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Last week Apple has released the first three Max powered by Silicon. The new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Mini are all powered by the same M1 system on a single chip, which means similar performance can be expected from all three engines.
While there are still a lot of questions about how these Macs will perform in real world use, it is already clear that these machines will be a boon to Final Cut Pro users and creative professionals in general. We need to know more tomorrow as the review ban was dropped on Tuesday and customers are scheduled to receive their new Mac hardware on the same day.
Apple M1 running Mac hardware is still young, but Anyone who rejects this new Max as mere toys Keep in mind the path of other Apple products such as the iPod, iPhone and Apple Watch. These products started “slowly” outside the gate, but they are all now in the best class in terms of performance.
Because of the foundation already laid, we don’t have to wait many generations to see the immediate impact of Apple’s silicon strength on the desktop. November Mac event, outside the gate, These maxes have head-turning performance. According to the creators, although the early products had inherent design limitations, these maxes would be special.
Video: Be excited about the Final Cut Pro performance on Apple Silicon
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The iPod Pro tried to tell us
For years now, the iPod Pro – and, to a lesser extent, the iPhone – has the processing and graphics power to compete with some of Apple’s Intel-based Mac laptops. Critics have been waxing and waning about the sheer power of the iPod Pro for years, but often disappointed because the wheels don’t have a lot of chances to land, so to speak.
With the release Magic keyboard for iPod Pro And IPods14, Apple has worked hard to give users more opportunity to use the hardware capabilities of the iPod Pro, and most people will agree that it has made progress in this area.
But the iPad does not yet have window-based workflow, I / O and external interconnectivity, and professional software that will allow you to truly use all of the horsepower that the iPod Pro possesses. That’s not to say the iPad will never get there, but it is now behind the Mac.
Vertical integration
That’s exactly what the iPod Pro got – and the Mac will never compete with until now – the complete top-down integration experienced by modern iOS devices.
For example, with the iPad, Apple builds hardware, designs hardware chips, including the CPU and GPU, and builds the operating system. In some cases, like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, it even makes the software run on top of the operating system. That type of vertical integration was not available on the Mac until last week’s M1 release.
With this new Mac, Apple builds hardware that designs CPU, GPU, neural engine and various computer controls, builds the operating system, and builds pro applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. This allows any software and hardware components to work together. This allows an application such as Final Cut Pro to be optimized to run at its full potential.
Why Video Editors Should Be Excited About Apple Silicon
Let’s take an example of this. I shot 45 seconds of 8KH265 (HVC) video with my Canon R5. This video fights with full resolution when imported on the Final Cut Pro, which runs on two unique GPUs (Radeon W5700X and AMD Radeon 580 Pro) on the 28-core Mac Pro, with 24TB SST and 512GB of RAM. , Just before any effect is applied.
It only took more than 3 minutes to export this transcoded clip back to H.265 using the compressor uploaded on YouTube. This is a painful process, as it uses Apple’s halo engine, which uses a half-finished Mac Pro, which is more expensive than the M1-powered 99 999 MacBook Air.
Now compare it to the A12Z-powered iPod Pro. It’s the same iPad that Apple will be sending out from 2018, so it’s far from the cutting edge. However, as you can see from our video, it handles more compressed codec video like a warrior, running smoothly without the need for transcode.
It is true that the Mac Pro may wipe out the iPod Pro in other areas, but for a task like editing the H.265, the performance difference is significant, especially considering the huge gap in price that separates the two machines.
Not only is it an encryption / decoding feature, it is also a complete system in one package including a 7 or 8-core GPU, 16-core neural engine and integrated memory configuration. The Neural Engine is especially promising when you think about the possibilities of allowing better automated transcriptions for topics, improving key content auditing, and more. Mix in all of the SSD controller, ISP and other extras, we have a machine that is optimized for searching for the best performance, even on a chassis like the MacBook Air with no fans and less power draw
The future is bright
The Apple M1 is a more powerful chip than the A12Z, and it is ideal for hand-held work inside a computer chassis. Its running software, Final Cut Pro, Updated to M1 compatibility Universal application, Can make full use of its strengths. How much better do you think this will happen? Fortunately, we do not have to guess much time.
There is no doubt that the critics already have the new M1-powered Max on hand, and I know that those who like the Final Cut Pro will not be able to talk about the performance benefits they are already looking at. Do not regret it, because you will have to wait only one more day to reduce the performance. When the reviews drop tomorrow we will no doubt see comparisons to all of the Intel-powered Mac hardware and we will no doubt hear about how incredible the performance of these machines is.
And, folks, this is Apple Silicon 1.0 only. Think about how slow the original Apple Watch was, its S1 running system is on a chip. Compare the performance of the first Apple Silicon A4 chips on the first iPad with the performance of the recently released A14-powered iPod Air4. What we see today with Apple M1 powered laptops is only a glimpse into the performance we are going to see in the future.
Apple’s new M1-flavored Macs all have two Thunderbolt 3 ports, including the Mac Mini, which usually has four. It is obvious that the M1 chip has some limitations in terms of I / O, and there may be other limitations that critics will inevitably find in days and weeks.
But from a pure trend standpoint, I think the release of the M1 Max makes it clear that Apple is optimistic about bringing its chips to the table. This marks the most exciting new chapter for creative proponents who love Max.
What are your thoughts on Apple’s new M1 running Mac? Are you planning to buy one? Sound in the comments below with your thoughts.
Update: Looks like the first taste of what’s in store is already available Weibo user (Via Macromars forums). The user reports impressive performance with 10-bit H.265 8K canonical displays, the same type of displays I used to demonstrate in the video above. The new M1 Mac hardware may not be perfect, but I think we’re up to something special, folks!
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