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Dr Wiggo
United States
Приєднався 22 лип 2011
DrWiggo is a college professor and economist, former tech journalist, former IT consultant, and UA-camr since 2020 making videos about cars (2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited currently), tech (Apple, gaming PCs and monitors, smart home equipment and more), gear (cameras, lenses, microphones, and more), books (authors and series of books worth reading), food (equipment and more), money (economics and financial markets), games (PS5, Switch, JRPGs), life (advice, life hacks and more), and film (movies and TV). Clearly has more money than sense and loves spending it on products to make more videos about.
Laowa 10mm Autofocus Zero Distortion Vlogging Lens
Amazing 10mm full-frame F2.8 lens (for Sony EF, Canon RF, Nikon Z, Leica L) with Zero-D (zero distortion). Perfect for vlogging with the ZV-E1 with Dynamic Active Stabilization (examples in video).
00:00 Intro
00:36 Why Did I Buy It?
04:38 Unboxing Begins
07:08 Using the Lens (vs. Sony 10-18mm)
09:51 Final Thoughts
Videos referenced in this video from @MarkBennettCameraCrisis
No Other Lens Has Ever Done This - The Laowa 10mm F2.8 ua-cam.com/video/5rMfB-ahiRM/v-deo.html
Videos referenced in this video from @DrWiggo
Viltrox 16mm F1.8 Full Frame Lens: Unboxing and Review ua-cam.com/video/r3Ym5ShWDG8/v-deo.html
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 and Sony 11mm F1.8 ua-cam.com/video/G4a4U-KHX6g/v-deo.html
15-16mm Wide Lens APS-C Shootout (Sony 15mm, Sigma 16mm, Sony 10-20mm PZ G) ua-cam.com/video/ExMae9AQS0Y/v-deo.html
Ultrawide (11mm) APS-C Lens Shootout (Sony 11mm, Sony 10-20mm PZ G, Tamron 11-20mm) ua-cam.com/video/R6UBPUShmx8/v-deo.html
Sony 10-18mm APS-C Lens on a Full Frame Sony Camera (w/ special guest star Sony 10-20mm PZ G lens) ua-cam.com/video/cjw9lKWidb8/v-deo.html
Wide Angle Full Frame Lens for Vlogging with the A7C or A7IV: Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 Lens ua-cam.com/video/RB6PD7tsyUg/v-deo.html
More perfect lens for vlogging with the ZV-E10? Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Wide Angle APS-C Lens ua-cam.com/video/AvaeFNGM5IQ/v-deo.html
Sigma 16mm F1.4 APS-C E-mount Wide Angle Lens. Is it perfect for Vlogging with my Sony ZV-E10? ua-cam.com/video/j5C4I61Bs6I/v-deo.html
Sony FE 20mm f1.8 G Wide Angle Lens Perfect for Vlogging with the Sony A7C Full Frame Camera ua-cam.com/video/RDaGUDNQnf4/v-deo.html
00:00 Intro
00:36 Why Did I Buy It?
04:38 Unboxing Begins
07:08 Using the Lens (vs. Sony 10-18mm)
09:51 Final Thoughts
Videos referenced in this video from @MarkBennettCameraCrisis
No Other Lens Has Ever Done This - The Laowa 10mm F2.8 ua-cam.com/video/5rMfB-ahiRM/v-deo.html
Videos referenced in this video from @DrWiggo
Viltrox 16mm F1.8 Full Frame Lens: Unboxing and Review ua-cam.com/video/r3Ym5ShWDG8/v-deo.html
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 and Sony 11mm F1.8 ua-cam.com/video/G4a4U-KHX6g/v-deo.html
15-16mm Wide Lens APS-C Shootout (Sony 15mm, Sigma 16mm, Sony 10-20mm PZ G) ua-cam.com/video/ExMae9AQS0Y/v-deo.html
Ultrawide (11mm) APS-C Lens Shootout (Sony 11mm, Sony 10-20mm PZ G, Tamron 11-20mm) ua-cam.com/video/R6UBPUShmx8/v-deo.html
Sony 10-18mm APS-C Lens on a Full Frame Sony Camera (w/ special guest star Sony 10-20mm PZ G lens) ua-cam.com/video/cjw9lKWidb8/v-deo.html
Wide Angle Full Frame Lens for Vlogging with the A7C or A7IV: Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 Lens ua-cam.com/video/RB6PD7tsyUg/v-deo.html
More perfect lens for vlogging with the ZV-E10? Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Wide Angle APS-C Lens ua-cam.com/video/AvaeFNGM5IQ/v-deo.html
Sigma 16mm F1.4 APS-C E-mount Wide Angle Lens. Is it perfect for Vlogging with my Sony ZV-E10? ua-cam.com/video/j5C4I61Bs6I/v-deo.html
Sony FE 20mm f1.8 G Wide Angle Lens Perfect for Vlogging with the Sony A7C Full Frame Camera ua-cam.com/video/RDaGUDNQnf4/v-deo.html
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A Christmas Story 1985? Maybe? (I Can't Remember!)
