Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.195] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4779219 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:37:24 +0200 Received: from mbp-17.westell.com (50-55-11-251.waus.wi.frontiernet.net [50.55.11.251]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus3) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MOwGd-1SuXAo36s3-006Nju; Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:41:11 -0400 From: Steve Oakley Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_325FB946-6E0C-4439-BB37-A1A4AA549FB3" Subject: Re: [AE] Realworld CS6 Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:41:08 -0500 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <352A5D01-7913-4948-ADB8-2FC603A9ECBD@practicali.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:QS6MVR6ztG24YXKJwa9ZEHuAS6T2uw/JcJU+VSgOoR4 sZIN8R1NvBCyw4p6aXhSYVqnu7jvJ+GtPAe3yCEAOyorZz0JbE 6CySwv5fVMQo4jL1lFJBY0/dXsUBtxoyMOpcoh54CTfWbZoTkt lUvy3WcI7j6TI6/nXWbhnQO2NAEwwNTdAdg1VWol2+tl4B2ik+ Pry1mZRa1uFBPu0ofVprYe50eQyM+kAt0uAXai27lnzBMW2ei5 NTx1nHi84EnHp7asZh+v0T8a4IA3cKGY2F/EPeuBhO8zz9mxAQ fe1bKOmvMAE7U2I86LG2vpwgYIc4GetdeQvjEA8mdKLwVTtHBD BmXQid+yQ0uxcJS/xoZdwmRGbiPm5zIkJb1QmMz/pbZq0I0Xom dLHul3CGfA7TQ== --Apple-Mail=_325FB946-6E0C-4439-BB37-A1A4AA549FB3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii you know the problem with forums ? one or two people have a problem, = yell a lot, and make like EVERYONE is having problems when in fact, its = mostly just them. I've been running CS6 longer than anyone. I've been running it with = clients in the room just fine. all my editing work goes thru it and its = just fine for "professional" work. in fact it takes projects that simply = crushed FCP7. I'm going to suggest as a first step, disable using the Kona for output = and see if most if not all problems go away. if they do, then the = problem is the AJA drivers. matrox and BMD drivers have been ok. also in terms of sync, if you feed a monitor via HDMI, there is often = 1-2 frames of processing / delay in the monitor. this will put audio = from the card's outputs out of sync. use the monitor's speakers / audio = outs to feed real ones. as for those other guys, there are so many things that could be going on = - starting with as one user suggested, bad RAM. A new OS install, a = drive check may be in order. one user was using a "1TB mirrored volume = (7200RPM drives) for media" which is probably resulting in a lot of = extra internal I/O and slower media access / bottlenecking. you also = don't know what other apps they may be running at the same time, or if = they have other stuff installed on their system that can cause problems = like perian codecs. another source of magic problems is bad power. especially in summer = when you have AC units kicking on they will put heavy loads and spikes = into the power. I recall a client's system that was randomly crashing = all the time and they were going crazy. I say in front of it and saw it = crash at the same time their window AC unit kicked in. APS solved the = problem. I'm not denying they have problems, its just that they have not done = very good trouble shooting to figure out what is really going on, nor = have they eliminated potential problems external to PP / AE S On Jul 18, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: > I'll third my enthusiasm for Ae CS6. >=20 > But, I'm afraid I can't say the same for Pr. >=20 > There's a Serious Error thread on the Adobe Pr forum, with hundreds of = posts from editors who are reporting that the Serious Errors, followed = by an application exit, come every few seconds, making Pr absolutely = unsuited for professional editing. With that knowledge, whenever I get = one of these - and I've had about three so far - my heart skips a beat. =20= >=20 > Even without the Serious Errors, it's pretty unreliable for = high-pressure work, or for client-in-the-room usage. With external = monitoring on my Kona, it's more often out of sync than in. With or = without the AJA engaged, the audio disappears, turns to noise, or is = choppy. At least 3/4 of the time I hit the spacebar, the audio is MIA = or crap. >=20 > Except for Dynamic Link, and without a CUDA card, there is no = advantage to editing in Pr over FCP or MC, IMO. Not until Adobe gets = the bugs worked out. To be fair, external monitoring does rely on = multiple vendors: AJA, nVidia and Apple. Hard to put the finger on = Adobe for sure, but external monitoring is solid on MC6 and FCP7 and X. >=20 > I was raving about the integration between Ae and Pr a few days ago, = and that still goes. When it works, it's wonderful. But, it doesn't = work all the time. >=20 > Luckily, I haven't had a nail-biting session yet. I'm bidding on a = project for an on-the-road-live-event-on-site-edit, and I'm concerned = that Pr will let me down in a crunch. I'll probably cut on FCP7 = instead. >=20 > I don't think Pr will ever have the responsiveness of FCP or MC, based = on my experience with CS 5, 5.5 and 6. You don't even get a smooth = display of frames when you scrub the CTI on an un-effected clip in the = source player. Avid and Apple have figured this out, but then, they = don't use CUDA. Not sure why CUDA and responsive playback don't seem to = be able to coexist in Pr. --Apple-Mail=_325FB946-6E0C-4439-BB37-A1A4AA549FB3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii you = know the problem with forums ? one or two people have a problem, yell a = lot, and make like EVERYONE is having problems when in fact, its mostly = just them.

