Is this more powerful than a mac book pro for movie/audio editing and making?
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Depends on the Macbook Pro configuration. With the standard configuration this Mac mini isn't that fast for editing photos. I would get a newer Macbook Pro or imac/Mac pro for movie/audio editing
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How about waiting 'till Macworld Expo? They could boost the CPU and/or video or something; maybe even add Blu-Ray drives.
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I haven't used a MacBook Pro so I can't make a direct comparison however if you want portability then go with the "Pro". If you want a big screen and a movable keyboard and a mouse and work at a desk then go with the iMac. Seeing the answers of a couple of folks who have both seems to support that position.
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I use Pinnacle Studio 12 ( acutally it's 12.1 - the Ultimate version ) and it works pretty well with my Quad Core computer and a good video card for editing AVCHD footage from this camera. I'm very pleased.Tony
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I will suggest you use MK 908, it has quad core. Much easier to handle the video out put. Thanks, have a great weekend!
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it runs just fine on my MAC PRO w/ OS 10.8.5. don't know about the MAC Book Air? you should buy it and tell ADOBE where to stick their Creative Cloud!
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I'm now using Edius and it's the finest video editor I've seen. It far exceeds Final Cut Pro or Adobe Pro in price and I don't suppose they could perform any better, especially not on my pc. I even tried it on my laptop and it works fine, the render time is longer though.
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The Mini is very popular for this purpose. Several friends use them (even the previous version) and love them. I'm planning to buy one myself in the next few weeks. I get full 1080p when attaching my MacBook, so I expect no different from the Mini. But I would get it with 2 GB of RAM (you can add it later or order direct from Apple with the RAM upgrade as a build-to-order option).
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If you are willing to spend that much money on a Mac Pro, you should be able to build it to your specifications. They are VERY dependable computers.
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Cinema 4D is outside my experience but after effects is good although the Adobe boffins recommend the geforce now. Geforce is more power hungry and my system couldnt deliver the watts so I got the K4000 which is working fine. Check this link to Adobe: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/system-requirements.html
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Yes, I've upgraded to OS X 10.10.2 Yosemite and 8GB of RAM. I don't have experience with Final Cut Pro to tell you if that will run OK.
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Yes. I use it with my MacBook Pro (2011 early edition) and with Final Cut Pro X 10.0.9 for my editing needs. I has always worked perfectly.
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I use it for both editing in Sony Vegas Pro and play games like Battlefield. Trust me, unless your doing both things at once with max graphics and several 4k renderings going on, you won't even need to overclock this.
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You have to understand that the Power Mac processor has reached a sort of "end of life." It cannot run any Mac OS newer than 10.5.8 I'm not a user of recording tools, but my understanding of this processor is that it will NOT run Pro Tools 9 or newer. If you are content with older software, my guess would be that this computer would work well for recording.
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I have a PC and a MAC once I got used to the differences which didn't take much time at all, I never went back to my PC again. For music and pictures the MAC is an excellent choice
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There is no stopping... faster everything lets you get things done faster.... you'll be thanking yourself for getting a great computer, especially if you have to edit a lot of video. Time is valuable too and a 'slow' computer is just annoying especially rendering/compiling/outputting video. Buy the best you can afford. Plus, it sounds like a great gaming computer too if you are into that. I bought a $1500 system nearly 4 years ago... while not as powerful as yours obviously, it's still an i-7 with some upgraded geforce graphics card. A powerful computer will last a long time where a bargain computer likely will have to be upgraded regularly just to keep up with the software.
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Yup the ultra studio works perfect for that... But just remember u need a thunderbolt port in your mac!