2018 Macbook Pro and iMovie

[Sdahe]

Hello,

I got a new 2018 Macbook Pro a months back and today I got the opportunity to do a video editing with it. Im not an expert in video editing so I used iMovie. I notice that the computer was having a hard time working with the videos. I thought this new laptop would manage iMovie like a champ but it wasn't like that.. is this normal?.. or I need a more powerful computer?.. Can't imagine working with Final Cut Pro...

My specs:
Macbook Pro 15" 2018
Processor - 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory - 16 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
Graphic - Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB

 

[MacRS4]

That machine should handle that sort of video work just fine tbh tbh. Do you know what format the original video source is?

 

[MSastre]

What size is your hard drive, how much free space is on it, and what is the video format? iMovie should not be a problem.

 

[Sdahe]

What size is your hard drive, how much free space is on it, and what is the video format? iMovie should not be a problem.

HD is 256gb solid state
Free Space 210gb
Video format - Video from an iPhoneX
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That machine should handle that sort of video work just fine tbh tbh. Do you know what format the original video source is?

Out of an iPhone X

 

[MSastre]

Did you try importing your footage from iPhoto or iCloud? Much better to connect your iPhone directly to your MBP and import your video that way.

 

[537635]

Hello,

I got a new 2018 Macbook Pro a months back and today I got the opportunity to do a video editing with it. Im not an expert in video editing so I used iMovie. I notice that the computer was having a hard time working with the videos. I thought this new laptop would manage iMovie like a champ but it wasn't like that.. is this normal?.. or I need a more powerful computer?.. Can't imagine working with Final Cut Pro...

My specs:
Macbook Pro 15" 2018
Processor - 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory - 16 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
Graphic - Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB

Have exactly the same config, but with 512GB. FCPX runs without any problems. Something isn't right here.

BTW, a 15'' should have a separate graphics card. Did you somehow disable yours?

 

[Sdahe]

Have exactly the same config, but with 512GB. FCPX runs without any problems. Something isn't right here.

BTW, a 15'' should have a separate graphics card. Did you somehow disable yours?

I can I check if its disable or enable?

 

[Howard2k]

When you ask your machine to do something, it’s going to do it as fast as it can. You’re not telling it how urgent your tasks are. If it drive drive the horses hard, it will.


You don’t make any mention of what specifically you’re doing in iMovie that is making it work hard.

Have you tried monitoring it in Activity Monitor?

 

[537635]

You don’t make any mention of what specifically you’re doing in iMovie that is making it work hard.

This is true, yet with the 15'' it doesn't really matter. ANYTHING you throw at it, should work without stutter. Maybe a bit slower, but I have yet to see the interface getting sluggish on this machine.

 

[Sdahe]

When you ask your machine to do something, it’s going to do it as fast as it can. You’re not telling it how urgent your tasks are. If it drive drive the horses hard, it will.


You don’t make any mention of what specifically you’re doing in iMovie that is making it work hard.

Have you tried monitoring it in Activity Monitor?

When I say working hard.. I mean it's seems like having a hard time performing a task.. for example when Im dragging the end of a video sequence to make it short the computer don't feel smooth doing it.