What's new
Apple iPad Forum 🍎

Welcome to the Apple iPad Forum, your one stop source for all things iPad. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

iPad 2 faster than a MacBook Pro for iMovie?

xune

iPF Noob
Joined
Dec 24, 2010
Messages
416
Reaction score
3
Location
SoCal
Is the iMovie on the iPad 2 Really Faster Than on a MacBook Pro?

It's easy to assume a MacBook Pro would outgun an iPad in iMovie speed tests, due to its beefier processor and extra RAM. But AppAdvice found that both iPad models bested the MacBook Pro in multiple tests. What gives?

imovie-speed-tests-642x247.png


Well there could be a couple of explanations why this is the case. First, the video was raw video taken from an iPod touch, which features the same chipset as the original iPad.

Because the same hardware used to shoot the video as it was to process/export it, the iPad hardware (especially the first gen model) is better optimized for the task than a MacBook Pro.

Secondly, that hardware has a dedicated H.264 chip (which, as Jason points out, is similar in concept to the outboard USB dongles used for video processing). So it's not terribly shocking that the iPad performs as well as it does.

That said, those reasons dont make it any less impressive that a device the size of a magazine can do what it does. [AppAdvice]

Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide

iPad "one" is no slouch either. Awesomesauce
 

foggyeyes6996

iPF Noob
Joined
Mar 15, 2011
Messages
8
Reaction score
0
Location
[email protected]
Obviously, iMovie has been optimized to run on the iPad. So, the two versions may not have comparable performance.
Also, it is obvious that the Desktop version of iMovie will have MORE features than the iOS version.
 

Gabriel1

iPF Noob
Joined
Mar 11, 2011
Messages
17,090
Reaction score
747
Location
Cranbrook, Kent, UK
That's interesting that it's bettered by both iPad 1 & 2, especially as iMovie isn't available for iPad 1?

The Archangel
 

Tinman

iPF Noob
Joined
Aug 30, 2010
Messages
918
Reaction score
1
Gee build a mobile app that has barely a subset of its desktop equivalent's features and it runs faster. Surprising? Uh, no.




Michael
 

Most reactions

Latest posts

Top