Is the Base M3 Macbook Pro Enough for Video Editors?

[@Treborray]

the fact that the entire video was shot on iPhone! Dope ending

[@tudoriustin22]

Personally I have the base Model M3 MacBook Pro and I edit 4K24p HEVC 10-bit 4:2:2 shot in S.Log.3 and S.Cinetone on the Sony A6700 and it works like a breeze, what I did was getting a 2TB LaCie SSD from Apple and Optimise/Transcode all my HEVC media into Apple ProRes 422 and edit straight from the SSD and it works like a charm. The new SSD's they use will last you long so you don't have to worry about swap memory at all, if it ever feels sluggish editing 8K footage maybe, you can go to FinalCut Pro and turn on Better Performance Issue or just use Proxies. For me it works flawlessly, I am also a software developer and I use Xcode a lot with a bunch of tabs open and it never slows down on me.

[@fthot012]

I have the same laptop too. No issues regarding similar workflows.

[@18PregnantAndProud]

did u get the 8GB RAM ?

[@lowlowseesee]

god damn!!!!! Amazing lol

[@tudoriustin22]

@@18PregnantAndProud yes I did

[@Sxonic]

What’s the RAM?

[@FunkyAlphonzo]

"the last thing you want to do is a bunch of edits, and then have to wait to see if it acctually looks the way you want it to look." ... reminded me of how it used to be all the time. Layering three images, adding fx, trying to time it to the music ,while only seeing black on playback (AVID)... and having to wait render to see the result. 6K was unheard of, we were only editing in SD ... Rendering meant it was time for a coffee break... we had a lot of those.

[@juhlmediallc]

Pinnacle Liquid Edition 6 circa 2001. Yes. I remember this feeling.

[@JD00-d5d]

Haha. Times grace definitely changed😂!

[@jackmatt1022]

I was reading your comment on the exact time he was saying the word 😂 freaky

[@Thekidpolitician]

I just bought based on this vid and the m3 base is working great!

[@dawgcanjumphigh]

Of course you can edit videos on the base model M3 Mac. I used to edit on the base model M1 MacBook Pro. It'll get it done, 8GB of RAM is measly, but I got it done. I didn't like not having enough ports on the M1 13" MacBook Pro, I ended up grabbing the 14" MacBook Pro, mines has the unbinned M1 Pro, 10 core CPU, 16 core GPU.

[@ohHeyKev]

So much for Apple calling the 13.3" Macbook Pro made for "pro users". I thought I just didn't like Macs when I bought that laptop. When I traded it in for the 14" I saw a world of differences that I stopped using my windows desktop.

[@quinntayy]

is the 8gb good for editing videos 1080p in after effects?? how long did it last you??😭

[@quinntayy]

@@ohHeyKevdid you also get the base 8gb ram??

[@dawgcanjumphigh]

@@quinntayy I did that with the M1 MacBook Pro when I had it. That will do it just fine.

[@ohHeyKev]

@@quinntayy No I've always stuck with 16GB, I needed it for video editing and photo editing.

[@blakesmunchies]

So helpful. Thank you very much

[@busyworksbeats]

Mastery of the craft 🔥 great job on the video!

[@keto_3men225]

Read ur channel name and automatically said: dot cooom.

[@ketakimeshram]

Thank you so much Brandon! This was really helpful

[@raymar2815]

that was just crazy how helpful you are thank you .❤

[@tonytech5520]

0:14 As a motion graphics designer and video editor, I prefer Macs, but you don't need a laptop or a Mac to edit videos; you can do it on a Windows desktop computer; that's of course unless you are committed to Final Cut Pro. P.S. I loved the reference to Apple's "Scary Fast" event in the outro.😂

[@lowlowseesee]

Windows lol

[@imeann...]

I use an M3 Pro and love it but that comment makes no sense @@lowlowseesee

[@quinntayy]

@@imeann...do you have the base model 8gb?? do you think the 8gb will be good or after effects??

[@popcornparam]

This is all I wanted to listen to thank you ...

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

Super impressed with how you deliver the message, hit the important stuff, avoid needless chatter, provide very relevant information & make it interesting.

