M2 MacBook Pro 14'' : 1 Year Later! (Photo & Video Editing Review)

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Hope this video helps you out if you're looking into these! Check out the original video if you want to see some speed tests, and realtime examples of using the programs (premiere, Final Cut, davinci, insta360 studio, motionvfx plugins, etc!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2LPl3VomJt8eMk

[@TrevorDennis100]

Hah! I just read through the other comments and see that you replied to them all. That's impressive, and I am sure much appreciated. Photoshop is my main interest (I am one of the Adobe Community Experts, and have been so for 15 years), so I'd appreciate your opinion on how usable the Photoshop UI is on that 14" screen? Can you see the icons and text clearly?

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

​@@TrevorDennis100 Great question! It's a little small for sure but not too hard to see. What do you do as a Community Expert? Very cool :)

[@TrevorDennis100]

@@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo We answer questions on the Adobe forums. For that we get a full CC subscription and the chance to get free admission to MAX (about US$1300) as a Teaching Assistant. I have worked with Dave Cross, and my all time Photoshop hero Bert Monroy, plus I know a lot of the Adobe Employees. Adobe do OK out of it though, as we know a LOT more about their products than the helpdesk guys do.

[@nitheal95]

I just bought one for Christmas I'm planning on using it for a studio

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Epic!! Hope it works well for you

[@AndreiRestrepo]

Nice! Solid point on the Mac mini M2 Pro, that's what I use and have been super happy with it, no more lagging! Also, cool outfit. 😆

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Link your vid! That’s why I mentioned it lol

[@codingshare9973]

do you note about Mac. the edge of the screen have small shadow and corner bottom of screen have small shadow too

[@LeoDodier]

You are absolutely right! I think I have the same laptop, 14 inch MacBook Pro, M1, 16 gigs of ram. I'm using the BenQ SW272Q monitor and love it! And you can color calibrate it to the Calibrite Display Plus HL for perfect color calibration.

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Awesome! Do you calibrate yours often? Mine came pre-calibrated so I haven’t done any of that yet.

[@LeoDodier]

@@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo Mine came pre-calibrated as well, and honestly, I haven't taken the time to do it...but I will! I hope you have a safe and happy New Year's Eve.

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

@Psalm141 Thanks! You too 😁

[@AllanArnold-j5x]

Hi there! I'm looking to purchase my first Apple MacBook, and I'm interested in learning video editing using software like Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe After Effects. Additionally, I want to dive into photo editing with Lightroom and Photoshop and then start my youtube channel. I'm aiming for a laptop that will last me at least 3-4 years. Currently, I'm using a Windows laptop for simple tasks like Word, Excel, and web browsing. Any recommendations or advice on which MacBook model would suit my needs best?

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Definitely a M series MacBook. Other than that it depends on what fits your budget and how much power you think you’ll need. Probably higher RAM since you’re doing motion graphics work too.

[@TrevorDennis100]

Thanks Taylor. That helped me a lot. I'm actually a Windows user, but when I looked into a laptop for travelling, the 14" Macbook seemed a much better option, so I am jumping ship regards computing on the go. Other videos I have seen put this model and spec as the sweetspot bang for buck, with close to the same performance as the M3 Pro, but significantly cheaper.

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Awesome! Hope you like it :)

[@chennyye28]

plan to go 16 inch, as I like a sense of working while use laptop screen, in the meantime, a big monitor on the desk sometimes attract too many attention when I am not using the Mac.

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Makes sense! Compact is nice

[@kaviraj3218]

It’s great you reply to all. I have a doubt, I’m planning to shift from windows to mac, I Use screenplay writing software 80% of time. Photoshop like for 20% maybe premiere pro very rarely for very basic editing works. Do you think macbook air m2 works or should i go with pro m2? Budget is the issue so pls suggest Again I’m buying mac for its battery life, I rarely edit video + 20% photoshop work so main work is the battery for writing

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

It’s probably fine. I have a friend who uses one for video editing and likes it. Might need to use proxies depending on what footage you’re using though. They use Final Cut and it runs super smooth.

[@tonytony.s9137]

M2 pro 14 inch after 1year battery health 92%

[@TrogART]

I personally use an M2 Mac mini pro with 32GB of Ram, with the Mac Studio monitor track pad and a Wacom tablet, I think Ram is more important than disk space as you can as I have external SSD dives that are much cheeper than the Mac hard drives and very fast, have a load of them. Have an iPad Pro for travel. Also have an iPad holder on my tripod that is handy.

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Great setup! What all are you able to do with the iPad Pro? I haven't ever had one.

[@TrogART]

Hi Taylor I tend to use it for showing examples of work to clients, but can use D resolve and iMovie on it easily enough at a pinch if in a bind. iMovie is fine on it. But also use it as a big screen with my camera, plus previewing photos and film before working on it. Do have a keyboard and an apple pen with it, but the apple pen is still not as good as a Wacom tablet and pen yet, I swear by Wacom have been using them for years. I use Lightroom on it for black and white images at times. @@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo.

[@LeoDodier]

I only have 16 gigs of ram, really wish I had 32. It does make a huge difference.

[@TrogART]

I always put in as much Ram as I can, it's been my golden rule for ever. @@LeoDodier

[@asmajahangir-n1w]

I remember when i needed a macbook i watched your video which convinced me to get it to but eventually i started being uncomfortable with the screen size. i work from home and hardly ever go out or travel with it. after seeing this im now wondering if i should upgrade to a 16 inch or get a monitor. what would you advice pls

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

If you’re mostly working at home, a monitor is amazing! And probably cheaper plus can hopefully outlast your laptop if you upgrade later or want to use it with a desktop setup some day. Probably some good deals right now with Prime Day if you check Amazon 👍👍👍

[@Raemnic17]

Hi Taylor, thank you for the very useful video! One question: When I try to create advanced previews with lightroom, my 512GB 14" m2 macbook heats up a lot, reaching up to 90% of the load on the CPU. I was a little disappointed because I thought a latest generation PRO had no overheating problems for lightroom. Then if I scroll for a while photo by photo the whole catalog, it heats up and after a while slows down the performance. Do you use any settings to reduce this problem (if you have encountered it)? Then I notice that the macbook heats more than an iphone or ipad being edited. I hope for your opinion. Thank you very much

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Hey! I’m not totally sure. Do you have the program preferences set to where it uses most of the memory/power for LR while using it? I usually import photos and let them load for a while as I do something else before getting into editing.

[@andrewsyd]

One quick point about the Mac mini. If you want to increase either the storage or the unified memory, you are heading towards Mac Studio territory price-wise… so you may as well get that instead!

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Thanks for sharing! Great point. What do you edit with?

[@andrewsyd]

@@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo I’m actually a developer. Currently I’m still on a 2019 Intel 16” MacBook Pro…. Upgrading soon to a Mac Studio and MacBook Air combo!

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Nice!! MacBook Air would be nice for traveling. What all are you going to use it for? @@andrewsyd

[@andrewsyd]

@@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo will be using it as a secondary Mac for when I’m either out or don’t feel like sitting at the desk. Will be using it to control the Mac Studio remotely (reading/writing files as well as running code tests, virtual servers etc via terminal). But also other tasks like photo editing, managing Plex and general web use.

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

@andrewsyd I don’t know much about that kind of stuff but that sounds awesome!

[@joseortiz-sr4jl]

I’m going to get this MacBook model this year 2024.

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Nice! I hope you like it 😄

[@Amit.Shrestha]

Wow this is a very informative video

[@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo]

Thanks for checking it out!