$949 M1 Macbook Air | Powerful Enough for my Premiere Video Editing Workflow?

[@PotatoJet]

What do you guys think about Project GreenLight? Think we'll see some cool projects come out of it??

[@embhah_]

Oh yes definitely 👍🏻

[@kai_dek]

i love the idea and can’t wait to see what will come out of it!

[@iamamai5252]

Call it potato plane

[@niRtywa_starcvnt]

Can W-8 BEN forms save us non-US based creators for Project GreenLight????!?

[@HeyItsPaul]

You could call it GeneLight - come on man!

[@533rudiger]

You are such a good man Gene! Giving back to the community while being new owners of a fixer upper. It’s why I watch your channels!

[@lucasquarcia361]

[@kai_dek]

Bro, Dylan could literally convince me to buy anything lol

[@cinemavisuals9774]

haha, true

[@ManicMrNac]

Just waiting for him to say he's on a horse

[@hrgunit]

Hey, here is a give-away-winner! 12:51 congrats

[@kai_dek]

@@hrgunit Thanks!

[@JaredSO88]

I just got my M1 MacBook Pro in February. Had to upgrade from my 2014 iMac. I've been editing on it as my primary machine until the larger 27in iMac comes out. I love this thing, it does everything I need it to do except cutting certain LOG cam profiles.

[@AaronGoldgewertisawesome]

Just got the m1 and can safely say it is incredible even when running premiere through Rosetta. Exporting some 4K footage from an A7III with a bunch of layers and color and stuff took about the same amount of tile as my friend’s pc with a core i7-8700k an rtx 2060, and 16 gb of ram. (To be fair I have the version of the m1 air with 16 gb of ram)

[@renettesunrise]

Do you have any playback lag though?

[@AaronGoldgewertisawesome]

@@renettesunrise It depends. If I have a ton of layers, it'll lag, but straight playback is fine

[@renettesunrise]

@@AaronGoldgewertisawesome thanks for the reply👍

[@bryanmontero]

The only KZbinr I know that shares his success with his viewers. Even after buying a house!!! Gene you are the man!!

[@jsimes1]

Gotta say that was the best outro EVER! 😄 As far as Project GreenLight goes you are an awesome dude and I so look forward to seeing the results of your giveaways! Gear is one thing but funding someone's project is an amazing gift and you could kickstart someones career with this kind of help!!

[@TuckerPearce]

Gene’s giveaways are legit. I got a DJI gimbal for my mobile phone. Thx again guys. Love your ideas here Gene, so generous Thad you are all about giving back.

[@stefandesu]

I love my M1 Air. That new 16" is going to be a beast!

[@kareemm5232]

nice-any trouble with running Premiere or After Effects on there? Any feedback is appreciated!

[@lemonearl]

I just got a 2TB 16gb M1 Macbook air 3 weeks ago for my AE edits and works great so far, not perfect, but for that price and it being MacBook air.. it's amazing. The lack of built-in fan does reduce the speed overtime thou.

[@albertonunes3234]

I’m shooting a narrative series on my pocket 4k in prores and my m1 air has been our main editing machine! I love it, seriously amazing

[@feryfrost8572]

Is the macbook air screen display good enough for color grading, or do i need an external monitor? Interrested with the same P4K setup to start youtube :3

[@albertonunes3234]

@@feryfrost8572 I think the colors are pretty accurate, though some people may argue. I personally use an external monitor because the screen is too small

[@jamieagutu]

How has it been over time? I’ve started to shoot on my bmpcc 6k but I shot ProRes 422

[@jasonf.vasquez9774]

Project Greenlight is an amazing idea and exciting!

[@IbrahimLucas]

I hope this project gets big so people outside the US can also enter one day!

[@flyingfishy1584]

Yes exactly

[@varerkars]

The base MacBook Air is the best laptop I have ever owned. In final cut it outperforms my 2014 27” iMac by 2.5 rending speed on a 4k timeline.

[@mujihuz8433]

So I've been using the M1 Macbook Air (8c CPU, 8c GPU, 8GB Ram, 512Memory) for about a year now. I did 2 major video editing projects on it. First one was a 32 minute video with a lot of clips but not too many effects. It handled it like a champ. The second video however, was different. It was a 60 minute video with tons of effects, texts, 4k clips, music, and so on. It took me 2 months to build that timeline and man, the laptop was to its knees. Everytime I opened FCP and tried to change something, 1 out of 3 times it would freeze and I would have to wait around 30 seconds to 1 minute for it to work again. and about 1 out of 5 times it would freeze without ever going back to normal, so I had to force quit FCP and open again (which is one of the reasons it took 2 months to edit that video). I'm not sure if the limitation was from my memory, my CPU, or the GPU. all I know is that it made me really frustrated. If you have a heavy workflow, I don't suggest M1 Air, but if you are a light editor, It will be just fine.

