M1 iMac for Photographers & Filmmakers

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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_2024]

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

[@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

[@Samosayummyyay]

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!

[@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

[@JoelRamos14]

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?

[@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..

[@Francob78]

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

[@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

[@frankov_83]

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

[@koshalab9365]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@TheKiwiJobes]

The front is so ugly i'm not going to lie. Great computer, good price for a 4.5k screen too

[@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!

[@TokigaTorsten]

@@skyiswomb1keep believing guys lol

[@skyiswomb1]

@@TokigaTorsten I STILL BELIEVE!

[@jalexed]

Love those Dalahästar! Greetings from Sweden! 👋🏼

[@freetibet1000]

Yup! Greetings from Dalarna!

[@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,

[@casper2yall]

Great review, I just ordered the silver one..

[@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.

[@jordanr.4856]

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

[@AuthenTech]

Such an impressive machine! Great video Tyler

[@romiemiller7876]

I don't like the colors on the front. They can effect the perceived color balance of photos during editing.

[@fredhedberg]

Shout out to the featured Swedish wooden horses in the backdrop….! 🇸🇪

[@Likithrocks]

0:42 . I am no racist or anything but il say what i got in my mind as whim. Your not white. Your Yellow my man. :P That Mac, the nackground and the hippie hoody. your gold or yellow but defeinetly not white.

[@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.

[@thatjordandrake]

I went yellow as well! Still waiting for mine.

[@jennifergala]

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

[@mikeyellow]

Cool but why this screen looks like mirror u can see shadows and mirror reflection. I can easily see your hoodie 😜 so ppl complain about this in few videos on KZbin. Just imagine have these macs in office.

[@MikeMenegus]

I currently have an iMac 27 mid 2017 with 64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4, 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5, adeon Pro 580 8 GB, I find LR Classic and Photoshop takes a look time to open and at times processing the final edit before export. The 24inch iMac you have, can you share the specs you have.

[@MadGeorgeProductions]

I would rather see how C1/Lightroom performs when you add a bunch of layers/brush adjustments. That's way more important to me than export time.

[@foto19881]

Why would you speed up your footage, when you start the timer?!

[@OMalleyKing]

Did you notice at all that the color of the chin messed with you while editing photos??? Like in regards to white balance or anything. That’s my only drawback in getting one of the colors. Thanks!!!

[@precursors]

What was this video about? Sorry I couldn't take my eyes off of that sweatshirt 😳

[@stevencrowe2450]

So I’m guessing that hoodie is a tribute to all the new colors of the iMac?

[@galaxyride4944]

U mean Nintendo

[@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.

[@jas_bataille]

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

[@shvkap]

Looks like the embargo goes down today lol Also love that hoodie mate

[@tadjani5191]

You said "If you're editing on a Mac, don't bother with Premiere. But you didn't specify why....

[@anthonyenglish5709]

Is it me or does his beard chin matches the 🖥️? Especially when he says ‘face and chin’ No insult intended

[@mrsahilbawa]

People fussing about the bezels and chin: Imagine getting used to glasses.

[@chidorirasenganz]

Yeah it sucks. That’s why I got contacts 😂

[@codynoll7550]

I know this is a late ass comment but are you using the 16 gig RAM or 8 Gig in this video? Thanks!

[@thor.mukbang]

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

[@jullyangreen7106]

No Touch ID is better because you might accidentally buy something, for example you have to have think about it on your iPhone buy putting it up to your face. Well the iMac is already in your face so it would be to easy to accidentally buy something. But I get what you mean.

[@worldtraveller9839]

The bezels at 3:17 that’s planned obsolescence, it’s on purpose so you will have to buy the next version without that little black gap near the bezels

I love your "Dalahästar" one red and one yellow, so you have been to my country Sweden :)

[@stalman]

Yup, I even made a video about Stockholm

[@freetibet1000]

Greetings from Dalarna!

[@LemonWatermelon]

They look like jelly beans.. could look much better with transparent body and color changing lights inside!

[@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.

