Ultimate Mac mini M4/M4 PRO vs Mac Studio M2 MAX - Pro Photo & Video Testing & Review

Pro Photography and video testing for Apple's new Mac mini M4 and M4 Pro in a new form factor. These professional workflow tests include Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, Photoshop, Capture 1, Final Cut Pro, Da Vinci Resolve, Premier Pro, and After Effects. These tests will also compare all desktop Macs, including the previous M1, M2, M2 Pro, and Mac Studio M2 MAX machines.

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00:00 Intro
00:47 Preface
02:00 Test System
02:43 Memory Bandwidth
03:30 Price
05:42 Single App Test
06:05 Test Configs
06:36 Effect of SSD & RAM Is known
06:59 Chip Segmentation
07:30 Upgrade Priority
08:34 Ports
09:22 Fan Noise
10:33 Power to Auto
11:05 Power Button
11:25 Color Calibration
11:52 Setup as a new machine
12:08 Reading the Spec
12:18 SSD
13:01 Internal vs External SSD
13:26 Memory - RAM
14:49 Testing OS Version
15:06 Slowdown Trend
15:23 Lightroom Classic Preview 1:1
17:16: LRC Export
18:14 LRC HDR
19:17 LRC Panorama Merge
21:18 LRC AI Noise Reduction
22:40 LRC AI Noise Reduction X10
24:06 LRC Sky & Subjects Mask
25:18 Lightroom CC - LR Export
26:23 Capture 1 - C1 Preview
27:37 C1 Export
28:40 Photoshop
31:51 Video Export FCP
33:27 AfterEffects
34:16 Premiere Pro
34:54 DaVinci Resolve
35:37 Which one to choose?
37:39 SoC Recommendations
39:13 Upgrade Path
39:26 Conclusion

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