{"id":663185,"date":"2023-02-09T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T06:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=663185"},"modified":"2023-02-09T08:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T06:59:20","slug":"how-the-new-macbook-m2-pro-works-its-magic-for-3d-animator-robyno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/663185\/how-the-new-macbook-m2-pro-works-its-magic-for-3d-animator-robyno\/","title":{"rendered":"How the new MacBook M2 Pro works its magic for 3D animator RobynO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RobynO, based in Johannesburg, is an illustrator, 3D animator, motion graphics designer, and YouTube creator by profession. Her boundless imagination and her MacBook Pro M2, brings all her creations to life in bold line and vivid colour.<\/p>\n<p>MacBook Pro M2 is the latest in the line of Apple\u2019s revolutionary SoC (System on a Chip) workhorses, built for speed, power, all-day battery life, and dazzling graphic capabilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istore.co.za\/discover-mac?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=February+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here for more information on the Mac M2 range<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s got an eight core CPU and a 10 core GPU,\u201d says Robyn, \u201cwhich is very necessary for what I end up doing with my work.&#8221; For Robyn, the magic lies in the way the MacBook Pro M2 meets and exceeds the most gruelling demands of her everyday work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-663195\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO.png 2878w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO-2048x1150.png 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO-1200x674.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rendering 3D imagery and animation calls for intense processing power, coupled with the need for a crisp, high-definition Retina display. \u201cWhen you&#8217;re working in graphics, you really need those saturated colours and that definition and that clarity,\u201d says Robyn. \u201cSo that was something that I was really impressed by.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robyn was also amazed to discover the ease with which she could use her iPad as a second display, extending the virtuosity of her home-based Mac ecosystem.<br \/>\nMuch of Robyn\u2019s day is taken up with online briefs and meetings, and she has been equally impressed with the quality of the MacBook Pro M2 webcam and microphone.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything, though, it\u2019s the portability of the MacBook Pro M2 that has extended Robyn\u2019s boundaries as a creative worker. \u201cI can edit anywhere I go,\u201d she says. \u201cI could be on holiday and I can take it with me and do my editing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can sit on the couch at night and do my editing. I&#8217;m not tethered to my desk like I was before. I felt like I was stuck in a cave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-663197\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO2.png 2878w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO2-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO2-2048x1153.png 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RobynO2-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That newfound freedom only adds to Robyn\u2019s appreciation of the Mac as a work of art in its own right. \u201cI feel like I&#8217;m one of the cool kids,\u201d she says. \u201cI can go to a coffee shop and just whip it out, and I&#8217;m like, \u2018I&#8217;m one of y\u2019all!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And when she works her magic, conjuring creatures and humans out of the ether, giving them the gift of light, shade, colour, and character, Robyn herself feels transported by the fusion of art and technology. \u201cJust the experience of having MacBook M2,\u201d she says, \u201cis definitely something that has changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UQ6NlGKYmP8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Mac M2 range, please visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istore.co.za\/discover-mac?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=February+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.istore.co.za\/discover-mac.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art and technology go hand in hand for this busy creative professional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":663193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[5089],"class_list":["post-663185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-istore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663185"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663269,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663185\/revisions\/663269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}