Re: Stupid questions regarding CUDA, OpenCL and Premiere 6

I think there's a difference between supporting OpenCL and actually being optimized for OpenCL. Adobe has obviously spent a lot of time with nVidia optimizing their software for CUDA. It seems if you're going to commit to CS6 then it may be best to use the best hardware available for the job. I can tell you first hand that the difference between using an approved CUDA card like the GTX 570 or not is gigantic - I was able to get full rez playback with 1080p footage with myriad of effects stacked on clips - this was on a i7 PC...

Adobe says they'll be updating their list of supported graphics cards but who knows if/when the ATI cards in current iMacs will be on the list? I would hope it soon than later...

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Irvine, California