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Another annual Christmas video, but when you're old it's hard to remember when things happened! Maybe 1985? 00:00 Intro 00:45 First Christmas Away from Home 01:44 Christmas 1985?? 06:17 Christmas 199X?? 07:13 Later, Better Christmases (SOCKS!!!) 08:04 Final Thoughts Videos referenced in this video from @DrWiggo A Sears Christmas Story: Santa, Helicopters, and Train Sets ua-cam.com/video/4chUlFO...
Vision Pro Plus M4 Pro Mac Mini for Video with Resolve
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Using a Vision Pro as an ulltrawide monitor for video editing with DaVinci Resolve. Works pretty well, with a few minor issues. 00:00 Intro 01:06 Virtual Display Demo 04:30 Minor Issues 07:14 Editing in the Vision Pro 10:20 Final Thoughts Videos referenced in this video from @DrWiggo Vision Pro Annapro A2 plus The Archive (Star Trek app) ua-cam.com/video/z0u6XXjuL4E/v-deo.html M4 Pro Mac Mini T...
iPhone 16 Pro Max Review: Wait for the iPhone 17
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My "review" of the iPhone 16 Pro Max (and thoughts on Apple Intelligence or the lack thereof). Some reasons you might want to upgrade and more reasons why you may want to wait. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Reasons to Buy 05:05 Reasons to Wait 09:05 Final Thoughts Videos referenced in this video from @DrWiggo Don't Buy an iPhone 16 (Yet) plus AirPods and Watch Series 10 ua-cam.com/video/ZfLGTaNCWeI/v-deo.h...
Vision Pro Annapro A2 plus The Archive (Star Trek app)
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Unboxing and review of the new Annapro A2 head strap for the Apple Vision Pro, plus a quick demo of The Archive, a Vision Pro app for viewing the Roddenberry Archive of many things Star Trek, including new short films. 00:00 Intro 01:06 Annapro A2 Unboxing 03:44 The Archive (How I Found It) 05:44 The Archive (Brief Demo) 07:54 Annapro A2 "Review" 08:28 Coming Soon Websites referenced in this vi...
M4 Pro Mac Mini Testing with Thunderbolt 5 for Resolve
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Having replaced the base model Mac Mini with an M4 Pro Mac Mini (for close to four times the price), here's how much faster it is than the base model (not a lot) and how much faster Thunderbolt 5 is (quite a lot). 00:00 Intro 02:59 DaVinci Resolve Render Times 03:43 SSD Speeds 07:05 Editing in DaVinci Resolve 09:30 Final Thoughts Video referenced in this video from @ArtIsRight : Ultimate Mac mi...
$599 M4 Mac Mini vs $6500 PC for DaVinci Resolve
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Trying out the base model ($599) Mac Mini with 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD for using DaVinci Resolve versus a PC ($6500 ) with an AMD 5950X PC and 3090 graphics card. 00:00 Intro 01:17 Setup Summary 02:49 Editing with DaVinci Resolve 05:26 Disk Drive Speed 07:21 Thoughts on the M4 Mac Mini 09:21 AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aids 10:27 M4 Pro Mini & Thunderbolt 5 Drive Related videos from @DrWiggo M4 Base M...
