The macbook pro is packed with hardware to excite, but all that comes at a high price. Comparing the inch macbook pro to the macbook air and. Lets test macbook air 2017 performance on rendering 1080p 60 fps video with animation, 1080p. At the final cut pro x creative summit, which includes a visit to apples cupertino campus, apple announced the next version of its video editing software aimed at professionals, final cut pro x 10. Weve discussed this before, but given that the 2017 model has the t1 chip, there will be notable differences. I certainly am not an an expert by any means either using the mavic to video and editing but i wanted to learn and i thought i should go big since im loving the bird and the editing. The touch bar changes its appearance based on what youre doing in the application. Enjoy stellar savings on macbook air and macbook pro today only.
All you need to do is fill in the form to get access to final cut pro x version 10. With our new final cut pro x covers, your projects will get edited faster. The application can also be called final cut pro hd, final cut pro user manual, final cut pro 7. At the time, i was upgrading from a late2009 macbook and was primarily looking for a macbook to take with me when i travel but also one that would offer a balance between portability, performance and price. Apple gives final cut pro x free for 3 months creative bloq.
So how well does a top of the range macbook air run final cut. Feb 05, 2015 my webstore for all the best ebooks and private one on one coaching by me. By the time i landed, some 24 hours later, id pretty much cleared the decks of a major piece of work. I went with the 16gb or ram because i want this to remain speedy in the future and i know photo editing can use a lot of ram. Final cut pro combines highperformance digital editing and native support for virtually any video format with easytouse and timesaving features that let you focus on storytelling. New apple products, free final cut pro x, iphone 12 delays, apple retail stores reopening and more. To be honest, i find easier to navigate in final cut pro on the macbook air, mainly thanks to its highlyoptimized. I imported this into final cut pro x and then sent directly to compressor. Final cut pro takes advantage of all the gpus in mac pro and uses multithreading to spread tasks across up to 28 cores. Nov 19, 2018 macbook air vs macbook pro export time a screenshot from the video demonstration. Apple offering 90day free trials for final cut pro x and. You can well and truly edit on an 11 inch macbook air. It would appear that the mbair and a thunderbolt display would make a good combination, since it has six ports thru which one could connect more the storage than youd ever need. Early test of retina macbook air video editing proves sucessful.
Editing with final cut pro x on an 11 inch macbook air. One of the things that make final cut pro x so great is its support for thirdparty plugins. Final cut pro x has rich support for the latest macbook pros touch bar, letting you scroll, adjust colors, trim, choose in and out points, and more with just your fingers. Final cut pro x is a revolutionary app for creating, editing, and producing the highestquality video. We are well aware that with fcpx being optimised only for macos, it is the fastest nle on the mac by far.
Real life editing experiences with a macbook air and final. Motionvfx, with over 25 years of experience in visual effects, provides many plugin options for fcpx. At the time, i was upgrading from a late2009 macbook and was primarily looking for a macbook to take. Even though the macbook is a capable machine for final cut it isnt ideal.
How well does it run on whatever specs you are using. The macbook air has apples retina display with 2560 x 1600. Its obviously attached to some of apples killer apps like final cut, but on a hardware level its got more. With the powerful apple macbook pro, available in multiple screen sizes, and the slim, efficient macbook air, there are only two broad mac laptop families to chose between nowadays. Jul 29, 20 final cut pro x relies heavily on the graphics card or chip of a machine to do all the heavy lifting effects work. In this case, you are going to need your macbook air that offers a fulldesktop experience. Le macbook air 2018 suffisant pour final cut pro consomac. May 07, 2020 with the powerful apple macbook pro, available in multiple screen sizes, and the slim, efficient macbook air, there are only two broad mac laptop families to chose between nowadays unless you go. Thinking of 15 inch macbook pro and final cut x dji. Only the initial import of the files is slow but i cant really tell because i dont have a reference to compare with.
We had an online debate about devising the best method for testing a machines fcpx grunt and in the end we came up with the fact that the simplest idea was. As a comparison i used my 2011 imac 12gb ram which. Fcpxmcc2 with our new final cut pro x covers, your projects will get edited faster because you. Real life editing experiences with a macbook air and final cut pro x. Aug 21, 20 so i switched my system, software, and hardware all at once over to the air, leaving my old mac profinal cut 7 system intact. Hey everyone, just like a lot of folks, i was concerned whether or not i should do certain upgrades on the macbook air. Nov 05, 2018 latest retina macbook air handson tests 4k video editing w final cut pro video. Want to buy a new mac to edit with final cut pro x.
