M2 MacBook Air 15" Review - A filmmakers Perspective
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- Honestly all of the reviews of the 15" MacBook Air m2 are all the same, even coming from the filmmakers who bought it. This video I will take you along as I actually use this 15inch air to edit this video that you are watching. As well as answer the following questions, why would a filmmaker get an air over a MacBook pro? What happened to the iPad experiment? And is it worth it?
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0:00 - Intro
0:23 - my gear was stolen
4:19 - Can you edit on the 15 inch Macbook Air M2?
5:56 - Cons of editing on the iPad Pro M2
8:19 - Should filmmakers use the 15 inch Macbook Air M2 for editing?
9:01 - what's it like editing on the 15 inch Macbook Air M2
10:34 - Outro
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BIG UPDATE! My insurance approved my claim! 🙌🏽 God is good!
All the time, bruh! All the time. 👋🏾😌
I have much better experiences with equipment insurance vs. medical insurance over the years. Glad to hear it.
God is great 🤘🏼
. It is a very vunerable process so PTL insurance worked with you. I know I'm late to this but I can relate I had my computer, xbox, and more stolen several years ago but the police were able to track the stuff down 🙌.There is a feeling of violation when you have things stolen that is just incomparable so having some help is such a blessing.
What mic are you using in the opening
Glad to see other videographers rocking the Air. I got an M1 Air with 16gbs of ram and resolve works great on it, at least until you throw fusion effects and transitions on the footage. But luckily you can disable those things on the edit timeline to speed up the edit.
Your channel is a blessing to every1. Especially Fujiusers, like us, that want this system work for H265 Run&Gun/ProResHQ and commercial RAW set ups. Was struggling to get into details a dedicated x-h2s setup but your work just helps in every regard! THANK YOU, instand Sub. NO way around it. One love.
I’m pretty happy with my iPad Air and MBP M1 Max combo. Lighter stuff or drawing on the iPad is handy but the hard work is done on the laptop. I don’t have a desktop at all so the MacBook has to do all the heavy lifting.
First time here cause I wanna learn everything about editing videos. I actually just got me the same laptop you speaking about an I was very pleased by your review an experience with it. Thanks an keep it up
The DaVinci iPad issue with external drives is very annoying and common. It’s specific to their app too - it doesn’t happen for people in LumaFusion or Final Cut. Some think DaVinci is causing the drive to draw too much power, with iPadOS will then detach. I hope they fix it someday - it’s my main problem with Resolve on iPad too.
Powerful to get the job done
Good review bro🔥
Well 14 inch base model has 512 and 16gb base for 1999$.. I would still prefer that because when you upgrade MBA specs to that it boosts to $1700 almost. At that point you should just get the pro because you are getting more ports and better display for color grading .. also it has more gpu cores so it is a lot better choice
thank you so much for sharing your point of view! I'm a photographer and looking forward to update my 11 years old Macbook Air. Undecided if getting an MBP M3 Pro or an MBA 15 for almost the same price. Most probably going for the MBA after seeing this. Happy to see insurance is paying back!
Thank you for the review! Just got my 15"
Brother can the buy the 8/512 gb FOR iPhone & go pro 's 4k footage editing perpose?
you definitely have me contemplating on the Air cuz i was definitely intrigued when the 15 in came out.
Might be a sleeper man. Like I said - getting a 1tb would be the move
I totally understand ur thought process. I’m using the ipad to edit….. i don’t want a pro macbook cause of the weight. The air is great cause its easy to carry n lighter…. Also facing similar issues with the ipad as u mentioned. I use final cut pro though.
I'm facing the same issue with Resolve missing media on my iPad Pro 12.9" (1TB, M2). I edit on the internal SSD, but unfortunately, the audio also disappears, rendering it useless. Additionally, overheating is a problem, leading to screen dimming. I've reached my limit of compromises and have decided to sell my iPad Pro for a laptop. It's undoubtedly a very cool and beautiful device, but it often becomes worthless, and in my opinion, it shouldn't be called 'Pro.' There are to many compromises with this device. Thanks for sharing this video.
just want to add, while I love the hardware / form factor of the M2 air, I ultimately sold it (Mine was maxed out RAM and GPU). My Zenbook Pro rendered my 6K projects in the same time as the M2 air with Davinci Resolve, and it's around 4 years old...still prefer windows
What are your thoughts on running your workflow through an External NVMe PCIe 4 SSD vs the internal 1TB ?
It starts to make sense as to why Apple with the ipad version of final cut. Doesn't allow you to use a external drive. Because Davinci resolve has issues with the external hard drive.
Its amazing that you will be able to do all this in ar
Nicely said 👍🏼
Awesome thank you!
