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Re: Tons of Computing Power...SLOW rendering in After Effects.
by Walter Soyka on Jun 26, 2012 at 7:34:09 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
[Christopher Hobson] "When I watch the performance monitor while rendering my cpu is at 95% + and my ram is around 35% for usage" Then that's about the best you can expect to get. If the CPU usage were lower, then there may have been a bottlene
Re: Soliciting Hardware Advice
by Michael Kalin on Jun 26, 2012 at 1:21:10 am
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
The machines sound fairly comparable, depending on the CPU and the graphics card in the Mac. You might, as Bob suggested, download each 30 day trial of CS6 and compare the performance on each machine. You will find that CS6 is much faster than CS
Tons of Computing Power...SLOW rendering in After Effects.
by Christopher Hobson on Jun 25, 2012 at 11:19:27 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
I have 24 Gigs of RAM, plenty of storage space, an AMD FX (tm)-6100 Six-Core Processorrunning at 3.3 Ghz and After Effects renders so slowly that I'm going to go mad. I have allocated 5 cores and 21 gigs of ram to rendering but still... Any idea
Re: Best way to export a feature length movie to fit on a DVD?
by Shane Ross on Jun 25, 2012 at 8:13:43 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Yeah. You use Compressor to Compress to the DVD format, then DVD SP to "author" the DVD. #42 - Quick and dirty way to author a DVD Shane's Stock Answer #42 - David Roth Weiss' Secret Quick and Dirty Way to Author a DVD: The absolute simpl
Re: How to work with a gtx 560 ti 2GB and a 580 3GB?
by Timo Teravainen on Jun 25, 2012 at 7:22:04 am
in the DaVinci Basics & Configuration Forum
[Pepijn Klijs] "You say that with the 560 as GUI amd the 580 as GPU, you couldn't get real time playback? The thing I don't get is that right now I have only the 560 Ti installed and I can play up 7 nodes with a 100% blur in realtime. Adding nodes af
Re: How to work with a gtx 560 ti 2GB and a 580 3GB?
by Pepijn Klijs on Jun 25, 2012 at 6:43:13 am
in the DaVinci Basics & Configuration Forum
Thanks again! There's one thing I don't fully understand. You say that with the 560 as GUI amd the 580 as GPU, you couldn't get real time playback? The thing I don't get is that right now I have only the 560 Ti installed and I can play up 7 nodes
Re: MacBook Pro early 2011
by Philippe Kiener on Jun 23, 2012 at 10:40:56 am
in the COW - Tutorials Forum
Render time for a early 2011 MacBook Pro Ram: 16G 2.2 Ghz i7 AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024M
Re: Stutering playback in FCP X, specs should be ok?
by Diego Barraza on Jun 23, 2012 at 7:47:44 am
in the Apple FCPX Techniques Forum
Thank you Michel and others for your support. My graphic card is a AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024 MB more than plenty to handle HDV and ProRes. Most definitely RAM is the only way to go. I am thinking that because I have other events in the media brows
Re: Computer Upgrade Advice
by Kevin Allmond on Jun 22, 2012 at 4:44:54 pm
in the What Computer Should I Buy? Forum
I appreciate the help. Just to let you know, I purchased a 2.2 quad core i7 macbook pro with the dual Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512mb graphics card. Its only 4gb of ram, but i plan to upgrade it to 8. I think/hope this will be a
Videoguys' Top 10 Reasons to Switch (or Upgrade) to Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 Today!
by Gary Bettan on Jun 22, 2012 at 12:56:46 pm
in the Forum
Top 10 Reasons to switch to Adobe Premiere Pro http://www.videoguys.com/Blog/E/Videoguys+Top+10+Reasons+to+Switch+or+Upgrade+to+Adobe+CS+6+Today/0xa67b476c2f6043ba7a4075ee7c4c4167.aspx 1. Boosted efficiency with unparalleled...
Re: Apple/Microsoft Ecosystems -- If Mac Pro is EOL, why stay with Apple at all?
by Dennis Radeke on Jun 21, 2012 at 5:46:00 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Craig Seeman] "All reports I've seen say they are fine for editing with FCPX and Smoke ran their demo on one as well. I can't speak for Premiere or Avid though. They may not be great render/compression engines but they're quite capable of a lot more
Re: Adding Thunderbolt to the MacPro is such a big problem�
by Erik Lindahl on Jun 20, 2012 at 8:28:16 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
Agree with this. But at the end of the day Apple should offer OPTIONS. They don't need to offer the full range of nVidias say 10-15 current GPU'S. But they should have at least 1 current AMD and nVidia GPU, preferably 1 "general purpose" and 1 "p
Re: Adding Thunderbolt to the MacPro is such a big problem�
by Walter Soyka on Jun 20, 2012 at 8:22:47 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Andrew Richards] "A key difference in this case is Microsoft wasn't the principal sponsor of OpenGL the way NVIDIA is the principal sponsor of OpenCL. Then again, NVIDIA can abuse their position to favor CUDA... But AMD and Intel should be able to k
Re: Anyone have a Retina MBP?
