I've watched a few "review" videos by the usual suspects. I put "review" in quotes because they're not really objective.
While iJustine didn't mention this in her video, she was editing 8K video on the new Air. This is why she ran out of space on the 1TB model Apple sent her. The video was recorded on the Sony A1; not sure if it was 10-bit HVEC 4:2:0 or the new firmware update that allows 10-bit HEVC 4:2:2 recording. Either way, impressive.
Brian Tong released his video & got good results video editing with Final Cut. Obviously Adobe Premiere was noticeably slower with exporting because Adobe hasn't optimized its app for the Mac.
These M2 Airs could be popular on the road with actual broadcast journalists & editors & they only need to finalize in 1080p right now (probably MPEG-2). So if the MacBook Air can handle 8K with aplomb, then they'll be fine for an everyday user.
While iJustine didn't mention this in her video, she was editing 8K video on the new Air. This is why she ran out of space on the 1TB model Apple sent her. The video was recorded on the Sony A1; not sure if it was 10-bit HVEC 4:2:0 or the new firmware update that allows 10-bit HEVC 4:2:2 recording. Either way, impressive.
Brian Tong released his video & got good results video editing with Final Cut. Obviously Adobe Premiere was noticeably slower with exporting because Adobe hasn't optimized its app for the Mac.
These M2 Airs could be popular on the road with actual broadcast journalists & editors & they only need to finalize in 1080p right now (probably MPEG-2). So if the MacBook Air can handle 8K with aplomb, then they'll be fine for an everyday user.