[@fortheloveofthewhippetnijm8125]

Thanks for sharing

[@kayleemuyu8184]

most real comment. thank you!

[@MandoMTL]

The 8 gigs of ram is the bottleneck. The SoC is golden.

[@mettflow2648]

maybe dont buy the same amount of ram phones have nowadays

[@ian-baldwin-woodworking]

great this was a comment I was looking for. Going to get this M1 becuase if my projects get this big Ill move to my pc which has 128gb of game, 8gb GPU. 3.6 i9 processor. Its basically unstoppable and its impressive you did a 60min video on the m1

[@Itsbapechris]

You know what I really like that idea of giving the budget instead of gear! It gives creators more of a reason to create as we as share the content it's like an incentive on both ends, don't get me wrong gear is good too, but it's good to know he's pushing creators to actually do more! KEEP IT UP!

[@ThreeTwentyTech]

The answer is simple. If you want to video edit, buy the MacBook Pro with the M1X chip (when it's released). The M1 Air is a great product but its main function is to be portable, have long battery life, and have light to medium tasks.

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

thank you from all the premiere users out here! so much final cut m1 coverage, good to get this side!

[@mblydenvlogs]

Great watch as usual. You're one of the KZbinrs who encourage me to keep going. Been vlogging for a year now. Just about to hit my first 1K!

[@ryanwest7112]

You guys are amazing! Supporting other film makers and creators through your channel. Love your work!

[@lowprofile142]

Call it "Potato Chips" since you're chipping in to fund their projects

[@mrnicneguy]

Flying people in and working with them for a day or two on a project seems really good. You get a video / video series out of it, people get their projects. Current problem is covid travel restrictions and price (further people are, more expensive it gets).

[@wingman4ce3d]

This should be called the “potato launcher”

[@ThokozaniMtshali47]

A rare youtube video that is full of humanity. God Bless.

[@ajgeeeee]

Sold my 2019 15” macbook pro for this when it came out. No regrets ever! I use fcpx to edit 4k, it flies through it! Also very portable and lasts so many hours in between charges. No fan noise and doesn’t burn my lap! Aaand.... waaay cheaper! If you’re thinking on getting a mac, this is the one!

[@uzm5744]

Bro will it give any issues if i have heavy work flow?

[@dominicgrogan5909]

Did you go for the 8 or 16gb of ram?

[@theopats2660]

I have the air M1 8gb and it can't handle 4k 4.2.2 10 bit from Sony a7iv

[@fr33dom_s4int]

As an editor, I must say your “pissed-off-o-meter” is incredibly accurate.

[@Shubham_Kumar8]

Can I buy MacBook pro m1 to edit and color grade my short cinematic travel clips? or should I go with other options in windows OS like Dell, HP etc.? My budget is only 1000$-1100$

[@dontreadintothis]

How does Sam look so out of it and yet is listening intently to what Gene is saying at 0:32?

[@bastian.michel]

Im happy that you partly went crazy like in the old videos. Im here since 10k subs. That videos were fun. Creative and crazy. Thanks Gene.

[@caleb_n]

Dat price is sooooooo good for the power, panel, and keyboard! It’s truly an amazing Machine!

[@tasveertraveller]

This Samurai just blew it away. Awesome Potato jet

[@otoshithekid2957]

Honestly, the greenlight project would be awesome, and let me tell you, your dollars could fund some REALLY cool projects in certains countries where usd is worth a lot more than in yours. Waiting for you to go international.

[@watzmaaname]

Absolutely agree

[@divinemagbadelo]

I'm telling you...dollar to my currency is like 1:387

[@johnsmalldridge6356]

Apple’s tech is amazing. It’s also amazing how you’re helping new creatives.

[@samuelodan2376]

Ha ha ha. I thought you’d never mention the M1 Macs.

[@visionary_vega]

Haven't been this excited about an offer from a KZbinr/influencer/ content creator ever. This is GOLD gene!

[@christianmejia4839]

Cool! I’ve been waiting for someone like you to talk about the M1

[@italoamerighi3974]

I don't know how it went after two years but I just love your passion bro ❤

[@mootsym]

It's a tough call for me. The most heavy work I foresee doing is music recording, likely through Logic, potentially recording multiple tracks simultaneously with multiple plug-ins and such. I just don't want to run into a situation where I run out of power or things start getting choppy. I really have no idea if this type of workload is more or less than mild-moderate 4k video editing. Either way, I want to see what M1X will offer and for what price. I debate Air, M1X 14", or wait even longer for the new Air.

[@gerasimosrico]

Bro! I can’t believe you’re in Veritasium Video! 2 of my favorite youtuber! 👍👍👍

[@bruhdabones]

Good job on the Veritasium video btw!!!