[@sergiosanchez2012]

I think the Max is not really a good investment for a real pro workflow, not because of the SOC performance, but because when you want to use your laptop for a big production you´ll come across with a lot of issues, mainly connecting your very expensive machine to a SAN or NAS most of them are at least on 10GbE and dongles are unstable on Mac OS right now, they overheat after a couple of hours of work, randomly disconnect and you have to spend a lot of times and frustrations to find one that work just to be broken again by a OS or NLE software update. So my recommendation would be get an affordable laptop (mac or windows doesnt matter) and for real professional work get something that can be easily (and natively) connected to a fast network; the Mac Sudio it´s cheaper for the Max performance, comes with the right amount of RAM and it has 10GbE port integrated. You´ll be happier editing on that machine, with thermal headroom, more connectivity ports for monitors, drives, headphones and speakers and you can still use your laptop for all the other stuff while working. My two cents.

[@VincentForDesign]

Thanks to your comment, I know I’m not on the “professional” spectrum as an editor (in a good way)

[@sergiosanchez2012]

@@VincentForDesign if you get money from editing videos, then you´re on the professional spectrum. My point is that the macs as expensive as they are and how they are marketed as the ultimate creative professional workstation at the end is very limited when you get a big job, and a cheaper non professional gaming laptop most of times has the proper hardware to perform in those enviroments much better than the Macbook pro. Yes they are good for editing but in all honesty any system since haswell has been great at that.

[@VincentForDesign]

@@sergiosanchez2012 can you recommend any gaming laptop you mentioned? Because I have been a MacBook user for the last 10 years using company’s laptop, but I might go solo in the coming months, so am looking for something that would allow me to keep editing videos without breaking a hole in my wallet.

[@sergiosanchez2012]

@@VincentForDesign The MSI Stealth 16 Studio with the RTX 4070 is a great option. Also the Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 5i 16IRX they are both around $1,600 US and Will perform great. If You want something more robust and You don't mind the weight the ASUS studiobook Oled 16 is amazing it costs around $2400 but You get touch screen, heptic touchpad with pen input and the Oled screen is amazing.

[@maarcin194]

You are right about 10GbE. Such internet speed is needed on the NAS side to be able to deliver material to many editors simultaneously and allow them to work. However, a single editor will only need a 2.5GbE connection, which is not as problematic as 10GbE. So having a MacBook connected to the dock (e.g. ivanky with 2.5GbE) there should be no problems like you are writing about, and on the MacBook side there will be no difference between working on 10GbE and 2.5GbE. So the only real advantage of Mac Studio is a better cooling system that will be able to show itself, for example, during long rendering. Which does not mean, of course, that Mac Studio is not better, because it is. But Macbook Pro has the advantage of being mobile. I myself am facing a dilemma about what to buy - Mac Studio M2 Max or Macbook Pro M3 Max.

[@jaredmeche6325]

This falls under the "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" category. 8GB ram doesn't take much to go over with photo and video editing. Once it does that, it's using your m.2 SSD as overflow. That's a lot of unwanted read/write on your non-replaceable internal storage.

[@tudoriustin22]

That’s true but I have the M2 MacBook Air 13” with 8GB Ram and 512GB ssd, and I used it for SLog3 10-Bit footage shot on FX-30 in XAVC S / H264 and HEVC and I added about 14 effects when color grading and editing, stacked 4K clips and even if it used the NAND ssd for the past year, and it wrote 4TB to the SSD using swap, keeping in mind that the TBW (total bytes written) on the 256GB Slower base SSD is 150TB, but it can go far more than that. And for me I still have 100% life percentage. For people that want to know what app I used, I used DriveDX for in depth reports. And macOS is amazing at memory management. For me it’s been no problem, now I ordered the base model M3 MBP as my first MBP and I don’t regret it even a slight bit due to its active cooling and ports.

[@Ricardo_Rosa]

Why not proxy? don´t you think proxy files would make the edit easier? Is the 25gb ssd ok? Is it slow?

[@lishav2052]

Appreciate the video. Everyone I saw on KZbin suggested to get the upgraded 16G ram version. But it’s expensive… The base model is going to be 1399 at Costco next month. And I got my eyes on it!

