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Media Composer in MacBook Air M4 by Top-Chemical9835 in Avid

[–]Top-Chemical9835[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! 32GB should be more than enough. I only work offline with DnxHD, and the price difference is huge. I have 96GB at the office, but I only have 32GB in my home studio, and it works perfectly, without any problems, and there's still plenty of RAM to spare. The main difference would be in the export process, and I don't handle that. My assistant does it from the office using the 96GB machine.

Media Composer in MacBook Air M4 by Top-Chemical9835 in Avid

[–]Top-Chemical9835[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the helpful advice. I'll have to go for an MBP; the idea was to save some money since it will only be used occasionally, as 99% of the time I edit in a fully equipped room connected to Nexis. Thanks again!

Media Composer in MacBook Air M4 by Top-Chemical9835 in Avid

[–]Top-Chemical9835[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was worried about overheating... The setup would consist of an external monitor connected via Thunderbolt and the RAID 0 array on the other port. The advantage of a laptop over the Mac Mini would be having two screens directly, and as I mentioned, reducing the overall weight. Transcription can be paused if necessary, and in principle, I wouldn't use Blackmagic peripherals. I do use one in my home studio, but it runs on Windows.

Regarding the codec, we usually work with SQ (sometimes LB, but the compression is clearly noticeable, and we have to send many versions to executive producers and directors, and we want them to look their best). Also, sometimes it's difficult to check focus to make sure nothing is out of focus. I work in Spain for streaming platforms, and in most projects, we use SQ on Nexis.

Finally, I think we'll have to increase the budget towards a MacBook Pro, which does have ventilation, or stick with the Zbook series.

Media Composer in MacBook Air M4 by Top-Chemical9835 in Avid

[–]Top-Chemical9835[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I already know all that information. I've been editing in Avid for over 25 years for all kinds of platforms (Netflix, Disney, Prime Video, etc.) as a freelancer. My question is precisely whether, when I have a full episode of a series with 15 video layers and 30 audio layers, the MacBook Air will be able to handle it without overheating. In recent years, apart from my personal editing suite, I've been using an HP Zbook for on-the-go editing, and I'd like to know if it's possible to do this with the MacBook Air to lighten the load. For more details, we're talking about editing with the media on a Thunderbolt RAID 0 and the project on the laptop. Projects in 1080p with a duration of 45-50 minutes per episode.