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

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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. Overall Thoughts on M4 Gen Pre-Launch https://youtu.be/OVEN2fR7kFg M4 Gen Revised Testing Method explained https://youtu.be/aaPiUWx1Oqw Is $200 M4 PRO Upgrade Worth it? & Pro Photo & Video test on Every PRO Chip from M1 PRO https://youtu.be/AnDQKIgLxhA External SSD Speed, does it matter? https://youtu.be/-8UfQ-Tw9aw Ultimate Calibration Guide for Apple 14" & 16" MacBook Pro XDR Display - This is the way! https://youtu.be/PLB93k9UYWc iStat Menu https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ Diglloyd Photoshop Test https://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshopCS6-Benchmarks.html AfterEffect 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 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 Art's Tip Jar https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=V3FRL8X9Y92QQ&no_recurring=0&currency_code=USD Recommend Display Calibrators Calibrite Display Plus HL https://amzn.to/4lSJ4bI Calibrite Display Pro HL https://amzn.to/4g0YYzx Full Disclosure: ArtIsRight is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a way for websites to earn advertising revenues by advertising and linking to amazon.com Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. #macminiM4 #macminiM4Pro