[@renceyanyow]

Cant skip the ad by this channel , it's so entertaining.

[@FenceOnAWall]

Gene over here doing giveaways on a whole new level lending crazy cameras we'd only dream of seeing in person. Keep it going, man

[@ray313ray]

That monitor is the same one he got like three years ago from Asus, it's cool to see he's still using it even though it was sponsored video.

[@ReallySimpleRich]

My my, Dylan is just too powerful he can even make me want to buy anything

[@Etechtroniks]

Thats a great gift for ppl. As small content creators we def struggle!! Lol its a grind but I love what im doing

[@petercruz1993]

This touched me on a human level. You’ve used your platform to connect and share. You’re a great role model. Congrats kid from up, you dad is awesome

[@filmmakershelp]

You guys are doing great stuff. I have been try to load premiere and now I know why it wasn't working. Thank you thank you.

[@TheHypeCom]

How about „Potato Farm“ as a name for the new channel? :)

[@TheBasicPilot]

Hello Mr. Jet I need to "borrow" a few items. I need a Ultimate Arm mounted on a Tesla, followed up with a Alexa Trinity with a LF camera for a TikTok I am working on. Do you know when you can ship them to me?

[@DawahDigital]

Can this do multicam editing or will that be too much?

[@maxmaxmaxgoon5602]

The 8k play back is phenominal

[@realMDizzy]

Final cut would just shred through your projects!

[@DiegoJoseSJaime]

I was thinking that question. You ready my mind

[@OfekShahar04]

15:00 When I look at this list I realize how unlucky I am );

[@ivanrzhanoy9389]

Nah, I wouldn't call that being unlucky. It's just statistics. There are thousands of other people competing in giveaways each time. I actually like their new idea, because it will be less up to chance and more up to them to decide who gets the money.

[@DonTHEhandsome1]

AccidentalBroadcast tried to do something like that with photography but it never got traction. He was a motovlog channel though. I wish you great success with this vision!

[@denisk4344]

"Up!" is a good name for the community incubator channel.

[@mikes978]

How do you not even have 1 million subscribers yet??? I thought you would have had way more!

[@anoushk]

They released the official version of premiere pro for M1 natively

[@VictoryAviation]

That’s some awesome news! Did that just happen?

[@anoushk]

@@VictoryAviation yup just today

[@VictoryAviation]

@@anoushk Fantastic! I’m looking forward to seeing some of these benchmarks on the M1 now that the hardware will be utilized by Premier as intended! Thanks for that update!!!

[@BenGleasonMedia]

BEST. IDEA. EVER. for giveaways!!!!!!!

[@kai_dek]

haha i literally just got a m1 macbook yesterday and i love it!

[@kareemm5232]

nice-any trouble with running Premiere or After Effects on there? Any feedback is appreciated!

[@kai_dek]

@@kareemm5232 Nope! I upgraded to 16gb ram and i had no trouble. Though theres only so much you can do on 13in macbook pro. So dont expect perfect performance but it was alot better then my 2015 15in 16gb intel macbook pro.

[@KevinBein]

I saw you pop up in the Veritasium video the other day when they were testing that crazy faster than the wind, wind powered vehicle. That was such an awesome unexpected surprise. But I was reminded of it because I just saw a clip from that video in one of the shots of your Macbook. Nice, I wonder how many people caught that.

[@AjushiPhotography]

Your new channel should be called “Spotlight Spuds (by Potato Jet)”

[@Faux-Creative]

You mean spudlight?

[@wdfgamingnetwork]

I'm loving my M1 Mac! Using it as my all-in-one video/photo editor.

[@ArchieNitura]

sam and dillion standing there during the sponsorship like: 👁👄👁

[@_HMCB_]

“Enable viewers to create stuff.” Awesomeness!

[@MrEmosewa101]

Question: if you finally managed to save enough for a camera, which would you choose with everything factored in? C70? R5? FX6? A7S3? Or BMPCC6K Pro?

[@hmr313_]

which one did you get??

[@redtruxwa]

This is awesome Gene! Thanks for finding a new way to help out the KZbin community. Keep up the awesome work!

[@caleb_n]

For just a Mac book air, that’s insane! And it would be even more INSANE if you used finial cut pro!! Just imagine!

[@RockyColaFizz]

Or Resolve, or frankly almost anything but Premiere….

[@Beautybysabrina]

It’s not compatible with Final Cut Pro?

[@fabian_99]

i appreciate the wider aspect ratio.. especially nice when watching on my 12 pro max

[@VIXERXYZ]

I would love to have the budget to be able to make a small interview style documentary about the everyday difficulties of being a quadriplegic

[@popeyerubi1981]

That’s a good idea. I’m paraplegic myself and i’ve been wanting to create a youtube channel that would help paraplegics around the world, i just don’t know what and how to start it. LOL!

