However, Resolve uses a different technique that some people will attest does a better job. It’s an improvement for sure, though maybe not as big as hoped as Final Cut only took 9 seconds.
While these are not replacements for pro workstations, this bodes well for the power we may see in later and pro models. I bought a MacBook Pro with 16gb RAM and have noticed it runs Resolve quite nicely, even with some complex tasks I didn’t expect to perform too quickly. Stabilization is up next and it took 30 seconds compared to a previous speed of 37 seconds. Pretty impressive for a new chip on Apple’s entry level models. That’s basically in line with Final Cut and a two and a half minute improvement over the previous version of Resolve. The initial test with a 5 minute 4K H.264 export is down to just 3 minutes 9 seconds. Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom as well as DeckLink, UltraStudio, AJA U-TAP. But can Resolve now take on Final Cut directly?įrom initial tests and the benchmark projects in Resolve, Max is noticing that the GPU use is lower, indicating that optimizations are definitely better. Available for various platforms: DaVinci Resolve, Scratch, Premiere Pro & After Effects. Resolve even claims 8K editing on the M1 chip.įinal Cut has been great since the launch of the M1, Premiere is iffy at best, and Resolve has been doing a good job.
Taking a look at the build, Qazi went to Apple to max it out. Studio 17.3 DaVinci Resolve 17.3 Update This software update adds a new processing engine for improved performance on Apple Mac models with the M1 chip. That’s a serious test for any computer, let alone a laptop. For the money it is undeniably a powerful machine, but it is still surprising to see video editing performance be good and continue to get better. Pro colorist Waqas Qazi got his hands on a maxed-out MacBook Pro with M1 chip and try out whether it can handle 12K raw video in DaVinci Resolve. Max actually uses practically the base MacBook Air for his daily use – the one with only 8GB RAM. For more details on how well Resolve works (and where it still might need a little more work) in this latest version check out this video from Max Yuryev who runs everything through another set of tests. Most recently hitting version 17.3, Resolve might actually be challenging Final Cut for most optimized NLE on Mac. That list includes significant updates to. The M1-friendly update carries over the 100 new features and 200 improvements from DaVinci Resolve 17. Apples chip has up to a 3.5x faster CPU, 6x faster GPU, and 15x faster machine learning than Intel Macs.
Blackmagic Design is getting in early to the M1 chip game with a constant stream of updates for DaVinci Resolve. Native M1 support allows the software to take full advantage of Apple Silicons performance. Software is truly starting to show its potential and getting impressively updated to take advantage of the new chip architecture.