M1 iMac for Photographers & Filmmakers

Hands on with the new yellow 24-inch iMac
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0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Design & Interface
3:34 - Final Cut Pro
6:04 - Lightroom Classic
6:39 - Capture One
8:08 - Stephen Hackett
9:58 - Ports
10:24 - Camera & Microphones
11:27 - TouchID

[@stalman]

I have so much follow up on this over on twitter twitter.com/stalman For one thing, I've totally changed my opinion of the bezels thanks to Dave2D

[@fai8t]

Stalman 🇮🇱

[@maevafiogbe1645]

Can you list the Specs on your Mac

[@SoyNativo]

Hello, friend, you recommend me to buy this 24-inch imac with 16 ram and 1tb of disk for 4k video editing, my videos are for youtube and facebook and I would use final cut

[@MrChefBernard]

Question do you suggest a 16gpu over the 8 for video editing?

[@stalman]

@@MrChefBernard Yes 16gb for video is a must

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

A lot of people were complaining about the colors and I for one am ready to have things that AREN'T black for once. It's about dang time they brought the candy colors back. I'm ready to not cry and fight with my machine anymore either with the new chip.

[@galaxyride4944]

Agree

[@Henry_Jr_Watsson]

This is the iMac for consumers. Hence, the white face. It's meant as an attention-grabber and not meant as a tool. The iMac Pro will have a black face because it's meant for professionals. Professional software generally is dark-themed, so black bezels will blend in with all pro-software. It's easier on the eye for professionals ;) Remember the iMac 17"? The one with the round base and the display on top of it with white bezels? That too was an attentiongrabber designed that way on purpose ;)

[@bizmonkey007]

I just want a Product Red-style iMac with black bezels. Tell me that wouldn’t sell like crazy

[@TheJosiahTurner]

Okay but hear me out Product red And black bezels

[@mikeheffernan]

@@TheJosiahTurner Black bezels are boring!

[@Oliur]

Lol that hoodie is brilliant.

[@Admin-oy1xz]

first reply yay

[@haydensilkenson]

I’m literally about to watch your new video after this

[@thesaintmarcus]

@@haydensilkenson SAME

[@jaredakers5764]

Look at you networking 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@zoelamp4840]

Hey Oliur I’ve been watching 3 iMac unboxing and each of them I see your comment LOL

[@Eccentric_Villain]

I have been waiting for something like this to come out. My old iMac has done a great job for the last 7 years, however backing up my iPad and iPhone has progressively getting slower. And for a long time I haven’t been able to make videos. I miss it more than ever. I was thinking Mac was overpriced the last few years... now this... I’m seriously blown away. I haven’t been this excited about Mac for a long time,

[@surabhmishra000]

Tyler, I have been following your work for 2 months and it's really great to learn new stuff from you for a newbie like me. Great stuff❤️

[@impatrickt]

damn right you knew what color. yellow looks the best for sure. can’t wait. it’s literally the perfect on set camera tethering computer. I want to make a pelican case for it.

[@SamEmilio2]

I’ve been thinking the same thing! This thing is so light that it could be mounted on anything with the VESA adaptor. Absolutely perfect for tethering. I have one of Pelican’s specific 27” iMac cases and it’s fantastic but giant and expensive to get on a plane. I’m sure they’ll make one for the 24”, and it’d be the perfect machine to travel with too when you need to do onsite editing

[@mxyznk]

Canoopsy would also agree.

[@NoWayJose0_0]

Green is better

[@frankov_83]

That was a GREAT point about the chin and design language. Made me change my mind a little bit on it.

[@curtisjudd]

Thanks Tyler - good coverage of the new iMacs. And nice job on your sound in what I can guess is a pretty reverberant room. That sound blanket helps a lot!

[@stalman]

Thanks Curtis! I was just watching you mic reviews yesterday so that’s a big compliment. Every is a struggle tame that room, still need a few more blankets!

[@jimvh7557]

True!! Affordable sound blankets seem so hard to find here in Europe however..

[@kalaskrille]

I was about to watch the first M1 iMac video and yours is the only one I clicked and probably the only one I will watch. Clear, consise and correct video title and a video to match it.. instant subscribe!

[@nathansnelgrove]

Tyler, you've become an excellent tech reviewer. I appreciated your perspective and thought this was a more useful review than The Verge's (which is the only other one I've watched thus far). Also, contrary to others, I liked the crazy shirt.

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

His name is not Taylor

[@jennifergala]

The best review video that I watched today. Straight forward non-bias. Love Canadian KZbinrs right to the point.