by Andrew Richards on Jun 20, 2012 at 8:10:19 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Jeremy Garchow] "Is it silly to buy this thing or is it silly to buy an older 17"?" I think it boils down to the GPUs and the ports. If you don't mind the older AMD GPU and you really want built-in GigE and FW800, get the refurb 17". If you'd r
Re: Adding Thunderbolt to the MacPro is such a big problem�
by Andrew Richards on Jun 20, 2012 at 8:03:12 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Walter Soyka] "I'm not sure that OpenCL is the clear path forward for GPGPU over CUDA any more than OpenGL was the clear path forward for graphics over DirectX." A key difference in this case is Microsoft wasn't the principal sponsor of OpenGL th
Re: Adding Thunderbolt to the MacPro is such a big problem�
by Walter Soyka on Jun 20, 2012 at 7:31:42 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Andrew Richards] "I think CUDA's importance is going to fade pretty quickly now that OpenCL has matured as quickly as it has. CUDA was the only GPGPU game in town for a while, but OpenCL is the clear path forward for GPGPU. Why stick with CUDA when
Re: Adding Thunderbolt to the MacPro is such a big problem�
by Andrew Richards on Jun 20, 2012 at 7:08:31 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Erik Lindahl] "OpenCL (this did get a boost in 10.7.4 so maybe there is hope)" As far as I know, OpenCL 1.1 support is there today in Lion. Given that the OpenCL 1.2 spec was only announced last November, I'd expect to see it in Mountain Lion si
Re: Adding Thunderbolt to the MacPro is such a big problem�
by Erik Lindahl on Jun 20, 2012 at 6:10:04 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
OpenGL, OpenCL (this did get a boost in 10.7.4 so maybe there is hope) - not sure the "state" of how CoreMedia is in OSX 10.8 but in 10.7 QuickTime and CoreMedia is half-developed it seems. All these fundamental technologies accelerate more and m
Re: Adding Thunderbolt to the MacPro is such a big problem…
by Erik Lindahl on Jun 20, 2012 at 4:50:26 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
Well the Mac-lineup is CPU-wise decent (disregarding the MacPro at the moment that is). But GPU and expansibility wise it's somewhat of a mess. I mean "if only" the iMac had the current generation desktop CPU AND GPU it would be so much more of a rob
Re: 1st wedding with Sony Vegas...7hrs of footage!
by Mike Clouse on Jun 19, 2012 at 2:34:29 am
in the Sony Vegas Forum
[Jeff Schroeder] "Tell us something about your computer (specs). You should be able to edit just fine if, after applying color correction and whatever, disable the fx in the video preview window, and lower the preview quality. (don't use good or best
Re: Intensity Shuttle + Gigabyte Motherboard
by Paolo Castellano on Jun 18, 2012 at 11:42:26 pm
in the Blackmagic Design Forum
Hi, I never used it with an AMD, and I think there is no literature from BMD confirming it, but some months ago there were one or more other guys that wrote that they were using the Shuttle (successfully) with AMD Phenom II CPUs. Hope it helps,
Re: Resolve collaps only when selecting videofiles, very strange. Pls advice!
by Dwaine Maggart on Jun 18, 2012 at 8:47:47 pm
in the DaVinci Resolve Forum
Uhhh, right you are! I miss read that. In that case, it's easy. We don't support ATI/AMD cards on Windows Resolve at all. Sorry for thinking that was an NVIDIA card. Bad assumption on my part.
