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Yes it's enough...not sure about 5.3k resolution footage but you can do basic editing with 4K footage fine.

16gb with 256gb storage. Always opt for more ram than storage because at least with storage you can use external. not sure what you mean with heavier editing. But if you mean graphic intensive tasks like After Effects, or even something like denoising your footage, you'll want something more powerful. Even M Pro series like M2 Pro wouldn't be as powerful for graphic intensive. You'll want something more along the lines of the Max or Ultra series.

@BillyVisuals thanks man! Lets crush 2025 🙌🏻

Makes a big difference because you can now make settings and adjustments on the gimbal without the app on your phone. It'll also tell you if there's stress on any motor indicating your camera isn't balanced correctly.

@@mattchungz thanks dude this makes my purchase easy, thanks a ton I was so confused

Yes for basic editing...for any graphic intensive things, probably not.

Yeah selling a gimbal is tough because the price for a brand new is not bad and there are so many different models. I'd recommend to keep it as a backup gimbal

ha no I am not. I had to do content for a marketer.

@@mattchungz I got scammed by them had to threaten paypal to get my money back.

Sorry to hear that, definitely have to be careful with where you're purchasing online these days. Hope you got it all sorted though

Thanks for the sub! If you have the budget for the M4 MBP then would 100% go for that over the M3 Air with the same memory and storage. You're getting a better chip, a better screen, better cooling, extra thunderbolt port, and an SD card slot.

Great points and very true, you're not wrong. However, it also depends. For people who are doing photo/video for as a hobby, yes I think going with the basics to even start to understand the art is more important than blowing money just because you're spec hungry. I run my own video business full time so I'm doing professional videos for clients. There are so many factors and variables involved when it comes to all the equipment and gear you're using. If you're doing it for art and as a hobby, it's all subjective. You can use an old film camera that costs pennies and create some amazing content. Yes you can absolutely shoot some amazing videos and edit them with just an iPhone. Apple's press releases are all shot on iPhone now to market the phone's camera capabilities. But in a professional setting, these decisions are intentional for very specific reasons. For a TH-cam channel, you can absolutely get by with an iPhone. Now when it comes to 4k, there are many reasons why people would shoot in 4k, not just for resolution. A big reason why I shoot in 4K is because of the higher bitrate. Of course, being a higher resolution that there is more data and therefore a higher bitrate than 1080. Although the difference is minor especially on a small screen, maybe not even noticeable, definitely by the average person, I can still tell the difference. And if I can tell the difference, then that's all that matters to me because I have a level of standard and quality for my branding overall. I recently hired a shooter to cover for me and once I started editing the footage, immediately I knew the resolution was off where he shot in 1080. Although minor and probably not noticeable to most people, the difference is there. Resolution doesn't dictate the quality of the video, bitrate plays a large role. Throw a 4k video shot on an iPhone onto a big screen TV vs a video shot on a Sony FX3. And when you have that type of camera, you need a computer that can handle editing that type of footage. My video is just that. I'm not reviewing and pushing people to get a full spec'd M4 Max MacBook Pro to edit their TH-cam videos. I'm proving that their entry level laptop can handle editing top tier content. So spend less and do more. The high profile creators will always use the best and top of the line. If they're at the top, they're reviewing the top spec'd equipment and therefore need to be using top spec'd stuff. Maybe they're inspiring the beginners that one day they can get to that level. But above all, for a TH-cam video/channel, before even considering resolution and camera, audio and content are higher on the list.

@ totally agree man. Obviously commercial video production studios should always strive for the best equipment to get the best results. Two totally different demographics of course. I’m definitely referring more to home TH-camrs on a budget, Myself included haha. I’m still learning a lot myself.

@ I also think it is undeniable at this point that high profile TH-camrs are paid and sponsored by manufacturers to push content that low key convinces viewers that their hardware is antiquated and that they should upgrade. 4k is definitely a tool/talking point to achieve this. I would hardly call it inspirational. It’s channels like yours that I appreciate for showing real time usage and capabilities of these devices for people like me who just want to get better at creating solid content without breaking the bank. Honestly the m3 MacBook Air on Amazon for $844 on Black Friday is looking like a pretty good deal for anyone on a mid range budget.

