People I hear you * even if you can barely hear me * The overall volume was lowered so you couldn't hear the loud fan noise coming from the Wacom Cintiq. I no longer have a RODE mic a it was stolen a while back with my old Canon camera at a comic con. So PLEASE know I have READ you all loud and clear and will make sure the audio is high enough so following videos. Also alot of you are new so please go check out the old video to see why I dont have lens in the frames. Even though the logo and intro should hint at it!
Thank you!!! this is what I wanted to hear, you saved me money. Everyone talking about video rendering, benchmarks and everything but not testing for art stuff or even programming.
Thank you for giving us artists a TRUE review! I own an iPad and Procreate and want to move towards the Apple Mini M1, but because I know it to be a new processor I wondered how programs would truly run on it. Every video I've seen to date are quick to dish out the pros and glaze or hold back on cons.
I think you should do an updated video on M1 Mini today with latest Monterey and with sidekick and universal control connection to iPad Pro iPadOS 15.5. Blender 3.1 is also much more optimized now.
Thank you for this, knowing Blender crashes in Cycles on the M1 is a huge issue. I know Luke Miani ran a couple of Blender tests which seemed to work with the classroom and BMW but he didn’t say if it was Eevee or Cycles. So it’s better to see it from a Blender creator’s standpoint. I was going to get the mini to replace my late 2014 iMac, might wait now! Thanks!
Yea i would wait until 2021 Jan-Feb or when ever the drivers are out that function for the M1 chips. Blender is hell of smooth in M1 but the cycles thing sucks. Over all if you just use eevee is work well. Also I am running mine on a Wacom 24 so there is a double emulation happening there as well.
The new OS, Big Sur, deleted an old C library that has been deprecated for six years. Lots of programs didn't change to the new library, so they don't run.
The lack of GPU Rendering and Nvidia GPU compatibility is a huge drawback. At the end of the day, use case matters, and if it works for some, then great! I hope it improves! That all being said, as a 3D Artist who heavily relies on real-time workflows, alongside regular GPU usage for such software as Blender, Maya, Substance, Unreal, etc. Macs just don't make the cut...yet. Either way the cost has always been an apparent issue.
Ahhh ok that is new to me but I trust it apple would do what makes it work and look best. Thanks for that info bro bro...i may do video on the build but for me have the wacom as the main just works
Thank you. I really liked to hear your experience with the new M1 as a creator and artist. As a little side note, I had to crank up the volume on my MBP 16" speakers to 50% level, which typically is way too high when consuming other content. 👍
All the answers I want to know That I have been looking for and following Which does not have from other clips You are on point Thank you for being the experimenter for thousands of other blender users using mac.
This is the review I am looking for for a while. Sadly, my iMAC broken on me 2 days ago, I had no choice. Sadlier, some of my design files have not been backed up. I use Blender, PS, AI, ID everyday, just wished my iMAC could last a few months longer. Thanks for sharing this. I believe a lot of designers are looking for this too.
This is a great video, been thinking about buying a new macbook 13” M1 since my workhorse from 2010 is finally giving up on me. I hope they’ll fix most of the issues in half a year.
Currently running TVPaint, ZBrush, and Blender on my M1 Mac mini with a Huion tablet. Only problems I’ve had are with opentoonz which I stopped using as soon as I got TVPaint. I too love my iPad Pro. Procreate is awesome-I also like Rough animator on the iPad for working on the go. I really hope the new iPad starts letting us use the programs we know it could handle with ease. Thank you for the video :)
THANKS FOR THE LOVE MAN , and I LOVE the ipad too. I can't wait for procreate to update to the M1 chip , then using procreate on the M1 will be something special i hope.
Thank you for this review this was just the thing I was looking for :) It seems like a lot of people are focusing on the good stuff without mentioning the bad. The new m1 chip is a cool leap forward, so now as you said we just have to wait for software developers to catch up
Thanks. Apple highlighted Blender support in one of their M1 promo’s according to a recent Blender Today (sorry I can’t remember which). Not sure when or if it’s going to appear before it makes sense to focus on next cycle(s) of Apple Silicon products.