So i switched my system, software, and hardware all at once over to the air, leaving my old mac profinal cut 7 system intact. I did not notice a bottleneck when working with fcpx. Macbook air vs macbook pro export time a screenshot from the video demonstration. A feather in final cut pro xs cap is its support for the macbook pro with touch bar. Apple launches updated version of final cut pro x with. Macbook air 20 core i7 final cut pro x test youtube. Final cut pro x macbook air pdf reader for windows xp adobe photoshop cs4 portable photoshop cs6 free download windows 10. In the last two months, apple has refreshed the inch macbook air, the inch macbook pro, and the 12. Feb 16, 2015 i pulled out my 2012 mb air to find out. I did it as a maximum load test, same way i do pokemon go events on iphones. I flew from london to australia, with a desperate deadline hanging over my head. I managed to cut several hours of interviews down to a manageable level, working on the 11 inch macbook air and final cut pro x. Ive heard the 15 inch macbook pro using final cut pro x works well with creating and rendering 4k video given that it has a quad core processor.
Today, youtuber kraig adams shared his handson with the new retina macbook air, putting it through tests editing 4k video using final cut pro. Redesigned from the ground up, final cut pro combines revolutionary video editing with powerful media organization and incredible performance to let you create at the speed of thought. I have had a macbook for a few years now but used for nothing more than light use. Although it takes significant time to transcode and render, editing. Mojave was released in september of 2018 and works on most mac products built after 2012, including mac mini, macbook pro, macbook air, imac. Provide apple final cut pro x functional shortcut designs, suits for apple final cut pro x user, especially people do not familiar with apple final cut pro hot keys, helps to increase your work efficiency. Logicskin compatible with apple final cut pro x for. More on the way including xcode on the macbook air. You can focus on the project rather than finding keys. With the pro it is much better suited for final cut depending on the specs. My backpackfriendly editing system is now an 11 macbook air mid 2012, 2ghz i7, 8 gb ram and a few usb3 buspowered drives. Save on 2020 mac mini, macbook pro, sims 4 and more deals. It just took 5 times longer than the i9 16inch macbook pro to do it. Cant decide between an imac pro or a beefy macbook pro.
Kraig reported on slight delay in render speed, thumbnails generation and export. Is a macbook air, a cheaper option for video editing and motion design. As a follow up to our rather controversial article on fcpx on a macbook air, we thought we would do a roundup of readers real life. Ive been editing on air since august 2017 and have been surprisingly successfully even when working on high resolution footages. I managed to cut several hours of interviews down to a manageable. Jun 12, 2019 i never imagined i would be editing final cut pro x videos on a mid20 macbook air. Macbook pro vs macbook air which is the better buy. Editing in final cut pro x on a mid20 macbook air david lim. The most anticipated improvement is the return of scissor switches on the keyboard since now the air has the same magic keyboard weve seen. Final cut pro x revolutionizes postproduction with 360 video editing and motion graphics, 4k hdr support, and advanced tools for color correction. Anyone using the new mba done any video editing using final cut pro x.
And when equipped with the optional afterburner card, mac pro delivers the fastest prores and prores raw performance ever with dynamic distribution of decoding across afterburner and multicore cpu. And, ive also read that the trend towards quad core processors is where things are heading down the road. With final cut pro x keyboard skins, you can speed up your workflow and finish projects faster and easier. My webstore for all the best ebooks and private one on one coaching by me. Motionvfx is the best plugin resource for final cut pro x. Final cut pro x relies heavily on the graphics card or chip of a machine to do all the heavy lifting effects work. Y final cut pro x keyboard cover for macbookmacbook air. So how well does a top of the range macbook air run final. Thinking of 15 inch macbook pro and final cut x dji mavic. I never imagined i would be editing final cut pro x videos on a mid20 macbook air. Besides all that, the editing workflow, playback, cut, trim and merge were just fine, like working with a macbook pro. You can open multiple heavy programs like photoshop and final cut pro x simultaneously and operation will. The big surprise is how close the imac and top macbook pro came to the mac pro in final cut pro x performance.
Im thinking of getting a macbook air, for a lot of reasons having nothing to do with fcp x, but id like to be able to use fcp x on the mbair. Final cut pro x on cheapest macbook pro macrumors forums. Editing on the macbook air with final cut pro x video. Designed in conjunction with certified apple experts and trainers, every final cut pro x keyboard skin includes the most important and popular keyboard shortcuts for final cut pro x.
Final cut pro combines highperformance digital editing and. If youre using a previous version of the final cut pro trial, youll be able to use this version free for an additional 90 days. Fcpxmcc2 with our new final cut pro x covers, your projects will get edited faster because you can spend more time working on your project and less time memorizing the program keys. Latest retina macbook air handson tests 4k video editing w final cut pro video. Can i edit videos on final cut pro using a macbook air. The free trial options can be downloaded from apples dedicated. The most anticipated improvement is the return of scissor switches on the keyboard since now the air has the same magic keyboard weve seen on the bigger brother, the macbook pro 16 apple seems to have finally backed off from the muchhated butterfly switch design, with great joy for most of its user base. Y final cut pro x keyboard cover for macbookmacbook air and. Macbook air 2017 final cut pro x 1080p 60fps video. Apple macbook air, macbook pro, dell xps discounted for.
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