Brand new MacBook M1 Pro can't handle 1080p Multicam editing??

bradencw Said:

"Brand new MacBook M1 Pro can't handle 1080p Multicam editing??: I am using my brand new 14" M1 MacBook Pro to edit a wedding video with 2 1080p clips in the Multicam editor and it lags almost as much as my old 2014 MacBook. This is the one reason I bought this laptop, what is going on?? I'm using a 2021 14 inch MacBook pro with the M1 Pro Chip, 16GB of memory."

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Troubleshooting Lagging Apps:

Redownload this app. It may be a corrupt install.

Troubleshooting a Lagging Mac:

A. Try Safe Mode:

In Safe Mode, login items do not run, and corrupt system files(i.e. caches) are intentionally reset as a way to fix issues

1. Boot: in to Safe Mode: [Hold Down: shift key upon boot].
2. Log in: as same user
3. Wait: 30 seconds
4. Restart; your Mac
5. Log in: as same user

B. See if your Hard drive is Failing:

What to Try:

• Verify your Drive: Repair your Disk in Disk Utility - Apple Support
• Go Here: If your Mac Starts Up to an Apple Logo or Progress Bar - Apple Support
• Perform the following in Recovery Mode:

1. Boot: into Recovery Mode. Go Here:  How to Use Safe Mode on your Mac- Apple Support
2. Select: Disk Utility
3. Select: the Drive
4. Click: First Aid button

C. Remove Login Items:

While in Safe Mode, remove all of your Login Items, and then restart the Mac.  Go Here: Change Users & Groups Login Items Preferences on Mac - Apple Support

That a drive is EXTERNAL should not present an issue.

That a drive is SLOW is so consequential that Black Magic (Video editing software developer) reached outside their area of interest and developed a disk test to quantify whether a drive you connect is fast enough for full speed editing at a particular resolution.

Black Magic disk speed test has become an important general purpose tools for anyone fiddling with drives and concerned about speeds.