This iMac, or, indeed, my 2019 15–inch Intel MacBook Pro, were not happy rendering and exporting 10 minute, 8GB video files. This is the question I started to ask myself time and again early this year. The end only came in to view, when I began to edit video for my YouTube channel. All these podcasts & interviews were edited in Audition, and even this workflow, my trusted steed handled, mostly, without breaking sweat.

This entailed not only podcasting but also pre-recording interviews, over Zoom. My workflow changed direction through that time, though, as I also became more and more busy in radio. Routinely I work in Photoshop, In Design & Illustrator, and those chores, even an ever-increasing Photoshop demand, it has handled with great aplomb. When I bought and spec’d that Mac, it was geared toward my graphic design business. It has served me handsomely over that time, and taken anything that I have thrown at it…well almost!

My daily driver, for the past five years, has been my beloved 27–inch, well, spec’d, 4K iMac. I understand the Mac’s workflow, can solve most day–to–day problems, and I also happen to love how the things look in-front of me as well.īut, it was more than pure aesthetics and the desire to own the latest and greatest that drove me to cough–up over £4000 for this latest Mac. I have worked solely on Mac for over a decade and can never imagine switching back to PC. There were many reasons behind the need for change. And, it has made quite the difference, I can tell you. If you have been following my recent blogs, you’ll know that about six weeks ago, I finally landed in the new age – Apple Silicon arrived in my studio and life. Image courtesy of author I had it all planned

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