Nerdys Art Lab There’s already a preliminary native version you can try out. The main roadblocks are Cycles and Embree, and there’s initial fixes for those. Apple themselves contributed some fixes
Thank you very much, this is very useful to me. I was planning to buy a mac mini, but I am also using a blender for main work, your clips stop me. And wait for purchase when the cycles is fully functional on the M1 chip
I think it will be fixed but as of right now yea nooo lol. But when cycles does work I honestly think the render times will be next level which is why I bought it
Thank you so much for testing this! I actually considered having a setup just like yours (Wacom 24 pro tablet with an M1 Mac mini). My current gaming laptop is having issues, so I'm starting to consider the possibilities of replacing it with a newer, more powerful system - but if it doesn't have support for drawing tablets, programs and animation software, then hopefully my PC can last one more year till all those things become available for the M1 computers.
Hey man! I use a Wacom Cintiq 24 Pro non touch. Everything for the last week has been working fine minus PS and TV. But even drawing in Procreate is pretty nice. Sometimes the Wacom pen will not register a stroke but it is not to crazy.
I have no idea why the button was pushed for dislike , I am sorry. I use a Wacom 24 non touch. The emulated Wacom drivers seem to be working just fine for me minus some drop in pressure registration but over it’s pretty great!
Thanks! I went wit the 1TB just because I am not the type to keep thousands of files , with my job I constantly have all new clients and to keep all the stuff and revisions is over kill.
Great stuff - this is just what I've been looking for. Curious to see how well Blender performs when it's been properly optimised for the M1. I use Clip Studio and Affinity Designer unless the client really needs me to use Illustrator / Photoshop - so I guess I'm fortunate those two are already optimised.
I haven’t tried Affinity but I hear it is such a good program , may have to test it out. The Mac mini is great man it is so snappy and quick with most anything you throw at it
@@NerdyGlassesart @Nerdys Art Lab Affinity is great, it does 95% of what I want it to do compared to Illustrator, and works on my iPad with exactly the same features as the desktop app (so does Clip Studio come to think of it). I am really tempted by the Mini / 13" MBP! But I think I'll hold off until the bigger MBP gets a refresh since I think that will suit my needs more.
haha I will make sure next video has the audio on lock. I was talking low cause the baby was sleep in the next room but the as i tried to cut the fan noise of the Wacom I cut my audio as well!
I would say to draw in procreate or for blender, Final cut and use it basically like an iMac, but as you’re an animator it does make sense using your original set-up. But try hooking up your Mac Mini to your iPad using Luna display or a USB-C to USB-C cable. Also check out the other UA-cam videos about this set up I’m sure it will help you 😎
Your issue seems to be primarily a question of updating your software. Your version of Photoshop looks like it’s two years out of date. A better title for this video should be “wait till native apps are available”
Yea maybe( I said the Mac mini is good , but if you have project wait to months) but most pro artist and studio normally use 2-4yrs software for workflow. I am a storyboard artist so I don’t need photoshop to render 3D models , blender does that. TV paint outside of the US is one of the main go to ( storyboard pro is starting to build a rep here though) . I am in Germany right, I am from Texas if your wondering why I mentioned the US in that way.
@@NerdyGlassesart I don't disagree with you on most points, I just think this video and others I have seen should always come with caveats. Is the Mac Mini M1 good... NOW? Well, the device is fine, but the software definitely needs to catch up. Given the impressive performance in existing native apps, I think it's clear that this and later machines will be a major improvement. Why not try downloading the Photoshop beta and see if it solves the issues you were experiencing. I am a VFX artist and animator and I will be trying out the native version of Cinema 4D, Houdini, and Octane WHEN they are available and the M1X/M2 (whatever they call it) machines become available. I'll probably even make a video about it.
@@IanEisenberg Hey man no prob! I sorry if I came off like ass I was just typing away. I would upgrade but i really like PS 2018 and it functions , I have that bad habit from other artist I have worked with. I have no doubt when the software get their up dates that this will be beast for the price point. And you should make a video about it.