I've been running CS6 longer than anyone. = I've been running it with clients in the room just fine. all my editing = work goes thru it and its just fine for "professional" work. in fact it = takes projects that simply crushed FCP7.

I'm = going to suggest as a first step, disable using the Kona for output and = see if most if not all problems go away. if they do, then the problem is = the AJA drivers. matrox and BMD drivers have been = ok.

also in terms of sync, if you feed a = monitor via HDMI, there is often 1-2 frames of processing / delay in the = monitor. this will put audio from the card's outputs out of sync. use = the monitor's speakers / audio outs to feed real = ones.

as for those other guys, there are so = many things that could be going on - starting with as one user = suggested, bad RAM. A new OS install, a drive check may be in order. one = user was using a "1TB mirrored volume (7200RPM drives) for media" = which is probably resulting in a lot of extra internal I/O and slower = media access / bottlenecking. you also don't know what other apps they = may be running at the same time, or if they have other stuff installed = on their system that can cause problems like perian = codecs.

 another source = of magic problems is bad power. especially in summer when you have AC = units kicking on they will put heavy loads and spikes into the power. I = recall a client's system that was randomly crashing all the time and = they were going crazy. I say in front of it and saw it crash at the same = time their window AC unit kicked in. APS solved the = problem.

I'm not denying they = have problems, its just that they have not done very good trouble = shooting to figure out what is really going on, nor have they eliminated = potential problems external to PP / AE
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On = Jul 18, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Jim Curtis wrote:

I'll third my enthusiasm for Ae = CS6.

But, I'm afraid I can't say the same for = Pr.

There's a Serious Error thread on the Adobe Pr = forum, with hundreds of posts from editors who are reporting that the = Serious Errors, followed by an application exit, come every few seconds, = making Pr absolutely unsuited for professional editing.  With that = knowledge, whenever I get one of these - and I've had about three so far = - my heart skips a beat.  

Even without = the Serious Errors, it's pretty unreliable for high-pressure work, or = for client-in-the-room usage.  With external monitoring on my Kona, = it's more often out of sync than in.  With or without the AJA = engaged, the audio disappears, turns to noise, or is choppy.  At = least 3/4 of the time I hit the spacebar, the audio is MIA or = crap.

Except for Dynamic Link, and without a = CUDA card, there is no advantage to editing in Pr over FCP or MC, IMO. =  Not until Adobe gets the bugs worked out.  To be fair, = external monitoring does rely on multiple vendors: AJA, nVidia and = Apple.  Hard to put the finger on Adobe for sure, but external = monitoring is solid on MC6 and FCP7 and X.

I = was raving about the integration between Ae and Pr a few days ago, and = that still goes.  When it works, it's wonderful.  But, it = doesn't work all the time.

Luckily, I haven't = had a nail-biting session yet.  I'm bidding on a project for an = on-the-road-live-event-on-site-edit, and I'm concerned that Pr will let = me down in a crunch.  I'll probably cut on FCP7 = instead.

I don't think Pr will ever have the = responsiveness of FCP or MC, based on my experience with CS 5, 5.5 and = 6.  You don't even get a smooth display of frames when you scrub = the CTI on an un-effected clip in the source player.  Avid and = Apple have figured this out, but then, they don't use CUDA.  Not = sure why CUDA and responsive playback don't seem to be able to coexist = in Pr.

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