Q: i have the current Mac Pro the entry level with the default specification and i feel some slow performance when applying after eff ... i have the current Mac Pro the entry level with the default specification and i feel some slow performance when applying after effects on my videos using final cut pro and also rendering a video takes long time ? what upgrades do you guys suggest? more
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Sep 7, 2014 3:47 AM in response to soroushhpby lllaass,This includes various configurations and performance of the 2103 Mac Pro. It may help explain the "poor" performance.
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Sep 7, 2014 6:15 AM in response to soroushhpby innocentius,Most important is to keep all your video media on a fast external Thunderbolt or 4 RAID HD with thunderbolt connection. And probably more RAM 16 GB is good
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Sep 7, 2014 6:50 AM in response to soroushhpby Grant Bennet-Alder,Start by check performance of your computer with Activity Monitor:
OS X Mavericks: About Activity Monitor
excessive Red memory pressure means you need more real RAM.
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Sep 7, 2014 7:38 AM in response to soroushhpby The hatter,256GB SSD it shipped with will run low and one of the things to watch.
Default memory is 12GB also something to think about.
D500 and FCP-X 10.1+
http://macperformanceguide.com/index_topics.html#MacPro2013Performance
Five models of 2013 Mac Pro running Resolve, FCPX, After Effects, Photoshop, and Aperture