I was able to render a scene I did on my 2015-2016 Mac book pro that took 30mins in about 8-10, I was also fixing a photo in photo shop and listening to music and screen recording..so it pretty fast
Hello All i do is video editing on Premier pro but particularly with a lot of plug in/ video effects. Someone how as the new Mac mini can tell me if it’s ok for my type of work ? I have search everywhere for the answer but I’ve find nothing. Thank you.😁
![Can the $700 M1 Mac Mini Be Your Graphic Design Computer? [Adobe Suite TEST]](/img/n.gif)
People I hear you * even if you can barely hear me *
The overall volume was lowered so you couldn't hear the loud fan noise coming from the Wacom Cintiq. I no longer have a RODE mic a it was stolen a while back with my old Canon camera at a comic con. So PLEASE know I have READ you all loud and clear and will make sure the audio is high enough so following videos. Also alot of you are new so please go check out the old video to see why I dont have lens in the frames. Even though the logo and intro should hint at it!
Thank you!!! this is what I wanted to hear, you saved me money. Everyone talking about video rendering, benchmarks and everything but not testing for art stuff or even programming.
You welcome Wilson , yes I’m like you I don’t care a light bench marks I want to know if my software will work or not. Lol thank you
Thank you for giving us artists a TRUE review! I own an iPad and Procreate and want to move towards the Apple Mini M1, but because I know it to be a new processor I wondered how programs would truly run on it. Every video I've seen to date are quick to dish out the pros and glaze or hold back on cons.
I think you should do an updated video on M1 Mini today with latest Monterey and with sidekick and universal control connection to iPad Pro iPadOS 15.5.
Blender 3.1 is also much more optimized now.
Thank you for this, knowing Blender crashes in Cycles on the M1 is a huge issue. I know Luke Miani ran a couple of Blender tests which seemed to work with the classroom and BMW but he didn’t say if it was Eevee or Cycles. So it’s better to see it from a Blender creator’s standpoint.
I was going to get the mini to replace my late 2014 iMac, might wait now! Thanks!
Yea i would wait until 2021 Jan-Feb or when ever the drivers are out that function for the M1 chips. Blender is hell of smooth in M1 but the cycles thing sucks. Over all if you just use eevee is work well. Also I am running mine on a Wacom 24 so there is a double emulation happening there as well.
Apple is optimized for programs like Davinci resolve, Final Cut, Logic, Affinity, ect. The Adobe stuff will be on Adobe to figure out.
Right , blender and Apple are working on it but for people that use it for business it’s kinda a pain
The new OS, Big Sur, deleted an old C library that has been deprecated for six years. Lots of programs didn't change to the new library, so they don't run.
The lack of GPU Rendering and Nvidia GPU compatibility is a huge drawback. At the end of the day, use case matters, and if it works for some, then great! I hope it improves!
That all being said, as a 3D Artist who heavily relies on real-time workflows, alongside regular GPU usage for such software as Blender, Maya, Substance, Unreal, etc. Macs just don't make the cut...yet. Either way the cost has always been an apparent issue.
I will hold off on an M1 mac until Blender is supported :)
Blender is supported but it is better to use Apple products like a Thunderbolt Display, IPad etc or use Apples suggested monitors like LG etc
Ahhh ok that is new to me but I trust it apple would do what makes it work and look best. Thanks for that info bro bro...i may do video on the build but for me have the wacom as the main just works
Its now available in beta for ARM-64Bit (Apple Silicon) builder.blender.org/download/
Thank you. I really liked to hear your experience with the new M1 as a creator and artist. As a little side note, I had to crank up the volume on my MBP 16" speakers to 50% level, which typically is way too high when consuming other content. 👍
Ahh thank you for that man, my daughter was sleep in the right next to me so I was a bit quiet but I will make sure to bump up the audio next time.
All the answers I want to know That I have been looking for and following Which does not have from other clips You are on point Thank you for being the experimenter for thousands of other blender users using mac.
Glad it was helpful!
Man thank you blender is exactly what I've been waiting to hear about, this is the exact video I needed
Glad to hear it!
Thank you man! 🙏❤️
No prob
This is the review I am looking for for a while. Sadly, my iMAC broken on me 2 days ago, I had no choice. Sadlier, some of my design files have not been backed up. I use Blender, PS, AI, ID everyday, just wished my iMAC could last a few months longer. Thanks for sharing this. I believe a lot of designers are looking for this too.