[@BriannaVenzke]

Honestly, I watched someone else's yellow unboxing (in an all white setting) and I hated it and regretted the fact that I ordered yellow, but your video changed my mind, can't wait until it arrives Friday!

[@stalman]

It changes a lot in the light, just wait till you see it in person

[@pranicroom3107]

I ordered the yellow one too and watched other videos and didn’t like it. This video makes me want to give it a chance until I actually see it!

[@bizmonkey007]

@@stalman How much color grading do you do with your videos? Is the yellow sheen an accurate representation of what it looks like in real life or is it more saturated?

[@stalman]

@@bizmonkey007 The grading on this video was only for accuracy, I got it as close as I could to real life

[@bizmonkey007]

@@stalman That’s good to know. I’m not the biggest fan of the colors Apple has chosen, but the yellow does look surprisingly premium.

[@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'

[@pizza6568]

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

[@galaxyride4944]

Me too or the pink

[@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 .

[@JMPerona]

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

[@ckf36]

Black bezels would clash with the bright color options. The white bezels compliment the colors much better

[@patrickbutler87]

Finally, someone points out the tiny black border on the inside of the bezel... That's the detail that bugs me the most

[@chrisi29]

same!

[@dsdddsd4543we]

Looking forward to WWDC. Very interested to see how Apple integrates a pro level GPU with their SOC for the iMac Pro and MacBook Pro.

[@thetezman]

Something tells me this is a dumb question but it’s annoying the hell out of me... was he on “The Verge”?

[@carlosio5]

What's a 'Verge'??

[@stalman]

Nope, that’s the other guy with beard and glasses. But what I compliment, the verge is amazing

[@thetezman]

@@stalman lol sorry about that mixup

[@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.

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

whats your opinion on the magic mouse, personally its horrible to use and is not very ergonomic

[@stalman]

I use the Logitech MX Master 3

[@ytfactually]

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

[@PhilSledge]

Just wondering if you are upgrading to the M3

[@saishashank4397]

i just came for that hoodie without watching the title

[@tinyikosikhosana1310]

" if you are working on a Mac don't bother with premiere." ouch i felt that one. hit the heart

[@ConcietedMuchXD]

Why not?

[@JMGaming32]

What are your thoughts on the 8gb RAM? All I do is stream netflix, youtube, watch some films etc. For work I have Slack open, Photoshop with roughly 4/5 files open (not that big) and google Chrome with 4/5 tabs minimum opened. Will 8gb be enough for me?

[@stalman]

From you description you’ll be fine with 8gb, other than chrome which could eat up all of it. Switch to safari and you’ll be set

[@JMGaming32]

@@stalman awesome, thanks for the reply!

[@BipityBopity93]

Imagine someone breaking into your house and using a picture of you to unlock your iMac with face ID? lol

[@eyeprops5422]

That hoodie looks better than a large bowl of M&Ms.

[@treyperignon9569]

Windbreaker is super cool 😎

[@BizzleByron]

Nobody has answered this on any review…. Can the Touch ID keyboard work with a MacBook in clamshell mode for example? I NEED THIS!

[@enjaygarcia]

Hey sir! I subscribed to your channel! Hehheheheh great review…

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

Even though I like green, yellow would work best with the decor. I want all in one computers to be awesome especially since space is at a minimum living in NYC, but allot of them are just crappy. Even if you are just trying to get normal business work done. No photo or video stuff. Just online stuff and normal processors. But I do think if I get this Mac (or Max Mini) that I will finally get the stability and power I need to get stuff done.

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

So I can’t use this as an external monitor at all? I’ll be getting a remote job soon and be given a MacBook to work on, but I would like a second screen that can double as my main computer when not used with my work computer

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

@@80-80. thanks for clearing that up

[@jonvickery]

Clicked on this video solely because of the hoodie

[@lindatelevangelista7743]

That color looks so good!

[@MyAmericanMorning]

I am a Windows 10 pro user considering moving to Apple iMac. I'd like to continue using my old Windows machine at least for a while, until I can port over my software. It has hdmi and display port connections for my graphic card. I may wait for the larger iMac; not sure yet. Here is my question: Will I be able to connect my Windows computer to the iMac and use its monitor with my old computer?

