The M5 Pro Mac Mini has the exact same media engines as the $899 base M6, so here’s the Mac Mini I’d actually buy for video editing at three different price points.
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The M5 MacBook Air has the same chip as the M5 MacBook Pro, but no fan, so it gets heavily thermal throttled. Here is the 10 dollar thermal pad mod that got me a 32% faster Lightroom export, plus the honest video editing and gaming numbers.
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Sound design, not your camera, is what makes a wedding film feel cinematic. Here is the exact layering method I use to build the audio for a reception exit.
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Instagram compresses your Reels, but a lot of the time that is not Instagram’s fault. Here is every Final Cut Pro setting that actually matters, plus the one final step that unlocks higher quality playback.
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A groom flubbed his vows on camera. Here is how I fixed the line in about two minutes using the voice cloning tool in DaVinci Resolve 21, plus the settings that make it work.
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I tested the M5 and M4 MacBook Air in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut to see whether the newer chip is worth the extra money for video editors.
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