M4 Pro Mac Mini Crash Problems When Exporting Video With DaVinci Resolve Studio

[@DavidHarry]

M4 Pro Mac Mini Crash Problems When Exporting Video With DaVinci Resolve Studio AMAZON ASSOCIATE DISCLOSURE: I am an Amazon Associate. My Amazon links are Amazon affiliate links. I earn money from qualifying purchases when you use my Amazon affiliate links. OTHER EARNINGS AND COMMISSIONS: I also earn money from other product links within my video description. For the sake of clarity and for the avoidance of any confusion, assume that I earn money from commissions from any and all links that I have within my video description. Amazon links to stuff used in this video: The gear that I use, have used or reviewed that I would recommend. Cameras: amzn.to/3PzC8mI Microphones: amzn.to/3tD6FaM Computers: amzn.to/3tuwHNr Phones: amzn.to/3ttqjWN iPads & Tablets: amzn.to/46t8wxG You can also send me a coffee donation via PayPal if you found my video super helpful: www.paypal.me/DavidHarry My Amazon pages with videos and product links: Amazon USA www.amazon.com/shop/davidharry Amazon UK www.amazon.co.uk/shop/davidharry If you would like to help my channel please use my global Amazon Affiliate links. I will be paid a small commission for anything you buy from Amazon when using these links. These commissions don't cost you any extra but really do help me to buy gear for my productions and to review: Amazon USA: geni.us/Amazon-USA Amazon UK: geni.us/Amazon-UK Amazon Deutschland: geni.us/Amazon-Deutschland Amazon France: geni.us/Amazon-France Amazon España: geni.us/Amazon-Espana Amazon Italia: geni.us/Amazon-Italia Amazon Canada: geni.us/Amazon-Canada Contact for product reviews: [e-mail] www.DavidHarry.com I’m David Harry. Thank you very much for watching this video, take care and goodbye now. Cheers, Dave. #DavidHarry#LiverpoolTV

[@jarexxsuvexx8212]

DaVinci Resolve Studio is currently not qualified for use with new M4 Mac Mini.

[@joeymusacchio9816]

Would your M1 Max have crashed performing the same task if the same files had been generated by the M4 (pro) Mac Mini and upscaled to 8K and then tested in the same manner on the M1 Max MacBook pro?

[@fabiodearaujo]

I am sorry to point this out, but I believe there is a part of this test that is missing. As @joeymusacchio9816 said, you should do the exact same test with the M1 Max laptop. What I understood, correct if I am wrong, you got a 1080p clip and upscalled to 8Knusing the M1 Max and then moved the 8K video to the Mac mini and tried processing in there. Now my question, to be fair. Did you try the upscaling process in the Mac Mini and moved the file to the Laptop to test if the same happen? Doing the test only one way doesn't say much other than this specific file crashed DaVinci, we don't know if you do the other way around will work. If you could do a second video doing the opposite, that would be a good research.

[@DavidHarry]

@@fabiodearaujo I already said in the video that the test was done on the M1 Max. There is no reason to do the upscale on the M4 Pro, it won't make any difference to the final file, the ProRes file would be the same.

[@mrsrhardy]

its NO big deal, DVR will release an update with a bug fix... the problem is the new chips are V9 not V8 and they need to recompile DVR to it. Try linux, now you have a real problem!

[@joesalyers]

Blackmagic needs to rebuild their FFMPEG stack most likely if its crashing during the export since the media encoders are new and FFMPEG for ARM called NEON is very picky. So I would guess its the NEON code is not correctly talking to the new encoder FPGA on the M4 chips. Does it work with hardware acceleration off? I know that seems pointless but it would narrow it down to the new encoders.

[@Timely-ud4rm]

You sound smart so your probally right! I hope they fix this issue

[@joesalyers]

@@Timely-ud4rm I'm not smart just a computer nerd LOL!!!

[@DavidHarry]

Are you sure FFMPEG is being used? Resole has direct access to the media encoders. Cheers, Dave.

[@joesalyers]

@@DavidHarry Even if its using the Apple's VTencoder XPC and VTdecoder XPC the underlying tech is still NEON and the Apple's in house built version of FFMPEG. Blackmagic are tapping into that because that is how hybrid-kernels work. Apple builds their own version of FFMEG called VT XPC which is just their Kernel loader for FFMPEG which gives developers a quicker access to the hardware compared to stock FFMPEG which uses a C+ compiler protocol. I would try a beta version of Resolve to see if that fixes it, if not reach out to Blackmagic and report a bug.

