Photo retouching, notebook or desktop?

Compared with the desktop, the configuration of the notebook is relatively fixed. It seems that except for the memory module, it can be replaced and added, and all other components are selected and integrated by the manufacturer. You can choose different accessories for the desktop according to your needs. Photographic retouching, especially the processing and multi-layer processing of RAW format pictures, requires higher CPU and memory. At present, the number of pixels of 135 SLR camera is increasing, and the highest pixel has exceeded 500 million (Canon 5Ds series). Post-processing puts forward higher requirements for computer hardware. The hardware of high-equipped notebook can meet the needs of retouching, but there should be no free choice of desktop with high cost performance (pure speculation, no actual investigation). Digital products are changing with each passing day Desktops may be able to keep up with the times by replacing some hardware from time to time. Notebooks can only grow old because they cannot replace too many things.

Later retouching also has higher requirements for the display effect of the display. If the picture is finally printed, it will look good if you retouch it in a notebook with inaccurate colors, but after printing, you may find that it is very different from the sky displayed on the screen, or you may have repaired a picture, which looks good on your own computer and is very different from the contrast and color of other people's monitors. This involves color management, and it is necessary to correct the color of the display to ensure that what you see is what you get. However, for some low-end notebook displays, it is almost unnecessary to correct the color due to the inherent deficiency of hardware. In addition to retouching, the screen is not tired and easy to take, so the notebook screen is too small. Of course, not all laptop monitors are bad. Apple's is good, but the price is also there.

In addition, using a desktop with a large monitor and using a notebook to retouch pictures, at first glance, it is much more professional and rigorous.

However, notebooks also have advantages. Some photographers who travel for a long time can spend some time retouching pictures after shooting, but they can't always run around with desktops and monitors. At this time, a notebook with reliable display is very suitable. According to the observation in Weibo and some photography websites, most photographers with this demand choose Apple.