Can someone help me go through the system recommended requirements for 14 inch M3 Pro Macbook Pro?

[Grace5E91]

Computer: 14 inch M3 Pro Macbook Pro

https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html#macos

1. Operating system

Needs MacOS Monterey version 12 or later

I think it has MacOS Sonoma,  but I'm not completely sure. And I think Sonoma is newer than Monterey. The apple websites did not say. I just saw it in a youtube graphic, but it was talking about many Mac computers.

2. Memory 

Needs Apple Silicon: 16 GB Unified Memory

I think that since 2020 Mac Has moved away form Intel, so I think the M3 Pro has an apple silicon chip, is this true. I read it has 18GB unified memory

3. GPU

Needs Apple Silicon 16GB unified memory

It has 18GB unified memory, I think the Memory and GPU are the same  Macs. is this true. It also said something about 18 Core GPU, does this mean the same as 18GB unified memory. I was confused at this part, and don't want to get it incorrect. 

3. Storage

A. Needs Fast Internal SSD for app installation and cace

I was looking at 1TB SSD. Does 1TB SSD count as fast internal SSD?

B. Needs Additonal HIgh Speed Drives For Media

I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean. Does the 14 inch M3 Pro Macbook Pro, have additional High Speed Drives For Media?

4. Display

a.. Needs 1920 X 1080

14 inch screen is more than that

b.  Needs DisplayHDR 1000 for HDR workflosws

I went the the displayHDR website and did not see any Mac computers that have DisplayHDR 1000, but I went to a different website that said mac computers have HD-10, which is a different standard, on this website 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102205 .I'm not sure what an HDR workflow is? Is it possible to avoid HDR Workflows as a video editor? I could not find computers tha actually have DisplayHDR1000, that are suggested for Premiere Pro. If the suggested computers don't have it, why is it a recommended requirement?

5. Network Storage Connection

Needs 10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow

I'm not sure if it has this, I could not find any information on this. Does it have this?

[Peru Bob]

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In short, the M3 Pro MacBook Pro is a good, efficient laptop that exceeds most requirements for Adobe video software. I edit on an M1 Pro MacBook Pro.

1. Operating system

Needs MacOS Monterey version 12 or later

I think it has MacOS Sonoma,  but I'm not completely sure.

By @Grace5E91

You are correct. An M3 Mac ships with a version of macOS that is newer than what Adobe requires.

2. Memory 

Needs Apple Silicon: 16 GB Unified Memory

I think that since 2020 Mac Has moved away form Intel, so I think the M3 Pro has an apple silicon chip, is this true. I read it has 18GB unified memory

By @Grace5E91

Most PCs and Macs add memory in increments of 8GB, so you usually see 8GB, 16GB, 32GB… But some newer Macs add in increments of 6GB, offering 18GB, 24GB, 36GB. Although the minimum is 16GB, if you are going to use multiple Adobe apps heavily in professional workflows with large files, you want to aim for 24GB or more, some would say 32GB or more.

3. GPU

Needs Apple Silicon 16GB unified memory

It has 18GB unified memory, I think the Memory and GPU are the same  Macs. is this true. It also said something about 18 Core GPU, does this mean the same as 18GB unified memory. I was confused at this part, and don't want to get it incorrect. 

By @Grace5E91

Yes, this can be confusing. Part of the reason I said earlier that you want to aim for 24GB or more is to help make sure there is enough unified memory to hand out to everything that needs it, such as macOS, each app you have open, and the GPU.

3. Storage

A. Needs Fast Internal SSD for app installation and cace

I was looking at 1TB SSD. Does 1TB SSD count as fast internal SSD?

By @Grace5E91

1TB is not the speed, it is the capacity. For speed, you don’t have to worry about it. All of the 14"/16" M1/M2/M3 MacBook Pro laptops have some of the fastest available internal storage you can get in a laptop.

As far as capacity, 1TB is what I have, but what you need depends on how you organize your projects. The most important thing is that under a normal workload, internal storage should be enough that you can easily keep more than 100–200GB of free space at almost all times, to leave enough space for large temporary and cache files that are created while editing. If internal storage is too small and gets filled up, that’s bad because if an SSD gets close to 0GB free, the entire computer will slow down or start crashing as it runs out of space for temporary files.

