Using other applications while rendering affects the overall export time. Final Cut's usage of processing power really varies, and I don't know according to what criteria.
Apple mac mini 2012 and video pro#
Even Final Cut Pro X does not use all 4 cores. From the Activity Monitor, I see that it actually uses around two cores for rendering as compared to one for iMovie, which is about 40% vs 25% CPU usage. Impressive! And at less than half the price.Īnd Final Cut Pro X is about two times faster than iMovie. The 2012 Mac Mini is almost twice as fast as the 2006 Mac Pro when it comes to rendering videos. Kampong Glam Sketchwalk (2m16s video at 1280 by 720, 25fps): Just for comparison against my old Mac Pro quad 3Ghz, I downloaded these two videos below, imported and then exported them using Final Cut Pro X.Ĭhinatown Mid Autumn Festival Sketchwalk (2m15s video at 1920 by 1080, 25fps): The only time I feel the fans speeding up is while Final Cut is encoding. For example, iMovie doesn't maximize the use of all cores while rendering video.įinal Cut Pro X makes use of multi-core when exporting so it's faster than iMovie. The difference is only speed when you're transferring files.ĭepending on what applications you use, you might not get the multi-core advantage to rendering. There's no difference when choosing to edit video off either USB 3 and Firewire 800. I've also tried editing with the original video files on USB 3 and Firewire 800 external drives ( Western Digital My Passport 5400RPM) and there's no lag or stutter while skimming.
Apple mac mini 2012 and video 1080p#
Scrubbing 1080P videos through the timeline updates the viewer instantly. I use both iMovie 11 and Final Cut Pro X. My videos are usually 1080P at 25FPS so the comments below are regarding those settings. Importing huge video files is breezy with USB 3, SD card slot, SSD and Fusion Drive.įusion Drive is helps save time during file importing but after that it doesn't really impact the performance during video editing. This review is part of the overall Mac Mini (2012) review.
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