Hopefully you can shot you data over to the Mac mini when you buy it via the migration option. It fast and power, just has some hick ups right now
Thanks for this. Good practical info for actual working artists.
No prob
This is a great video, been thinking about buying a new macbook 13” M1 since my workhorse from 2010 is finally giving up on me. I hope they’ll fix most of the issues in half a year.
Thank you , most things are starting to get fixed but it still has a some issues.
Currently running TVPaint, ZBrush, and Blender on my M1 Mac mini with a Huion tablet. Only problems I’ve had are with opentoonz which I stopped using as soon as I got TVPaint. I too love my iPad Pro. Procreate is awesome-I also like Rough animator on the iPad for working on the go. I really hope the new iPad starts letting us use the programs we know it could handle with ease. Thank you for the video :)
THANKS FOR THE LOVE MAN , and I LOVE the ipad too. I can't wait for procreate to update to the M1 chip , then using procreate on the M1 will be something special i hope.
Been working opentoonz on my iMac that broke down and i have been thinking of buying the M1 Mac mini. What was the issue you had with opentoonz??
@@SplendidFilmss I believe it was crashing on me but I can’t recall what was triggering the crash now.
Did you pay for tvpaint or are using it cracked?
@@jrcanimation I paid for it. Tax write off.
I know a lot of the info has changed with continued patches but you're still right. Needs a little patience and compromise but it's still really good!
Great! Thank you. :)
Thank you for this video! Exactly what I’m looking for
I am glad I could help you at Super Dope!
Great review! That was exactly what I was searching for. Thanks a lot mate👍🏻. Great stuff👍🏻
Your welcome
Thank you so much for this video!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this review this was just the thing I was looking for :) It seems like a lot of people are focusing on the good stuff without mentioning the bad. The new m1 chip is a cool leap forward, so now as you said we just have to wait for software developers to catch up
Thanks , I like to keep it honest and clear. I think the M1 will be a boss but only when everything is hitting in every area
The only thing that concerns me is...WHEN WILL IT GET FIXED?
Thanks. Apple highlighted Blender support in one of their M1 promo’s according to a recent Blender Today (sorry I can’t remember which). Not sure when or if it’s going to appear before it makes sense to focus on next cycle(s) of Apple Silicon products.
I think blender will have a fix before Adobe. The Blender crew are just rockstars
Nerdys Art Lab There’s already a preliminary native version you can try out. The main roadblocks are Cycles and Embree, and there’s initial fixes for those. Apple themselves contributed some fixes
See here: twitter.com/stefan_3d/status/1327246511609090049?s=21
You the man I will test it out
just what i needed to know, thank you very much,
Glad it was helpful!
Nice & Thanks :)
No problem!
you are wearing a frame without glasses????
I reckon that it will be better to wait for a ARM version of blender and photoshop
Yea , Rosetta just isn’t up for it at this time
@@NerdyGlassesart have you tried to render using eevee and does it work or does blender crash when you render using eevee?
Eevee work just fine , cycles does not
@@NerdyGlassesart maybe you could try the arm version of blender. There could be an experimental build of blender for arm somewhere
Thank you for doing this. Do you mind to do an update? Have there been any solutions to those issues?
yea i can do that
Thank you very much, this is very useful to me. I was planning to buy a mac mini, but I am also using a blender for main work, your clips stop me. And wait for purchase when the cycles is fully functional on the M1 chip
Glad it was helpful! Yea Blender dev team is awesome so I think it will be fixed soon!
Thanks! I've been waiting for someone to test the blender since the premiere. Blender Cycles crash is dealbreaker for me :(
I think it will be fixed but as of right now yea nooo lol. But when cycles does work I honestly think the render times will be next level which is why I bought it
@@NerdyGlassesart he use cycles: ua-cam.com/video/qppMMPKPH8Y/v-deo.html
I appreciate you wanting to share your view in ASMR format, but can you please tag it as such so we know its going to need headphones. Thanks.
( Whispers in the right mic ) “ your “ and in the left mic
“ welcome “ in ASMR style
Invest in a good mic. Video quality is good man. And maybe les music on the background
Thank you for the feedback i appericate it .
thanks for sharing.
but i wish the video can more direct to the answer and with time stamp.