B. Needs Additonal HIgh Speed Drives For Media

I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean. Does the 14 inch M3 Pro Macbook Pro, have additional High Speed Drives For Media?

By @Grace5E91

This part is about professional video editing in general, so it applies no matter what pro software you choose to edit video. The source clips, proxies, and cache files for video projects can take up so much space that it is often too expensive or not practical to buy enough internal storage to keep entire projects on the laptop while you work on them. It is very common for video pros to keep working project files on fast external SSD storage. So this is about making sure you have external storage that is both large enough and fast enough for your projects. For example, many video pros keep their video files on a Samsung T5/T7 or Crucial X6/X9 external SSD that you plug into a USB-C port on a MacBook Pro or PC laptop. I do the same thing with external SSDs of different brands.

Also, it is common for video pros to hand work from one person to another by keeping the projects on external SSDs, so in many shops, having a bunch of fast external SSDs to share is a working requirement.

4. Display

a.. Needs 1920 X 1080

14 inch screen is more than that

By @Grace5E91

14 inches only tells you the diagonal inch measurement, not the pixel dimensions or resolution. A 14-inch screen can have pixel dimensions anywhere from 1280 x 720 px (low resolution) to 3840 x 2160 (4K resolution). The 14-inch MacBook Pro has a screen with a hardware panel resolution of 3024 x 1964 px at 254 ppi, or very good.

b.  Needs DisplayHDR 1000 for HDR workflosws

I'm not sure what an HDR workflow is? Is it possible to avoid HDR Workflows as a video editor?

By @Grace5E91

HDR workflows are newer, and they display highlight detail better than traditional (SDR) video. Not everyone does it. It is possible your clients might not even require it. However, HDR editing is becoming more common, because many new smartphones can be set to record video in HDR, and many new TV shows and movies are now mastered in HDR.

A 14"/16" MacBook Pro has a display that fully meets Adobe requirements for HDR editing, because it can sustain 1000 nits of brightness, and peak at 1600 nits for specular highlights. So, if you ever need to edit HDR video, an M3 MacBook Pro can display it. For example, I have used my MacBook Pro to watch HDR videos on YouTube, just to see what the difference is.

5. Network Storage Connection

Needs 10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow

I'm not sure if it has this, I could not find any information on this. Does it have this?

By @Grace5E91

There is no Ethernet on a MacBook Pro. But as it says, you only need 10 gigabit Ethernet if you are editing 4K video from a video server over a local network with other people, and that is kind of a specialized thing that you might never do. If you were involved in such a production, it would be no problem because you can just plug a 10GigE network adapter into any of the USB-C ports on the MacBook Pro. Those adapters can cost a bit of money, but the thing is, if you were involved in that kind of production, chances are that adapter would be one of the cheapest pieces of equipment being used…

If you are going to edit video alone, or using a web-based collaboration service such as frame.io, you do not need to be concerned about 10 gigabit Ethernet.

[Grace5E91]

THANKS!

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Computer: 14 inch M3 Pro Macbook Pro

https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html#macos

1. Operating system

Needs MacOS Monterey version 12 or later

I think it has MacOS Sonoma,  but I'm not completely sure. And I think Sonoma is newer than Monterey. The apple websites did not say. I just saw it in a youtube graphic, but it was talking about many Mac computers.

I'm running macOS Sonoma 14.4 on my 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max.  Premiere Pro 24.2.1 , After Efffects 24.2.1,  Media Encoder 24.2.1, Photoshop 25.6, and Illustrator 28.3 each fun very well

2. Memory 

Needs Apple Silicon: 16 GB Unified Memory

I think that since 2020 Mac Has moved away form Intel, so I think the M3 Pro has an apple silicon chip, is this true. I read it has 18GB unified memory

Yes, "M3 Pro" is the name of the Apple Silicon chip.  It's always good to clarify, though.  The MacBook Retina 12-inch Early 2016 uses the 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core _m3_ processor.  The base M3 Pro Apple Silicon comes with a base of 18GB (a little more than the usual 16GB, but can be configured with 36GB.  While the 18GB M3 Pro will performa well, I'd try to get the 36GB model.  

