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Cito di Pense wrote:I didn't watch the video posted in the OP when this thread started, and just now watched the first several minutes, which was about all the hype I could swallow. That guy seems to be a zombie planted by Apple's marketing department. Blurb after blurb! Kool aid by the demijohn. A whole sky full of nauseating fanboy pyrotechnics by a guy who claims to know so little about tech, all he can shout is "efficiency, security, and battery life". Hint: Efficiency and battery life are actually related. Battery life is essential for hipsters who sit in cafés and pretend to be working.
Cito di Pense wrote:I have one question for M1 adopters who only tell me they're acquiring the new hardware, but without any mention of what they actually plan to do with it.
I'm With Stupid wrote:Cito di Pense wrote:I have one question for M1 adopters who only tell me they're acquiring the new hardware, but without any mention of what they actually plan to do with it.
I'll be honest mate, I wasn't aware we had to run it by you before we bought something.
But yeah, you got me. I'm buying it because I'm fucking loaded and want everyone to know it while I sit in the local Starbucks writing my next screenplay.
felltoearth wrote:Apple has always been the go-to for producing media. Audio recording, video and graphic design. All indications is that the new Silicon chips will allow for huge efficiencies in those areas.
As for longer battery life, it’s much appreciated when I’m not in the office.
Hermit wrote:Cito di Pense wrote:I didn't watch the video posted in the OP when this thread started, and just now watched the first several minutes, which was about all the hype I could swallow. That guy seems to be a zombie planted by Apple's marketing department. Blurb after blurb! Kool aid by the demijohn. A whole sky full of nauseating fanboy pyrotechnics by a guy who claims to know so little about tech, all he can shout is "efficiency, security, and battery life". Hint: Efficiency and battery life are actually related. Battery life is essential for hipsters who sit in cafés and pretend to be working.
The presenter mentions "They have complete vertical control ... which no other computer maker can do or has been able to do..." as if it were a good thing to say about a corporation that has been notorious for monopolistic and rapacious practices for decades already.
Cito di Pense wrote:Hermit wrote:Cito di Pense wrote:I didn't watch the video posted in the OP when this thread started, and just now watched the first several minutes, which was about all the hype I could swallow. That guy seems to be a zombie planted by Apple's marketing department. Blurb after blurb! Kool aid by the demijohn. A whole sky full of nauseating fanboy pyrotechnics by a guy who claims to know so little about tech, all he can shout is "efficiency, security, and battery life". Hint: Efficiency and battery life are actually related. Battery life is essential for hipsters who sit in cafés and pretend to be working.
The presenter mentions "They have complete vertical control ... which no other computer maker can do or has been able to do..." as if it were a good thing to say about a corporation that has been notorious for monopolistic and rapacious practices for decades already.
Sad but true. Sad? Ahh, I dunno. I do feel sad for the polar bears, as their world melts around them. I wish the polar bears were winning, instead of everyone losing. We're such losers.
Cito di Pense wrote:felltoearth wrote:Apple has always been the go-to for producing media. Audio recording, video and graphic design. All indications is that the new Silicon chips will allow for huge efficiencies in those areas.
As for longer battery life, it’s much appreciated when I’m not in the office.
Of course Apple is always cited by media producers but don't discount the fact that some users are wise to Apple and their approach to peripherals connectivity, and complain about it eloquently. Apple can't wait to sell you another connector to support your existing investments in peripherals. They make a lot of money that way, too. It's not just Apple Music and the Apple Store sales pitches.
Furthermore, what too many people mean when they talk about media production is the fancy advertising they can concoct for their website. My browser and 12-13 year-old hardware can still render, for example, the garish website that Branson's space tourism company throws up there, but struggles a bit to do it. I can imagine the fancy hardware and software they must have used to produce that shit. It's all about the benjamins, baby.
Longer battery life? Do you really want to behave like you're in the office for longer each day? If you own your own business, do what you have to do, capitalist running dog.
felltoearth wrote:Also one thought that came to mind as I was drawing on my iPad today.
It wouldn’t surprise me that Apple releases a touch screen iMac now that they have this chip. Screen size has pretty much been the constraint. My guess is around the time time of the the 3rd gen of Silicon CPUs.
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I'm With Stupid wrote:felltoearth wrote:I see re 8GB memory.
The point I’m making is that a version pf FCP prior to this release is written for x86 and is emulated on the M1 using Rosetta. Once a version of FCP is available for the M1 (maybe it already is) then we’ll see true performance benchmarks.
Edit: According to this post Apple is showcasing a new version of FCP for the M1 today in a web stream conference
https://www.fcp.co/hardware-and-softwar ... licon-macs
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I'm pretty sure they said that FCP was running natively from day one. All of the videos showing it suggest that it's already running natively, not via Rosetta. One also tested Lightroom, and was using Rosetta for that, but not for FCP.
Actually, the Lightroom they were running was Classic too, so I hope that's not an issue, because Classic is the old one that doesn't have all of the latest features. I used to have to use that when I was running a Windows 8 machine because it wouldn't run the CC version.
I'm With Stupid wrote:A new comparison of similarly-priced laptops in Adobe Premiere and Da Vinci Resolve (with the new beta versions for M1 chip computers).
The big thing for me is the constantly smooth playback. There's nothing more annoying that editing a sequence and trying to get a feel for the timing of it, only for the computer to start dropping frames or pausing. You end up having to render the sequence to play it back full speed, only to realise you'd prefer to cut it slightly differently, and having to go through the process again.
felltoearth wrote:Interesting review here comparing Intel based 2019 MBP and the new M1. Silicon is definitely the future here.
I’ve also noticed a lot of software devs now have universal applications including MS Office 360.
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