Dvd Architect 5.2
by Thayalan Paramasawam on Jun 18, 2012 at 1:37:10 pm
in the Sony Vegas Forum
good evening' Sir after i render my footage use sony avc/mvc...blu-ray 1920x1080 50i,16 mbps video stream....i use dvd architect 5.2 to blu ray output.i select the format avc 1920x1080 50i......but its take 3 hours to render........pls adive me on
Matrox RT X2 LE unable to install
by Asadul Hossain on Jun 18, 2012 at 8:25:18 am
in the Matrox Video Systems Forum
Dear All, For last two weeks i m trying to install a Matrox RT X2 LE video card in a PC, which always getting failed during the Matrox RT X2 LE 4.2 driver installation. I'm trying to use Adobe CS4 Premium Suit ver:4.2.1 and Matrox RT X2 LE ver:4.2.1
Re: After Effects CS6 Ray-Tracing GPU Hack
by Tudor "Ted" Jelescu on Jun 17, 2012 at 9:57:42 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
I wish it was a simple hack like that for AMD/ATI cards- it is really frustrating to hear about the speed and not being able to get it on an otherwise great card. I really hope Adobe works something out with AMD
Re: Intensity Shuttle + Gigabyte Motherboard
by Lonnie Thompson on Jun 17, 2012 at 6:21:55 pm
in the Blackmagic Design Forum
well, I was asking because that is what I have currently. I wanted to know if anyone had tried to use my motherboard before I invested in the shuttle only to find out I have to upgrade my motherboard and chip to use it. Seems like it only works wit
Quicktime References causing Compressor to crash black video only in Quicktime 10 but not 7
by Robert Yates on Jun 17, 2012 at 2:15:59 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Yesterday I exported a Quicktime reference of my timeline to compress in Compressor (Qucktime export movie is NOT self-contained). Something I've done many times, no problem. I left it compressing and when I came back saw that Compressor had faile
Re: 1st hand experience with Smoke on latest iMac?
by Rob MacGowan on Jun 15, 2012 at 10:21:01 pm
in the Autodesk Smoke 2013 Forum
I have a tricked out iMac. 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 32 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048 MB, Promise Pegasus R6. It's pretty snappy but you don't have to do much before you need to render. Using ProRes HQ clips. My day job is on a DS. So I am
1st hand experience with Smoke on latest iMac?
by Joe Murray on Jun 15, 2012 at 8:33:59 pm
in the Autodesk Smoke 2013 Forum
Looking for input from anyone currently running Smoke on the latest crop of iMacs. My questions at this point: 1. The new iMacs come with AMD graphics. Smoke works best with Nvidia, correct? Any issues here? 2. Do the new iMacs work well a
Re: Unfixable, Unhackable, Untenable. An iFixit Op-ed.
by Frank Gothmann on Jun 15, 2012 at 7:41:43 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Jeremy Garchow] "I am trying to look at all of this practically. It seems that while the PC side seems to praise the "tinker" aspect of it, I am trying to get a sense of just how much tinkering really happens and how often, and does that really e
Retina MBP or Mac Pro - FCP X and more
by Michael Ball on Jun 15, 2012 at 8:02:43 am
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
I'm a long time lurker but this is my first post. :) Anyway, I think I'm in need of a new system... I'm a current undergrad comp sci major UC Berkeley and this summer I'm producing videos for a class which is going online soon. I'm also getting mo
Re: Anyone using a top of the line iMac for serious work?
by Jack Cook on Jun 13, 2012 at 11:53:28 am
in the Cinema 4D Forum
Yes, I have an iMac I just got earlier this year. It runs OS 10.7.4 currently, has a 27" screen, 3.4GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB memory, and an AMD Radeon HD 6970M graphics card. I have a 23" Apple Cinema Display hooked up to it as a second monitor (it w
PF Track Stop working.......................................................
by susovon aditya on Jun 13, 2012 at 4:11:45 am
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
PF Track Stop working................... I need to do some 3d motion tracking for use in after effects and so i have pftrack however when i import my footage (in pftrack) a message from windows pops up saying pftrack has stopped working? I'm work
PF Track Stop working...................
by susovon aditya on Jun 12, 2012 at 5:32:47 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
I need to do some 3d motion tracking for use in after effects and so i have pftrack however when i import my footage (in pftrack) a message from windows pops up saying pftrack has stopped working? I'm working on a Hp Pavilion G6 1118tx 64 bit with wi
Sony Vegas Pro 11 Rendering problems
by Gabriel Cion on Jun 11, 2012 at 10:33:31 pm
in the Sony Vegas Forum
I recently purchased a new hp laptop a dv6, it has 6gb of ram (5.48 of usable ram) and an AMD A8-3520M APU WITH RADEON 1.60 GHZ Processor. I am trying to use sony vegas, have a whole bunch of videos I shot on my nikon d70 that i would like to edit
Re: Mac Pro officially pronounced dead
by Chris Harlan on Jun 11, 2012 at 8:13:05 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Michael Sanders] "Surely its up to AMD, Nvida etc to update the GPUs? Or are you a troll, cause seriously I'm not in the mood for that. " Hardly. He's not a troll at all. His point is that those particular GPUs are ancient and severely underp
Re: Mac Pro officially pronounced dead
by Michael Sanders on Jun 11, 2012 at 8:10:00 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
Er isn't that's the point? You don't have to buy one from Apple.. if they were tied to thunderbolt the range would be limited. Surely THE entire point of PCIe Surely its up to AMD, Nvida etc to update the GPUs? Or are you a troll, cause ser
Re: ndering setting
by Thayalan Paramasawam on Jun 11, 2012 at 10:22:56 am
in the Sony Vegas Forum
good evening sir, Sir after i render my footage use sony avc/mvc...blu-ray 1920x1080 50i,16 mbps video stream....i use dvd architect 5.2 to blu ray output.i select the format avc 1920x1080 50i......but its take 3 hours to render........pls adive m
Images Woes
by Stuart Samuels on Jun 10, 2012 at 10:39:48 pm
in the DaVinci Basics & Configuration Forum
Hi. I just tried using Resolve lite for the 1st time tonight. I followed the set up guide and all seemed to be going well until I tried to view my footage (a simple short clip of an interview). The image is completely distorted, as you can see bel
Clip issues
by Stuart Samuels on Jun 10, 2012 at 10:32:24 pm
in the DaVinci Resolve Forum
Hi. I just tried using Resolve lite for the 1st time tonight. I followed the set up guide and all seemed to be going well until I tried to view my footage (a simple short clip of an interview). The image is completely distorted, as you can see bel
Re: New Mac Pro -- will you buy?
