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Jonathan N-GS
Jonathan N-GS
Participant
January 1, 2023
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Bad performances on Apple Silicon chip - M1 Max, 32GB ram & 1TB SSD

  • January 1, 2023
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[Issues are the same on both Premiere Pro & AE]

Good morning people,

2 days ago, I bought a M1 max MacBook Pro, 32GB ram and 1TB SSD, my previous MB was from 2016 and was starting to die, and doing creative tasks on it was not a pleasant experience.

However, even with the new MB, the experience is the same and maybe worse.

I have been looking online for the last two days and did the following steps:

  • Uninstall/Reinstall
  • Downgrade version
  • Tried Beta
  • Played with the app settings

But nothing seems to be working properly. 

Playback is really slow, even at 1/3 resolution, encoding time in Media Encoder is not great or even failing at times.

I am not even using 4k or 8k video files, for now I am not even using video files. I am just playing around with the apps. On premiere pro, I am trying to edit .mogrt simple text animations. On after effect I just goof around using built-in effects, and images. Really nothing fancy.

 

I am panicking as I bet on this machine to increase my work quality and make the whole creative process smoother. 
I am not per se a digital artist, but actually a fullstack developer, however, I want to standout in the current market I am in (West Africa) and offer state-of-the-art services by blending art and technology.. 

 

So dear community, which kind of info should I provide, for you to help me make this creative process smoother. 

Or is the M1 max an already outdated laptop?

 

Best regards,

Jonathan

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Correct answer Kevin-Monahan

Hi Jonathan,

Sorry for the continued problems with the performance of these effects that lack GPU acceleration.

 

You can see if the effect is accelerated in the Effects panel UI. Click the icon directly next to the search field.

 

I could editorialize on the pluses and minuses of the new ARM-based Macs, but I will save that for another post. 

 

I would explore transcoding your 4K files or using proxies to improve your system's performance when working with effects. You can do either of these things as the files are prepared in the background to get editing immediately. Once you work with editing codecs like ProRes or ProRes LT, you might experience better overall performance.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

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christopherjacobs
Participating Frequently
October 14, 2023

M1 is a joke. So much hype for such a lackluster CPU... I have an M1 Max at home and an M1 Ultra at work... both stink in Adobe products. A joke, really... Apple sold us a bag of coal. 

Kevin-Monahan
Community Manager
Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
Community Manager
January 4, 2023

Hi Jonathan,

You're right. I checked it on my footage. Noise is not a GPU-accelerated effect, so it might be stressing the computer if you add it to HEVC or H.264 footage. My suggestion is to render a preview of the effect. I hope that works.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
Jonathan N-GS
Jonathan N-GSAuthor
Participant
January 5, 2023

Is there a list of effects that are GPU-accelerated? The only one I saw was for Premiere Elements. 
Also, is it strange that a 'beast' like the MB M1 Pro cannot handle a simple noise effect? I would understand if it was some heavy 3D modelling or a big/heavy project with tons of effects and stuff. But to be honest, I feel that I was once again fooled by Apple's marketing around the Silicon Chips.
I will open another thread on the AE community, I am facing some issues as well with rendering a simple 15 seconds clip.. 
I am far from being ready to deliver 'state-of-the-art' products to my customers with all those annoying issues.. 

Thank you Kevin for taking the time to answer us!

Much Love,-J
Kevin-Monahan
Community Manager
Kevin-MonahanCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
January 5, 2023

Hi Jonathan,

Sorry for the continued problems with the performance of these effects that lack GPU acceleration.

 

You can see if the effect is accelerated in the Effects panel UI. Click the icon directly next to the search field.

 

I could editorialize on the pluses and minuses of the new ARM-based Macs, but I will save that for another post. 

 

I would explore transcoding your 4K files or using proxies to improve your system's performance when working with effects. You can do either of these things as the files are prepared in the background to get editing immediately. Once you work with editing codecs like ProRes or ProRes LT, you might experience better overall performance.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
    Kevin-Monahan
    Community Manager
    Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    January 3, 2023

    Hi Jonathan,

    Sorry. I didn't experience this performance issue at all. Can you try a video clip to see if your issue might be related to the .mogrt files you use?

     

    Thanks,
    Kevin

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
    Jonathan N-GS
    Jonathan N-GSAuthor
    Participant
    January 3, 2023
    Hi Kevin,
    I will try and let you know!

    Hopefully you’re right!

    Regards,

    Jonathan N-GS,
    Much Love,-J
    Kevin-Monahan
    Community Manager
    Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    January 3, 2023

    Great. I have an M1 with only 16GB, and I am playing back 4K HEVC VFR from the iPhone like butter.

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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