jaapv Posted September 21, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 21, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) [rant]First off: I'm not a video person, but when I see something special I like to do a video clip of it besides my photography. Before my wife did the videoing with her Canon Legria, last year I used the M240 and Nex7. All well, the videos of wildlife were much better than before because of the Apo Telyt135 on the Nex and the Vario Elmar on the 240. Finally Icame around to editing. using, like before, iMovie. Yes I know it is amateur sofware, but being an amateur it is all I need for a holiday memory. So I wanted to compile the footage I have of last year's African Wild Dog viewing. We had three days of it and Safari goers know how special that is. It turnes out Yosemite brought me the "newest" version of iMovie. Disastrous. Firstly it refused to blend the music tracks I was using. OK, I can work around that one. Then, after hours of work I hate, I get a nice movie together finish it off with titles etc, and I find the b***d* programmers have removed the "burn to disk" button in favor of sharing on Facebook, UTube and all that nonsense. @#%$! Finally I find that I can "share" the film to file, but that it stupidly refuses to do, breaking off after 7 minutes, after taking an hour... On the Internet I find that this is normal behaviour for the software.... :angry: So into the rubbish bin, spend 45$ on Magix Movie Edit Pro, and start anew, having wasted a considerable number of hours of my life. I hate editing video, cannot wait to get back to real photos... [/rant] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tamia Posted September 21, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 21, 2015 Something to consider is that the CPUs aren't really as comparable as you might suspect.The iMac with 750M uses a quad-core, desktop-grade i5 CPU (I believe it's the 4570S), while the Mac Mini uses laptop-grade dual-core (4308U).Video work is one of the tasks that makes best use of quad-core CPUs that can withstand ongoing periods of high demand, in addition to better overall performance due to greater TDP ratings and more cache. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted September 21, 2015 Thanks, but I am working on a Quad Macpro. 32 GB RAM. It was able to handle video before this version update ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitz Posted September 21, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 21, 2015 iMovie is just a terrible piece of software; very similar in quality to Photos. Neither can be used to do anything meaningful. I have used Adobe Premiere Elements which is only somewhat better. I also work on a 4 core MacPro; I only have 16 GB of RAM. Both are 100% max'd out when working on video. In the Spring, when I get a new computer on my lease, it will be 8 cores and 32 GB of RAM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 22, 2015 Thanks, but I am working on a Quad Macpro. 32 GB RAM. It was able to handle video before this version update ... Have you called Apple Technical? Sometimes clearing/resetting PRAM & SMC helps sort out some bugs.. L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted September 22, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 22, 2015 I abandoned iMovie years ago - as noted, it is horrible - and switched to Final Cut Pro. A huge improvement in usability, speed and stability. There is a learning curve, but you're going to have a learning curve with any video editing software. Invest the time up front and it will save you hours and hours later. Your MacPro should glide right through it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted September 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, I know Final Cut and used a demo some years ago. A bit of overkill for my purposes. Reason I am trying out Magix Edit Pro which gets very good reviews. And iMovie - well I guess it is designed to put the contents of your Dashcam on Utube... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted September 22, 2015 Blast.. Magix is Windows only... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted September 22, 2015 Share #9 Posted September 22, 2015 Don't you just appreciate the relative simplicity of still photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted September 23, 2015 I do. I hate doing Video editing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erudolph Posted September 23, 2015 Share #11 Posted September 23, 2015 The free version of Da Vinci Resolve is brilliant, A real learning curve, but what a great piece of software. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted September 23, 2015 I've plonked Magix onto a Windows laptop now - I'll have a a look at Da Vinci, thanks for the tip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjans Posted September 23, 2015 Share #13 Posted September 23, 2015 I had to follow 2 workshops to know how to use iMovie. I also have another App: Wondershare Filmora. Before it was named Wondershare video editor. I found it easier to use than iMovie. Filmora is the latest version (an upgrade of the video editor). Have not yet used it. Think you can download a trial version from their website. It is also available in the App Store. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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