[@ehenningsen]

You have insane production value in your videos compared to just about anyone else. Hats off

[@lowlowseesee]

Yes he’s think media and Sam Dunn level easy

[@bankxrp8730]

Thanks for the review

[@pf4773]

Wow, Brandon! The best review of the 2023 m3 base model macbook I've seen. So helpful! Thanks!

[@lowlowseesee]

I actually love getting a new computer. Not always easy since I’m poor but it’s always helpful and Apple makes it fantastic

[@innnews6299]

Great real-world, video editing test. Got a sub. Can you also do same test on MBP M3 PRO base spec to see if it works better than this base M3.

[@EceGurlerArt]

Thank you so much this was so helpful!

[@StanMog]

I loved the Touch Bar and wish it was still around but evolved to have additional functionality

[@RobertsIslandLivingAdventures]

Your color and picture quality is amazing. 👍

[@unknownKnownunknowns]

Creator tool value retention: Lenses > Camera body > computer. Laptops are cooler than lenses, but they are just tools that quickly lose value

[@rumo201]

1998: Editing a video with a Pentium. 2024: Can I edit a video with a 10.000x faster chip? Good question 🫣

[@bjarkarsson]

In 1998 you had 360p to edit, not 4 and 6K

[@Guironey]

thxxxx for this!!

[@GLOBODRONE]

MacBook Pro 16 inches (m3 pro chip - base model), is it a good choice for editing 4K drone videos and 3D photometry softwares? I am starting and m3max is too expensive for me at this time. I prefer the 16 inches.

[@JoseTheRover]

Great video. So if you use working with ProRes, H264, H265… you’ll be fine. Other workflows mehh

[@catluvr8875]

i use a M1 Max Mac Studio with 32gb ram and 1tb. feel like i should have gotten more ram and bigger SSD for sure. power wise it's fine. do some complex vids with 6 4k streams and some effects in capcut and FCP

[@CobusGreyling]

I have to say I absolutely agree with your thoughts overall, but especially on the memory- it is really disappointing from Apple that the base model starts at 8gb memory. This, in my specific case, has absolutely been enough of a reason for me to just stick with PC and Premiere Pro- because as much as I want to stick it to Adobe, I just can't justify spending nearly $2000 for a machine with 1/4 the memory of my desktop pc. FANTASTIC Video, thanks so much for your hard work and insights. You're a great video creator!

[@PAUL-uk1le]

Brandon thanks for breakdown. I almost bought a M3 16" 36 GB for 700.00 less but, I'm going M4 model most likely.

[@Old-School-Liberal]

I’m still using my M1 Mac mini for KZbin

[@zzkeokizz]

I’m glad you filmed on iPhone. I want to vlog my vacation next year. Going back to Hawaii

[@SonamCho]

I’m beginner in editing which variant should I opt for and any good ssd thanks 🙏.

[@mrlately]

Great video thank u

[@mr.blurred606]

you are addressing video editors without testing premiere pro on m3?

[@Shotsbyjones]

Amazing video I was def looking at the colors and depth of field but the iPhone 15 looks incredible

[@leathertech7893]

Very helpful

[@enamoredreviews]

Great vid! Let me know your thoughts on Final Cut Pro for iPad! It’s slightly limited (I’m a new simple creator) but man I’ve been enjoying the straightforward simplicity and ease of use once I wrapped my head around it vs premiere pro

[@akennedy9367]

I’m thinking of either getting the M3 Pro 16” with 36gb, I want it for some light 4k video editing and photoshop, is 36gb an overkill? Should I just got with the 18gb with 512gb storage? Thanks!!

[@JenksandMatilda]

Which one did you go for? I’m torn between 18gb and 36gb

[@quinntayy]

which did you get pls?? do you think the 8gb base model will be good for light editing on after effects?? pls answer 😭

[@SRodsPlace]

great video Brandon so im actually upgrading from an 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 to the M3 for VFX I hope ill see a difference.

[@iammaxrockatansky]

Hey i am gng to buy m3 pro macbook pro 18gigs of ram, 11core and 14core gpu, do you think it can handle animation?

