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MacBook Pro Creativity Tools
When the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro (check out our refurbished MacBooks Pro) containing the M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets were released, people took notice. The performance levels were praised by both professionals and every day users. Believe it or not, there are tools for a variety of creative personalities including music producers, graphic designers, and editors, just to name a few. Let’s take a look at some of the tools that made the MacBook Pro the computer of choice for many of Apple’s more creative users.
For graphic designers: Octane X
There’s an app called Octane X which is an amazing tool for graphic designers. Users are able to access the tools they need to render their artwork on the RNDR network with just one click. Any creative who is interested in publishing NFT CryptoArt should be interested in this tool. The developer of Octane is OTOY, and they’ve collaborated with Apple on a yearly engineering effort to rebuild OctaneRender, which is the 1st spectrally correct GPU renderer. It has full Apple Metal Graphics API optimization.
For musicians: Logic Pro
Whether you are a professional musician or an amateur, Logic Pro is a tool that should be on your radar. It has a complete set of tools for mixing and rendering. Do you want to be able to create songs in Dolby Atmos compatible files? You can do that with this tool. Users can publish their songs to Apple Music for listeners to enjoy. It is a paid tool and can be found on the Mac App Store.
For video editors: Final Cut Pro
Now editors can create professional quality video with the Final Cut Pro tool. Video editors can play seven streams of 8K ProRes with this tool. They can also color grade 8K HDR video on the display that is Liquid Retina XDR. The Object Tracker makes it possible for the user to auto detect certain objects and faces. This machine learning features allows for these things to be tracked and have their movements matched which creates a smooth, professional and cinematic effect. Videos that are recorded in Cinematic mode of the new iPhone 13 are super easy to edit with Final Cut Pro and Motion, too. Editors can change the depth effect of a shot as well as use keyframes to change it when desired.
The takeaway
Many professional creatives have been using the tools mentioned above to be empowered to create visual and musical masterpieces. If you already own the MacBook Pro in 14 or 16-inches and you are a creative, you might want to give these tools a try. While you might have to pay to use these tools, they are tried and true and you will appreciate the quality. If you’re an amateur and not yet getting paid for your art, these tools might be just what you need to give an extra bit of polish to your work that will make you stand out from the crowd.