I don't think I ever shut down...maybe only restart from time to time but mostly sleep mode.

With light editing, you won't have issues! Nice go with the 24gb

I have the same question. Should I go for Air M2 16gb for photo editing/light video editing? I am worried about the temperature, will I stress the machine too much? Is 13inch enough for photo editing?

Thanks for the sub! The M3 Air 16g will be enough. My M2 16gb Air has been keeping up with my editing and I run my own video business full time, so I'm doing client work. I've taken it on work trips and edited in flight, hotel, you name it and it's kept up. The editing I do is pretty light work, no fancy transitions or effects. Multi cam setup with even a few audio tracks. Typical testimonials, case studies, etc. So for something like a TH-cam video, it'll handle without problems. I've edited a couple of my YT videos on my Air without issues. Of course if you throw on things like a noise reduction effect, it won't playback but not even my M2 Pro Mac Mini can do it. Think you need the Max or Ultra chips on a Mac Studio or Pro to do that level of heavy lifting. I haven't used Premiere on my Air though as I've switched to DVR but I don't see why there would be any issues if DVR is running smoothly.

Yep it'll be enough for photo and light video editing. I do it with mine and have no issues. Though, my Air is NOT my main editing machine. I only use it to edit on the go but I've never ran into issues with it. It's always kept up with me and my work. I run a video business full time and so I do client work. Taken my Air with me on work trips and edited with no issues. I haven't even felt my machine get warm enough to be worried.

@@mattchungz wow, this was extremely helpful from you!! After hours of reading reviews and watching yt videos, your comment made me buy the 16gb Macbook Air!! Thank you so much!!

@@mattchungz many thanks 🙏 and really appreciate your kind reply

Sort of but not really. They function very differently. You should go check out my other video where I compare FCP vs Premiere vs DaVinci Resolve

Do you use it for heavy editing?

What a deal. It's a great laptop

What made you more confused? Also, opt for minimum 16gb ram if you're video editing.

Thanks! Outdated so one of these days I'll do an updated setup video soon!

Thanks! This is pretty outdated and I've completely revamped my setup lol. I hope I can find time to do an updated setup video soon. I'm jealous of your new M4 Mini. Please send me the link to your video once it's done!

Think the BMPCC is 1.5 lbs? In and around the same as something like a FX3. So I don't see why not, especially the RS3. But if you plan to rig it up, go with a Pro. RS3/4 are great for run and gun shoots where you're not rigging up the camera on the gimbal.

You're stretched at 8gb of ram, regarding everything else such as screen brightness and all, you're not wrong but also they're not needs. How I know, I run my own video business and do video professionally full time. I've taken my M2 Air on work trips, editing on the plane, in the hotel, you name it. If I can edit professional 4K videos for my corporate clients on this machine, it's more than enough for you to do video and photo editing as a hobby. Would I get the Pro? Absolutely and for all the luxury features you mentioned, but also for more performance. But only if it makes sense for me. If you can save up, go for it, the Pro is 100% better....but you can't say it's not possible on the Air.

wtf bro

Could be Capcut...not sure if Capcut is really designed for long videos and on laptop format. It's primarily short form videos mobile first.

I would always recommend minimum 16gb

Thanks for stopping by, glad it was helpful

Depends on what you’re editing and the footage you’re working with. For most cases, it should be enough but with a beefy editing software, I would recommend going minimum 16gb of ram

Glad it was helpful and hope you get your machine soon. I have a video comparing the big 3 editing softwares, maybe check it out! Thanks for stopping by

Great point. I actually haven’t played around much with the app side of things other than settings and calibration. Thanks for sharing

Not necessarily. More ram just means it’ll run more smoothly if I had more things running in the background. However, more memory will also be helpful if your edit has a ton of different clips. More memory will always be better but there’s a point where it can just be a waste of money. I think 32gb will be more than enough, but can still get by with 16gb

Yup that should be fine to start out with. I have been creating videos for businesses full time and I’m still using my MacBook Air in this video and it’s holding up fine for me.