[@BasNunnikhoven]

I have a 7k windows laptop in a lease for over 150 euros a month, and I get a lot of noise and not even the best performance I would expect when I just use 4k footage. Might be buying this base laptop now and later upgrade to a mac studio or whatever and end the lease to save a lot of money now.

[@tomitut]

Thanks for that, I really want to buy, lets say I am aspiring to be a content creator so this is very helpful :) can you say how much CPU & GPU and memory the computer has?

[@EternalCoders]

please compare m3pro with base m1pro, should i need to upgrade or not.

[@aurorahiraeth5896]

Watching this while editing BRAW 6k footage on a mid-2015 Macbook pro.

[@WalkWithWallace]

What spec you running on the base model buddy?

[@simoncine255]

What are the huge difference between, better performance and better quality. what re their advantages and disadvantage for each and when to use.

[@deaafrizal]

i'm confused with apple today, till i don't know what should i buy for the macbook😂

[@craigw.scribner6490]

Thanks, Brandon!

[@Kana7782]

So for a small video editing business, which would you definitely recommend?

[@npc2k]

Pro

[@quinntayy]

@@npc2kthe 8gb too??

[@npc2k]

@@quinntayy future proof get 16gb minimum

[@KinoMusoke]

Excellent video. Could you do a video on the equipment you use or plan on using in 2024? I've looked around KZbin and there are limited videos.

[@John-e4p1x]

Whatever is flavour of the week is what he will be using. He's a youtuber, not a video maker.

[@KinoMusoke]

@@John-e4p1x 😂okay. Thanks?

[@Boost-XXX]

What model would you recommend for some one that needs there laptop for music engineering, video editing, and graphic design ( animated visuals as well )

[@sadangelcig]

sorry if this question is annoying but did u find out?

[@mussim2919]

Love the video.

[@AnonymousLeopard]

That surprise really surprised. I have to turn back to watch the video again 😂

[@McarthurBeard]

I plan on getting the M1 Max it’s all I need

[@John-e4p1x]

What a coincidence, a 13 minute video to answer a YES or No question! I am just... SHOCKED.

[@woofiooxx]

Is this your first video ever? Ah bless you

[@markshotthis]

do i get the base model? i usually make sport mixtapes on premiere pro and after effects, i also shoot slog 3 on my sony a7iii

[@Official_ADub]

I think spending $1799 on the M3 Pro base model right now for sale is a better option for $200

[@jojuntgen7393]

Hay Brandon, Great Infos. THANX Jo

[@RichardCookphotography]

Great video. Very helpful. Thank you👍

[@dotted8-]

I thought you said you were going to run it with DR in addition to FCP? Did I miss it? Thanks!

[@LonzosStudios]

what, the M3 is out already, that's crazy...Oh god, what can I sell to go get one

[@chrisjpndala7576]

😂😂

[@HighlandShutter]

A Kidney

[@chrisjpndala7576]

@@HighlandShutter 🤣🤣

[@sushi2590]

You just need one kidney to function yk…

[@Suburban_Pantsula]

I miss the Touch Bar🥺

[@neerajshidharth607]

Good to watch. Now this MacBook gift me ❤

[@grizfan93]

It is pretty remarkable how much performance Apple can get from 8GB of RAM. Anyone whose work mostly involves office apps and a web browser, the base 14" will serve them well for years and years. Video editors would definitely benefit from moving up to the M3 Pro. Not only do you more than double the RAM, you get more cores, more external monitors and the 3rd TB4 port.

[@Boost-XXX]

Base model? Or do you recommend any upgrades? I use it for video editing, graphic design, and music engineering.

[@JulioSobralFilho]

16gb of ram pls@@Boost-XXX

[@npc2k]

@@Boost-XXXget the pro

[@imeann...]

I'd def recommend M3 Pro, I mean I only have Google Chrome tabs open (plenty tho) and Notion and I'm using 15 GB of RAM already. @@Boost-XXX

[@bonafidesimmons6237]

3:34 Brandon, big question...I have a MacBook Air M1 base model because that's all I could afford. I do have a T7 SSD though. I plan to shoot a short film in the spring and if I understand it right, I can edit from my SSD but how do I do that? I come from Windows computers so everything I do on my Macbook from downloading LUTS and putting them into FCPX to downloading an adjustment layer and installing it took me a loooong time.