M4 Base Mac Mini 16GB/256GB Unboxing
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Unboxing of the new $599 M4 Mac Mini base model with 16GB Unified Memory and 256GB SSD plus Magic Keyboard with TouchID and Magic Mouse (plus some other surprises). 00:00 Intro 00:45 Why I Bought It 03:17 Unboxing Begins 05:58 Peripherals Unboxing 09:12 Final Thoughts Videos referenced in this video from @DrWiggo M4 iMacs Mac Minis MacBook Pros Overview ua-cam.com/video/4TrPyzrCDjw/v-deo.html P...
M4 iMacs + Mac Minis + MacBook Pros Overview
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Overview, analysis and buying advice for the new M4 iMacs, M4 and M4 Pro Mac Mini, and M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pros. 00:00 Intro 00:36 M4 iMacs 04:07 M4/M4Pro Mac Mini 07:38 M4/M4Pro/M4Max MacBook Pros 11:59 Analysis 12:55 iMac Worth Buying? 13:42 Which Mac Mini to Buy? 14:58 Which MacBook Pro to Buy? 16:34 Final Thoughts
Vision Pro Content Update and Future of Immersive
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Some new video apps (Supercut and Moon Player) and the current state and future of 3D and immersive video on Vision Pro ("Submerged" is a recently released immersive video that is amazing). 00:00 Intro 01:25 "New" Apps 02:32 Supercut for Nextflix and Prime Video 03:35 Moon Player 04:46 3D & Immersive Content 06:36 Immersive Video 09:19 Future of Immersive Video 11:03 Final Thoughts Video referr...
Vision Pro OS 2 Improvements (Plus Annapro Update)
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Summary and demo of the major improvements in Vision OS 2, plus an update on the Annapro and preview of forthcoming Apple videos. 00:00 Intro 01:30 New Gesture Controls 01:57 Rearrange Icons 02:17 Mac Virtual Display 02:51 Stare to Dictate 03:06 Spatial Photo Conversion 03:41 Safari Pin Tabs 04:06 Safari Borderless Videos plus Environments 04:35 Live Captions 04:57 Remembering Guests 05:33 Mirr...
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Persona 5 Meets Epic Fantasy)
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Overview of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new game from Atlus/Sega with the Persona 5 engine but in a world of hack and slash, swords and sorcery, knights and dragons. Story overview (no spoilers), gameplay overview, and a quick look at the music and art styles. (Not a review, because I haven't beaten the game.) 0:00 Intro 03:36 Metaphor: Story 07:34 Gameplay 12:10 Art and Music 13:38 Final Thought...
Sleep Number i8 Adjustable Mattress Review
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Review of the Sleep Number i8 adjustable mattress that I bought with my own money (not sponsored!). Purple Mattress: No. Tempur-Pedic: No. Sleep Number i8: Yes, yes, yes! I explain how my weird sleep problems are solved with the Sleep Number i8 mattress and the Sleep Number iPhone app. Related videos from @DrWiggo Review: Purple RestorePremier Mattress and Harmony Pillow ua-cam.com/video/KJCUVb...
5 Things I Love and Hate About my 2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
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The 5 things I love the most (and the 5 things I hate the most) about my new 2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited. 00:00 Intro 00:20 Love 1: Mileage/Hybrid 01:10 Love 2: Styling 01:35 Love 3: Wireless CarPlay 02:15 Love 4: Brake Hold 02:47 Love 5: Driving Assistance 04:35 Hate 1: What Song is Playing? 05:04 Hate 2: Closing the Door 05:21 Hate 3: No Folding Mirrors 05:33 Hate 4: No Homelink 05:51 ...
iPhone 16 Pro Max Unboxing plus AirPods Pro 2, Series 10 Watch
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Unboxing and initial reactions to iPhone 16 Pro Max (Desert), iPhone 16 (Pink), Apple Watch Series 10 (Black), and AirPods Pro 2. Camera Control and Audio Mix demos. 00:00 Intro 00:46 AirPods Pro 2 Unboxing 01:55 Watch Series 10 Unboxing 03:41 16 Pro Max Unboxing 04:46 Pink iPhone 16 Unboxing 06:55 Something Always Goes Wrong 07:55 Audio Mix 08:47 Camera Control 09:48 Apple Intelligence Coming ...
