I'm looking to upgrade my editing style and quality but my 2016 MBP (15" 2.7 i7 Quad 16G Ram Radeon Pro 2GB) is not able to keep up. I'm preparing to buy a iMac Pro to remedy this. I just don't know what configuration. I currently use FCPX, Red Giant plugins, Davinci Resolve and I want to use After Effects and premiere soon.
These are my concerns:
- Does Core Speed take precedence overall? Or Core count? With FCPX I *THINK* that everything is so optimized that you will get better results out of the Mose expensive machine you can buy.
- Would it be best to get two base model ones and have DaVinci rendering heavy color on one while the other is used to edit Raw footage and replace with final colored videos later?
- Would Two Vega EGPUs do the job on my current MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt 3?
- I'm eying the speed and space of the 4TB SSD so I can edit on it and offload when I'm done.
- Is the screen good enough for Pro Color grading?
- Are a couple trash cans better now that they're 2k on BH?
What I'm realizing is that the C200 is more than enough for ANY level music director. Music videos from the 2000's had such great color and contrast and the c200 trumps anything they were shot on.
RED & ALEXA always have this advantage: 9/10 times cheaper cameras are in the hands of far more less skilled and funded creators/projects. While Red & Arri are usually shot in better lit, shot and colored projects, making them appear to be miles ahead in image quality when in reality its the crew, production and finishing that are shining far more that the camera choice.
So in short, I'm DONE with sending out mediocre product that just been color balanced lol. I want color and edit to the MAX.
These are my concerns:
- Does Core Speed take precedence overall? Or Core count? With FCPX I *THINK* that everything is so optimized that you will get better results out of the Mose expensive machine you can buy.
- Would it be best to get two base model ones and have DaVinci rendering heavy color on one while the other is used to edit Raw footage and replace with final colored videos later?
- Would Two Vega EGPUs do the job on my current MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt 3?
- I'm eying the speed and space of the 4TB SSD so I can edit on it and offload when I'm done.
- Is the screen good enough for Pro Color grading?
- Are a couple trash cans better now that they're 2k on BH?
What I'm realizing is that the C200 is more than enough for ANY level music director. Music videos from the 2000's had such great color and contrast and the c200 trumps anything they were shot on.
RED & ALEXA always have this advantage: 9/10 times cheaper cameras are in the hands of far more less skilled and funded creators/projects. While Red & Arri are usually shot in better lit, shot and colored projects, making them appear to be miles ahead in image quality when in reality its the crew, production and finishing that are shining far more that the camera choice.
So in short, I'm DONE with sending out mediocre product that just been color balanced lol. I want color and edit to the MAX.