[@elysiumcore]

Let's hope this is a software issue 😮 maybe replicate this on Final cut ?

[@DavidHarry]

Hi. Yes, it's likely to be a software issue, maybe with Sequoia. However, it's really disappointing when it happens on the first thing you test. I'l they some stuff in FCP and see how it gets on. Cheers, Dave.

[@jessegoplen]

Sequoia has had some incompatibility issues for me, I had to uninstall Canon EOS webcam to be able to import photos again, very frustrating.

[@DavidHarry]

Yes, I’m sure this is all software and OS issues but it’s not much fun when you can’t simply continue your workflow from an old Mac to a new Mac. So yes, very frustrating. Cheers, Dave.

[@cesvlc5211]

If you google for M4 Pro crash, you’ll find users reporting crashes in certain games (and not in others). I guess there might be some bug in Sequoia that somehow affects Resolve and some games. I’m a bit worried because I just ordered a M4 Pro Mini, but this sounds as MacOS bug to me.

[@DavidHarry]

Yes, there will be some bugs for a while, although, they should get sorted out.

[@KevinMuldoon]

Thanks for sharing Dave. This is something I'll be testing over the next few weeks with my base model so I'll stay tuned for your updates 👍 It looks like the sweet spot for resolutions and frame rates is lower. Those higher frame rate game clips must be too much for it to handle, which is obviously a concern for you as you do record many gaming clips.

[@m.hreels9822]

Thank you for reporting on this. 👍🏻

[@DavidHarry]

No problem 👍

[@rsucre]

I think it is completely normal to find some issues with a brand new processor and computer. Expect a software update for macOS or DaVinci coming soon. No need to run for the hills!

[@joseph-montanez]

FYI these could be related to gpu memory access limitations. MacOS only gives 3/4ths of the RAM available to the GPU. How much RAM does your M1 Max have?

[@Realist-m9c]

The video showed 48GB RAM, yes it's probably a video RAM issue.

[@DavidHarry]

As explained in the video, my 32GB M1 Max can do it, so it’s not a RAM issue.

[@joseph-montanez]

@@DavidHarryyou don’t state in the video how much RAM the M1 Max had. But that is an interesting problem to have. Hopefully a video will follow on the root issue!

[@brucekennedy5274]

Suspect Resolve or maybe Sequoia (or both) need an update patch/fix for the M4 processors. As others have suggested, did you try an export test in FCP? Obviously gutting to get a fail like this on your very first outing, but I’d be optimistic that it’s a temporary problem that will be fixed soon. (Based on zero Davinci knowledge btw!)

[@DavidHarry]

Hi. Yes, I have no doubt that there will be a fix for this ay some point. However, it's super disappointing when it's the first test I done to see about migrating my workflow from my M1 Max to the M4 Pro. Cheers, Dave.

[@anthony4acre]

BlackMagic Design need to have a look at this, Its a matter of time.

[@DavidHarry]

Yes and hopefully soon 👍

[@Realist-m9c]

8k @120fps is optimistic for any system! But I guess the Mac is running out of GPU RAM on Export, I have seen this before.

[@DavidHarry]

8K/120 was something to very specifically stress between M1 Max and M4 Pro. Given that my M1 Max can do it and has less RAM, I doubt it’s the GPU taxing the unified RAM. Cheers, Dave.

[@TheRealMugglemind]

BMD are usually pretty good at optimising Resolve. As the M4 is so new it's probably going to take a little time to see this happen.

[@DavidHarry]

Yes, BMD are good with the updates and they are great with Apple Silicon. However, these issue have to be known so they can be fixed and people need to know they exist before investing into expensive computers. Cheers, Dave.

[@TheRealMugglemind]

@@DavidHarry Very true. As a systems engineer, one of the sayings my team uses is "You can't have trouble-shooting without having trouble!"

[@DavidHarry]

​@@TheRealMugglemind Absolutely 👍 If you’ve got time to spare or it’s part of your job to fault find, then fair enough. However, the process of elimination in order to track down a fault can be never ending, which isn’t what you want to be doing when you’ve bought something for your work/job. Especially when the thing you’ve bought is supposed to do the thing you’re having issues with. I used to system build in the 90s for bespoke NLE and DAW systems, so I’m intimately familiar with endless fault finding 😆 Cheers, Dave.