Don't Buy an iPhone 16 (Yet) plus AirPods and Watch Series 10
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Don't Buy an iPhone 16 (Yet) plus AirPods and Watch Series 10
Falcam TreeRoot and Ulanzi Tabletop Tripods
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Falcam TreeRoot and Ulanzi Tabletop Tripods
Star Wars Outlaws for PS5 Epic Fail for Early Access
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Star Wars Outlaws for PS5 Epic Fail for Early Access
Vision Pro Third Party Head Straps ANNAPRO & Spigen (Less Pain!)
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Vision Pro Third Party Head Straps ANNAPRO & Spigen (Less Pain!)
Review: 2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited (Carbon Blue)
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Review: 2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited (Carbon Blue)
Apple Magic Keyboard Review (and More on iPadOS 18)
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Apple Magic Keyboard Review (and More on iPadOS 18)
2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited - Full Deal Breakdown
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2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited - Full Deal Breakdown
New Light Seal for Apple Vision Pro - Will It Help?
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New Light Seal for Apple Vision Pro - Will It Help?
iPadOS 18 Beta (plus Pencil Pro & Keyboard unboxing)
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iPadOS 18 Beta (plus Pencil Pro & Keyboard unboxing)
Trails Through Daybreak Review and LE Box Set Unboxing
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Trails Through Daybreak Review and LE Box Set Unboxing
Apple Intelligence Overview (Plus Brief History of AI)
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Apple Intelligence Overview (Plus Brief History of AI)
Review: Purple RestorePremier Mattress and Harmony Pillow
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Review: Purple RestorePremier Mattress and Harmony Pillow
M4 iPad Pro 13" 256GB Review (plus iPadOS 18 overview)
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M4 iPad Pro 13" 256GB Review (plus iPadOS 18 overview)
Vision OS 2.0: 23 Things Apple Announced at WWDC24
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Vision OS 2.0: 23 Things Apple Announced at WWDC24
Apple Vision Pro: A New Hope (Marvel's What If...?)
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Apple Vision Pro: A New Hope (Marvel's What If...?)
Best loft size (pillow size) in this pillow for 250 pound 6ft tall side sleeper? Thanks you!
I’m no expert, but for me (similar size to you) the low (5.5”) works best, but I put the pillow between my head and arm. The good news is you have 100 days to return it, so you can try one and change to a different one.
That's a lot of weight to carry and hold even with a small lens. Have you considered something like the DJI Pocket 3 for vlogging? It can even track you if you move around since the camera is on a gimbal.
Good point. As the DJI cameras improve their video quality, they become more viable options.
I have re-read this series roughly every 2-3 years since I first grabbed Many Coloured Land off my mother's bookshelf back in the mid 90s. I agree, BookTube seems to be absolutely sleeping on the series, so thank you for your enthusiastic review :)
They’re old books, and people forget about them. Not really an excuse anymore since Amazon Kindle and Apple iBooks keep things “in print” forever. Always happy to meet another fan!
Merry Christmas Wiggo. 🎄🎄
And a happy new year to you!
It is junk even if you cleaning it weekly it don't work. And look at your reservoir. I bet you it's black
Your comment reminded me I hadn’t cleaned in many months. Checked and there’s zero green (algae) and zero black (mold) in tank, lines, or reservoir. Maybe it’s your water (Memphis is known for having outstanding public water).
@DrWiggo well how do I get it to go away? I take the reservoir out the hoses everything out and I get the stuff back on the bottom where the water sets 3 days later
@DrWiggo I've been going to United dairy farm and getting ice because I'm so addicted to the ice lol now I run out all the time. I feel like the mold is making me sick as well
Merry Christmas! I loved your class when I took it!
Merry Christmas to you. And thanks!
Thank you so much for all you do all year long. I really look forward to your videos merry Christmas!🎅
Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas Dr Wiggo.
Same to you!
Music career? I missed that one.
“Career” is a strong word. Hobby? (It was last year’s video ua-cam.com/video/1NQaNMF2Mu4/v-deo.html )
Merry Christmas from Norway🇳🇴 keep up the great work you do👍🏻
Thanks! A very Merry Christmas to you!
I have a Onn soundbar its not Roku!Roku and Onn are telling me the Roku surround sound speakers will not work with my Onn non Roku soundbar im not sure if i believe them or not do you know if Roku speakers will work with my Onn non Roku soundbar or not?Thankyou!
I would doubt it. Roku uses a proprietary method to connect the wireless speakers.