[@NicolasdC974]

No

[@MasterTSayge]

The only problem is if you order the New imac now you won't get it until 3.5 months. Processing time is Hella long due to covid and popularity!!!

[@azimronnie1]

As a photographer I want to buy it. Is is best for photographers? Please reply me. Thanks for this video.

[@stvgkeyboardists882]

Its apple but colour like mango

[@DesignYourLifeTips]

So KZbin force me to watch a yellow orange vitamin C ads before I can view your yellow iMac 🧐😏

[@Vijaybc66]

Hi bro.. Loved the Review felt so great watching your video for Filmmakers. Am bit confused here bcoz am waitng to buy a iMac for months now.. can u plz suggest me which one to buy.. its really hard to decide.. My purpose is for a Good Video Editing with 4K Footage(premiere pro & after effects), Colour Grading (in Davinci Resolve) Graphic Designing(adobe illustrator photoshop and indesign). And i have worked with iMac 27" 3.7Ghz and i felt bit slow on Rendering part. Please suggest me should i wait till the release new 27" Imac or should i buy macbook pro M1 or i can buy this?

[@crisomelido]

the new Barbie iMac! (by Mattel)

[@MaiElizabeth]

Woww I hated their colours but I didnt expect their yellow looks great here

[@VentiViews]

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

[@dannylocuvideo]

Does it works as same way to the M1 Macbook pro for editing videos? Compressed codecs runs well? I mean, H265 H264 in 4K?

[@GearReviewDepot]

That's definitely NOT yellow. 🤷

[@chillhard430]

on 16 gigs of RAM & a 24" screen. I'll wait for the M2 27" screen version.

[@KeepingThisTech]

after seeing this video, I think I might like the yellow iMAC the most! 🟨

[@pickleeggs3340]

im sure dbrand will make skins lol

[@kezarine]

The thumbnail is amazing ⭐✨

[@joonieoriginal6936]

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

[@SHUBH1]

Use that hoodie to correct colours 😂

[@yourbestfriendjoshua]

Yellow is 100% the best looking 24" iMac.

[@thepersonbehindthescreen]

Tyler: "As you can see, they are not the same color" Me (Slightly color blind): Yes.. yes they are the same..

[@ekphotography]

Mag safe plug looks like it could be pulled out easily by accident.. And the Bezel is so.... 2001

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

I selected same color independently.

[@Trusteft]

The thumbnail appeared under suggested videos. I just thought it was very funny. For some reason I thought the title was "...for Philosophers..." and I was quite intrigued lol.

[@hollywoodg8522]

I’m glad you did this review, I’m a photographer that shoot with a canon RP and Sony A7 IV and I’m looking to Vlog and edit pictures so hopefully this Mac don’t let me down 😭

[@ElBoyoElectronico]

I own the M1 MacBook Air and editing Canon R6 footage feels so much more smooth. As a diehard Windows user, switching systems has a brutal learning curve, but I am sure I will get over it soon. Maybe next year, I will get the iMac with the new M1X processor and maybe a bigger screen.

[@elliott9052]

I have an R6 as well, exclusively shooting photos though. I'm considering the imac to replace my Asus 2015 zenbook. How's that learning curve going? And have you tried out using DPP 4 on your Macbook air?

[@ElBoyoElectronico]

@@elliott9052 It is alright and I am kinda getting used to it. It like some stuff about the Mac OS and some I find really annoying. I only use the Canon software to download the photos and videos from my camera to my harddrive and then I use Capture One or Davince Resolve. Both work just fine!

[@growjosh]

Question though, isn't it exactly the same Specs as the M1 13inch Macbook ?

[@TyroneLT]

It's a nice entry level machine but it's screen is too small. And considering what's coming with the larger version it's better to wait. That's not to say real work can't be done on it. I own the M1 Mac Mini and it's been decent so far, but I will be upgrading to the larger iMac when it arrives.

[@kishanmaiyadahir]

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