[@DacioNerdTV]

I went back to PC 6 months before the m1 chip macs came out but I still don't regret the switch back. For me PC made a lot of sense given all my interests and the flexibility of it that I avoided admitting for so long but these new m1 chip macs and especially the new 24 inch iMacs look beautiful and work powerfully. I think in the future I might get a m1 chip mac mini but these new colored 24 inch iMacs look amazing and I really like that you get the option to choose a different color because the color you choose kind of reflects your soul or your personality as a person and the yellow iMac definitely suits you my dude.

[@leslienathan2096]

Best description and lighting of the color, thank you!

[@anderbeau]

I LOVE the visual, pace, and tone of this review!

[@Piketom1]

The fact that this new iMac is so good makes me really, really excited for the computer that will replace the 27" model. That should be an absolute beast of a machine. I was not sure about the design of the computer at first but the more I see it, the more it grows on me. It's a good looking machine.

[@christianmyles6848]

RIP 27”

[@Piketom1]

Well, this aged well…

[@skyiswomb1]

@@christianmyles6848 I still believe!

[@Sam-pq3oy]

@@skyiswomb1keep believing guys lol

[@skyiswomb1]

@@Sam-pq3oy I STILL BELIEVE!

[@lindatelevangelista7743]

That color looks so good!

[@ErikNaso]

Wow. That webcam is really good. I have a 2017 iMac and it has been great, but like you mentioned the new cameras with compressed codecs put me back to the proxy workflow. I didn't think an iMac would work out as well as it has and now I'm looking forward to the more pro version. It will probably replace my 2017.

[@theofficialmuffincrc]

That orange-yellow mango colour is the best. The white bezels looked a bit strange at first but it’s growing on me tbh

[@xers8719]

white bezels only look good with this color.

[@gschaida182]

it‘s not „orange yellow mango“ it‘s absolutely the opposite, its more gold than yellow, unfortunately…

[@QueMeVezWei]

@@xers8719 and with the silver option 🤣

[@verynick]

Ahh mango. I like that! That’s a good way of putting it

[@jordanr.4856]

Gotta be honest, I wasn't even considering getting a yellow iMac until I watched this. It looks super clean.

[@DayanaPlays]

Absolutely love it in this color! 🔥

[@joepphoto]

Tyler: Wishes it had black bezels so it would be less disruptive to your eye. Also Tyler: wears incredibly intense Super Mario Levis sweater on youtube video.

[@skoll_5682]

That seems to physically hurt the eyes. Imagine if he was on the design team?

[@JMPerona]

Cool review! And cool Dalahästar behind the iMac!! ;)

[@hyper-potato]

Great review! I like that you focused on what the new iMac can do and showed examples of its capabilities. I'm tired of watching other reviews saying stupid generic stuff like "if you are the type of person who wanna browse the web, send emails, watch youtube, etc. this is your computer!!" it is like WTF!! a 10yo computer (if it has an SSD drive) is good enough for that basic stuff. Yes, maybe this is the basic model of the iMac but the M1 chip performs better than a core i7 in a 3k macbook 15" from last year! only the most expensive options from Intel and AMD can compete with the performance of this thing. I find extremely simplistic how reviewers keep treating this iMac as some sort of extremely basic machine when it is not the case at all.

[@AuthenTech]

Such an impressive machine! Great video Tyler

[@ebubeawachie]

Somehow your video quality manages to be better than virtually any other channel I see on KZbin except maybe iphonedo. Wow. Amazing.

[@venunarla]

Thanks for the very thoughtful and insightful review.

[@BardhokNdoji]

This is the colour of my choice from the the iMac collection. Brilliant.

[@VentiViews]

Dude love this. I’m getting my yellow one on Friday.

[@thatjordandrake]

I went yellow as well! Still waiting for mine.

[@ABCD_NA]

I had no idea that this yellow was so astonishingly gorgeous!!!! Especially with that back finishing and stance lol

[@koshalab9365]

the Yellow iMac is the easily the best colour 😍🔥 literally the closest we will get to a gold iMac 👀

[@JacobZiggy]

Oliur and Tyler make a great point about the chin and how it adds to the design language and the lineage of the iMac

[@JoelORamos-wz6oe]

Great review! Did you get the 8GB or the 16GB? Also, do you think the 8GB can handle 4K BlackMagic Raw on Davinci or should I get the 16gb?

[@MajaTopcagich]

OMG Tyler thanks so much, this is super helpful for us photographers and videographers!

[@jalexed]

Love those Dalahästar! Greetings from Sweden! 👋🏼

[@freetibet1000]

Yup! Greetings from Dalarna!