@@DrWiggo Ok but i have a onn/roku tv so would roku speakers connect to my onn roku tv and would sound be any good going through my tv and would i lose my soundbar if i connect roku speakers to my tv if that make sense?Thanks!
They won’t connect. That’s what proprietary means.
I totaled mine earlier this year almost looks the exact same lol
I’m sorry for your loss. A great car. I would have bought another one if they hadn’t stopped making them!
Why need Dolby Vision receiver if tv already does that . A tv is better in that . What is did is all hdmi kabels in a modern tv like lg serie 2024 and 1 kabel to the receiver . So no double upscaling and sound direct in the receiver 👍 Check what is better picture ,from receiver or direct in tv .
I have more Dolby Vision capable devices than HDMI inputs on the TV. Receiver required.
I find that I can’t change the volume when audio is rerouted to the Vision Pro from the MacBook, since the upgrade to V2.2
I didn’t adjust the volume, or I would have mentioned that. Can you not adjust the volume in the Vision Pro, or on the Mac, or both?
@ I can adjust it in the Vision Pro, but not on the Mac or in the app I am using (Sibelius) and it’s not quite loud enough (but still OK)
Which mouse are you using with the Mac Mini? If it’s a Magic Mouse, you can enable Secondary Click in Settings so that tapping the right side of the mouse performs a right click. I was using the Magic Mouse but I’ve never been a fan and this weekend bought a Logitech MX Anywhere 3S and that fits my hand much better and is far nicer to use.
I’m so glad you’re around. That’s exactly what I need to do!
I use the Ultra Wide at the full 10K resolution. I have an app called rectangle where I have hot keys that set my windows to be increments of fourths of the screen. So I have my window set up to where my main window is 1/2 of the screen width but is in the middle, and then I have 1/4 of the screen on each side which I put ancillary items: like finder windows or other apps that work with the main program I’m working on. Sort of like you did. I found it very useful because I only look to my extreme left or right a couple of times. It would be nice if they could make a way for the main menu to be in the middle so I’m not always having to go all the way to the left when I have to go to the menu.
Yeah, the menu bar is a problem in ultra wide.
Lo recomendarias para scanear unicamente blanco y negro?
Lo siento, no.
I like you 👍🏻
Thanks!
By any chance did you see a difference with the light difference while reversing at night? Did the white led give better contrast and more visibility? Or was it the same?
Slightly better.
Update on printer? Working good still?
Yes, but every once in a while it still prints in B&W instead of color for no discernible reason. Happened today, in fact.
I've been an Apple head since II. First got my hands on one around 1979. Bought iPod at launch, iPad at launch, Vision Pro at launch. There are many products I was well aware of, but didn't buy at launch. iPhone was one. I bought an iPod touch and then bought the second iteration of iPhone. Been in ever since. I guess I'm a fanboy, but it's rare I upgrade my iPhone each year. Maybe 50% of the time. I've got a 15 Pro now. Only reason I even bought that after my 14 Pro was specifically for spatial photos/video for AVP. I'm 100% sure I'm skipping this gen. Even possible I skip next gen. Increasingly, each year is a spec upgrade with little of significant consequence. I certainly won't be upgrading for Genmoji or Image Playground. And I've been using the latest betas on all my devices. "Smarter" Siri is not that smart. None of this is a knock against Apple. They make great products, but most of them are very usable for years.
That’s why they’re pushing Apple Intelligence so hard, to convince people like you with perfectly good hardware to upgrade!
Maybe hang on to my iPhone 14 pro max a bit longer
Good plan!
I wonder what kind of unfinished upgrades iPhone 17 will have😊
The ones we want the most, of course!
Dr. Wiggo, I tried a couple of times to get you some useful information on how to see all the 3D movies available on the Apple Vision Pro, but the bots that be have removed those comments both times I tried to leave them. Good news, is I was able to leave you that comment in the comment section on one of my videos, the one entitled, "My Comment To You Is Here." I hope this message finds you well :) vgv
Thanks! I’ll try to find it.
Don’t worry about these other people. You’re here offering information and help for FREE. Everyone complaining can fuck off telling you how to do you. Appreciate your video.
Thanks. Appreciate you.
Old HP models are good but new ones, especially for the last couple of years, are pain in the a**. I have two Brothers one is mono the other one is color. Never had an issue. Also very cheap running cost.
