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Cinema 4D: Apple iMac Pro and Mac Pro vs PC Workstations

Posted on May 17, 2018 by William George

“Mac or PC?” – the age-old question among computer enthusiasts. How do Apple and PC workstations compare for content creation and rendering in Cinema 4D?

After Effects CC 2018: iMac Pro & Mac Pro vs PC Workstation

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Matt Bach

After Effects users are often held back by the performance of their workstation, yet a surprising number of users lock themselves into the Mac ecosystem. In this article we will be looking at just how much faster a PC workstation can be in After Effects compared to the iMac Pro and Mac Pro.

Premiere Pro CC 2018: iMac Pro & Mac Pro vs PC Workstation

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Matt Bach

Apple may have had a stranglehold on video editing workstations for many years, but with 4K, 6K, and even 8K footage being used more and more, many are starting to jump ship in favor of a PC workstation. Most people know that they can get more out of a PC, but just how much faster is a PC versus a Mac Pro or iMac Pro in Premiere Pro?

DaVinci Resolve 14: iMac Pro & Mac Pro vs PC Workstation

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Matt Bach

With the rise of 4K, 6K, and even 8K footage, colorists using DaVinci Resolve are quickly discovering that the Mac ecosystem is simply not able to give them the performance they need. Most people know that they can get more out of a PC, but just how much faster is a PC versus a Mac Pro or iMac Pro?

Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 Mac Pro vs PC Performance

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Matt Bach

A Mac Pro is not be best choice for Photoshop (even among Apple’s offerings), but there are a number of users who use Photoshop as a secondary application in their workflow. In this article we will be examining how the top-end Mac Pro (late 2013) compares to two of our workstations.

Kolor Autopano Video Pro 2.6 Mac Pro vs PC Performance

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Matt Bach

In this article we will be examining how the top-end Mac Pro (late 2013) compares to one of our PC workstations in Autopano Video Pro. These workstations were designed based on our extensive testing of Autopano Video Pro and other video editing software packages.

After Effects CC 2017 Mac Pro vs PC Performance

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Matt Bach

In this article we will be examining how the top-end Mac Pro (late 2013) compares to one of our After Effects workstations. This system was designed based on our extensive testing of After Effects and represents both a great value (priced at just over half the cost of the Mac Pro) as well as giving excellent performance in After Effects.

Premiere Pro CC 2017 Mac Pro vs PC Performance

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Matt Bach

In this article we will be examining how the top-end Mac Pro (late 2013) compares to two of our Premiere Pro workstation configurations. These two PC workstations were designed to represent both a great value option (priced at roughly half the cost of the Mac Pro) as well as the best overall performance possible with modern hardware.

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