Noted!
Disappointed that it doesn’t support cycles right now but it’s understandable.
Same but it will come
Thank you so much for testing this! I actually considered having a setup just like yours (Wacom 24 pro tablet with an M1 Mac mini).
My current gaming laptop is having issues, so I'm starting to consider the possibilities of replacing it with a newer, more powerful system - but if it doesn't have support for drawing tablets, programs and animation software, then hopefully my PC can last one more year till all those things become available for the M1 computers.
I have to try parallels for the PC verison for mac but i will let you know. I think the M1 will pay for it self by the summer once everything is out.
Does clipstudio paint work on it, does it support XP pen artist 22R Pro?
clip studio, art studio and affinity all work on the mini just fine.
Good info but you need to speak up :)
Noted!
Man you are pretty cool, great video 👍 constrictive observation, speak louder 😬 good vid
Appreciate it!
What drawing screen are you using ?
You R honest mate, gonna Subscribe to your Chanel For updates and news of your experience, M waiting for the right one too
I appreciate it homie!
@Nersy Art Lab - what is the Wacom tablet you use for your mac mini? I'm thinking on getting the same. Your video was very insightful!
Hey man! I use a Wacom Cintiq 24 Pro non touch. Everything for the last week has been working fine minus PS and TV. But even drawing in Procreate is pretty nice. Sometimes the Wacom pen will not register a stroke but it is not to crazy.
I have no idea why the button was pushed for dislike , I am sorry. I use a Wacom 24 non touch. The emulated Wacom drivers seem to be working just fine for me minus some drop in pressure registration but over it’s pretty great!
Nice video, is there an update on this?
Thank you so much! Try speaking louder and clearer next time, awesome info though
Thank you for this video! Just a tip, please use a better mic. It makes a world of difference :D
Just sayin’ thank god I still have my old Mac. Software needs to catch up
Yes man , I just received a working version of TV paint ...I am mean just as in the last 4 days since i dropped this video.
@@NerdyGlassesart never tried tv paint. just looked it up. hmmmmmm interesting. I was messing with blender for 2d
what about now 2024??
Great video . Is there a reason you didn’t get a 2 TB?
Thanks! I went wit the 1TB just because I am not the type to keep thousands of files , with my job I constantly have all new clients and to keep all the stuff and revisions is over kill.
Thanks for the info dude! Really appreciate it. Any issues with Wacom drivers?
I have only noticed small drops in the pen pressure when I am drawing, but it is here and there!
@@NerdyGlassesart did going through permissions help? I know OS is more locked down now.
You got a sub
Could you do an update with the latest version of Blender? Apparently the cycles issue has been resolved.
I will work on it tomorrow no problem , thank you for letting me know.
Hoy mutch gb of ram do you have? And of memory ?
Great stuff - this is just what I've been looking for. Curious to see how well Blender performs when it's been properly optimised for the M1. I use Clip Studio and Affinity Designer unless the client really needs me to use Illustrator / Photoshop - so I guess I'm fortunate those two are already optimised.
I haven’t tried Affinity but I hear it is such a good program , may have to test it out. The Mac mini is great man it is so snappy and quick with most anything you throw at it
@@NerdyGlassesart @Nerdys Art Lab Affinity is great, it does 95% of what I want it to do compared to Illustrator, and works on my iPad with exactly the same features as the desktop app (so does Clip Studio come to think of it).
I am really tempted by the Mini / 13" MBP! But I think I'll hold off until the bigger MBP gets a refresh since I think that will suit my needs more.
Hi! Hows clip studio on your M1? Im curious if 8GB is enough with 50 to 100 layers on CSP w/ 3D models. Thanks in advance!
Blender 3 + M1 🤯.
I’m gonna have to get that ASAP
I render and draw yachts on the ocean modifier 3 stories. Appliances, textures. 8 g of ram
To be far this video was a few updates ago now most of these issues are fixed
Love the content. But we gotta work on that audio. It was hard to listen too and in 2020 that’s just unacceptable.
haha I will make sure next video has the audio on lock. I was talking low cause the baby was sleep in the next room but the as i tried to cut the fan noise of the Wacom I cut my audio as well!