Agreed. HP has definitely gone downhill. If I ever need another printer (unlikely) I’ll check out Brother.
I love your videos! You are such an awesome guy to hear and see. I could hear you hours :)
Wow, thank you! If you watch older videos, don’t go too far back because I kind of sucked at first!
Hey Dr. Wiggo I just absolutely love and adore Star Trek and found myself very envious. You could enjoy those bridges of the future Enterprises. What a dream come true At the end of your video you say I don’t know why you guys watch this? Well, it’s because of you and the interesting things you always present somehow you present new information with a touch of nostalgia and you’re very smart. I wish you continued success and have fun with that app!😊
I wasn't fishing for compliments, but I'll take them! 😀
Its not actually Shatner de-aged; its an actor. Actually an amazing short film.
It's both. And it is amazing.
Thanks for the video! Really enjoy the Vision Pro content. Can't wait until the Air version comes out I'm definitely getting that one.
Thanks for watching! You may be waiting a while, but I hope one is coming.
Great video, doc. And clueing me in to the Archive app makes it doubly so. BTW, my guess is that 100% of AVP owners are Trek fans. I'm also a little surprised that you haven't registered as an Apple dev just to get your hands on betas. I've been enjoying the ultrawide since they released that beta. It's a killer feature.
The Archive is amazing. Enjoy! And I generally don’t like beta software (too many years in the biz).
As an AVP owner, it cracks me up that the primary accessory that owners are always talking about is a... head strap.
Hey, it’s the number one problem! 😀
To be fair, no Apple Product is complete out of the box
Hi, I have a question for you. I've been watching a lot of videos about the Mac Mini M4 Pro, and I think you might help me solve a doubt I have. I'm looking to buy the Mini M4 Pro with 64 GB of RAM, 1 TB of SSD, a 14-core CPU, a 20-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. The price is almost 3000 euros. Then I noticed that the Mac Studio M2 Max, with a 12-core CPU, a 30-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, 64 GB of unified memory, and 1 TB of SSD, costs about the same. I work mainly with Adobe software (Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects), so now I have a dilemma about which one would be better to buy. I hope you can help me figure it out, haha! Thank you so much for the great content you make!
Not an Adobe user myself, but I have seen several videos doing the head-to-head comparison between the M4 Minis and the M2 Studios, and as I recall the M2 Max was better for video. Performance in DaVinci Resolve for example scales linearly with number of GPU cores, so more GPU cores beats faster CPU cores. See if you can find one of those Mini/Studio videos. Don’t rely on me!
@DrWiggo Thank you for your insights! It's interesting to hear that the M2 Max performs better for video, especially in applications like DaVinci Resolve. I’ll definitely look for more head-to-head comparisons between the M4 Mini and the M2 Studio. For now, I think I’ll wait for the Mac Studio M4 Max to see what it offers before making a decision. Your comment has been very helpful!.
Wish you would have linked your DaVinci editing video like you mentioned.
Ooops! Added to the description. (Here it is to save you looking for it: ua-cam.com/video/RXPYl86-EyI/v-deo.html )
I’m so glad you didn’t compromise and took back your original Mini Mac. And it should be pretty fast until next week when they come out with the M10 chip.😊
Thanks. And so true!
A M4 Mini Pro (maxed out) is zippy compared to a M2 Max Studio with 64gb, yes - more gpu cores... but day to day - the single core speed is noticeable and worth the purchase.
I’m keeping mine!
im torn in what to get next. debating in building a tower PC or m4 pro / max because only edit in resolve. a 45-50 minute sermon I edit takes 35 minutes to export in 4k (down sampling from 6.5K) and about 18 minutes for 1080p from same timelines. not sure if upgrading to a higher end pc would even reduce that time or if im delusional in thinking that footage can render in 5 minutes with the right machine?
5 minutes seems like a pipe dream (for now). But as you saw in this video, the M3 Max MBP was the fastest machine I have, so I’m thinking a M4 Max MBP would be your best bet of the current offerings.