[@TechTokOffical]

I've never worked a day in my life in video, film or ANYTHING to do with recording things...but I'm just a lil confused why anyone who try and run ANY business off a laptop. ESP something as demanding as video editing. Like I'm sure it can be done if one throws enough money at it, but that's with just about anything. I couldn't imagine not having custom PC with a nice large screen that can handle just about anything for the backbone of my business. Any customer who thinks shooting everything, having it edited on site and expects a finished, mastered copy on the same day making a 2k laptop necessary, wouldn't be a customer I'd wanna work with anyway

[@vintage_15]

I see where you are coming from, but just the portability of laptops means you could work just about anywhere you really wanted to. Then that's where more expensive laptops come in. A MacBook like that can balance both the portability and preformance, meaning, yeah, a pc would be more powerful, but a lot of people also just like to work outside, and in other places, such as a place of work, at home, and just anywhere.

[@tpw7250]

Starbucks? Definitely judging. The rest of the video is great though! Thank you

[@stadiasweat8184]

Hey I want to buy a computer for editing on davinci resolve for school at the end of the summer, and I was thinking about buying an iPad Pro instead, because of the portability, do you know if I should bother, or just get the MacBook Pro?

[@CannedFunkMusic]

I like how Apple started their own hashtag with the ending credits “this entire video was shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max lol”

[@krishnayalla676]

thanks for the review! what is your monitor setup?

[@abhijeetsingh1387]

I have a touchbar macbook pro - did not notice it till you mentioned it here 😂 - hope that answers your question!

[@abhijeetsingh1387]

All jokes aside though, this is one of the better videos on picking the right macbook - i like to think i am technically motivated - but when i see all these crazy benchmark tests with a lot of jargon in some other videos, i get lost!😊

[@yeshuasuperstar]

Appreciate the content, but these kind of tests are only beneficial for maybe youtubers or streamers who for some weird reason want to be cutting raw camera files. I have been cutting features for over ten years and I can guarantee you, no one in any studio is cutting with r3d or any raw camera files. It’s just unnecessary when dealing with hundreds of hours worth of footage. So yea, these machines are good for what they are and if you are not trying to do anything fancy editorial wise, they are pretty good value.

[@firasmiri7760]

How about Premiere Pro? Can you please see how it performs on that?

[@gatisrimss]

So, if i use m3 mac for adobe premiere 4k video editing, shooting with fx30 on slog 3, will il be fine ??? I have a monster PC for editing but im new to mac so, i need to understand which should i buy ? myby PRO?

[@bellanacht]

Hey! Sorry, super off topic, but i really love the black stand you have under your monitor. Can you post a link for it?

[@squakke]

So professional having crappy distracting audio clip throughout

[@AnshHanda]

Bro this is the first time I'm watching you, I'm myself a vlogger who shoots primarily on iphone and make instagram reels. Your information was bang on! And I do have to say I love your style of vlogging or story telling on how you went in the car and bought the mac. You gained a new subscriber bro, A little thing I can definitely do!

[@eduardoaryanna]

I'm just looking for a 4k 60fps one for my mini 4 Pro, pocket 3 and other Cameras

[@fxguidetips]

One of the best review oh M3 MacBook 🤔

[@grayschae4761]

what was that program that created b roll out of clips you had, thats insane

[@nrkhtm]

Is it valid to edit videos on this laptop and use adobe premier pro?

[@sharifal-hamidi1969]

Dear Sir I am a wedding photographer I shoot most of the time HD and some times 4K and sometimes I shoot with two or three HD camera . Do you advise me to buy the M3 base model or the M3 Pro model ? I always have a desktop with intel core i7 13700K , 32GB of Ram and ......etc of excellent part .

[@npc2k]

Your desktop is good enough

[@cheatcodetl3944]

I’m upgrading from a MBP 2019 with intel chip. I shoot music videos and am trying to figure out which specs would best suite my situation. I shoot with a Sony a7iii - any help would be appreciated!

