The new Macbook Pro renders video twice as fast as the previous version

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When any new Apple equipment is released, it follows a ritual that is repeated with some frequency. In the first place, the equipment is recognized from the outside: the general impression, dimensions, weight, and the news, which in this case of the Macbook Pro 2016, is USB-C and Touch Bar. The second step is usually to disassemble the equipment to know its components, their distribution and any "secrets" that may not have been disclosed. And the last step is compare with the performance of the new equipment, with its predecessor and see what happens.

To compare the performance of a Macbook Pro with a similar one, we must perform a process that consumes many resources and from fcp.co have performed the following test.

The equipment used has been 2016 ″ Macbook Pro 15 and its predecessor the Macbook Pro retina 2012. The result has been that the new machine has done the same process in almost half the time.

27 MacBook Pro with Retina Display 2012

27 MacBook Pro with Retina Display 2012

The test is performed with the latest version of Final Cut Pro, ie version 10.3. The same project has been used, incorporated into the same library. This project incorporates: interlaced clips, transitions, Multicam clips (they are clips with a lot of information since the same image is taken from various angles). The processed file has been ProRes 422 (native Apple format) and both computers connect to the same Thunderbold drive.

The measurement has been made by rendering the project, that is, join all the planes and additions to obtain the final video. While the 2012 Macbook Pro retina needed 5 minutes 50 seconds In the process, the new 2016 ″ Macbook Pro 15 has used 3 minutes 5 seconds.

Wiggins, editor of fco.co, who conducted the test, adds that this performance is the most stable you've seen.

The 15-inch model with the latest Blackmagic Video Desktop drivers installed and an UltraStudio Express proved to be the most stable HD broadcast output I've ever had.

Finally, he comments on specific parts of the computer, such as the SSD, the screen and the trackpad, which help greatly in the editing process. Especially the SSD disk that provides a lot of dynamism and speed in the processes. He concludes that this process is not as fast in the 13 ″ version but it is agile enough when we are working in an airplane or cafeteria.


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