[@clarification007]

Your point of view as photographer is important for my choice, thanks! Bang on! 👍🏼

[@suetsugu8013]

Didn't watch MKBHD nor Dave2D iMac reviews in FULLSCREEN... The moment I start watching this I subconsciously Shift + F... Incredible work Monsieur. Respect.

[@suetsugu8013]

color grading and bgm at the intro gave it BIG vibes

[@suetsugu8013]

Also love 1:50 when you emphasize MacOS big sur's window design aesthetic that creates 'depth', especially for a tablet-like thin display the new iMac's got

[@suetsugu8013]

But... I personally prefer the older 'iPhone Camera review' style videos where you blast through the basics that most are aware of, and really get into the details covering your main theme 'Photographers and FilmMakers'

[@ytfactually]

Oh yeah, thumbs up for the monitor. I want that iMac as a standalone monitor!

[@fanxxai]

The one thing I love about this video is the colour and quality 💯

[@adokapo]

That iMac looks really great. Love that yellow 🟡

[@ThomasGroveCarter]

Great video Tyler thanks!! That yellow! 💛💛💛

[@Jakeznk]

That color is amazing

[@commonsensechristianitywit1085]

Thank you for the review and I got what I needed to hear 😃

[@carmenfissenden2530]

I just found your site . I began looking at a Mac Air laptop and discovered the iMac M1. If only I had not seen the Mac mini . The only reason I have ruled that out was that I could not find a good monitor to match the iMac screen . Regarding spec of iMac and decided on 16 of ram , but using external memory as it is more appropriate and way more affordable . As for software : Affinity Photo and ms home /student . I don’t use it for internet as that is what my phone and work laptop is for . The iMac is only for my photography and my writing . As for the colour options I thought the orange , pink and blue look very nice , but chose the silver because it works so well in any environment . The middle grade iMac is the one to choose because of the twin fans and heat sinks . It also seems to perform better over the base unit . Had the base unit had twin fans then I would have chosen it. Seven cores is no big deal in difference with eight , but eight was in Mac mini and I liked that spec . Apple should really consider offering a monitor for the Mac mini , but no doubt ruled that out as it would kill the iMac . I was worried about having all my eggs in one basket as that how it feels with the iMac , but in the real world I cannot match the picture quality for the price if I had gone with the Mac mini. After all, it was the quality of the picture that drew me to Apple . I hope that my deliberations help others to decide on their next Apple machine . Those little laptop air machines are very portable , but they are so close to the iMac in price that if you do not need the portability then go with the iMac . The only reason to choose the Mac mini is if you want a larger screen than 24’’. For my needs 24’’ is big enough . I produce at least three photo books each year and up until now I have done all that off my iPhone using SnapSeed . The quality of those raw and jpeg images on the laptop made up my mind to explore a way to take my editing to another level. Thanks again for the video as it reflected my decisions and my journey over to Apple .

[@pizza6568]

Omg it’s the yellow too 😁 I want this for my birthday

[@galaxyride4944]

Me too or the pink

[@treyperignon9569]

I love the different colors of the computers 🖥

[@user-ts1jl7jq7h]

LOVE your review it’s the best ! THX

[@LaurentCourtin]

Thanks for the review! Could you tell us how reflective the screen actually is? Being more of a B&W guy, editing photos and videos on my old iMac and its mirror-like screen was a nightmare.

[@MrJohnblaine]

Thank you, I'm shopping and pondered this.

[@Calibretto9]

That color is gorgeous.

[@sky.london]

This video looks so nice. Also the SteadyXP looks dope. (nice jacket)

[@derekstreeter3150]

I have been editing on a M1 Mac Mini for the last couple and it’s a great Mac and it’s nice to see that they put it in a iMac

[@kezarine]

The thumbnail is amazing ⭐✨

[@zeraisful]

Thanks for showing the yellow

[@EwanLim]

as someone who colour corrects footage every day, I do kinda appreciate a pure white bezel.

[@xers6704]

how does a black bezel mess up your color correction.

[@umbrella3705]

@@xers6704 Most people doing color correction are focusing more on white balance than black balance. Having a neutral white right next to your screen is helpful as an easy reference.

[@xers6704]

@@umbrella3705 it's not a neutral white. it's light gray.

[@umbrella3705]

@@xers6704 It doesn't have to be white, grey is still neutral. The same reason why you'll see grey OR white cards used during white balancing but never black cards. Black doesn't really work to compare tints against.

[@samuelt7961]

I definitely want to get one for video editing

[@JanessaLynnae]

I’m getting the yellow too!!!! Ah I’m so pumped!!!

[@galefraney]

Microphone sounds great, camera looks really good! Great preliminary review!

