M2 Pro Mac Mini - 4K Editing on Premiere Pro
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- Опубликовано: 19 фев 2023
- In my first video, I unboxed the M2 Pro Mac Mini and put it to the test by editing 4K footage on Final Cut Pro. Kicking the test up a notch by testing it with Adobe Premiere Pro. The M2 Pro is a beast so it’s almost no surprise it should be able to handle 4K editing on Premiere Pro, but let’s see the overall experience. The footage being used was shot by a Sony A7IV in H.265 HEVC codec.
This video was shot with the Sony A7IV and edited on the M2 Pro Mac Mini.
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Those that picked up on the 1/2 resolution video preview, good eye! I will confirm that Premiere still ran smoothly on the M2 Pro Mini with full resolution video preview. I rarely ever change and downgrade the video preview, so honestly not sure why it was changed when recording.
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Thanks a lot for the support. Very appreciative to see comments like this, they go such a long way.
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@petrinahuang thanks!
I love this video! thank you so much for being so informative and insightful. I use to use final cut and switched over to premiere to be interoperable between different OS's. Definitely interested in your next video for a comparison between the 2 in performance on the M2 Pro.
@BillyVisuals thanks for the support!
I think with the basic stuff we went over in this video, it’s light work for the M2 Pro. Maybe let’s put something more fancy together to really put this chip to work 🤔
Yeah put some transitions, mogrts, warps, etc on the timeline. Thank you.
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Great 😻
Definitely give DVR a try. Last year I was a total noob to FCP, and after finishing a couple of projects through the 90-day trial I felt essentially none the wiser as to how to use it smoothly. Switched to DVR and immediately it was a welcoming and logical interface, plus it ran smooth and straightforward. When my shooting partner uses FCP I shudder a little at the clunks in the system. NB if you shoot some 8bit 4:2:0 with your A7IV you can try DVR for free. You only need to pay for 10bit 4:2:2 support. Found that out the hard way during my last project 😅
Started digging into it. Thanks for the advice!
What does DVR stand for?
Da Vinci Resolve
Hey Matt - great videos, keep them coming. Can you test DaVinci Resolve on the Mac Mini M2 Pro? Thanks.
@molin2 thanks! I haven’t tried Da Vinci yet but always gotta start somewhere. I’ll check it out and put it on my list! Thanks for the suggestion
well can it handle about 1200 4k clips? the size of total is about 900 GB
The Apple Mac mini M2 Pro is in the consumer/desktop part of the grid. Fills the hole between the the Apple Mac mini M2 and the Apple Mac Studio M1 Max which is the the professional/desktop part of the grid. The Apple Mac mini M2 Pro is a great product for the prosumer part of the marketplace.
@brentsmithline3423 I think it ultimately comes down to the use case and needs. A professional photographer, designer, blogger, etc can definitely get by with even a base M1 or M2 Mac Mini since those workflows don't require the heaviest processing power. For video creation, the power of the machine needed ultimately comes down to the assets you're working with and what you're producing. Where the Mac Studio or even Mac Pro would be beneficial to you is if you're exclusively working with RAW footage from cinema cameras that require heavy grading on a consistent basis or if you're doing animations and motion graphics, by the way I don't know anything about doing animations or motion graphics but I would assume that craft needs the strongest computing power, CPU and GPU. There could be professionals (even within video creators) that the Mac Studio is overkill. An example: let's say I'm a video creator that is sponsored by GoPro. GoPro pays me to produce videos for them so therefore I would be doing it professionally and the M2 Pro Mac Mini (maybe even the base M2) is more than enough to handle editing GoPro footage. But you know what, that's something we could put to the test, a video idea for the future!
i have MBP 2019 8/500gb, do you think it is better to buy EGPU or buy mac mini m2 8/256gb ? with the same budget
That’s a wild comparison. Really depends on a lot of factors at that point.
what monitor is that? I'm curious about the resolution and scaling you're running.
@jackalneck it’s the Samsung UR55. If you check out my other video where I unbox the Mac Mini, I setup the display output and go over the scaling there
I wish have that macmini 2pro but i can't affort that. Can the regular mac mini m2 CPU | GPU: M2 8-Core | 10-Core 24 gb ram run smoothly davinci resolve?
@ratoncitoleon the base M2 Mac Mini is still really powerful. I think it should run Da Vinci without any issues, though I have not tested or used Da Vinci yet. I had the base M1 Mac Mini and I was still able to edit on Final Cut pretty smoothly. Upgrade the ram if you can and if you are getting the base 256gb SSD, make sure you set your renders to an external drive or you’ll run out of space on your SSD fast while editing.
