Imac minimun requirements for editing the following formats

[maltess2]

Hello, I am looking for a second hand Imac.

What would be the minimun requirements in terms of processor, Ram, graphic card etc. if I want to edit the following formats?

-Black Magic ProRes 422 1920 x 1080
-Black Magic ProRes 422 HQ. 3840 x 2160
-Panasonic AVCHD, MTS. 1920 x 1080
-Sony F7. H264. 4096 x 2160


what about if I want to edit RED raw 4k files?



Thanks a lot for the input

 

[KyleProhaska]

It really depends on what you're editing in. The performance between FCPX and Premiere varies wildly machine to machine and year to year and the jump in performance in both programs varies too, especially in the last 2 years. What is your budget level?

 

[KyleProhaska]

For my own comparisons I pulled together the benchmark numbers from multiple videos that Max Yuryev put up. He does some of the most consistent tests out there machine to machine that (at least for me) give a more real world comparison as he adds film grain, luts, etc. Render times are where the differences are for me. Everything you listed would playback fine on almost anything that's recent, but render time is where the differences would come in. For 1080p you'll see smaller differences but with 4K and how hard you push in 4K ... the differences machine to machine get wider. Hope this helps!

Example of one of his videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdQBoXNyxnY&t=494s

20sec 4K Stabilize

FCPX
2017 iMac 00:08
2015 iMac 00:14
2017 MBP 00:18
2016 MBP 00:19
2015 MBP 00:21

Premiere
2017 iMac 04:20
2015 iMac 04:49
2017 MBP 06:05
2016 MBP 06:10
2015 MBP 06:25

5min 1080p 2x LUT + FG

FCPX
2017 iMac 02:57
2015 iMac 04:22
2017 MBP 05:21
2016 MBP 05:21
2015 MBP 08:08

Premiere
2017 iMac 02:51
2015 iMac 03:10
2017 MBP 05:57
2016 MBP 09:47
2015 MBP 11:21

5min 4K 2x LUT + FG

FCPX
2017 iMac 04:29
2015 iMac 06:23
2017 MBP 08:27
2016 MBP 10:17
2015 MBP 15:41

Premiere
2017 iMac 12:01
2015 iMac 13:28
2017 MBP 22:48
2016 MBP 39:15
2015 MBP 41:22

4x4K 2xLUT + FG (2 Reversed All 4 clips at 25% scale in grid)

FCPX
2017 iMac 01:18
2015 iMac 01:52
2017 MBP 02:55
2016 MBP 02:55
2015 MBP 05:36

Premiere
2017 iMac 03:26
2015 iMac 03:55
2017 MBP 04:17
2016 MBP 07:15
2015 MBP 08:41