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I Edited With the Mac Studio and Now I Want One
As a content creator, I found the Mac Studio to be a great desktop for my Final Cut Pro X workflow. Mac Studio Studio Display *CNET may get a commission from these offers Watch the Mac Studio Review: Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us…
Calvin Walker
April 2, 2022 at 5:05 pm
This is way too much computer for most people. I’m tempted to buy the base model but even that is a bit much for my use
Joe Medina
April 2, 2022 at 5:26 pm
Final Cut X Bwahahahahahhahahahaha
Conor Kinsella
April 2, 2022 at 5:38 pm
MKBHD uses Final Cut. Why would anyone give it a hard time? It’s obviously robust enough for Professional studios 🧐
Justin_tech
April 2, 2022 at 7:51 pm
Yes he does and many other YouTubers do. It is absolutely a robust program for the professional setting. My statement was aimed toward the more mainstream Premiere/Avid editors who see Final Cut as an “upgraded iMovie,” which it most definitely is not. Hollywood and other industries have a tainted view of Final Cur from its initial release about a decade ago.
Since then, Final Cut X has become powerful and useful for all projects. Not only is it speedy, it’s “magnetic timeline” changes the way an editor edits and makes for a more efficient video editing software. I can edit 2x faster. I believe the future of NLEs (non-linear editing) will go toward a magnetic timeline build – we shall see. Anyway, lots to say it deserves a video. Stay tuned!
kenny'sReview
April 2, 2022 at 6:05 pm
Nice review..thank you
GreenAppelPie
April 2, 2022 at 6:12 pm
Honestly, my wife uses the top of the line Macs for photo editing and they all break down within a year. Then I have to drag the POS to the Apple store where NO ONE THERE answers calls and act smug. They’ll fix the stuff under warranty, but their attitudes suck. In the meantime I just hum along with my PCs that rarely need repaired, gaming/cad/documentation,and if I do need to repair I can just get the part anywhere.
Gargamel Rothschild
April 2, 2022 at 6:39 pm
Everything I have ever bought apple has lasted me years without problems.
NeXTSTEP Object Oriented Software
April 2, 2022 at 6:58 pm
this is a weird statement to me given that i can still edit 40 megapixel photos on my 2013 retina macbook pro with no problems other than speed.. your wife might be using it wrong..
Aadhi Vivek
April 2, 2022 at 7:50 pm
I Have a 2012 Mac book pro 15 inch 😂ask your wife to take care of laptops it isn’t a devices problem if you give even the most reliable device to a person who can’t take care of the device I edit videos and photos on my mac but it’s showing it’s age now so I ordered the m1 pro 16 inch
TheCameraProject
April 2, 2022 at 6:26 pm
Hey, CNET editor who uses Premiere, what do YOU think of performance? Not knocking FCPX, just not the software I use. Want to hear about Premiere performance.
TheCameraProject
April 2, 2022 at 7:03 pm
Please try the beta too as I would hope performance improvements would be in there.
g e o
April 2, 2022 at 6:37 pm
Justin is sooo cuteee
Omega Budu Kay
April 2, 2022 at 6:41 pm
Form over function?🧐
brachiator1
April 2, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Very good and practical review. Thanks.
Justin_tech
April 2, 2022 at 7:40 pm
If you’ve got any questions about the Mac Studio, my current work setup or Final Cut drop them below 👇
NETVO TV
April 2, 2022 at 8:37 pm
Do you have any design work available? I’m a freelance logo designer and looking for more works, let me know if you have any! 🙂
Harry Sio
April 5, 2022 at 12:37 am
Did you upgrade the unified memory?
Applecompuser
April 2, 2022 at 7:41 pm
I have to admit, I want one of those tho I am not sure if its what I really need. A new 5k imac with an i9 would probably be fine tho they are becoming scarce. Great video. Thank you. PS I’m not sure if all the third party monitors have built in cameras for video calls which I do all the time now.
Eightpspi
April 2, 2022 at 7:45 pm
The Max studio should come with a keyboard and mouse
max blade
April 2, 2022 at 11:25 pm
This is apple we talking about here its main money is the first priority 😁
X Y
April 2, 2022 at 7:52 pm
Nice
Etzio Play
April 2, 2022 at 8:07 pm
Apple is over priced
Hey You
April 2, 2022 at 8:31 pm
This was by far the best review out there for me. I am exactly at the same boat with Justin other then I work with Preimere (which also works fine with M1 max btw).