I think it’s a great video, but I would actually to prefer maybe do the test on premiere pro with the video preview quality set to Full? So that we can actually see how strong the hardware for the M2 pro actually can do.
Video quality was set to full resolution. I only ever downgrade my preview resolution if I’m experiencing heavy frame drops.
@@mattchungz It was set to 1/2 resolution...but that doesn't matter to me, I never preview at full resolution, I usually go to 1/4. Thanks for the vid, I think I'm about to get the m2 pro mac mini.
@@carloalcos Thanks for picking up on that, I stand corrected. I think someone else commented on it too. I will confirm that Premiere still ran smoothly at full resolution. I rarely ever change the preview resolution and so honestly not sure why it was changed when I was filming this.
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Thank you for your video.
If I am editing 4k feature movies around 1hour 30mins using Final Cut Pro, do you think Mac Mini M2 Pro with 16GB Unified memory and 512GB SSD storage be enough?
Thanks Rhys
Maybe but for lengths that long, you should probably choose more RAM. Other ways around it would be working with proxies or render your timeline. Just know where you are saving the rendered cache files because when you render, it will eat up storage fast
Do you suggest mac mini m2 pro for color grading in DaVinci resolve . If so does the base model is okay ?
If the M2 Pro is within your budget then yes I would recommend it. The base model M2 Pro is enough but it mostly depends on your workflow, footage, and projects
Could a 12 core and/or 32gb ram upgrade have solved the stutter issues?
Possibly but I wouldn't have the definite answer to that. A lot of different factors come into play like the specs of your computer, the clips you are editing, etc. What I can speak on is that Premiere is known to have more performance and stability issues than Final Cut and Da Vinci. I can confirm that on my machine, I didn't have any studdering or performance issues with Final Cut. Da Vinci I am still in the process of learning and testing this one out on my Mac, I'm putting this video out next to show how Resolve performs. All of that aside though, I'd say Premiere still held up fine with the base M2 Pro Mac Mini configuration, minus those slight studders.
I've noticed ypu used 1/2 resolution all the time.. have you tried full resolution?
Thanks for pointing that out, I didn’t even realize it. I must have switched it to half for a reason and forgot to change it back. I almost never change the playback resolution unless I applied something heavy like noise reduction and I start getting frame drops. To answer your question, yes I’ve edited at full resolution and had no issues, to my extent. Cutting, grading, multi cam, basic effects, etc, so far everything I’ve thrown at it, it’s been able to handle pretty well. Hope that helps
That monitor is sexy. Too bad I think Sammy doesn't make a 35" u;trawide version of that.
Yeah it’s really nice for the price!
is there any latest news you can give bro? regarding the stuttering during editing? I'm planning to get mac mini m2 base model for video editing 4k from my drone.
I just put out a video showcasing 4K editing with Resolve on my M2 Macbook Air, should be pretty helpful for you. Long story short, the base M2 will get the job done. I would recommend upgrading your RAM to 16gb though.
@@mattchungz thanks bro.
Can we use crack version of premier pro and after effects in mac mini m2
Yes you can
Whats the RAM thats in your M2 pro? 16 or 32Gb?
Also, I'm subscriber 500, what do I win? ;) (Congrats, great channel)
I have the 16gb! And THANK YOU for the support and comment! Great things to come :)
So with me being a beginner at photo and video editing would the M2 8gd 256 GB SSD be a good fit? And no im
Not relying 100% on your decision but comparing opinions. Thanks
Bump up your RAM to 16gb. 256gb SSD is okay, you’ll just need to either work on one project at a time or edit off external SSDs
@@mattchungz is 16gb unified memory still enough or would you recommend 32gb?
@@Ae-gk8ul If you could afford to go to 32gb, I would always recommend more memory
Hello what screen you are using?
regards
samsung ur55, he replied to another comment
Samsung UR55, I actually talk about it in my new setup video if you want to see it in more detail
Proxy's would make editing MUCH better here
For sure, but personally I hate dealing with proxies and just want to eliminate as much as I can. I usually never use them and haven’t had much issues but on edits where I have to apply heavy effects like noise reduction and stuff, I’ll use proxies if I need to.
Which M2 Pro chip is it… 10 or 12 core?
Base 10 core
How much RAM? The more the better.
I have the base M2 Pro which comes with 16gb, which is usually enough for video editing though you're right that more is better. Up until 32gb and after that I think it's overkill.
What's the specs of your M2 Pro?
It’s the base M2 Pro, no upgrades
Nice video. I think Davinci Resolve has killed Premiere Pro. Final Cut is getting dated and needs to be updated when Apple gets to it.