[@mahdiabbas1484]

I have a 2017 mb pro 16gb i7 1tb ssd think about selling it and getting this

[@uphillracer]

Hey Gene, hey guys, a year or so ago I bought the eos 200d after seeing a review you did and I’m super happy with it. If I would wanna upgrade, what would be the cheapest (oldest) eos-alternative that maybe has 120fps at 1920x1080 and possibly c-log? Thanks for your recommendations!

[@jonathanwise84]

The Potato Outro was adorable

[@idkfpv6435]

Can you wish me a happy birthday Gene? Would mean a lot

[@theemclane4037]

Am not Gene but Happy Birthday. 😊

[@PotatoJet]

Happy Birthday!

[@idkfpv6435]

@@theemclane4037 I'll take it, thank you friend 🙂

[@idkfpv6435]

@@PotatoJet Thank you🙏🏼 Have a good day

[@willmannering]

As soon as I saw the Alexa Classic it instantly looks so much more cinematic!

[@migssotto]

Too early can’t find someone to summarize in the comments 😅

[@PotatoJet]

I'll summarize! M1 Chip is REALLY fast for the price. Also, I'm funding projects so if you have a good idea, pitch it to me in the google form.

[@migssotto]

@@PotatoJet watched anyway as always 😅 cool!! Will do 👍

[@CrazyWillTechShow]

It’s my workhorse now for my channel. Bass MacBook Air. 😁

[@bryanwanphotography]

this is such an awesome idea, glad to see you starting this and sharing your wealth with those who want to do something but just cant afford it. Amazing cant wait to see what kind of stuff will be showcased!

[@ShMartinJo]

4:28 Thinking of getting M2 Macbook Air to counter the limitation, with 2TB Storage with 16GB RAM. That should do it for Premiere Pro and XAVC S-I 4K videos, right? No stuttering? Smooth like butter? It sucks that this codec isn't PC friendly on Premiere, nor fully optimized for Mac's

[@freezingtimephotography]

Thank you so much for everything brother… I love your genuine thoughts on products and photography. I take your opinion based on what you said and you never let me down!

[@Mvjesty23]

Thank you Gene! I’m working on my first screen play right now. Hopefully by the time I’m finished, Project Greenlight is booming!

[@Dmogul]

I just got the 11 inch iPad Pro with 5G Cellular and I’m able to edit 8K Video out of the Canon EOS R5, downside is I have to export into 4K

[@maxmaxmaxgoon5602]

Lol ye but the play back is miracles

[@OldFliersGroup]

I agree. M1 in MacBook Air is fast and battery so good.....but do miss the Mag charging cable and HDMI connecting through flimsy USB C is bound to fail!

[@hamdiothmen5086]

Project Greenlight is an awesome idea... So much potential... "Potato Farm" would be a great name.

[@andrewpaopronouncedpow5392]

finally been waiting for this

[@juancarlosg.zuniga1410]

Project GreenLight sounds so exciting!

[@brianthibault5929]

That tile behind the stove = epic

[@matthiasbollwerk]

Great, great, great idea!!! I live in germany and work with brands and content creators and I‘ve been trying for years to REALLY give back to the creators communities with ideas like that! Good luck with all the legal stuff!!

[@sdhpCH]

Since green is the color of hope I think "greenlight" is actually it. I love the idea you came up with and I am so curios about the outcome.

[@derrekord]

Loveeeee this Project GreenLight idea!! Can't wait to see what people make

[@derrekord]

PS) As soon as Canadians are allowed I'm gonna fill that form out so hard

[@aymenmekhilef9544]

This channel is way underrated.

[@DZLM]

Can we get a review of a ZCAM?

[@אלוןאנגל-ה9ש]

I really hope this project will turn out to be what you wanted to be this is honestly something super sweet

[@JIYkp]

Mad respect for giving back to your friends and community.

[@westvent]

Yes, please. I can use it to teach my pupils better. I can also use it to help the foundation I work with. :)

[@lylestavast7652]

very clever how you folded that Storyblocks ad in ...

[@Minipic]

Just got an M1 Mac mini and when the M1 MacBook Pro is announced I'll grab that.

[@emilthilsing]

Would love to see a review of the Steadxp stabiliser. Seems like a revolutionary invention for anyone shooting handheld.

[@yoyomauricio]

This is an awesome idea !!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@AsGuusual]

There is only one correct name for the community channel: "Potato Fed". Awesome initiative Gene and the team!

[@FiveLeefClovr]

I was gonna get the air M1 for my first MacBook, but Costco had the pro M1 for 150$ more hehe