Or max out your video editing work station with the sizzling hot Mac Pro.
hard drives, and the emergence of solid-state drives (SSDs). If you have the budget and want to take it up a notch, replace the i5 iMac with the i7. that editing software can enable this is to load multiple frames into RAM before and after.
I personally own an iMac and believe it's a great system, especially for the beginner documentary filmmaker who wants to focus more on storytelling than getting caught up in all the technical details. Macs are specifically designed for multi-media projects and are just fun to use. The other reason I chose this kit is because it's a Mac. So the iMac is more than capable of handling a basic documentary project. Most documentaries are pretty straightforward without a lot of fancy graphics or millions of layers of video or audio. The Mac Pro is definitely more powerful and by all means, if you have the money, please buy a Mac Pro. Knowing that most documentary filmmakers are on a budget, I chose the least expensive iMac over the more expensive Mac Pro simply because of price.
If you're just getting started, I highly recommend the Final Cut Pro Essential Training courses from LinkedIn Learning.