I have a dedicated Editing computer that I use Davinci with, but i recently won a Macbook air M2 15 with 16 gigs of ram and 512 storage, might start using it with davinci as a "on the go" video editor
hey keep up very good content
I want to get the M2 MacBook Air 13” for content creation, like video editing using fcpx and some little effects on AE (resolution no less than 1080 (40 seconds max per video) will it be good? No fan ?
I am concidering getting the 15” M2 Air (512gb) mainly going to use it for DJ’ing & editing 4K GoPro videos. Do you think the it’s sufficient enough to do that?? I could get the 14” M3 that just came out, but it’s a couple hundred dollars more, & it’s an inch smaller. I like the bigger screen & don’t edit that much…😅
Helpful thanks.
I need one for color grading, should I buy macbook pro or some windows alternative?
does it overheat? or get hot at the bottom / upper part of the keyboard
Loved hearing the back story. So sorry your gear got swiped. Such a punch in the gut. :(
Yeah man. But there's always a silver lining ☺️
nice review man!
Thanks for watching!
If I knew nothing about you. Other than your character of you wanting to make things right because of your sense of responsibility, it would be enough for me to subscribe, but it just so happens that you’re awesome in every way possible especially filmmaking outside of your outstanding character so I wish I could subscribe 10 times keep doing great things
Great video! I think the audio is a bit low, had to turn it up all the way and have my volume on my laptop over half way up. Watched on the 15 inch MacBook as well :)!!
Working on it!
I know you recommended the TB of storage, but what about the ram? Sorry to hear that stole your stuff, happened to me a while back still devastating.
I appreciate you making this video. I have the 13" M1 MacBook Air but, I've been considering upgrading to the 15" solely for the larger screen.
It’s worth the upgrade for the bigger screen. You’ll love it.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you!
You're welcome!
can you do a video of how insurance works for videographers/photographers and what you recommend
I think I will!
I don’t like using my laptop for edit anything more than a reel. I do however like using it for color grading because it’s oled.
Make sure it’s color calibrated first. Bright & vivid screen do not mean color accuracy
@@JaymesMedia I have datacolor I use on all my monitors. However my home pc is a gaming rig with a 360 hz monitor. So it that really main reason I use the laptop at home. At work office I have the right stuff.
Ok, tell me please, for video editing, M2 24GB ram 1tb - smooth editing only, I don't care about rendering speed, will it be ok? Mostly xh2s files
16gb is plenty
I’m waiting on the M3 Air. I don’t need the fastest but should be a good performance jump. Just bought the Fuji X-S20 so I’m in no hurry to upgrade 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣 the m3 is for sure around the corner
GOD definitely is good. You know man, sometimes stuff like that happens to build your character because you’re about to walk into a new chapter of your life that’s gonna bless you. Continue to keep your head up and doing what you do. 🙏🏾
can I get a link to the youtuber that you borrowed the lense etc from?
Search Valentina Vee
Please can you help a beginner here. I am yoga teacher. I use one setup (frame), one video, 40 min or so, fade in, fade out, little colout grading (brightness mostly) and ad some music in a background an background noise reduction. I normally have 1080p videos but considering going to 2k or maybe 4k in a future.
How long does the export on this video lasts?
This is important because I have yoga centar in Croatia and on top of my 20+ videos a month of editing, I have 30 more from my yoga teachers. So I need to have quick export. My edit lasts for about 10 min TOPS because I don't have much to do and it's all simple and automatic, but I have a lot of videos to process.
Thank you very much for your help because, as you said, 300 euros are a big deal to me and I can not find export speed anywhere. I want Macbook Air, but I am not sure 16gb, 512 ssd M2 15'' will be fast enough. I edit in CapCut.
Here is an example:
ua-cam.com/video/3vcofTIOQ0E/v-deo.html
I’d rather spec out the Air than get a base Pro to be honest. But that’s just me.
Me too i prefer the thinner design
what mike is this
Which Mac would you recommend to edit 4K iPhone footage for a UA-cam series?
Any m1 or m2 mac will be fine
@@CineDailies so a base Mac mini m2 would work, no need for m2 Pro?
I think if they felt comfortable pushing boundaries, the air would be the only one with a 120hz screen and an extra usb c
Oh men sorry for your fuji and the lenses...I aleays stress about it...for my self I use Ipad m2 withh resolve studio for shorts and facebook...and I work with the hack to unlock every page...It crashing way to often for my taste as well and I got the same issues I run my I pad connected to 3-4 USB 3.2 drives and even do multicam on it...concerts live event and interview worksnfine as a portable solution but air would have been probably better...
Dude I’m so close to buying one myself! I’m just starting off doing freelance work/side hustle projects for small businesses. I have an M1 iMac, but I am more likely to work on things on the go away from my work from home setup. Would you recommend upgrading the memory to 16 GB memory and having 256 storage (working with an external ssd to export photos and video projects? Or do what you did - 8 GB memory and 512 storage? I’m trying to make the entire purchase under $1,600 before tax lol. To be honest I don’t get what either of those specs do to enhance the performance but I’m willing to upgrade one of the two for performance
Does it have to be the 15" Air? I've seen some M2 13" Airs with 16gb RAM and 1tb SSD for under $1600 on the Apple Certified Refurbished section. M1 Air for $1399 also.
