Communigate Pro AE-List@media-motion.tv Message 47769

I have a fast machine w/dual quad core Xeons yielding 16 processor cores in hyperthreaded mode, 24GB RAM and Quadro 5000 CUDA (not that CUDA helps in this case.) Only drawback is I’ve never edited any RED footage of any size so I can’t offer any suggestions or comparisons other than the scalability of it all.

John

From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Jim Curtis
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 3:31 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Premiere Pro Question

On Feb 11, 2013, at 4:08 PM, John Morgan wrote:

The “wicked” in Jim’s reply depends on the RAM and number of processors on your machine. J

John

True. I have an 8x3GHz with CUDA card, 32G RAM, and the aforementioned RAID.

In 1/1 mode, my CPU meters maxed and spiked (Same experience in the REDCINE X app). Far less so at ¼. So, my weak link for smooth playback was CPU, not io.

I did a series of web videos several months ago. I edited in 1280x720, since that was the destination spec. So, the REDRAW footage was scaled down in the Sequences. There was only a layer or two of supers, a fair amount of Ultra Keying, and my GFX were Dynamically Linked to Ae Comps.

The five minute videos exported to H.264 in around three minutes each. So, I'm comparing the RED exports to other projects with say XDCam HD or EX or P2 seemed pretty favorable, just based on expectations and experience with other codecs. I expected that a codec that weighed the CPU down as much as RED footage would have taken much longer.

Overall, I enjoyed editing RED RAW in Pr w/o having to use proxies. Source side color correction is great.

From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Jim Curtis
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 3:03 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Premiere Pro Question

I've had the reverse experience. I can't play 3 and 4K and not drop frames without going to ¼ or less resolution. I have a >1.8 GB/s RAID.

But, exporting small low res sequences using AME is wicked fast. I use H.264 for reviews.

On Feb 11, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Phil Spitler wrote:

We can playback RED footage no problem but rendering it or exporting it takes forever. How can we export a low quality version for client approval without a huge render?

Any ideas?

Phil

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