Thank you for the review. I’m looking at my upgrade options right now. I do some 3d work that my 2018 mbp struggles with. My 16 gb RAM gets filled up quick. Plus my gpu only has 4 gb which makes premiere struggle. I think I will have the issues you pointed out with the unified memory if I chose this config. I might have to go with the Mac Studio and get 128gb of unified memory.
I think the 128gb Mac Studio it's a great idea. And when the new After Effects for M1 native will be officially released we're going to see much improvement there. Until then, we have to keep in mind the AE will still struggle with any configuration, I've seen people with full desktop workstations 128GB RAM, Threadripper 3990x and tons of SSD storage and still struggling with After Effects
Honestly I would go for M1 max 64GB. It depends on what program you're using for video editing but After Effects for example is running (almost) all processes with a single core and RAM is more important in this scenario. Indeed, with the new versions of AE there are some processes (like RAM preview and rendering) that are using multi-core but overall AE will perform better with more RAM and less cores rather than more cores and less RAM
Thank you for your review too, learned a lot from you! I subscribed today…Pls keep us updated when Adobe are optimized for the M1. The performance on your video is similar when using an intel without a gpu… Talk to u soon!
Thank you Michell, if I'm using only graphic elements, it struggles a little bit but you can still work on the project just fine (just like I showed in the last example with the logo animation project. That was full hd with just a bit of 3d movement). But if I'm using video clips it struggles pretty hard, I can't really work with that.
Thank you so much for your videos on m1 MacBook and after effects. One question, do extensions like motion bro etc work on m1 after effects...? Thanks a lot
Glad you enjoyed! Yes, I use plugins and they work because After Effects still runs through Rosetta (at least in my case, I use the 2021 version). Adobe released a new version of After Effects which is native for the M1 chip and I'm not sure if plugins will work on that version too. But for now, everything works just fine
I bought the m1 max, 64 gb ram, the mac daddy of specs., $6000Cdn..14-inch and I returned it because it was terrible running After Effects. My 2018, 32gb ram runs After Effects way better.
@@JussimirPasold yeah I videod a comparison. For a 10-second video, my 2018 rendered it in 18 seconds. My M1 Max was still struggling 2 minutes later. Not joking. It said it was going to be an hour and 28 minutes to render it out. Not joking.
@@grittygirlgraphics8633 that's strange.. my benchmark results with the m1 air I had where these: (I don't have a m1 pro or max to test, but was expecting it to be faster than my i9 macbook) 9:36m macbook 16" i9 9960hk 5500m 8gb 64gb ram 22:03m macbook air m1 8gb ram 33:52m imac 2015 i5 12gb ram
@@JussimirPasold interesting. Your i9 MacBook Pro with 64gb ram is a beast. Hard to beat. I felt so depleted when my new M1 Max just basically sat there and said, “I don’t know how to do this, sorry.” I tried to find a 2019 with 64gb ram and they are hard to come by. Don’t let yours go.
Yep, After effects EATS whatever ram you have set for it to eat. I gotta say if I was doing motion all the time I’d have the 64GB RAM option, 512GB SSD and bought an 2TB SSD external for cache. Just sayin.
Thank you for being 100% transparent. Tired of watching tons of reviews saying "it can do everything" which is just not true.
Glad you enjoyed, I just shared my personal experience with it
Why you are not having more views and likes is beyond me. Thank you.
The algorithm doesn't like my content apparently 😅
Thank you very much! Exactly what I needed
Thank you for the review. I’m looking at my upgrade options right now. I do some 3d work that my 2018 mbp struggles with. My 16 gb RAM gets filled up quick. Plus my gpu only has 4 gb which makes premiere struggle. I think I will have the issues you pointed out with the unified memory if I chose this config. I might have to go with the Mac Studio and get 128gb of unified memory.