@@moncho33that’s a good point! I’m leaning towards the air for the light weight and that extra screen spaces goes a long way
@@jacobbaltierra5941 I get it. Yeah, that extra space is really good. My M1 Air has 8gb RAM and 512gb SSD. I have done some freelance video and photo work once in a while and it has handled it with no issues. But if you're going to be doing video and photo work constantly, I'd go for the 14" Macbook Pro.
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Any thoughts on this?
16gb of RAM is better for performance
Word ! So 16GB RAM + 512GB using Final Cut Pro, should more than be cool / enough..
Should be!
Just rewind to 4:30 trust me you won't miss anything
Glad you’re having a better experience than my M1 mini. 8GB brought it to its knees for anything outside office work. What made you choose a 15” over the pro?
I wanted a large screen without paying the price of a pro.
@@CineDailies a large screen is underrated, I have a 27” and can’t live without it! I’d like to know in a later video if you miss the “pro” features like SD card and a fan
Would 16gb ram preformed better with video editing rather then the 8gb ram?
Of course it would
“God is still good and He still provides….”
Best thought of the entire video…
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what platform is best for video editing?
Which ever one you learn to use
@@CineDailies that’s the thing as someone new to This I don’t know which one to start with
@@jamesjuarez6211 try davinic resolve. It's free
@@CineDailies thanks I appreciate the recommendation
8gb in 2023 is a fuckin' crime!!!
I'm sorry to hear that's the price you pay living in California, but hey I'm glad your insurance covered it.
Nice video i have same MacBook Air 15 as you i love my video
The sec I heard you say “Gods still good” I subscribed and turned on notifications. It’s not common to hear people give God glory. Keep it up!!
blessing bro!
8gb ??
Yes
I really don’t understand why people are afraid to spec out the 15 inch MacBook Air and it doesn’t go into pro territory because it’s not a pro S laptop from Apple’s point of view it’s more than capable but there’s no reason why you can’t put 24 gigs of ram and 2 TB of storage and get your goddamn work done instead of saying it’s what it is. This is the same with all reviewers.
Ok
I don’t like using laptops for editing or color grading anymore. I rather use a desktop too.
Yeah desktop are the way to go. Love my mac studio
@@CineDailies I need to upgrade to the studio eventually
God is still good and He still provides. Amen, brother!
the audio is really really quiet in this video
sorry about that
@@CineDailies no worries, just letting you know
8gb, 2tb ssd, thx man
sir, sorry to hear you were violated by theft. Did you manage to get anwhere with the insurance?
Yeah! The claim was approved
May the word of Christ dwell in your richly brother. Everything can be replaced. Stay faithful 🙏🏻
Amen and same to you!
Not used to see religious beliefs in a filmaker video, could it stay neutral?
@@chromaticvisuelle DM me when you can. Would love to chat about this.
@@chromaticvisuelle he mentioned that God is still good through everything that had transpired. I took that literally & seriously. I wanted to encourage him, agree with him, and remind him that his channel has multiple layers of value.
Theft is the lowest. Taking something that does not belong to you.... I'd be super flying TNT. My feeling is the majority of folks buying this laptop will not be for content creation.Those that do will be flying TNT when Apple release that 15" MBP with the M3 whathuvyou.
Who do you use for gear insurance? Sorry that happened to you
It was actually my own renters insurance! Will right?
Gear got stolen. I guess it's time to start another business. 🙃
2016 all over again ahah
a little less talking and a little bit more showing editing and it would be a perfect video.
That's not the video I wanted to make. Thanks.
The Macbook Air doesn’t have resilience for extensive workloads. Limited CPU and GPU cores and compromised by having no adequate cooling for the CPU, its target market is authors, school students, lawyers, parliamentarian aides, astrophotographers, live stage musicians who use computers as sound modules and controlling mixing desks like the Midas M32C or X32 rack etc. Anything beyond that target market, is better purchasing a Macbook Pro 14 inch for any significant production work.
Except in many benchmarks the Pro is maximum 20% better for twice the money.
8gb/256gb based in 2023 ffs Apple, with of course, overpriced upgrade options.
Not a third usb c on the right side.
No face ID.
No wifi 6e.
Slow 256gb ssd.
So annoyed with Apple but everybody will buy it anyway.
@@fibonacho ahah I meant no Face ID sorry 😅
Half of this video is about his life looool
🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I’m sorry your gear was stolen.
Yeah it sucks, but it'll all work out
@@CineDailies amen it will. You’ll be blessed even more
ah shit so sorry about your gear being stolen. Hopefully insurance makes you whole again.