[@oldman8277]

Prolly OS related, but peeps might wait a spell before jumping on new stuff. 😂 I vote for waiting for M4 max Mac Studio for video. The cost will be similar. For audio, an upgraded version of this should work great, IF you can get all your plugins to work with Sequoia!!

[@DavidHarry]

Waiting for something that you don't know when it will be released is not an option for work.

[@50450720]

Wow, 8k prores hq at 120p is unbelievably taxing on any system. So a great test. Would it export at 60fps in Davinci, and would it export at 120p from fcp which is optimised for pro res?

[@DavidHarry]

Thanks. You are one of the few who understands the point of the test. Yes, 8K/120 is super taxing. However, this is perfect for pushing certain processing as it was meant to give me a quick idea about the differences between the M1 Max and M4 Pro. So yes, a great test for stressing any NLE on any system or platform. Yes, it seems fine with 60, although I only quickly tested that at 4K/UHD. Not sure about FCP just yet, I'm still to put that on the computer but will do and do some similar testing. I only wanted Resolve on it on it's own initially as it's my main NLE and I wanted to make sure it was on a clean system so I could mitigate as much as possible the potential of other software conflicting in any way. Cheers, Dave.

[@misterdutch2853]

Please keep us updated🙏👌

[@DavidHarry]

Will do. As soon as I have better news I'll post something 👍 Cheers, Dave.

[@techtonictim]

Are you running beta’s for OS or DR ? great video thanks 👍

[@DavidHarry]

Hi.No, all latest final releases, no betas. I'm glad you liked the video 👍 Cheers, Dave.

[@studiodevis]

When you select hardware encoder, disable multipass rendering. Or use multipass render and disable hardware encoder. Do you still use Edius?

[@DavidHarry]

Unfortunately I do not have the time to fault find, I’m just doing what I would normally do. No, I’ve not used Edius for about three years, since going Mac and Resolve. Cheers, Dave.

[@renanvcarvalho]

Just a random question, how much space on the SSD did you have when exporting this? Could you try rendering on a external SSD?

[@DavidHarry]

The SSD was almost empty, it’s only got macOS and resolve on it and couple of video file, so 900GB spare. It’s not the SSD. Cheers, Dave.

[@christophedelaunay911]

I’d first try to export the TL in APR422 and see of it manages to. If yes, this would indicate the issue is with encoding H265.

[@DavidHarry]

It doesn't indicate anything other than there's no issue with any specific codec that works.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

What about exporting mp4?

[@DavidHarry]

Not tried it.

[@techmaester]

Sequoia has some bugs, such as bad screen recording handling and Internet connection hiccups. Ventura was more stable and reliable. If you have Ventura please do not upgrade. If anyone knows where I can submit bug reports to Apple would be helpful as I can explain the problems in depth.

[@Timely-ud4rm]

Im not sure but they really should make some sort of bug support ticket thing for people like you who wanna do that. with my mac mini I had no internet issues but yeah alot of bugs lately becasue apple is putting all there QA teams on the ai slope crap sadly. before the AI stuff QA testing was amazing and minimal bugs. I guess AI really does ruin everything

[@asideofthings2526]

are you exporting to an external SSD?

[@DavidHarry]

No.

[@davidzee641]

Hopefully other Mac Mini owners who do high-end work similar to what David does will encounter these problems and work with BM to solve them. It’s pretty clear from the comments that Mr. Harry has zero interest in trying to troubleshoot the issue or interacting with BM. He just wants his computer to work, which is understandable.

[@DavidHarry]

Hi, David. I have had issues in the past with Blackmagic products and have had some terrible support from them. Having given them log reports in the past and very detailed crash reports, including very detailed and clear video evidence and they never even replied on some issues or kept me in the loop. So yes, I have no interest in wasting time with any company who cant even afford the courtesy of keeping a customer up to date when there's an issue. I've had some really terrible support with them with some expensive hardware as well. If others want to spend time fault finding and chasing their tails, that's fine. However, I have got work to do and the simple fact is that regardless of why, this Mac mini very clearly failed at a simple task that my M1 Max MacBook has no problems with. I noticed that in another comment you say that you've bought a new M4. All the M4 machines are going to be great at particular tasks and I'm quite sure you are going to be very happy with yours 👍 Cheers, Dave.