Justin_tech
April 3, 2022 at 1:58 am
Glad it was helpful!
tatsukialmologist
April 3, 2022 at 2:39 am
Check Quinn from Snazzy Labs too!
michael
April 2, 2022 at 8:31 pm
I created a computer with ZERO ports
RickOShay
April 2, 2022 at 8:31 pm
Over priced garbage
CO
April 2, 2022 at 8:34 pm
Compares PRO MBP with MAX Studio, used to lug around an iMac when traveling, and will “be in the Delta lounge editing on this thing” 🤦🏽♂
Hey You
April 2, 2022 at 8:36 pm
My views on Final cut: It is like shooting a movie with a small camera. Everyone knows that it shoots 4k, everyone is aware that it may even produce better results than bigger and older cameras but it just doesn’t look professional. If you are working in a serious post production company(where they edit ads, tv shows and movies) you can’t even use premiere. Because the director who doesn’t know anything about editing most of the time, once heard that Avid is the best and wants the best for his movie. The editing software doesn’t effect the quality of the product %99.99 of the time. But you can’t explain that to the directors or production companies. So yeah, Final Cut will not be the next Avid anytime soon.
Justin_tech
April 3, 2022 at 1:59 am
Great point. I think one day Avid and Premiere will run more like Final Cut Pro’s magnetic timeline, this will take lots of time, but makes sense to me. I’ll get into this in a Final Cut Pro X editing video.
John Smith
April 2, 2022 at 8:47 pm
I want the XDR! 🙁
Richard Allen
April 3, 2022 at 12:56 am
Preach
San Tosh
April 2, 2022 at 9:48 pm
nice speakers? DAC outsourced to the dock is in itself a poor choice given the macbook’s internal DAC is decent
super hero
April 2, 2022 at 10:14 pm
I mean it is common sense that if you have all the accessories and don’t need portability then the Mac Studio is cheaper. Is it necessary to spend half the video talking about it? People are not that bad at math.
As far as video editing goes, export time only save you like 5 min per project. Not sure where you get the “speed up my work a ton” from. The strength of the Mac Studio is that you can bombard it with projects after projects without having to worry about longevity of the machine and you can do more advance video editing without any slowdown. These are the things you should mention.
On point on the Studio Display. It is overpriced, old panel tech with unnecessary, wasteful features. It would be a better deal if they just give you the height adjustable and get rid of the webcam and speaker, A13 altogether.
By the way, the speakers are worse than a $100 pair of desk speakers.
Ahmed Salah
April 2, 2022 at 10:25 pm
I like this guy
you should be in more videos
TacoXL
April 3, 2022 at 1:30 am
What laptop stand is that?!
Justin_tech
April 3, 2022 at 1:54 am
Its a laptop arm/tray from Fully (they also make my standing desk and sell my desk chair – reviewed them on my youtube channel).
TacoXL
April 4, 2022 at 2:11 pm
@Justin_tech Thanks! I’ll check out the review.
Gustavo Masis
April 3, 2022 at 1:47 am
I think you meant ‘function over form.’
Justin_tech
April 3, 2022 at 1:54 am
yes, you are correct – whoops! 😅
Esther Batycki
April 3, 2022 at 2:12 am
Yah the base monitor not being height adjustable is nuts, even the people in the Apple ads have bad posture using it
C
April 3, 2022 at 3:09 am
Why not get a MacBooks pro with m1 max and iPad Pro to sidecar ? More easy to
carry?
Off the Shelf Movie Night
April 3, 2022 at 5:20 am
Agree 100% on Final Cut Pro X. It’s a beast of an adutor and is so much ceaner and more modern than Premiere
That Mark Gilroy
April 3, 2022 at 7:08 am
This was a great review! And I LOVE the music bed at the start.
Warakorn Asvaraksh
April 3, 2022 at 9:12 am
Agree!
Justin_tech
April 4, 2022 at 2:45 pm
Thanks from the editor and I 🙂
Tom Boss
April 3, 2022 at 11:10 am
But really, you can’t go below the UltraFine 5K anymore, if you are accustomed to the quality. And to compare a Dell with almost half the pixels (8M instead of 14.5M pixels) and almost half the brightness, really? Compared to the UltraFine 5K, the price is ok.
For my taste, the 400 nits on a MacBook Air is low, albeit acceptable for a notebook.
Kim Neeper Rasmussen
April 5, 2022 at 3:55 am
Exactly, I tried one of those Dell 4K things as I was tired on the Thunderbolt’s Display’s low resolution, and to my big surprise, the Dell looked worse. Matte screens gives less resolution and very poor contrast in day time lighting, I returned it and got the LG 5K – it does not compare, I just think he didn’t really test out the Dell, and just assumes he would be happy with it based on specs.
