New (2016) mac book pro and Premiere 2017 CC

[Felix Swensson]

I would wait or get another computer. Premiere is running very slow on my Macbook Pro. The latest update did not help ☹ There is something wrong with the combination of 2016 Macbook Pro and Premiere.

[Mike Moncrief]

Hi Felix

Thanks for the response.. Thats a shame.. Did you install the April 19 release of 2017.1 Premiere ?? I am not sure if the problem lies with Apple here, or Adobe.. ( I suspect Apple)
For the first time am actually considering switching to the PC platform.. Seems like you get much more for your dollar.. I love the Mac operating system.. But I need to be able to do pro work.. And It seems like there are just lots of problems with Premiere on the new MacBook Pro..

Thanks !!

Mike Moncrief
mikemoncrief@gmail.com
https://www.themikemoncrief.com

Mike Moncrief
http://www.razorpostproduction.com

[Felix Swensson]

Nevermind what I said. I just updated Premiere with the update that just came out and things are running a lot better now 🙂

[Mike Moncrief]

Oh interesting.. Can you share what your Mac configuration is ?? Are you doing any 4K editing ??

Thanks !!

Mike Moncrief
mikemoncrief@gmail.com
https://www.themikemoncrief.com

Mike Moncrief
http://www.razorpostproduction.com

[Felix Swensson]

Macbook Pro
i7 2,7 GHZ
Radeon Pro 460
1TB SSD

Yes, quite a lot of 4k. Things have been very choppy before but it’s working pretty well now.

Just tried putting a XAVC-I 4K 25P clip in a timeline and a LUT applied in Lumetri. It plays fine in 1/2 resolution. A bit choppy at 1/1

Playing a 5K Red Raw file plays well at 1/4 resolution.

Prores 422HQ 4K 25P seems to be playing smoothly at full resolution.

Just to get an idea!

[Mike Moncrief]

Awesome thats great news..!!! One more question if I may.. do you find that the large trackpad is causing any issues when you are typing on the keyboard ??

Thanks so much !!

Mike Moncrief
mikemoncrief@gmail.com
https://www.themikemoncrief.com

[Felix Swensson]

No not a problem ☺

Keyboard takes a little while to get used to but I like it now.

[Hamish Boyd]

Been having same issues as Felix, haven’t tested new update yet, but will when I can…
As for MacBook Pro itself…

Its ok, Keyboard is a shock in the beginning and I kinda freaked out. Really noisy. but actually you learn to type differently and therefore faster in the end. I now like it. but it takes getting used too.

Touch bar is for me a gimmick, nothing I’ve used on it is anyway a great new thing. Its ok. Its not bad. But it isn’t something to get excited about. Maybe as apps start mapping more stuff too it.
But then you rarely reach up there for anything. Just be careful not to accidentally send emails before they are finished. Send button right there on touchbar. Have accidentally sent stuff.

I got a caldigit thunderbolt 3 dock and thats great to have to just patch everything in at your desk with one cable.

[Justin Jung]

Hey Mike,

I’ve been trying to make my 2016 MacBook Pro work well with premiere (my 2nd one, they replaced the first) but it just doesn’t not work well for a professional workflow, not with the money being thrown at it, I just can’t wrap my head around it. I should’ve kept my late 2013 MacBook Pro with the Nvidia card, I swear it ran faster than this model.

I’m using their top of the line unit with 1tb storage and it can’t handle a 4k workflow.
I’ve done the updates, turned down the settings to 1/8th, and it just is so sluggis! (good luck playing back 4k phantom 4 footage without rendering, its impossible) The “Metal” Playback is a joke too, its completely broken, slow, and does not work.

Looking at moving back to PC unless adobe and apple learn to work together. As of now, this isn’t worth the headache and money for all this. I will miss the Mac OS as well though thats for sure.