[@tomsun3159]

Does the Problem occur on other MacMini M4Pro unbinned, does it occur on Mac Mini M4 Pro binned, does it ocur on MBP with M4 Pro, on MBP with M4 Max, on MBP M4 Base, Mac Mini M4 Base, M3 devices, M2 devices, M1 devices? Is it a Software bug from Blackmagic or is it a Hardware issue at Apples side? Even if it is Apples fault it can probably solved by Blackmagic. The question is if a bug in Microcode or hardware problems can occur in other programms too.

[@DavidHarry]

You obviously weren’t listening.

[@Stefano_Stefani]

Hi David, while I also downloaded on my Mac mini m4 pro, davinci resolve, but when I launch the installer a pop-up appears telling me that to install Davinci resolve it is necessary to install “Rosetta” do you have this problem? On my previous Mac mini with M1 it never asked me to install Rosetta. Can you tell me your experience when you installed Davinci resolve on your M4?

[@DavidHarry]

Hi. No, I’ve not had that issue. That sounds like it’s the X86 (Older Mac) installer and not the ARM (Apple Silicon). Rosetta is used to translate and run Mac X86 software on Mac ARM computers. Maybe there’s an X86 plugin somewhere? Have you definitely downloaded the ARM version? Cheers, Dave.

[@Stefano_Stefani]

@@DavidHarry Thanks David, I'm sure I downloaded the Apple silicon version but I'll check this out more.

[@KarimBenabd]

DaVinci Resolve is 100% Apple Silicon optimized however the Rosetta app is needed for "There are some codecs which still need Rosetta. Resolve itself runs in native mode, but it uses non-native codecs in a helper process. You can verify it in Activity Monitor." This is the official feedback from Blackmagic Design forum.

[@Stefano_Stefani]

@@KarimBenabd So if I want to use Resolve on the Mac mini 4 pro do I have to install Rosetta?

[@KarimBenabd]

​@@Stefano_Stefani Yes. Definitely.

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Sir, I’m indeed surprised that this is happening on a new computer with great computing power. Sorry! I'm not sure about the SSD space, kindly delete your old files. Try not to do a screen recording while rendering and record it externally with a camera. I had the same thoughts as ChatGPT. Why don’t you try a different format like ProRes 422 LT or even H.264? It’s been reported that DaVinci might have issues with the H.265 codec, even on high-end machines. Do you need the footage in 119.88 FPS or can you lower it to 60 FPS? Anyway, I hope the issue gets resolved soon. Kindly keep us updated. Thanks, Sir. :)

[@DavidHarry]

Hi. My recoding isn't a screen grab. it's an external HDMI recording with an Atomos Ninja. Resolve does not have issues with H.265. There's loads of spare space. Dropping the frame rate or resolution, changing the export codec is not an option. Plus this Mac is supposed to be able to do that and my older M1 Max can do it. Yes, I'll do an update video once I have some good news. Cheers, Dave.

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

​@@DavidHarry Hi Sir, I apologize in advance. I understand you've owned a few Apple Silicon Macs before. Unfortunately, I only have a Late 2014 Mac mini. I'm trying to understand the problem because I admire this machine and its software. I believe there might be a log file saved by DaVinci Resolve in case of errors. It could be located in the following folder: /Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/ The file might be named ResolveDebug.txt. I'm not entirely sure, but this is the approach I'd take to troubleshoot the issue. If we can analyze the log file, we might be able to identify the cause of the problem and find a solution that could benefit many users. Thank you for your kindness and understanding. I hope you have a great day!

[@DavidHarry]

@@krishnansrinivasan830 Hi, krishnan. Yes, that's a great suggestion 👍 However, I have sent log files to Blackmagic in the past and given them very detailed accounts of other crash scenarios and they didn't have the courtesy to keep me informed or give me any solutions. So for me, I'm not going to waste my time interacting with a company who don't even respond and help me. Cheers, Dave.

[@Mr_ToR]

I wish you checked the system log and the temperatures to see what the cause was registered by the OS. On the surface, this seems very similar to how the 2013 Mac Pros were crashing due to GFX problems they inherently had. Apple never really had a fix for that since thr peoblem was hardware related. It is very crucial to determine if the problem is software or hardware. If its software, it could be fixed. If its hardware, then its another story. However it seems very likely like a software issue since so many people benchmarked the CPU and GPU and a hardware related crash-problem would have shown its self during any benchmark by now. Im sure this would be fixed by the related software developer if they're good with quick fixes. It would be such a shame though if its a hardware issue.

