![]() I just tested Neat Video 5.5.6 on some 6k/23.98 ProRes 422 HQ material, and if using the "better quality" settings the 64-core Ultra is about 2x faster than the 32-core Max. I have both top-spec M1 Ultra and M1 Max machines, and there are definitely cases where the M1 Ultra does better. It is faster than single instance but scalability is less than desired. It segments the ProRes files, distributes them across the instances then combines them for output. Only the M1 Ultra will accept a value of 3 which runs 4 total Compressor instances in parallel. If you are transcoding large amounts of ProRes material, Compressor has a trick whereby it can use "multiple instances" which is enabled in Preferences>Advanced>Enable Additional Compressor Instances. However if you're doing grading or finishing there is no limit to the GPU horsepower you can use, in which case the M1 Ultra is better but even that is not enough. I think most people would be very happy with the M1 Max in either the MacBook Pro or Mac Studio. My Geekbench 5 GPU numbers for my iMac Pro which had a Vega 64 GPU were 59717 (Metal). By comparison my 2017 i7 iMac 27 has a Radeon Pro 580 GPU and those numbers are 41589. On GeekBench 5, my M1 Max GPU numbers are 68528 (Metal) and for the M1 Ultra 101,382. The GeekBench 5 CPU numbers are 1252/9076 single/multi, vs the M1 Max at 1777/12047 single/multi and M1 Ultra at 1779/23648. if equipped with the 10-core Intel i9-10910 CPU and higher-end GPU options. There was a bug in FCP common to the M1 Max and M1 Ultra which involved duplicated or mis-ordered frames. ![]() I don't know of any bugs specific to the M1 Ultra. ![]() E.g, when using Neat Video noise reduction or Resolve Magic Mask, if you look at Activity Monitor, it is often maxed out on GPU - even on the M1 Ultra. The M1 Max is very fast but in general I don't think the M1 Ultra is overkill if you do much grading or finishing. My documentary team has two Sony FX6 cameras, we shoot a lot of XAVC-I plus ProRes 422 to Atomos and we shoot lots of 6k/8k R3D using a RED Komodo and V-Raptor. I also have the 27" Mac Studio monitor and the LG 27" 5k monitor. I have a top-spec M1 Ultra Mac Studio, M1 Max MacBook Pro 16, various Intel Macs, and formerly had a 2017 iMac Pro and the 12-core D700 "Trash Can" Mac Pro. We typically shoot FX6 XAVC-I QFHD and occasionally onto a Shogun in ProRes 422.Is the Mac Studio Max good enough? Max the Max with more GPU cores? Stay away from the Ultra until issues are worked out? Is the 5K Studio Display a good companion? Would love to hear from others with similar workflow about their experiences with a Mac Studio. I'm considering an end of year purchase to upgrade an FCP 2020 27" iMac and am wondering if the Mac Studio Max is a good choice and if the Ultra is overkill and still has issues (hw and/or sw?) with FCP and certain types of media. ![]()
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