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Daniel256435188b02
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May 21, 2025
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Required Mac Specifications for Smooth Media Intelligence Search Performance

  • May 21, 2025
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I have over 100 episodes of 20-minute 1080p .mxf footage and plan to use a media intelligence search tool.

 

My current 2017 iMac (i5, 32GB RAM) struggles even with just 30 short MP4 clips (30 seconds to 2 minutes) when using the tool — it constantly shows a “memory running out” warning.

 

What specs would you recommend for smooth, AI-assisted processing of large .mxf files?

 

I’m considering a MacBook Pro M4 Max with 128GB of RAM, but I’m not sure if that’s sufficient.

Correct answer Sumeet Kumar Choubey

Hi Daniel,

 

As Caroline suggested, M4 MAX should give a substantial jump in processing power over your current system.

In general, faster storage & GPU with hardware decode support will help in getting faster analysis. You may refer to this link to learn more about Media Intelligence. Also, here is an article by Puget Systems on getting optimal performance with Media Intelligence. Hope it helps.

 

Thanks.

Sumeet

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Peru Bob
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Peru BobCommunity Expert
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May 22, 2025

Moved from the Premiere Pro forum to the Video Hardware forum.

caroline_edits
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caroline_editsCommunity Manager
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May 21, 2025

Hey Daniel, cool to hear you're upgrading your setup. A new computer always feels good. My first instinct is that the M4 with 128GB would be plenty of hardware power to do what you're wanting to do.


Keep an eye on the thread, I'm sure some more people will share their opinions.

Best of luck!

Caroline

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    Daniel256435188b02Author
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    May 22, 2025

    Thank you for the answers, Caroline! 

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    Sumeet Kumar ChoubeyCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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    May 22, 2025

    Hi Daniel,

     

    As Caroline suggested, M4 MAX should give a substantial jump in processing power over your current system.

    In general, faster storage & GPU with hardware decode support will help in getting faster analysis. You may refer to this link to learn more about Media Intelligence. Also, here is an article by Puget Systems on getting optimal performance with Media Intelligence. Hope it helps.

     

    Thanks.

    Sumeet

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