[@DavidHarry]

Hi. I doubt the issue would be indicated by any benchmark tests. Benchmark tests are all but useless when it comes to real world use anyway and many real world uses quite often contradict benchmarks, which I prove time and again with my SSD speed tests. Plus, with the world and his wife doing benchmarks and hardly anyone is showing "proper" use, there's probably issues yet to be found, whether that be hardware or software. In fact, I've seen hardly any Resolve videos with the new Minis. Cheers, Dave.

[@Mr_ToR]

@@DavidHarry You missed my point. The reason I mentioned the bechmark tests were about putting stress on the GPU/CPU. I don't care about the performance or "proper" use. Your issue seems like a very specific case since you're not doing anything exotic. People have tried 3D games, encoding, transcoding, rendering, etc all kinds of "proper" ways people could think of to use their Macmini M4 and make a video about it. If there was an immediate hardware issue we would have found out about it by now. This is most probably specific to the software you're using. Yet I would like to see if there was a temperature issue probably caused by bad coding. I'm guessing you notified Blackmagic Design by now. Did you get a response?

[@DavidHarry]

​@@Mr_ToR I did't miss the point. We are simply at opposite sides of how we look at these things.Just as you don't care for real world use I don't give a fu*k about benchmarks as they have absolutely no bearing on how specific tasks run in specific scenarios, especially when something goes wrong, as in my example here. As for finding out about issue within a few days of a product release, a few videos on KZbin isn't how to gauge the that. Yes, this is issue is highly likely to be specific to the software being used, however, it could just as easily be an OS issue. Regardless, the issue exists on this configuration of the Mac mini with Resolve and it doesn't happen on my MBP M1 Max. Yes, BMD are aware of this issue. Cheers, Dave.

[@DavidHarry]

BTW. While I totally disagree with the way you are looking this, I do appreciate your methodology and respect your views 👍 Most people in the comments just throw out random one liners of absolute BS.

[@davidzee641]

It would be great if you could take a quick peek at the system log and the temperatures that are registered. Wonderful video. I purchased an M4 pro specifically for DaVinci Resolve and Photoshop. That is my only use case for this machine.

[@Brian-es9ni]

They just came out with a 19.1 update. Does it work now?

[@DavidHarry]

Hi. Thanks for the heads up 👍 I’ve just updated but I’m still getting the corrupt output that I’d shown in my most recent video. I will retry the 8K/120 export later. Cheers, Dave.

[@musiccreation1198]

Luke Miani has test videos on M4 Pro with Resolve...no issues. Lee Zavitz has a YT video (Is The M4 Pro Mac Mini Replacing My M1 Ultra Mac Studio?), exporting from DaVinci Resolve on M4 Pro....no issues. How his project differs, etc...I obviously have no idea.

[@DavidHarry]

Luke is total waste of time, he's a clickbait queen, constantly running benchmarks that mean absolutely nothing to anyone in the real-world. I checked out his Resolve "test" because you mentioned it and it's a total waste of time. He doesn't even give any information for the setups etc. and he isn't even stressing the test. Lee's video is awesome, I left a very positive comment on his. At least he stays completely away from the useless benchmarks and all his tests were proper real-world tests. Lee may not have had any issues but he wasn't doing the same thing as me, so yes, the projects were very different. Cheers, Dave.

[@musiccreation1198]

@@DavidHarry If your specific use case has revealed a bug, that's AWESOME...and will be appreciated by the SOFTWARE devs. Yet, Luke, Lee and OTHERS are demonstrating that - in general - there isn't some show stopping hardware issue with using M4 and Resolve...as you have implied. I don't think YOU should be throwing "clickbait queen" criticisms at OTHERS. Own a mirror? You're making a fool of yourself. Cheers indeed. Buh Bye.

[@DavidHarry]

@@musiccreation1198 I haven't implied anything, you are simply twisting it and reading into it to fit with whatever bullshit it is that you think and want to see. Which doesn't surprise me seeing as you are defending a complete and utter Apple shill. I suggest you keep to the bullshit you obviously want to be consumed with and stay away from channels like mine who are simply being real.

