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djaniero
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February 17, 2017
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Macbook Pro 2014 - GPU Help I

  • February 17, 2017
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Hi,

I was speaking to another Forum member, Neil about some issues I was having with my MBP 2014 I7 Model, and he said that I would get some help here .

Basically, I recently got into colour grading with Lumetri. However each time I add any effects to any of my clips, the video playback s really jumpy. As soon as remove the effect, and restart Premier, everything goes back to normal.

After speaking to Neil, we came to the conclusion that my GPU is simply not powerful enough for grading.

Laptop Specs:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)

2.2 GHz Intel Core i7

16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Macintosh HD

Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB

Is there anything I can do to my current laptop to enable me to colour grade without any issues i.e. an external GPU?

Or I am simply going to have to get another machine? If so can anyone point me in the direction of a suitable laptop that preferably won't break the bank if possible?

Thanks for any info

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    RoninEdits
    RoninEdits
    Inspiring
    February 17, 2017

    if you want to keep your current macbook pro using an egpu is an option, but they can be expensive and take some tinkering to get working. bizon, sonnet, and akitio are some mfg's that make thunderbolt 2 pcie boxes. akitio are somewhat reasonably priced but require modding to have enough power/watts for a mid to high end gpu.  there are many videos on youtube with tips and some guides for setting up an egpu with macOS. some on various websites and blogs as well.

    if you don't want to mess with all that, and/or want to keep things portable by having a laptop with a powerful gpu inside, you will have to look at a windows machine. something with a gtx 1050ti or 1060 6gb if doing heavier grading. those windows laptops are around $1k-1.2k with an i7-7700HQ.

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    February 17, 2017

    I'd suggest you look through this forum, there's always threads on things like economy laptops for editing.

    Neil

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