Hardware for graphics and video editing

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which computer is better for editing a school video with lots of clips and effects?

A A computer with a dedicated GPU, 16 GB of RAM and a fast SSD

B A computer with no dedicated GPU, 4 GB of RAM and a small old HDD

2. What does 'rendering time' mean when editing a video?

A The time it takes to type the title of your video

B The time the computer takes to process your edits into a finished video file

3. A student's video project takes 3 hours to render. Which upgrade would most likely help?

A A faster CPU and a dedicated GPU

B A bigger computer monitor stand

4. Why do video editors need large storage?

A Video files are always tiny, so storage is only for the operating system

B Video files can be very large, often many GB each

5. Which storage is better for opening and saving large video files quickly?

A An SSD

B An old HDD

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Rendering time		AA large file size that needs lots of fast storage space and plenty of RAM to open and edit smoothly.
24K video file: 50 GB		BRAM: 32 GB \| Storage: 2 TB SSD
3A video editor wants exports to finish quickly, so they need a strong CPU and a dedicated GPU.		CThe storage is too small and too slow. 4K video files are very large, so you need a big, fast SSD.
4Editing big photo and video files smoothly needs plenty of RAM and large fast storage.		DCPU: 8 cores \| GPU: dedicated
5Video editing PC: 4 GB RAM, no GPU		EHow long the computer takes to turn your video edits into a finished file. A strong CPU and dedicated GPU make it shorter.
6Storage for 4K footage: 128 GB HDD		FToo little RAM and no dedicated GPU. Editing video needs lots of RAM and a dedicated GPU, or it will lag and render slowly.

Definitions

Editing hardware

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

Video editing needs a dedicated ___

Editing big files needs lots of ___

Rendering time is shorter with a fast ___

Weak hardware means ______ rendering time

Large video files need a 1 TB ___ for speed

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A SET job TO "4K video edit"

B SET gpu TO "none"

C SET ram TO 32

D PRINT "Good editing PC"

Question 2

A SET cpu_cores TO 8

B SET ram_GB TO 32

C SET gpu TO "dedicated"

D SET render_time TO "long"

Question 3

A IF video_GB > drive_GB THEN

B PRINT "Enough space"

C ELSE

D PRINT "Buy a bigger drive"

E END IF

Question 4

A SET frames TO 0

B SET total TO 1800

C WHILE frames > total

D RENDER next frame

E SET frames TO frames + 1

F END WHILE

Question 5

A SET drive TO "SSD"

B SET size_TB TO 2

C IF drive = "HDD" THEN

D PRINT "Fast file loading"

E END IF

Answer Key

Hardware for graphics and video editing

Section A: Quick Questions

A — A computer with a dedicated GPU, 16 GB of RAM and a fast SSD

B — The time the computer takes to process your edits into a finished video file

A — A faster CPU and a dedicated GPU

B — Video files can be very large, often many GB each

A — An SSD

Section B: Match the Pairs

Rendering time → How long the computer takes to turn your video edits into a finished file. A strong CPU and dedicated GPU make it shorter.

4K video file: 50 GB → A large file size that needs lots of fast storage space and plenty of RAM to open and edit smoothly.

A video editor wants exports to finish quickly, so they need a strong CPU and a dedicated GPU. → CPU: 8 cores | GPU: dedicated

Editing big photo and video files smoothly needs plenty of RAM and large fast storage. → RAM: 32 GB | Storage: 2 TB SSD

Video editing PC: 4 GB RAM, no GPU → Too little RAM and no dedicated GPU. Editing video needs lots of RAM and a dedicated GPU, or it will lag and render slowly.

Storage for 4K footage: 128 GB HDD → The storage is too small and too slow. 4K video files are very large, so you need a big, fast SSD.

Section C: Definitions

Editing hardware — The parts a computer needs to edit images and video: a strong CPU, a dedicated GPU, lots of RAM and large fast storage, so big files open and render quickly.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

Video editing needs a dedicated GPU

Editing big files needs lots of RAM

Rendering time is shorter with a fast CPU

Weak hardware means longer rendering time

Large video files need a 1 TB SSD for speed

Section E: Spot the Error

B — Editing images and video needs a dedicated GPU to speed up effects and rendering. Line 2 should be SET gpu TO "dedicated".

D — With a strong CPU, lots of RAM and a dedicated GPU, rendering time is short, not long. Line 4 should be "short".

A — Large video files only fit if the file size is LESS than the drive size. The test should use < not >.

C — frames starts at 0, so frames > total is false straight away and no frames are ever rendered. It should be WHILE frames < total.

C — Large fast storage such as an SSD loads big video files quickly. The check should be for "SSD", because an HDD is slower.