What touchscreen/pad setup are you using?
Wacom 24 , iPad Pro 2018
How did you get your drawing tablet to work on the M1, I have the XP Pen Innovator 16
As far as I know, it should, it is runny and USB/ HDMI setup will work as that is what my Wacom 24 is running.
This is the first time I've seen your channel and I just wanted to ask.., are there any lenses in your glasses?
You need to hook your Mac mini to your IPad Pro, trust me
You mean as a main monitor or just to draw via procreate and screen record
I would say to draw in procreate or for blender, Final cut and use it basically like an iMac, but as you’re an animator it does make sense using your original set-up. But try hooking up your Mac Mini to your iPad using Luna display or a USB-C to USB-C cable. Also check out the other UA-cam videos about this set up I’m sure it will help you 😎
@@JB-tm6rd i will give it a try , i have seen the video on it but it never hurts to give it a shot!
And that was with cycles
When you want to make a video but your mother is asleep
Lmao my daughter but close
Oh I was hoping for Procreate etc on the cintiq also. And the photoshop one was weird. Cheers...phil
Yea right , procreate on a cintiq pshhh lol, I am sure Procreate is probably just doing a hyped up version for the M1 macs
In the render settings, use GPU
What is the screen that is connected to the pc pls?
Wacom 24 non touch
@@NerdyGlassesart thx
have anyone Notice There is No Glass in Frame that he is wearing
new to the channel I see ...welcome
Your issue seems to be primarily a question of updating your software. Your version of Photoshop looks like it’s two years out of date.
A better title for this video should be “wait till native apps are available”
Yea maybe( I said the Mac mini is good , but if you have project wait to months) but most pro artist and studio normally use 2-4yrs software for workflow. I am a storyboard artist so I don’t need photoshop to render 3D models , blender does that. TV paint outside of the US is one of the main go to ( storyboard pro is starting to build a rep here though) . I am in Germany right, I am from Texas if your wondering why I mentioned the US in that way.
@@NerdyGlassesart I don't disagree with you on most points, I just think this video and others I have seen should always come with caveats.
Is the Mac Mini M1 good... NOW? Well, the device is fine, but the software definitely needs to catch up. Given the impressive performance in existing native apps, I think it's clear that this and later machines will be a major improvement. Why not try downloading the Photoshop beta and see if it solves the issues you were experiencing.
I am a VFX artist and animator and I will be trying out the native version of Cinema 4D, Houdini, and Octane WHEN they are available and the M1X/M2 (whatever they call it) machines become available. I'll probably even make a video about it.
@@IanEisenberg Hey man no prob! I sorry if I came off like ass I was just typing away. I would upgrade but i really like PS 2018 and it functions , I have that bad habit from other artist I have worked with. I have no doubt when the software get their up dates that this will be beast for the price point. And you should make a video about it.
@@NerdyGlassesart no man. You didn’t. I just have a low threshold for tech info. I’ve been in the game a loooooooong time!
Well that's the consequences of having an arm-based processor
Blender eevee render benchmark please
Lol u]I have to down load the bench mark app, but I will let you know.
@@NerdyGlassesart no just blender rendering, and see how long it takes
I was able to render a scene I did on my 2015-2016 Mac book pro that took 30mins in about 8-10, I was also fixing a photo in photo shop and listening to music and screen recording..so it pretty fast
@@NerdyGlassesart sorry I mean in the M1 mac
I don’t really speak English or understand it so if someone can tell me if its good for 3d please
It’s good for Blender, I have yet to try Maya but I will.
@@NerdyGlassesart can you try it for clo3d please
Hello
All i do is video editing on Premier pro but particularly with a lot of plug in/ video effects. Someone how as the new Mac mini can tell me if it’s ok for my type of work ? I have search everywhere for the answer but I’ve find nothing. Thank you.😁
I don’t use premier pro , I live in final cut but here is a good video on it : ua-cam.com/video/QOWlulL5AZA/v-deo.html
@@NerdyGlassesart thanks ! I’ve seen this video but there is no external plug in or big effect just some color correction and text ...
Neeeerdy
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very unclear audio
Sorry I am working on it.
Please buy a mic.
Please read the pin comment for me , but thank you for watching