[@musiccreation1198]

​@@DavidHarry I merely pointed out that Luke and OTHERS have demonstrated that there is not a dealbreaker issue with M4 and Resolve. In what twisted parallel universe is that defending ANYONE? Luke is a big boy, he doesn't me or anyone to defend him. I have NO IDEA if Luke is an "apple shill" or not. Don't really give a F. What I do know is, he demonstrated rendering Resolve projects on a M4 machine, which I THOUGHT WAS THE TOPIC OF THE VIDEO YOU RELEASED...but clearly it is not the main topic for YOU. 8k / 120 ... you wanted to test the limits...fine. Buy a $6k M4 Ultra in May 2025. Just for the record... I checked...out of Luke's 784 videos, I've maaaaybe watched 5-6. Again, in what twisted parallel universe does that matter???!!!!! You go off on a f'd up rant of personal attacks against me. I'm "consumed" with "bullshit" ??!!! YOU DO NOT KNOW ME !! You aren't being "real". You're being an asshole. Seek help. EDIT: Luke has 551K subscribers. You have 35k. I can see why. Shill or not, at least Luke is not abusive.

[@musiccreation1198]

@@DavidHarry Since my initial response was pulled, I’ll try again. I merely pointed out that Luke and OTHERS have successfully exported projects from Resolve. Something ** I ** think points strongly to your issue(s) being software. In what "twisted" parallel universe is that “defending” anyone? I don’t know if Luke is an “apple shill” or not, as I haven’t watched more than 5 or 6 of his videos over YEARS. In what twisted universe does that even matter?!?! I don’t care if Luke is a shill or not. It seems to matter to you a LOT. Why would sharing these facts - that others are successfully exporting from Resolve on M4 machines - inspire you to go an abusive rant against me ? You do not know me. You do not know what I “consume”. You’re being ABUSIVE. Your video(s) on Resolve and M4 may be highlighting a legit issue (at 8k/120 !!). That is to be appreciated. However, judging from the comments, the content is also creating a wave of misinformation based on what MANY felt was "implied" by your content… misconstrued info which YOU recognized and felt compelled to respond to in the comments. Many others in the comments, like me, “assumed” the issue to most likely be “software”. You didn’t go ballistic on them. I guess they didn’t mention Luke Miani. Imo, your attacks on Luke were unprovoked and abusive....and utterly unnecessary . A recurring theme in your case. Yeah, I called it out. His 500k subscribers vs your 35k...it seems many find value in his content. You go out of your way to disparage his subscribers via delusional assumptions about me and what I consume. "M4 Pro Mac Mini Crash Problems When Exporting Video With DaVinci Resolve Studio" + "M4 Pro CORRUPTED EXPORTS" in all caps + thumbnail of "M4 PRO CRASH", again in all caps...and Luke is the clickbait queen??? Yeah...schedule some time with a mirror. Just return the M4 Pro machine and buy a $6000 Mac Studio M4 Ultra in May 2025. I will take one piece of advice from your abusive rant…in the future, I will avoid your channel like the plague.

[@garypranzo9334]

They will update it very soon I am sure.

[@DavidHarry]

Hopefully 👍

[@richardsisk1770]

Interesting. Thanks.

[@DavidHarry]

You are very welcome 👍 Cheers, Dave.

[@PaulSnowy]

This is great, hopefully you reported it to blackmagic and apple.

[@DavidHarry]

Yes BMD know about it. I've stopped reporting anything to Apple as my experience with them has not been good.

[@KarimBenabd]

I noticed that you are using Davinci Resolve Studio version for iPad and not Mac. Is not that the source of the problem?!

[@DavidHarry]

You obviously don't use Resolve, this is obviously Mac software.

[@nick_fox]

David I see you use a Acasis SSD external enclosure may I ask do you recommend this product and if yes what SSD do you use plus could you make a video on this . Also does it have a small fan how does this work .

[@DavidHarry]

Hi, Nick. I totally recommend the Acasis enclosures. Use the search function on my video list and search for something like Thunderbolt SSD. I have a few build and speed test videos with various NVMe and Enclosure combinations. If you are thinking about putting one together, hold off for a bit, I’ve got a TB5 enclosure being sent that I will speed test with a fast Gen4 and also a Gen5 SSD. Cheers, Dave.

[@phinyx]

My M4 Pro mini is crashing ALL the time after about 3 minutes after login. Freezes and then logs off. Wow! Mac is supposed to be better than Windows, right? I just switched from a very powerful AMD machine. I am stunned that this happened. I’m burnt forever with Mac and I will not tolerate any of this BS from Mac users claiming their machines are better.

[@DavidHarry]

Sounds like you may have defective computer, send it back.

[@jarexxsuvexx8212]

DaVinci Resolve Studio is currently not qualified for use with new M4 Mac Mini.