by Walter Soyka on Jun 8, 2012 at 4:19:42 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Andrew Richards] "Please, anyone, please post the roadmaps from any of Apple's competitors. Over-eager marketers paper-launching the next rev of their products by a month or two is not a roadmap." You're right. Intel publishes the Xeon roadmap, a
Prerender/render solutions plox!
by Rahim Kanji on Jun 7, 2012 at 10:34:38 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
Hello creative ones, I could use a bit of help as I'm nearing the end of what I know or what accessible tutorials can teach me. In advance, I apologise for my lack of terminology. Here's the outline; 5 minute comp, takes 6 1/2 hours to render out.
Re: New Mac Pro -- will you buy?
by Jeremy Garchow on Jun 6, 2012 at 4:46:41 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Herb Sevush] "As far as I know the hack that allows PPro to work with unsupported OpenCL cards will allow it to utilize the double 5870s." Yeah, not really. I don't have double, but I have single, and there's zero acceleration. [Herb Sevush
Re: New Mac Pro -- will you buy?
by Herb Sevush on Jun 6, 2012 at 3:38:27 pm
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
[Jeremy Garchow] "Since all of a sudden multiple GPU computing is the buzz word, Apple's replacement might not support multiple GPUs if Apple remains true to their design as they have since the return of the g3 tower" "Configure your Mac Pro wit
Re: AMD FX 8120 vs Intel Core i7 2600K premiere pro avchd
by Todd Perchert on Jun 6, 2012 at 2:02:04 pm
in the What Computer Should I Buy? Forum
I would say the 2600k. Although, actual performance may vary. You'll want to compare mobo and RAM as well as CPU. And, if you are talking about Premiere and AE, you'll want a nice Nvidia Cuda video card. TC
Re: rendering not adding grades
by Dwaine Maggart on Jun 5, 2012 at 6:57:26 pm
in the DaVinci Resolve Forum
While you are rendering, do you see the expected grades in the Color page Viewer, as it's rendering? If you do, then that MUST be in the rendered files. If you see the grades while rendering, but don't see the grades in the rendered files, that would
Re: Noise Reduction Functionality
by Dwaine Maggart on Jun 5, 2012 at 3:44:14 pm
in the DaVinci Basics & Configuration Forum
Noise Reduction is only supported if you have NVIDIA GPU card(s) using CUDA. It is not available using ATI/AMD GPU's.
Re: Confused by Telecine/Reverse Pulldown Issues
by Ana Toader on Jun 5, 2012 at 11:04:18 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Hello, Daryl, i see you are using Cinematools, so i hope you can help me. From 2007 until 2011 we were shooting one documentary movie with Panasonic AG-DVX100, it was used 24p, so now i am trying to reverse telecine, but some of the clips Cinemat
Re: Mac Pro refresh at WWDC?
by Gary Huff on Jun 5, 2012 at 2:30:11 am
in the Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Forum
Yeah, I don't get this. The article states: Apple is also planning to refresh a fourth piece of their Mac line, and this leaves the Mac mini and the Mac Pro. We are currently unsure whether or not the Mac Pro or Mac mini will be the fourth Mac upd
AMD FX 8120 vs Intel Core i7 2600K premiere pro avchd
by Victor Arevalo on Jun 5, 2012 at 12:25:02 am
in the What Computer Should I Buy? Forum
looking to buy a new pc. what possessor would be best for an editing rig? I work with avchd in premiere and do some AF work. thanks!

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