Best Computer Specs for Mac Pro editing Arriraw?
Posted:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:38 pmby MickGrow
Wondering what specs I should prioritize when buying a Mac Pro and editing ArriRaw in Resolve.
What Core? 12? 16? 24?
What Ram? 764? would more do anything?
What GPU?
Radeon Pro Vega II Duo?
I would like to be able to use the computer for Color and possibly edit in Arri Raw without using Proxies.
Re: Best Computer Specs for Mac Pro editing Arriraw?
Posted:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:44 amby Uli Plank
Are we talking about editing or grading too? Any advanced VFX, like temporal NR, optical flow etc. ?
So, why I'm asking is this: if you are not sure to earn that money back within one year or maximum one and a half, don't invest in any Intel based Mac at this time! Decoding Arriraw is not very demanding, it just needs fast media. I can play back Arriraw smoothly at 24 fps in an HD timeline with decoding set to half res on a MacBook Air M1 with 8 GB RAM.
These current ones are just entry level machines, but Apple will switch to their own silicon over a period of two years, having started in late 2020. Even the current Mac mini is outperforming the current MacPro in some tasks.
Don't waste your money.