Return-Path: Received: from p02c11o145.mxlogic.net ([208.65.144.78] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5423230 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 02 Apr 2014 21:57:16 +0200 Received: from unknown [216.57.150.10] by p02c11o145.mxlogic.net(mxl_mta-8.0.0-0) with SMTP id deb6c335.0.6439.00-390.17783.p02c11o145.mxlogic.net (envelope-from ); Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:58:40 -0600 (MDT) X-MXL-Hash: 533c6bf067e8a539-8b708f25a639b168df878e8398e6d1ad8afa1ab9 Received: from EXCHANGEMBX.cramerdom.com ([172.16.1.55]) by EXCHANGECasHub.cramerdom.com ([172.16.1.25]) with mapi id 14.03.0174.001; Wed, 2 Apr 2014 15:58:34 -0400 From: Michael Powers To: After Effects Mail List Subject: RE: [AE] AfterBenchCC - A free total After Effects benchmarking suite for CPU/GPU/RAM Thread-Topic: [AE] AfterBenchCC - A free total After Effects benchmarking suite for CPU/GPU/RAM Thread-Index: AQHPTGeYWUa55k19wE6m5gXO9dCiUpr+wi3w Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 19:58:34 +0000 Message-ID: <8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A8616EF9@EXCHANGEMBX.cramerdom.com> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.10.1.139] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A8616EF9EXCHANGEMBXcram_" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AnalysisOut: [v=2.1 cv=S/pXwecP c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=92rrH11NjGMdhXfoADi2UA==] X-AnalysisOut: [:17 a=zF0FpTclx9gA:10 a=fvH1djJbZqEA:10 a=O91693uk2i0A:10 ] X-AnalysisOut: [a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=G7-xRGy1AAAA:8 a=ERUe88dTAAAA:8 a=YlVT] X-AnalysisOut: [AMxIAAAA:8 a=bWdBkzTTAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=hPs8iaSGO6R] X-AnalysisOut: [_-5nRXN8A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=ZolQrPbMFWUA:10 a=LQ4BVPkz] X-AnalysisOut: [7qgA:10 a=QhNbNqpNM1wA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=yMhMjlubAAAA] X-AnalysisOut: [:8 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=12aIq3B9BM3QlN7A_7YA:9 a=ztZLW4EpraF] X-AnalysisOut: [eO4kw:21 a=gKO2Hq4RSVkA:10 a=UiCQ7L4-1S4A:10 a=hTZeC7Yk6K0] X-AnalysisOut: [A:10 a=frz4AuCg-hUA:10 a=4e8gDhijQRkA:10] X-Spam: [F=0.5000000000; CM=0.500; MH=0.500(2014040218); S=0.200(2010122901)] X-MAIL-FROM: X-SOURCE-IP: [216.57.150.10] --_000_8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A8616EF9EXCHANGEMBXcram_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for building this benchmark. Sorry to be obtuse, but if I delete all= the comps, doesn't that delete the render times listed Render cue? How are= you getting scores? -Thnx "Delete all compositions and outputs, and save AE project again, with your = name appended to the file name" From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of= Teddy Gage Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 6:29 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: [AE] AfterBenchCC - A free total After Effects benchmarking suite = for CPU/GPU/RAM Available for download at www.teddygage.com/AfterBenchCC/ will work on mac and pc, you need the latest AE updates to run I believe. I put a ton of work into this and think you folks will find this handy. It = has already been useful around the studio for profiling system strengths an= d deficiencies. A little background: It will generate about 6 GB of video files on your system. Everything here = is procedural, no video files or prerendered assets are needed, it is creat= ed from scratch on your machine. This benchmark tests total systems RAM, CPU, and GPU performance in After E= ffects Creative Cloud 12.2.1, simulating typical rigorous production demand= s with 4k footage output, intensive render-heavy effects and encoding. Make= sure your system is able to handle 100% load on GPU & CPU - I am not liabl= e for any system crashes, loss of work or mechanical failures as a result o= f this test. It is recommended that, if you have any GPU released prior to the Nvidia GT= X 480, you disable the "Raytrace & Environment Map" benchmark test in the r= ender queue, as render times may exceed 1 hour and beyond. This may also be= true for many modern mobile GPUs, or GPUs with less than 1 GB VRAM. This d= oes not mean your computer is slow, it simply means your GPU is not able to= run the highly specialized AfterEffects CUDA raytrace engine with reasonab= le speed. Make sure you have latest GPU drivers AE CC version and Quicktime codecs in= stalled. There is an optional Element 3D benchmark left unchecked, if you h= ave Element 1.6 installed, you should check the render tickbox. Element 3D = is a great plugin that works extremely fast with many common OpenGL GPUs. H= owever, it will not affect the benchmark if you do not have Element 3D inst= alled, simply hit cancel. You will have to select all render items and output the project to its own = folder on your fastest drive. You may need to click each item in the render= queue and output each render item to the chosen render folder individually= . INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Purge RAM and disk cache (disk optional) STEP 2: Confirm output paths to fastest drive available STEP 3: Confirm roughly 6 GB HDD space available STEP 4: Confirm system airflow is good and CPU / GPU are stable under load STEP 5: Confirm MP is ON, at least 2 GB allocated per CPU STEP 6: Recommend you render each item separately - cannot guarantee full r= un in sequence. May need to purge RAM between each render to avoid memory w= arnings. If render crashes, simply delete render files and re-add that comp= to render queue. STEP 7: Make sure your VRAM is set to maximum usable in GPU settings and yo= ur GPU is recognized with the latest CUDA drivers, if running the GPU Envma= p Test STEP 8: RENDER I recommend having PC system resource monitor running and open to watch CP= U / RAM usage. Other good apps include TechPowerUp GPU-Z, Real Temp GT for live systems mo= nitoring. On Mac I would use Activity Monitor or Menu Meters TO SUBMIT YOUR SCORES FOR OFFICIAL VERIFICATION: Increment and save the file after render. Delete all compositions and outputs, and save AE project again, with your n= ame appended to the file name. Email file to FStopDigital@gmail.com for ver= ification, along with system specs: CPU / GPU model, OS, & RAM Enjoy the benchmark. -Teddy Gage -- _____________________________ VFX & Motion Graphic Artist teddygage dot com --_000_8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A8616EF9EXCHANGEMBXcram_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks for building this = benchmark. Sorry to be obtuse, but if I delete all the comps, doesn’t= that delete the render times listed Render cue? How are you getting scores? -Thnx

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“Delete all compositions and outputs, and save= AE project again, with your name appended to the file name”

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From: After Ef= fects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Teddy Gage
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 6:29 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: [AE] AfterBenchCC - A free total After Effects benchmarking= suite for CPU/GPU/RAM

 

Available for download at www.teddygage.com/AfterBenchCC/

 

will work on mac and pc, you need the latest AE upda= tes to run I believe. 

 

I put a ton of work into this and think you folks wi= ll find this handy. It has already been useful around the studio for profil= ing system strengths and deficiencies. 

 

A little background:

 

It will generate about 6 GB of video files on your s= ystem. