他们说你不应该成为早期采用者，因为你要花钱成为制造该产品的公司的 Beta 测试人员。但是，这不适用于我们！我们在这里尝试来自Apple世界的东西，这样您就不必这样做了。
因此，Apple M1处理器的发布可能是我们最近记忆中成为碰撞测试假人的最大机会。我们已经设法获得了M1 MacBook Pro 13，并用它完全取代了我们的视频编辑计算机。
这可能是一个非常糟糕的主意，而且这条路无疑是崎岖不平的。但是，过渡在很大程度上是成功的，我们在此过程中学到了一些重要的经验教训，这意味着我们现在可以与您分享它们。
YouTube之旅(YouTube Journey)的一些背景知识(Background)
如果您不知道，Switching To Mac是包括(Mac)Online Tech Tips和Help Desk Geek在内的一系列出版物的一部分。2020年4 月， (April)Online Tech Tips推出了一个YouTube 频道(YouTube channel)，该频道最近已突破 1000 名订阅者的第一个里程碑！
我们现在总共发布了 70 多个视频，每个月的观看次数接近 100,000 次。因此，如果您想要每周一次的技术提示（包括Mac内容！），那么为什么不订阅呢？
摆脱了这个无耻的插件，这次旅程的最新部分涉及购买M1 MacBook Pro并从Windows机器切换到 macOS 工作流程。这不是一个小决定，但我们有很多理由这样做！
为什么要改用(Change)M1 MacBook Pro？
一句话：稳定。我们一直在使用的Windows计算机提供了足够多的原始马力，但(Windows)Windows本身却导致了不断的问题。每个Windows 更新(Windows update)似乎都会破坏某些东西。Adobe Premiere Pro在该平台上完全不可靠。
随着每次GPU驱动程序更新，我们的渲染都会出现其他问题。当您尝试每周持续发布两个视频时，这种低可靠性水平会成为一个问题。
我们知道 macOS 设备会更稳定，但MacBook Pro 16在预算方面是不可能的，而英特尔 MacBook Pro 13(Intel MacBook Pro 13)根本没有足够的功率来实用。由于M1 MacBook Pro以与(M1 MacBook Pro)英特尔 16(Intel 16)英寸机型相同的价格发布了基准测试分数，我们认为这是一个进行转换的机会。
它（理论上）将提供与我们使用的Windows(Windows)机器相似的性能，但 macOS 的稳定性有所提高。
我们为 M1 放弃了什么
通过切换到 M1，我们不得不放弃的最重要的事情是升级的希望。Windows笔记本电脑具有用户可升级的RAM，支持高达 32GB。它还具有两个NVME插槽和一个 2.5 英寸SATA驱动器托架。相比之下，M1 片上系统无法升级RAM。
购买时绝对没有 16GB M1 MacBook(M1 MacBooks)，所以我们别无选择，只能购买 8GB 型号。此外，我们选择了当时可用的最大 SSD，特别是 512GB 型号。
购买其中一个 M1 系统时，您必须购买能够满足您今天未来需求的模型。如果没有，您正在考虑尽快更换整个系统。虽然SSD问题很容易通过使用外部存储解决，但至少在大多数情况下，我们真的很担心只有 8GB 的 RAM。我们稍后会谈到。
最后，另一大牺牲是专用GPU的丢失。Windows机器配备了Nvidia GTX 1660Ti(Nvidia GTX 1660Ti)。M1 中的定制Apple GPU远没有这么多图形肌肉。
考虑到现代视频编辑大量使用GPU加速，这是另一个值得关注的问题。并不是说 M1 的GPU很差劲。基准测试(Benchmarks)将其置于GTX 1050Ti 之上(GTX 1050Ti)。这不是您想要用于游戏的GPU ，但对于(GPU)GPU 加速的(GPU-accelerated)专业工作来说，它仍然有很多麻烦。
我们不得不重新考虑 RAM
在尝试订购M1 MacBook Pro之前，我们观看了很多(lot )YouTube视频，其中不同的内容创作者展示了机器上的视频编辑性能。很明显，与 iOS 设备一样，M1 Mac(M1 Macs)在内存方面不应该与其他架构进行比较。
虽然 8GB 的统一内存似乎不足以实时编辑 4K 视频，但这里没有问题。我们看到的一些演示在时间线上有多个高端格式的 4K 流。
我们认为，为什么这一切成为可能的秘诀在于速度极快的SSD和紧密集成的 IO 控制器。与上一代英特尔(Intel)Mac(Macs)相比，M1 MacBook的(M1 MacBooks)SSD读写性能基本上翻了一番。
这意味着数据几乎可以立即流入和流出内存。从理论上讲，M1 MacBook可以在 3-4 秒内填满整个 8GB 的 RAM 。因此，只需几分之一秒即可根据需要在时间线上加载和加载视频数据。
考虑到您可以在只有 4GB RAM的 iPad Pro 上编辑 4K 视频，因此 8GB 在这里可以完成这么多似乎更合理。
出牙问题和表现
我们选择的编辑套件是Adobe Premiere Pro，但您可能知道该软件没有 M1 优化版本。至少不是最终的生产形式。最近， Adobe发布了该软件的 M1 优化测试版，但功能并不完整。
在我们的 M1 编辑的第一周左右，我们通过Rosetta 2使用现有的(Rosetta 2)Adobe版本。性能是可以接受的，但肯定会时不时出现卡顿时间线的性能问题。
切换到 Beta 版后，我们没有遇到工作流程缺少功能的任何问题。除了(Apart)莫名其妙地缺乏MP3支持之外，就是这样。切换到优化的本机代码后，性能几乎完美无缺，比我们迄今为止一直使用的 6 核 i7 Intel机器（具有两倍的RAM ）更加灵活。(RAM)
第三方支持至关重要
我们的视频制作人使用了一系列其他创意软件，而这些应用程序的运行情况受到了影响。虽然大多数非本地应用程序都会运行，但我们确实遇到了一些间歇性崩溃。对于一些更晦涩的应用程序，事情就不会运行。
我们遇到的另一个问题是Razer Tartarus Pro。这款(Razer Tartarus Pro.This) 单手键盘(one-handed keyboard)非常适合视频编辑，我们的编辑器将其用作执行常见任务的快速方式。遗憾的是，Razer没有兼容 macOS Big Sur的软件，所以现在它几乎不能与标准键盘重新映射一起使用。
您应该切换到 M1 进行视频编辑(Video Editing)吗？
如果您是Premiere Pro用户，答案是“还没有”。虽然Premiere Pro运行良好，但对于专业工作流程来说还不够好。M1 优化版确实可以完美运行，但我们绝不会推荐用于认真工作的测试版软件。
如果您正在考虑使用Final Cut Pro，那么请继续。这是我们在行动中看到的最令人印象深刻的事情之一。如果您不拥有该软件，Apple会提供 90 天的试用期。Da Vinci Resolve也是M1 优化的(M1-optimized)，因此也有绿灯。简而言之，M1 MacBook Pro是一个小小的视频编辑怪物，它几乎消除了购买英特尔 MacBook Pro 16(Intel MacBook Pro 16)的所有理由。
Video Editing on the Apple M1 Chip: Lessons Learned
They say you shouldn’t be an early adopter, because you’re paying to be a beta tester for the company that makes the product. However, that doeѕn’t apply to us! We’re here to try stυff from the Apple universe so that you don’t have to.
As such, the release of the Apple M1 processor is perhaps the biggest chance to be crash test dummies we’ve had in recent memory. We’ve managed to get our hands on an M1 MacBook Pro 13 and have completely replaced our video editing computer with it.
This could have been a very bad idea and the road has admittedly been bumpy. However, the transition was largely a success and we’ve learned some important lessons along the way, which means we can now share them with you.
Some Background on Our YouTube Journey
In case you didn’t know, Switching To Mac is part of a family of publications including Online Tech Tips and Help Desk Geek. In April of 2020 Online Tech Tips launched a YouTube channel, which has recently passed the first milestone of 1000 subscribers!
We’ve now released more than 70 videos in total and are reaching nearly 100,000 views each month. So if you’d like a weekly dose of technology tips (including Mac content!) then why not subscribe?
With that shameless plug out of the way, the most recent part of this journey involved purchasing an M1 MacBook Pro and switching from a Windows machine to a macOS workflow. This wasn’t a small decision, but we had more than a few reasons for doing it!
Why Make the Change to M1 MacBook Pro?
In a word: stability. The Windows computer we’d been using offered more than enough raw horsepower, but Windows itself caused constant problems. Every Windows update seemed to break something. Adobe Premiere Pro was completely unreliable on the platform.
With every GPU driver update something else would go wrong with our renders. When you’re trying to consistently release two videos every week, this level of poor reliability becomes an issue.
We knew a macOS device would be more stable, but a MacBook Pro 16 was out of the question in terms of budget and the Intel MacBook Pro 13 simply did not have enough power to be practical. With the M1 MacBook Pro posting benchmark scores in the same ballpark as the Intel 16” model at a fraction of the price, we saw this as an opportunity to make the switch.
It would (in theory) provide similar performance to the Windows machine we were using, but with the improved stability of macOS.
What We Gave Up for the M1
The biggest thing we had to give up by switching to the M1 was any hope of upgradability. The Windows laptop has user upgradable RAM, supporting as much as 32GB. It also has two NVME slots and a 2.5” SATA drive bay. In contrast, the M1 system-on-a-chip offers no way to upgrade RAM.
There were absolutely no 16GB M1 MacBooks available at the time of purchase, so we had no choice but to buy the 8GB model. In addition, we opted for the largest available SSD at the time, specifically the 512GB model.
When buying one of these M1 systems you have to buy the model that will serve your future needs today. If not, you’re looking at replacing the entire system sooner rather than later. While the SSD issue is easily solved by using external storage, at least in most cases, we were genuinely worried about only having 8GB of RAM. We’ll get to that in just a moment.
Finally, the other large sacrifice was the loss of a dedicated GPU. The Windows machine sported an Nvidia GTX 1660Ti. The custom Apple GPU in the M1 has nowhere near that amount of graphics muscle.
Considering that modern video editing makes heavy use of GPU acceleration, that was another point of concern. Not that the M1’s GPU is a slouch. Benchmarks put it somewhere above the GTX 1050Ti. That’s not a GPU you’d want for gaming, but it’s still plenty of grunt for GPU-accelerated professional work.
We Had To Rethink RAM
Before taking the plunge and ordering an M1 MacBook Pro, we watched a lot of YouTube videos where different content creators showcase video editing performance on the machine. It’s clear that, as with iOS devices, the M1 Macs shouldn’t be compared to other architectures when it comes to memory.
While it seems that 8GB of unified memory isn’t enough to edit 4K video in real-time, it’s no issue here. Some of the demonstrations we’ve seen have multiple 4K streams on the timeline in high-end formats.
We think the secret to why this is even possible comes down to the incredibly fast SSD and tightly integrated IO controllers. The M1 MacBooks have essentially doubled SSD read and write performance compared to the preceding Intel generation of Macs.
This means that data can be streamed in and out of memory almost instantly. Theoretically the M1 MacBook can fill the entire 8GB of RAM in 3-4 seconds. So it should only take a fraction of a second to load video data on the timeline in and out as needed.
Consider that you can edit 4K video on an iPad Pro with only 4GB of RAM so it seems far more plausible that 8GB can accomplish this much here.
Teething Troubles and Performance
Our editing suite of choice is Adobe Premiere Pro, but as you may know there is no M1-optimized version of the software. At least not in a final production form. Recently Adobe has released an M1-optimized beta version of the software which isn’t quite feature-complete.
For the first week or so of editing on our M1, we used the existing Adobe version through Rosetta 2. Performance was acceptable, but there were definitely performance issues with a stuttering timeline every now and then.
Switching to the beta, we haven’t encountered any issues with missing features for our workflow. Apart from an inexplicable lack of MP3 support, that is. Switching to optimized native code, performance has been virtually flawless and more snappy than the 6-core i7 Intel machine (with twice the RAM) that we’d been using up to this point.
Third-party Support is Crucial
Our video producer uses a range of other creative software and how well these applications run has been rather hit or miss. While most non-native applications will run, we did run into a few intermittent crashes. With some more obscure applications, things just wouldn’t run.
Another issue we had was with a Razer Tartarus Pro.This one-handed keyboard is fantastic for video editing and our editor uses it as a rapid way to do common tasks. Sadly, Razer doesn’t have compatible software for macOS Big Sur, so right now it just barely works with standard keyboard remapping.
Should You Switch to the M1 for Video Editing?
If you’re a Premiere Pro user, the answer is “not yet”. While Premiere Pro runs adequately, it’s not good enough for professional workflow. The M1-optimized version does run perfectly, but we can never recommend beta software for serious work.
If you’re thinking of using Final Cut Pro, then go right ahead. It’s one of the most impressive things we’ve seen in action. If you don’t own the software, Apple offers a generous 90-day trial. Da Vinci Resolve is also M1-optimized, so that has the green light as well. In short, the M1 MacBook Pro is a little video editing monster that removes nearly all reasons to buy an Intel MacBook Pro 16.