Seems like it, I really need to give Da Vinci a shot
@@mattchungz DVR is a game changer, I was totally new to FCP and took the 90-day trial. When that ran out I tried DVR free, and instantly connected with the smoothness of the interface and the logic behind the layout. As someone who was recently a total beginner in both, I've got a good handle on DVR in a fraction of the time it took me to feel remotely comfortable with FCP. When I watch over the shoulder of my shooting partner on FCP I shudder a little at some of the clunks to the workflow 😬
m1 max studio or m2 mini studio? (for editing)
I’m guessing you meant M2 or M2 Pro Mini, since the Studio does not have the M2 chips yet. Either way, for editing you’ll probably get better performance out of the Studio with the M1 Max chip since it has more GPU cores than the M2 Pro plus the added benefit of front ports.
@@mattchungz thank you!!
Bro I am new to mac world bcz I bought a mac mini m2 base model before 2 months .... I am color grading artist and an album designer .... The work is running smoothly on my mac mini ... But the problem is my external hdd of 2 tb is not reading when I connect to my mac but it works fine on my windows desktop😢
Look into how the drive is formatted. I usually format to FAT32 and it’ll be readable on both PC and Mac. But obviously back everything up before you format
@@mattchungz it was working for a month without any issue ... And I saved my work on it and ..... Now it's not readable by my mac .idk what happened
@@mattchungz thanks for the reply🤗🤗
Nice Video Me Also have Mac mini m2 final cut pro 4k 60 video export very fast and me also using Adobe premiere pro 2022 same video 4k 60 fps takes 10 min video to export 40 min Please Help me regarding any settings export I need to change let me know thank you
Since Premiere gives you a whole lot more settings and options to export, look into your bitrate settings. For 4K, your target should be around 53-68mbps. Other than that, I know Premiere export will take longer than Final Cut on a Mac
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@@mattchungz Got It In Export Custom Settings I Need To Decrease Target Bitrate to 53 And Max Bitrate 68 Right Please Clear And Any More Settings i need to change Software to Set Gpu Render In Pro 2022 in Our Mac Mini M2 Please Letme Know Regarding Thank you.
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Pro Mac Mini ? Why just use real product names ?
@petripuurunen2491 This is the Mac Mini with the M2 Pro chip
Nothing beats a custom made PC to what you need it for. Plus Apple is so overpriced.
I think it comes down to preference. I was a long time PC user and hated Mac until I switched. I still have a custom PC I built for gaming and editing, however I now only use it for gaming. For editing I default to Mac. For sure you can get more performance for less money, but what you’re also getting out of Apple products is quality next to none and just how fluid everything works. Plus you’re not getting a PC that has this level of performance in a footprint like the Mac Mini. I also had the Dell XPS 17” fully spec’d out with the 4k screen. Build quality and just general experience does not touch a MacBook Pro even with lesser performance on paper. My opinion is coming from experience of owning and using top PC machines and mid tier Macs throughout a lot of years of doing video work.
@@mattchungz The thing I hate about any Mac is that you can not upgrade it later. What you buy now is what you have to deal with until it's out dated. Which in turn is a complete waste of money. I have many Apple products. I have some Airpods brand new that took a dump in 2 months.
Yeah that’s definitely the biggest point regarding Macs is you can’t upgrade and in turn, need to upgrade your entire machine. That’s just the lay of the land with them and them soldering everything together. Though, Macs aren’t catering to that target audience or customers. Those that get into the hardware and tear things apart. That allows Apple to optimize their OS and software to run the absolute best that the hardware can do. Therefore, Macs will perform as expected. Whereas for PC, you can have a mashup of parts and upgrades. Some parts might work better than others, have to make sure all your drivers are updated, etc. Some people like that and others do not. Those that do not, just want to get in, know their machine will perform as expected, and get out. They want nothing to do with the nitty gritty technical stuff. The overall experience of using Apple products is so much more polished than PC, but it’s because the ecosystem, software, and hardware are all optimized to function together as expected. A good example is just yesterday I picked up a new gaming headset for my PC, and the audio wasn’t working. After checking multiple settings, of course it turns out my driver was out of date. For people who have no care for technical debugging, this would drive them insane especially after buying a new product and all they want is to try out the new product. Whereas something like a Mac and getting AirPods, all it is: turn on the AirPods and the Mac will automatically connect to them without even having to touch the Bluetooth settings.
Sorry to hear about your AirPods, but I’ve had 2 sets of them and have had no issues with them for the past 4 years.
I have an i9 9900k with a 3080 ti fully built by myself. premiere pro literally can’t handle 4k120fps from my fx3 it stutters way too much on playback and is hard to edit with. I’m hearing that mac is able to edit these files easily without stuttering.
@@aidanxnvy4434 same problem