Mohammed Aizam
April 3, 2022 at 1:31 pm
NOT THE JOHNNY IVE SLANDER HAHAHAHAHAHA
Rich Mahogany
April 3, 2022 at 2:25 pm
looking at his setup it made me realize that it’s weird apple doesn’t sell a dock. they sell 10 thousand dongles but no dock.
Bigtruckseriesreview Motorsports
April 3, 2022 at 2:28 pm
I edit my videos on my IPHONE.
All I ever need is more storage.
I don’t need lots of effects and stuff.
iPhone 14 1TB PRO MAX will definitely be my next phone.
Bigtruckseriesreview Motorsports
April 3, 2022 at 2:31 pm
As an Apple shareholder since 2012, I can say I’m very happy with Apple and their products.
The only downside is the eWaste created by older devices that can’t easily be upgraded.
ICan'tGiveCredit
April 3, 2022 at 8:04 pm
Functioning items being thrown into e-waste is not a new concept. I’ve seen this firsthand. E-waste companies have gone from scrapping these items, to reselling them responsibly; it’s come a long way, and that’s a great thing.
Kim Neeper Rasmussen
April 5, 2022 at 3:50 am
Older devices go on as 2nd hand until they are dead, no one scraps functioning Apple products, they have value until dead.
Arthur Simon
April 6, 2022 at 1:05 pm
@Kim Neeper Rasmussen He is talking about iMacs with perfect usable monitors that don’t work anymore because the computer parts are dead.
Irishgamer01
April 3, 2022 at 3:07 pm
Apple advert
WardCo
April 3, 2022 at 5:24 pm
Uh, I think you mean Apple is finally giving us function over form.
Lee Stone
April 8, 2022 at 12:13 am
It’s non-modular, so functionality is pretty limited…
Adult Tim
April 4, 2022 at 8:06 pm
Feels like a video of a CNET employee trying to get reimbursed for a new Mac Studio lol I honestly want one now
Kim Neeper Rasmussen
April 5, 2022 at 3:37 am
*Function over form” I guess you meant 😉
Kim Neeper Rasmussen
April 5, 2022 at 3:46 am
Did you just call those tiny cheap Audio Engine speakers for professional……………………..? I bet the Studio Display is higher fidelity and better stereo imaging, and I design High End speakers for a living.
Cyberspace gaming
April 5, 2022 at 1:52 pm
4:51 i think you meant function over form Lol. Anyway, great review
B9Bot 1
April 5, 2022 at 2:37 pm
Anyone that laughs at Final Cut apparently aren’t serious video editors. It’s a standard in the industry for many film and TV studios.
Deputy Dawg
April 6, 2022 at 4:46 am
No it’s not. Avid Media Composer far and away still the standard. Adobe Premiere has caught on with smaller budgeted producions. FCPx brings up the rear – from a great distance. Not commenting on capability, just the reality of the studios.
B9Bot 1
April 5, 2022 at 3:29 pm
Ports over thinness is definitely way better. I don’t want thin, I want ports that I can use.
ekological
April 5, 2022 at 9:49 pm
4:50 Don’t you mean function over form?
George Prince
April 5, 2022 at 10:16 pm
Good video but is this a conspiracy were all the Mac Studio reviews benchmarks are based on video editing software
Souligna Savann
April 6, 2022 at 3:52 am
For the height, just put some random books under the stand then you’ll get the desired height 😛
WhiteCrowUK
April 6, 2022 at 4:06 pm
Recap: if you have MacBook you don’t need speakers camera and mic. You probably have Airpod Max anyway. Not including height adjustable stand in this high price is outrages.
Get high refresh 4k -27 or 32” and just slightly push it back and you’ll get same fidelity as retina – no pixels will be visible. Now you can get 43” mini led Samsung or 42” LG oled – but the size might be too much for some. Upcoming soon Acer x32 mini led looks promising as well.
Rumor has it – new Apple screen will appear in June with mini led.
TriPyramid Pictures
April 7, 2022 at 10:40 am
Final Cut is the BEST!!!!
Rajan Rengasamy
April 7, 2022 at 1:10 pm
Great review
Charles Gonzalez
April 7, 2022 at 6:29 pm
From the stills I can tell you worked at DuArt hehehe
p3rrypm
April 7, 2022 at 6:40 pm
Final Cut Pro is awesome and anyone using Adobe Premiere, has to really be in to masochism.