I think the 128gb Mac Studio it's a great idea. And when the new After Effects for M1 native will be officially released we're going to see much improvement there. Until then, we have to keep in mind the AE will still struggle with any configuration, I've seen people with full desktop workstations 128GB RAM, Threadripper 3990x and tons of SSD storage and still struggling with After Effects
@Vagelis Mokos: What do you recommend, the (Macbook pro 16’) M2 max 32GB or the M1 max 64GB, and why? For video editing
Honestly I would go for M1 max 64GB. It depends on what program you're using for video editing but After Effects for example is running (almost) all processes with a single core and RAM is more important in this scenario. Indeed, with the new versions of AE there are some processes (like RAM preview and rendering) that are using multi-core but overall AE will perform better with more RAM and less cores rather than more cores and less RAM
Thank you for your review too, learned a lot from you! I subscribed today…Pls keep us updated when Adobe are optimized for the M1. The performance on your video is similar when using an intel without a gpu… Talk to u soon!
Thanks for the sub! Adobe finally released the official version for M1 native. Video coming tomorrow :)
Great video. When you are working on full hd projects and not using 3d, does the AE stills struggle because of the 16gb of ram?
Thank you Michell, if I'm using only graphic elements, it struggles a little bit but you can still work on the project just fine (just like I showed in the last example with the logo animation project. That was full hd with just a bit of 3d movement). But if I'm using video clips it struggles pretty hard, I can't really work with that.
I need the same exact review but with the M3 Max :(
Would be cool if you compared the M1 Pro 16gb vs 32gb or 64gb on After Effects
problem with macbook pro, every pre-purchase addons on ram and storage steeps the already expensive price.
Can you please suggest me best laptop for after effects? Budget is not an issue thanks in advance
If you care about battery life, definitely Macbook Pro with M1 Max. If you don't care about battery life you can also consider Asus ROG or Dell XPS
@@aksndrv What about Legion 7? :)
Very informative. "Jigabytes" are funny ;)
Thank you so much for your videos on m1 MacBook and after effects. One question, do extensions like motion bro etc work on m1 after effects...? Thanks a lot
Glad you enjoyed! Yes, I use plugins and they work because After Effects still runs through Rosetta (at least in my case, I use the 2021 version). Adobe released a new version of After Effects which is native for the M1 chip and I'm not sure if plugins will work on that version too. But for now, everything works just fine
@@aksndrv Thank you so much
I bought the m1 max, 64 gb ram, the mac daddy of specs., $6000Cdn..14-inch and I returned it because it was terrible running After Effects. My 2018, 32gb ram runs After Effects way better.
That's suck... did you try to render the same project on both systems to compare the render time?
@@JussimirPasold yeah I videod a comparison. For a 10-second video, my 2018 rendered it in 18 seconds. My M1 Max was still struggling 2 minutes later. Not joking. It said it was going to be an hour and 28 minutes to render it out. Not joking.
@@grittygirlgraphics8633 that's strange.. my benchmark results with the m1 air I had where these: (I don't have a m1 pro or max to test, but was expecting it to be faster than my i9 macbook)
9:36m macbook 16" i9 9960hk 5500m 8gb 64gb ram
22:03m macbook air m1 8gb ram
33:52m imac 2015 i5 12gb ram
@@JussimirPasold interesting. Your i9 MacBook Pro with 64gb ram is a beast. Hard to beat. I felt so depleted when my new M1 Max just basically sat there and said, “I don’t know how to do this, sorry.” I tried to find a 2019 with 64gb ram and they are hard to come by. Don’t let yours go.
Thanks for this. Would the beta version not do much better?
It will certainly do. The beta version is built for m1 native so I'm sure it will do much better
@@aksndrv u havent tried the beta m1 ?
Yep, After effects EATS whatever ram you have set for it to eat. I gotta say if I was doing motion all the time I’d have the 64GB RAM option, 512GB SSD and bought an 2TB SSD external for cache. Just sayin.
Unfortunately yes, this kind of configuration is needed for a decent smooth experience in ae.
@@aksndrv that's what I bought and it STILL STRUGGLED! Worse than my 2018, 32gb ram macbook pro. I returned it and went back to my old mac.
I tried after effects on my M1, it nearly lost it’s life😂
You have to upgrade to M1 Pro then :))
@@aksndrv that's what I thought
16GB of ram? Whoops!
I know, bit of a mistake to go only with 16GB for AE.
@@aksndrv Do you think it's worth the money to go with the 10/24 M1 Max? I am tempted since it seems like 32GB is a must for AE anyway.
Now this . . . Now this is a real review. 👄🤌💦