3. GPU

Needs Apple Silicon 16GB unified memory

It has 18GB unified memory, I think the Memory and GPU are the same  Macs. is this true. It also said something about 18 Core GPU, does this mean the same as 18GB unified memory. I was confused at this part, and don't want to get it incorrect. 
The GPU is part of the Apple Silicon chip.  The RAM, CPU, and GPU are all part of the SoC (system-on-a-chip).  I would try to go with the 36GB option.

3. Storage

A. Needs Fast Internal SSD for app installation and cace

I was looking at 1TB SSD. Does 1TB SSD count as fast internal SSD?

The internal Flash storage is wiked fast.  1TB is good, but I'd try to go with the 36GB/2TB option if that fits your budget.  Or 36GB/4TB.  It's often recommended that users go with lesser internal storage and purchase much lower cost USBC SSD drives.  That's certainly an option, but those USBC SSD drives are much, much, much, much slower (600 to 800Mb per second compared to 4,000 to 5,000 Mb per second).

B. Needs Additonal HIgh Speed Drives For Media

I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean. Does the 14 inch M3 Pro Macbook Pro, have additional High Speed Drives For Media?

Depending on the scope of each of your video projects and your source footage, you may need several Gigabytes of storage to several Terabytes.  1080p24 ProRes 422 HQ, for example, can be expected to require 1.3 GB per minutes.  If you have not already been cutting projects, allocating adequate storage with sufficient bandwidth can be one of the more challenging parts of planning your workflow.

4. Display

a.. Needs 1920 X 1080

14 inch screen is more than that

Yes, you have plenty of desktop space with the 3024-by-1964 native reslution at 254 pixels per inch (HiDPI).  For content creation, it's one of the best screens you can get.

b.  Needs DisplayHDR 1000 for HDR workflosws

I went the the displayHDR website and did not see any Mac computers that have DisplayHDR 1000, but I went to a different website that said mac computers have HD-10, which is a different standard, on this website 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102205 .I'm not sure what an HDR workflow is? Is it possible to avoid HDR Workflows as a video editor? I could not find computers tha actually have DisplayHDR1000, that are suggested for Premiere Pro. If the suggested computers don't have it, why is it a recommended requirement?
The Liquid Retaina XDR display of both the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro exceed the requirements for "optimized HDR" work in Adobe Camera RAW and Lighteroom.  It also exceed what we would want for HDR video in Premiere Pro.  If also working in SDR, it's at the upper limits of 600 nits.  After viewing HDR stills in Lightroom with HDR enabled or Google Chrome on an Apple XDR display, you may never want to use anything else.  At least, that's how I responded.  While an HDR10 compliant display can be connected to almost any laptop that supports external display, unless is DisplayHDR1000 or better - it's just not the same thing.

5. Network Storage Connection

Needs 10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow

I'm not sure if it has this, I could not find any information on this. Does it have this?
Apple has not included an Ethernet port since the introduction of the 2013 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina.  If you need to patch to 10 Gigabit network storage, you'll need to purchase a Thunderbolt to Gigabit adapter.  Adapters that support 10Gb/s bandwith are in the $200 range.  While an inexpensive USB-C to Ethernet adapter can be used, that would be for getting online via a wired connection, network printing, or network scanning - not high bandwidth video ediitng.

You asked a lot of great questions.  I'd add something:  If you're primarily going to edit video, the M3 Pro is a very good choice; however, if you're doing to do a lot of After Effeccts then the M3 Max currently has the highest Puget System benchmark scores of anything we can buy (desktops or laptops).  Something will be faster eventually, but the take away is that the M3 Max is an excellent choice for motion graphics and video editing and graphics.  That said, any of the M3 MacBook Pros are good options.

[Grace5E91]

THANKS. I'll probably go with 1TB, and use external hard drives. My mom has some. I am learning on www.videoeditors.io now. Her external hard drives are medium sized and rectangular. I looked up USBC ssd, they look smaller thatn what my mom has. Also, its put into this big socket. I think each one is 1TB.