[@ThatModernDude]

The only review I’ll watch 🤙

[@orelvisperez536]

Beautiful Dalahästar!

[@daniyalnaqvi]

After watching almost every review on m1 imac , not everyone talked about editing and performance for editing photos of 16bit raw but you DID . Congrats you have earned one more subscriber mate :) Keep creating

[@leftatedsa]

Colours are personal but the choices are lively and tempting. So pleased you guys mentioned RAM. I have been doubtful about being able to run Resolve, Photoshop and iMovie. 16GB seems to be adequate when matched to the new processor. I’m running a 21.5 with 32GB of RAM, 1TB of Fusion storage with Catalina and it performs really well. I understand the M1 runs off an adaptor, this wasn’t mentioned. I might wait until 2022 when more ports become standard, although the new 24 inch machines look great as they are now.

[@justtry3209]

I was waiting for Yellow once review 😊 I got it so beautiful

[@Johnd3s]

I have to say it does look good, nice review, thank you

[@Nairb87]

Nice review. Love the color of your IMac 💛💛💛

[@_.go._]

I love the white bezel!

[@amangrayfilms1538]

Colour looks good. I like gold

[@Des_Armoni]

Man that hoody and the setup earned a sub alone! 🔥🔥

[@RiceCubeTech]

This is pretty cool, just wish they had an option for black bezels for those that want color accuracy. Weird to have such a nice screen but white bezels as the only choice.

[@ginosturm]

Great video. The new iMac supports sidecar so I can use it with my iPad Pro, right?

[@EvieMatavelli]

Love that Vid Tyler

[@deevee8595]

I ordered a couple weeks ago and it’s one or way next week! Same Color! Can’t wait

[@matthewTobrien]

Is there a VESA mount option for the new iMacs? And, if so, does Apple sell them in matching colors? If there isn't a VESA option, how would someone still remove the stand but mount it to, for example, a Fully monitor arm?

[@OnyekaAg]

Clicked through to this purely for the colour combo in the thumbnail, stayed because I loved the composition of the shot as well. Good review too :)

[@rippleguys]

Nice hoodie Tyler!

[@joonieoriginal6936]

I love your house/office or whatever 😆 so lovely.

[@Francob78]

Dont know what i like more, the imac or trying to find waldo….

[@kyuleedanica]

Fantastic video! Thanks so much xx

[@kishanmaiyadahir]

My favourite colour M1 🖥 brother like I perfect detail information great work

[@jkb462]

Daaaamn that gold is really 🔥

[@AustinFelix1]

I can’t stop looking at the little black gap between the display and bezel

[@zenithquasar9623]

It’s so awful!

[@carlosio5]

What gap?? I can't stop looking at that ...HOODIE😳‼️😂

[@angelofacipieri]

Like white iPad. Same

[@bravesonly]

They should have this gap. Otherwise some pixels will be covered by bezel if you look at the screen under some angles.

[@zenithquasar9623]

@@bravesonly You know what helps reducing the problem? Having black bezels!

[@casper2yall]

Great review, I just ordered the silver one..

[@rickyay26]

Holy smokes that yellow and gold combo is sick.

[@emilieiggiotti]

I want that colour too!!

[@venom5809]

That hoodie is sick, I need it.

[@blancajrodriguez]

Wow. I bought this desktop just to answer emails and write essays. I didn’t expect all the awesomeness it can do 😆😆

[@ItsHahaJames]

Thanks. I'm a beginning KZbinr and am excited for the new iMac

[@deepthings4311]

i love the colour

[@romiemiller7876]

I also prefer Capture One; How much of the Adobe color space does the monitor resolve?

[@justcallmeleo2552]

The white bezels look awesome in ur studio

[@jas_bataille]

'Yellow" Oh come on! This is GOLD and we all know that's why you got it

[@blankasama]

That yellow looks very nice! Great advice, i think im going to get one. Just not 100% happy about the lack of SD and HDMI.

[@oarias5158]

I now know what color I’m getting mine. Thanks bro

[@DJAPO]

That hoodie is just brilliant.

[@surreshk]

Yellow looks the best!

[@Lou7rin12]

This video taught me how to screen record on Mac!!

[@limitedhangoutlive]

The black border. I can't unsee it now!

[@hobbytake2845]

Love the hoodie!!

[@valentin_myasnikov]

thanx for video! Very interesting listening to you

[@thor.mukbang]

I definitely definitely prefer the white bezels after seeing them in video. Black bezels are extremely distracting in a completely white space

[@Qwertzy11111]

nice review! How about calibration/profilation of the Screen? Is it good for post processing pictures? Thanks!