If your video editor is Adobe Premiere Pro, you want the new Mac mini announced yesterday because the 2.6GHz model has Intel Iris Graphics which will allow GPU acceleration in Premiere. Otherwise the Mini is fine because the recent Minis can be faster than older Mac Pros.
Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice from people who have experience doing video editing on their mac mini's. I currently own an ancient Macbook pro, way underpowered for what I want to do, and I'm looking to upgrade to a desktop (but of course, I'm cheap) So that leads me to the mac mini.
I really just want something that can handle Final cut pro, specifically for editing video(s) in 1080p at high frame rates (120 fps, on the rare occasion 240 fps) With the current setup I have now, FCP will quit unexpectedly, it can't play any of my original or edited clips smoothly (the 120fps almost always skips several frames, freezes and lags, making the video almost unviewable). I can never smoothly slide my cursor over the clips - its always laggy, choppy, and impossible to watch. I just want to be able to quickly and smoothly browse through my projects & video clips as I'm editing. Will a mac mini be able to do this? I'm not necessarily looking for quick export times one the project is finished - I'm not a full time videographer so that doesn't matter as much. I just want to be able to browse, edit, cut and view my clips without any choppy-ness or all the skipped frames while working in final cut pro. I'm also looking to run this on about 2, maybe 3 monitors (1080) if that makes any difference.
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You should know that Thunderbolt 2 and DisplayPort 1.2 supports up to max 3840×2160 at 60HZ. But it only covers Retina display up to 20' and non-Retina resolutions up to about 40-inch. 2016 model, MacBook Pros, can run 27-inch Retina displays because of Thunderbolt 3. Apple designed MacOS differently. It created for people's comfort in mind and pixel density of about 110 PPI for non-Retina, and about 220 PPI for Retina. Which means, other than 110PPI or 220PPI there will be scaling issues like text larger or smaller. However, there's a workaround to fix it, but it results in higher memory usage and GPU work leading to shorter battery life and also blurry pixels which we assume you don't want it.
So we added the PPI in each of monitor so you can avoid it if you don't want and added a PPI calculator at the end so you can check your display is compatible with the requirements or not. 5K If you are looking for a 5k monitor on the market that can compete with the 27 inch 5K retina display, then you should consider these two. In our research, these two are the only ones that can rival 5K iMac (217.6 PPI). (217.6 PPI) and LG Ultrafine 5K Display(217.6 PPI). However, these are not fully compatible with all Mac platforms. See this Abnormal behavior on some Mac platforms with Dell 5k. Dell Ultrasharp is famous among professionals.
New refreshed models does have added features as well. It boasts a 27' QHD resolution 16:9 aspect ratio with an ultra-thin bezel. One best feature is fully adjustable stand. Features like tilt, swivel, height adjust including pivoting both 90 Degree clockwise or counter-clockwise. So it allows the thinnest possible edges to be placed side by side if you are using with multiple monitors.It's easy to set up. The only downside is the price. It's still pricey.
A little bit more money could get you a 4k monitor. It won't support PS4 Pro as the image will get downscaled on a QHD screen (108.79 PPI). It boasts a 27' WQHD 2560x1440 IPS display with a frameless panel design which looks aesthetically nicet. The connectivity includes HDMI and Display Port as well.
Other Monitors We go through more than 30+ displays. All screens can't be described here. However, here are other displays which come close to the requirement.
These are also good non-retina displays for MacBook. 30- 34 Inch (109.68 PPI) (109.68 PPI) (109.68 PPI) (109.68 PPI) C (109.68 PPI) 25- 29 inch (108.79 PPI) (108.79 PPI) (108.79 PPI) (108.79 PPI).