunching numbers, spinning my hard drives and heating up. Additionally, as my cameras (both stills and video) improve each year, I find that my computer has great difficulty keeping up while getting bogged down very quickly. Because of all this graphics processing, my computers rarely last more than three years before biting the dust. Now that 4K video is becoming more mainstream and 6K cameras are available (and 8K is right around the corner), the average computers from three years ago are not at all equipped to handle streaming video of this resolution. Even trying to edit multiple 'Full HD' video clips is enough to bog down an average three year old computer. As technology moves forward, all your tools must move forward and the computer is an important tool. My current desktop computer is now more than three years old

An Education in Video Production

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Photography has been an active hobby of mine for most of the time I've been disabled. I continue to learn more about the ever-changing photography world each day and, more importantly, I look forward to learning more each day. Now I am beginning an education in video production as well.  I upgraded my computer in the past few days with a beefier power supply and a new graphics processor... I downloaded the appropriate software that I'll be using for video editing... and, about a week ago, I enrolled in a somewhat basic videography course geared toward specific software applications for video editing and color grading. Just like with photography, this education began with learning to use the camera effectively. If you record video improperly, there isn't much you can do about it in editing. The same holds true for photography and I learned many years ago that capturing exactly what you envision is the key to beautiful photography. Just like in photography, the first step