Sorry to hear. I haven’t had wifi issues with mine. I’ve been having issues of the hub disconnecting and reconnecting when my Mac is sleeping though. So I’m bombarded with tons of notifications of it not being ejected properly

Glad it helped! The more modern iPads today with M series chips open up a lot more options now for editing.

I’m jealous you have the new version. I’m thinking about updating mine to the NVME version

Thanks for stopping by, glad it was helpful. I would always recommend upgrading your ram when purchasing your Mac since you can’t upgrade in the future. Storage, get whatever you can afford after upgrading your ram. Cause yeah you can work off SSDs, which is what I do.

Yeah that should be fine. Short reels that don't need a ton of different clips won't need as much memory. I'd recommend not having anything open when editing though, especially a browser with multiple tabs.

Glad it was helpful!

Glad it was helpful

Yeah there isn’t much of a performance gain between the base MBP and MBA. That base MBP is really there offering the chassis otherwise you should be getting the Pro/Ultra/Max chips to justify buying MBP

@@mattchungz im editing in adobe, usually videos that are between 1-5 minutes, in a 1080 x 1920 format, do you think the air is going to perform highly over the long term without any overheating issues? if it becomes my daily driver i do a lot of multitasking, typically 10+ tabs in chrome i don't really like to feel restricted, I want to go with the Air over Pro but the slimness of the Chassis is kind of scaring me as I don't see how it can stay cool

@@DrillHistoryspend the money and get more ram especially if you have multiple tabs open and plan to edit at the same time. Heat hasn’t been an issue with me, the Apple Chips are really efficient

Thanks for stopping by. I have a video where I do 4k editing on my iPad Air 4 with the A14 chip lol

Glad it was helpful. If you could bump your budget a bit, I’d go with the RS3. Still a solid gimbal and not far off from the RS4. The RS3 Mini would be a good option if you want to stay within budget, but if you zoom to 70mm on that lens, the Mini could be limited.

@@mattchungz I see. But I have heard although Rs3 comes with more features and easy to use, but on the other side Rs2 are more solid on the hardware. Since Rs2 is using carbon fiber so the payload could be heavier and it's technically a pro series gimbal. Then what would you choose between Rs2 and Rs3? Thank you so much!

I actually haven’t tried the RS2 but there must be a reason the RS2’s design didn’t stick and carry over to the RS3 right? I actually haven’t even seen anyone using an RS2, I’ve mostly seen RS3’s out there being used by other videographers. I also used to think their "improved" algorithm each gen was just a marketing stunt but I definitely noticed the difference in stabilization between the RS3 and the RS4.

Also forgot to mention…the auto locking on the RS3 alone can be the only reason to get it over the RS2. It’s game changing.

@@mattchungz Thank you so much for helping me!!! Because I saw some people say that the upgraded version of the Rs2 is the Rs3 Pro, so I'm worried that if the Rs3 is not part of the Pro series, it might not be strong enough. Thank you for the clarify! Much appreciate.

They came out with a new version that supports NVME, for the same price! Also has faster usb ports

@@mattchungz FINALLY ! that's insane lol ... well, now i need sell my old one.

I’m in the same boat buddy

@@mattchungz just sold my old hub for the new one !

This helps a lot, thanks!

Is M3 or M2 capable of editing 5.3k videos for a duration of 2-3 minutes? For reels and youtube?

That’s an excellent deal and yes I’d say it’s worth it. Whether you’re starting off and need a gimbal to get started or if you’re getting it as a backup gimbal to have in case your main craps out on you.

If you have the budget to spend for the Pro, yes get it. It has features that’ll make life easier especially when you’re using it for work. The Air is good to get by if your budget is tighter.

I use DaVinci Resolve

@@mattchungz thanks brother