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4k video editing

  1. A

    Should we use multiple hard drives for Mac Studio Video Editing

    In years past if we had 2 or 3 hard drives for video editing it improved workflow and allowed smoother scrubbing, etc. on some systems. With the M1 Max Mac Studio, for 4K and 8K video editing, does the system perform better with a 2TB internal SSD and no externals... OR... would it benefit...
  2. Evil_night

    Max Spec Mac Mini (i7 6 core + 64GB +1TB) + eGPU (AMD Radeon Pro W5700) vs iMac 5K (10 core i9, 128 Gb ram) + eGPU?

    Hi guys, I'm facing a major dilemma here and wondering if any of you would throw your two cents in for me to make the final decision here! I'm a film/video editor that mainly works on TVC and Music Promos, recently decided to upgrade my system so purchased a top of the line intel Mac Mini plus...
  3. R

    External nvme SSD for 4k editing dilemma

    Hi there, I've come to an impasse on the making after a period of what feels like exhaustive research on external nvme SSD's for my iMac video editing setup. My knowledge and experience has maxed out, and I was wondering if anyone with better insight would be so grateful as to help me with some...
  4. J

    Benefits of Separating OS/Applications drive from Media drive

    I’m looking to purchase a new iMac 2017 5K with 1tb of ssd for 4K video editing. Because the source files of the projects I will be working on will be below 500gb for any given project, I would like to utilize the fast internal nvme as an active media drive AND OS/Application drive (I will...
  5. Rasta4i

    Macbook Pro 15" vs iMac for Video Editing

    Hi everyone I have a dilemma that I would appreciate your help with, I edit videos freelance and we are working towards doing this full time, we shoot video on GH5 cameras and other potential 4K cameras that are capable for 4K 60fps and also raw. I currently use a iMac 2017 4.2ghz i7 with ssd...
  6. Rasta4i

    4K Video Editing On Macbook 12 Possible?

    Hi, im looking for an ultra portable laptop to mostly cut down and trim 4K video editing projects that I work on as I find that the most time consuming part of the process. Once I do majority of the trimming the rest of my edit usually goes quite fast which I do on an iMac. Of course I will...
  7. jordirobert

    4K video edit- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)

    Hi there, I had the iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) for a couple of years and its good. I do lots of video editing (Premiere pro CC) and recently have been working on a 4K resolution project with many layers of video and the Imac seems to struggle. I can't play back the timeline without...
  8. W

    2016 vs 2017 Macbook Pro 15 for 4k video editing

    I am looking at either the 2017 or 2016 top of the line prebuilt Macbook Pro 15. The only spec differences I can see is that the 2016 has a 2.7ghz Skylake processor and Radeon Pro 455 with 2gb graphics card while the 2017 has a 2.8ghz Kabylake processor and a Radeon Pro 560 with 4gb. The other...
  9. karmalp

    External drives for 4K editing: SSD USB-C Gen 2 vs. HDD Thunderbolt 3

    Hey guys, I am looking for a bigger external hard drive for my new 27" iMac (3.8GHz, 40GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Radeon Pro 580 8GB video memory) where I can edit my 4K video material straight from it without transferring to my internal SSD first. The biggest video files I work with is 4K RED footage...