[@DavidHarry]

Yeah right 🤣

[@DavidHarry]

Stop it 😆

[@shubhamvyas9459]

Try reducing memory usage of davinci. Davinci use soo much memory which cause battery drain and heatup. Which can cause crash.

[@DavidHarry]

And how do I reduce memory usage?

[@shubhamvyas9459]

@DavidHarry In windows, there is "Davinci Resolve" tab near file button at left top most corner. In that, go to preferences -> Memory and GPU -> Change limit of memory usage "Maybe half of available memory or 4gb. In mac I think there will be a similar UI, you can check it.

[@DavidHarry]

@@shubhamvyas9459 Nope, there isn’t.

[@shubhamvyas9459]

@@DavidHarry which version you are using?

[@shubhamvyas9459]

Try, cmd+ in mac, it might open preferences.

[@musiccreation1198]

This is clearly a software issue that can be fixed. The M4 Pro chip is nearly twice as powerful as M1 Max. I own a M1 Max Mac Studio.

[@DavidHarry]

How is it "clearly" a software issue. What evidence do you have of that?

[@musiccreation1198]

@@DavidHarry 40 years of video/music production experience. This is almost as predictable as the sun rising in the east. You really think DaVinci Resolve isn't going to work properly on M4 chips? Ok ;). But by all means, return it and wait until a patch is released that fixes it before considering a M4 purchase. There's no rush I assume. Your videos, imo, provide a great service in saying,...there's a *current* potential issue. Blaming the M4 though? Highly unlikely. I see you're having to respond to numerous comments to address people's speculation / blame of the M4 based on your videos. That's my point. You've created a wave of misinformation because you jumped to conclusions, spoke of returning it, etc.

[@DavidHarry]

@@musiccreation1198 what’s 40 years of music experience got to do with Resolve and the Mac Mini? Whatever the point is that you are making, it isn’t clear.

[@nienormalnyVLOG]

U only persone who’s got problem with this 😂

[@wugary2395]

Hey simply use another clip or clips instead for the comparison man! Not leaving us this crashed end!

[@DavidHarry]

You’ve obviously missed the point of the video.

[@sweealamak628]

Relax. It's always a software issue, fixed in the next update.

[@DavidHarry]

What software, what update, when is that update?

[@neoyagami]

And just wait for a patch

[@DavidHarry]

Yeah right

[@FireMunki63]

Why export to the Desktop? You have an external drive surely it would make far more sense to export to an external drive?

[@DavidHarry]

Why would it make more sense?

[@nobo6687]

He can have a defect unit the video is unnecessary

[@DavidHarry]

Shut up FanGirl 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ChopsticksDIYGarden]

Buggy software

[@DavidHarry]

What software?

[@ChopsticksDIYGarden]

@@DavidHarry I meant either the device driver or video editor (DaVinci Resolve beta release).

[@EduardoSanchez-un2hh]

what a sneaky way to push Final Cut to the consumers.

[@WorksOnMyComputer]

Not everything is a conspiracy.

[@Timely-ud4rm]

It might seem like that but I promise you it's not. Apple has advantage of time they can optimize and fix any bugs into their chips before anyone in market can even touch them. Black magic will fix this hopefully they make a hot patch for it. What apple should of done done is given black-magic the m4 pro's early so black-magic could of fix these bugs before they hit market

[@vernearase3044]

Did you try creating a new test account and running your renders under that account? That eliminates the possibility of a corrupted settings file upsetting the apple cart. If that fails, try taking it to an Apple Store and see if they can see anything wrong with the unit. I haven't heard anyone else complaining about repeatable crashes, so it's entirely possible you just got a lemon. These are all standard diagnostic steps any reasonable person would take to isolate a problem - if it were happening to everyone who's bought a M4 Mac Mini it would be one thing, but to assume there's something wrong with the line from your own problematic experience is _not_ reasonable.

[@DavidHarry]

Yeah, right 🤣

[@SD-ft6gs]

Clickbaiiiiittttt

[@xray2785]

In what sense is this clickbait? The title seems to be a genuine reflection of the content?

[@Timely-ud4rm]

@@xray2785 yeah what you said. I think @SD-ft6gs is the clickbait. you click baited us into your troll comments here.

[@DavidHarry]

Yeah, that makes sense, a video that does exactly what the title said. Yeah, total clickbait 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MovieCaveDave]

What a 🔔 🔚 you are!! Back to your bridge troll