I think you should look at the hardware encoder limits to answer your question. In my M2 Mini Pro, have seen a steady 192 frames per second for hardware-accelerated render of 4k video into 1080p. I can't offhand recall the NVenc numbers from my RTX 3080 Ti, and I don't have any 6k camera material for testing your specific situation. But the upper limits of render speed are a matter of minimal color/effects, 1080p output, and whether you're doing H.264, or H.265. For example: 24fps input rendering at 192fps is 8x speed; so 50 minutes of content would take just over 6 minutes. *If* NVenc is capable of 300fps then that same 50 minute content would take 4 minutes to render. I'll do some testing later to compare, although this is the wrong place to find someone again and report results.
Thank you both! Appreciate the thorough explanation
Thx for this Great Video. Most of the other videos talk about other benchmarks & export time. But, mostly EDITING experience is NOT discussed . EDITING is the most crucial phase as it makes or breaks the overall experience. You nailed it. Question, did you try adding some noise reduction and other effects / adjustment layers and see if you get the same snappy experience ?
I don’t even need to try it to know the answer is no. Other UA-camrs have demonstrated that noise reduction remains a performance killer.
@@DrWiggo ok got it , thx man
I was waiting to hear what codec your video media pool contains. Explanation: I own a Win10 machine with a 5950X/3080Ti combo, and a base M2 Pro Mini. Media pools for both are on U.2 Thunderbolt 3 enclosures. I edit in DaVinci within the Mac Mini because its H.264 10-bit 422 (from Panasonic GH5s cameras) hardware decode allows far better agility on the Edit Page timeline compared to the Win10 machine. There is no Windows offering for that specific codec. You can watch the CPU in the Win10 machine struggle with the CPU decoding of timeline thumbnails, especially with a 5-camera multicam. However, the heavy lifting of Depth Map, Noise Reduction, Relight, all are overwhelming to the GPU capacity of the M2 Pro Mini. I suspect that the Windows Cut/Edit page performance issues you attribute to disk performance is actually a video decode performance difference between software/CPU being slower than hardware-ASIC decoding.
I’m a Sony shooter , so predominantly H.264 (8-bit). And you may very well be right about the reason for the speed difference.
Can you explain why better neural engine i thought it is the same neural engine? the rest of the advantages i can follow. So probably higher bandwidth for Ram access.
Is saying I was wrong an explanation? I misinterpreted something on the Apple website.
You haven’t mentioned the codec your exporting with but i know the Apple computers will export ProRes much faster than using other codecs.
H264. ProRes wasn’t an option for me before now.
@ yes I’ve been dealing with Avid DNxHR on windows for a few years, I much prefer ProRes. A Mac will export out a ProRes file much faster than it will export the same timeline in an Avid codec.
@@Realist-m9c Now that I can, I will experiment with ProRes.
TBH -- sounds like you should wait for M4 studio. ESPECIALLY since you want the resolve speed. I mean, Ur @ $2400 for the mini M4 pro. Assuming the M4 Studio has the same costs as the M2 Studio... a M2 Max Studio with 64/1TB is $2600. $200 more. But as you can see from your own M3 Max scores, (and others M4 MPB MAx speeds) all of those extra GPUs crush the mini scores. Saving you time. Of course, you gotta wait =) Maybe start putting $10 a week away... so by the time they are announced, you can sell your m4 mini and bump up to a m4 studio =)
The problem with Apple is that there’s no guarantee they will release an M4 Studio. We assume they will but look at the MacPro, it missed the M3 series completely.
@@Realist-m9c 100%... but id say this jump seems inevitable. =) Its gonna replace my current workstation -- loaded 2020 27" mac. 128/1TB, 3 screens, 4 TB Tbot 4 RAID 0. Running all of the Adobe CC.
Everything you say is true, including the part about waiting. 😊
@@DrWiggo Sing it with me... the waiting is the haaaardest part... =)
@@JamesBond-fo6ow I'm in the choir!
Great video as always. As an avid iPhone user since the 3GS I’m thinking it’s now time to switch from my 2018 HP laptop to a Mac Mini M4 Pro. I already use a separate monitor via HDMI and if I can confirm that all my external hard drives connected to my powered USB switch along with my keyboard & mouse will all play nice with the Mac Mini M4 Pro via USB - USB C adapter then it’s a go for the model that has 24 GB of ram and a 512GB or 1TB Hard drive.
