The Apple M1 is an ARM-based system that has been introduced by the Apple company in November 2020 for the new generation of their gadgets (MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini). At the moment, Capture One supports machines with the Intel-based architecture. Priced at $699 USD it looks like a bargain. Mini has Big Sur, OS X 17. The question is software. OS X comes with lots of stuff, but is Capture One ported to the M1 yet? Added: you should be able to run C1 using Rosetta emulation. The low power draw is somewhat wasted in a Mini, but would be superb in a Macbook. Maxxed out M1 Mac Mini. Capture 1 21 version 14.1 fresh install, first time on this new machine. Fuji X-T3 uncompressed RAF files. In contrast, editing the same files on an Intel 15' MacBook Pro using Capture 1 does not have this issue with the same files.
I normally use OBS on a PC but just got an M1 Mac mini (16GB) and started to reconstruct my OBS Live stream setup on the Mac side. At first everything was behaving normally but as I have added more scenes and complexity things have become stranger. Now that I have 11 Scenes all gathered into one master scene with a combination of camera, web, media etc things have become very slow. EG it takes about 3 mins for OBS to launch. First it bounces in the doc for about a minute then nothing for a few more until the interface finally appears. After being open for a while I got the beach ball that would never go away.
Not sure how much of this is Big Sur vs M1
Happy to be a tester..phil
Before the arrival of the M1, one of the ways you could overcome the limitation of the embedded graphics architecture in an iMac, Mac mini or Macbook was by purchasing an external graphics. The Apple Mac mini with M1 processor is the first desktop to get Apple Silicon, with the Apple M1 chip replacing the Intel Core i3 and Core i5 CPUs offered on past models. It's tough being the.
Editor’s Note: The LG 4k monitors used for this article are model number 22MD4KA. Some readers have reported that the newer model (24MD4KB) does not work with the mentioned adapter because it requires Thunderbolt 3 instead of USB-C. The Siig adapter mentioned here will ONLY work with a USB-C monitor.
I’ve always been a laptop person. I’ve had a MacBook Pro ever since my first 17” titanium model, and had been using my current generation 16” MacBook Pro and a Thunderbolt 3 dock. This allowed me to unplug my laptop and bring it with me when I wanted to work from a coffee shop or needed to travel.
But then 2020 happened.
And now that I work from home every single day, I don’t really need a portable computer anymore.
I also have heard a lot of great things about the new M1 Macs. So right before Christmas break, I got an M1 Mac Mini. I wanted to see if all the hype was real, and I really liked the idea of a regular desk setup that never changed.
TL;DR – The M1 Mac Mini is a screaming’ machine. It’s amazing to me that a $700 desktop has replaced my $3000 laptop, but it has. It’s incredible how much computer you get for the price.
There is one “gotcha” though: it can be much harder to use multiple monitors with an M1 Mac.
Before getting the M1 Mac Mini, I was using my 16” Intel MacBook Pro as my main monitor on a stand in the middle with two LG 4k Ultrafine monitors, one on each side:
But that’s impossible with M1 Macs at the moment. In fact, the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro can only natively support ONE external monitor.
The M1 Mac Mini does support TWO displays, but in a very specific configuration:
- One (and only one) connected via Thunderbolt 4
- One connected via HDMI
If you have an HDMI monitor you want to hook up to your M1 Mac Mini, that’s pretty straightforward. Just hook up your second monitor using a standard HDMI cable and you’re done. The problem with the LG Ultrafine monitors is that they are both USB-C. So while I could hook one up via USB-C/Thunderbolt 4, the other one had to be connected via HDMI.
M1 Mac Mini
Which is much harder than it sounds.
I find a little strange, since Apple doesn’t currently sell an HDMI monitor. That means if you buy your computer and monitors from Apple, you have to convert the HDMI source from the M1 Mac Mini to USB-C before you can use two displays.
Here’s where things get tricky: you cannot use a standard USB-C to HDMI cable.
While there plenty of USB-C to HDMI cables to choose from (Apple even sells their own USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter), almost all of them are unidirectional (meaning they can send data in only one direction.) That means that a USB-C to HDMI is NOT the same as an HDMI to USB-C cable, which is what I needed for the LG display. I even tried the aforementioned AV Multiport Adapter, and sure enough no luck. Turns out, just about every cable you can find that is USB-C on one end and HDMI on the other goes the opposite direction that you need it to in order to get a second monitor up and running on your M1 Mac Mini.
Setup Mac Mini M1
But with some trial and error, I was able to get it work. Just needed to get this little guy:
This is a SIIG HDMI to USB-C Port 4K Converter Adapter. Indesign cs5 torrent for mac. It’s available directly from the manufacturer for about $45, and gives you a second 4k monitor that runs at 60hz on an M1 Mac Mini.
M1 Mac Mini Capture One
Here’s how it works:
- You plug the HDMI end of the dongle into the M1 Mac Mini
- You plug the USB power cable into the dongle (requires a free USB-A port)
- You plug the USB-C end into the LG 4k Ultrafine
Mac Mini M1 Reviews
It’s $45 I’d rather not have to spend, but it’s worth it IMHO to be able to use multiple monitors again.