[@lifeofaadrian]

I’m in same boat as well. 2019 intel. I may pull trigger and get base M3 14” pro

[@cheatcodetl3944]

@@lifeofaadrian I pulled the trigger on the m3 16” max chip.

[@iammaxrockatansky]

Hey i am gng to buy m3 pro macbook pro 18gigs of ram, 11core and 14core gpu, do you think it can handle animation? Im gng to use blender, houdini that kind of stuff.

[@michelphilosp8786]

Can i use after effects, premiere pro, photoshop and blender with 8gb m3 ? Is it worth to buy it for these apps

[@tycjanjakubczyk]

What do you suggest for a person who edits 3 days a week in 6.2K open gate 4:2:2 codec? M1 Max or M3 Pro with the same amount of RAM? (similar price point in my place). So far I'm trying to work on 3400 USD MacBook 16 Pro with Intel chip from 2019 and this praised by many pro machine is for really patient people, even in Final Cut Pro where simple transitions can pause your work for many minutes.

[@tycjanjakubczyk]

Also for someone who edits often out of the flat 14 inches isn't huge downgrade to 16"?

[@emonahmmed9192]

Please reply me asap 👇🏻 Hi brother please suggest me this thing- i'm a full time designer and complex video editor in future I will use this laptop for after effects works. The video clips I use for editing those are 4k 60FPS h.264/HEVE Currently I'm using Intel windows laptop Now I want to buy 14inch MacBook m3 pro with 11core CPU, 14Core GPU 18GB memory, 512GB SSD now can you please suggest me should I buy this laptop for next 5 years? Advance thanks 🙏🏻

[@SabyKhanchannel]

anyone have issue export video on m3 based model finalcutpro ?

[@paulchiu]

Gonna try Sony A9 iii?

[@B-kf9kr]

I use mac from 2017-2019 with gpu nvidia at that time, all time I used for editing and the problem at that time is MAC cant handle properly dynamic link premier pro and after effect. Its take long time! But Now, mac have m1-m3 which they say the best forcreator. My quetion Is mac m1-m3 can handle "Dynamic link premier pro-after effect" and doing some graphic in after effect? and can doing editing withou proxy 4k 10bit files??

[@nsen93]

Hey how will this laptop work with transcoded apple prores LT footage... I edit on ad films on premiere pro which are shot on arri alexa or red then transcoded to apple pro res for offline edit and once my edit is locked we send it to resolve for a colorist to grade and then online edit for final deliveries... so I will never be editing on 6k - 4k resolutions... you think is a good laptop for even editing a 60 minute timeline on apple prores?

[@JDJ1213]

I unironically miss the touchbar :(

[@fizb478]

What monitor do you use?

[@ericdelano8703]

thanks for the helo!

[@moneyweapons]

Adobe premiere I heard doesn't work well in m3 pro, in fact, some Profesional editors are calling it: mac BUG pro

[@McarthurBeard]

Apple kinda push the M series out a lil too fast in my opinion

[@kraigbailey]

I'm sorry, I have to just LMAO when I hear video creators whine about how "expensive" their gear is. I used BetaCam and lens that cost about $100k. The 1st component digital edit suite I worked in was about $2 MILLION! The 1st AVID I worked with was $170,000. None of this gear was even HD-much less 4k. So thank your lucky stars you can get FCP or Resolve on a $3,000 MBPro and buy a Sony FX3 like the one they used to shoot the fantastic film, The Creator, for only a few thousand.

[@pedrothevenard]

That's one of the most idiotic takes I've ever heard in my life, your gear cost more so his gear it's inexpensive, and he can't complain? By your logic your gear is worth nothing compared to actual PRO level glass, like NASA telescopes that cost tens of billions of dollars, you are a peasant if you don't even spend a single billion in your equipment. Seriously, lack of finesse and intelligence, even if you have money.

[@mikegraham8319]

"You used" doesn't mean that you bought or had to pay for anything ! 🙄

[@lor7780]

Frustrated much

[@Hoss_VegasTTV]

Back in my day you just died of polio!

[@numberwonderful]

I bet you had to walk uphill in the snow both ways when going to and coming back from your office too.

[@mirroreffectchannel]

I missed the touch bar