A look at Apple's latest Mac Studio M4 Max base silicon compared to Mac Mini M4 Pro base performing various Pro Photography and Video tests. Which includes performance testing for Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, Capture 1, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Davinci Resolve. There tests are done to determine if the upgrade from the base M4 Pro to the base M4 Max is worth it.
Full Test: Ultimate Mac Studio M4 Max, M3 Ultra, Mac Mini M4 Pro, Pro Photo/Video Tests!
https://youtu.be/2yqQllf88Ms
iStat Menu http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/
Diglloyd Photoshop Test https://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshopCS6-Benchmarks.html
External SSD Speed, does it matter?
https://youtu.be/-8UfQ-Tw9aw
After Effects Adobe Benchmark https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-beta-discussions/multi-frame-rendering-is-here-aka-the-multithreading-you-ve-been-asking-for/m-p/11885358#M533
00:00 Intro/Preface
01:09 Test System
03:45 Chip Segmentation
04:09 Upgrade Priority
07:55 Fan/Low Power Mode
08:37 Color Calibration
08:40 Setup as a new machine
08:55 Reading the Spec
09:05 SSD
09:15 Internal vs External SSD
09:36 Memory - RAM
10:43 Lightroom Classic Preview 1:1
11:26 LRC Export
12:11 LRC HDR
12:35 LRC Panorama Merge
13:17 LRC AI Noise Reduction
13:51 LRC AI Noise Reduction X10
15:03 LRC Sky & Subjects Mask
15:23 Lightroom CC - LR Export
15:56 Capture 1 - C1 Preview
16:28 C1 Export
16:57 Photoshop
19:21 Video Export FCP
20:15 AfterEffects
20:58 Premiere Pro
21:16 DaVinci Resolve
21:35 Which one to choose?
23:16 SoC Recommendations
25:06 Upgrade Path
26:04 Conclusion
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