Good choice! I am impressed how capable this little thing is. I’d recommend going with the 512GB and save the upgrade money for an external Thunderbolt 5 drive down the road a bit.
@ will do, thanks
If you are getting by with a 2018 HP laptop and haven't outgrown it in the last 6 years... even the base M4 will spin circles around it. @$500 on sale right now its a steal (for a mac). Sure, less internal drive space, but you just have to be smart about how to set it all up. Great thing is, you could buy the base mini, try it... and even several months from now if you hate it... could easily sell it for the same $500 you paid for it. Keep the box. Everything you own now will plug in, but the drive formatting could be problematic, depending on how they are formatted. Technically OS X can read all the FATs (12, 16, 32) but the older versions of FAT were always finicky and corrupted easy. Just about any KB and mouse will work, wired, or BT, so could be a good time for new ones =) TBolt 5 drives are great and the speeds look impressive, but really only necessary for a few niche users, IMHO. and $$$. 4TB TB 5 drive costs $200 *more* than a base mini. You could easily get a 4Tb TBolt 4 drive for less than half -- which is still overkill. Assuming your external drives are HDDs, getting maybe 80-90 MB/s -- TBolt 4 drives are getting 3000 MB/s. Since the Dr is might transfer large video files often, sure, Tbolt 4 or even TB 5 drives make sense. But for day to day normal peeps... even TB 4 is overkill.
@@JamesBond-fo6owthat’s what I kind of thought but wasn’t sure. I have three external HDDs a 14TB, 12TB & 20TB along with a Blu-ray burner, Logitech keyboard & mouse all plugged into a powered TP Link USB hub. My laptop has a 1TB SSD internal drive that I installed two years ago when the mechanical one failed and I upgraded the ram to 24 gigs since I do some video editing and plex stuff myself hence the large external drives I have. I don’t do any gaming on computer and just game on consoles PS5 & Series X so I kinda thought that the base M4 Mini would be a huge upgrade but wasn’t sure. Worst case scenario if I can’t get my drives to work properly with a USB to C adapter going from switch to adapter I can leave the laptop on my desk to the side and just install the mini underneath my monitor with a HDMI cable and plug my edifier speakers into the headphone jack and get a new Bluetooth keyboard & mouse.
I can't see anyone doing serious production on the mini. The base unit is a fabulous mini PC at under 600 dollars. Power efficiency is incredible. It'll work fine for anything I need. I'm still using a Mac Pro 5,1 for video editing/heating the office.
I agree, although Chadwick @CreativeVideoTips in a recent video showed how to use the Mac Mini for Remote Rendering in Resolve, and it looks like a cool way to use the base model as a $600 rendering machine.
Have you tried connecting it with your Vision Pro? I’ve never had a Mac, but I do have a Vision Pro and I’ve been tempted to get a Mac Mini to use with the Vision Pro. Interested it to see if you’ve done it.
I have not, but now I have to try. Maybe there’ll be a video in it!
@ I hope you do! I look forward to it!
Why on earth would u sacrfice apple tv for roku i dont get it
Performance. The AppleTV is much slower switching in and out of Dolby Vision (especially a problem for the streaming apps that don't let you turn off video previews), and once there was an AppleTV+ app for the Roku, it just made more sense to me.
I am getting cinema 50 in new year can i ask is it true people say sound is not punchey compared to same in dennon
I haven't heard the Denon, so I don't know. But they are from the same company and have many of the same components.
you misspoke at 6:05. M4 Mini has Thunderbolt 4, not 3. M4 Pro has Thunderbolt 5 as you noted.
I was actually referring to the DRIVE being Thunderbolt 3. (But since I misspeak a lot, not a surprise.)
The actual information begins at three minutes.
That's what the Chapters are for! (Sometimes it's not until 10 minutes in.)
I've got a base Mac Mini M4 Pro with the 512Gb SSD, and it writes at 3,400-3,500 and it reads at around 3,100. This is the internal SSD. I also have a maxed out Mac Mini M4 Pro, but I've not run any tests on it to see what the speeds are yet.
As usual, I didn't know what I was talking about and will correct myself next week. But the bigger capacity SSDs are faster, even if they don't have 4 NAND chips.
@@DrWiggo Yup. I tested my 8 terabyte SSD earlier, but I forgot to write the number down. I think it was around 6,000.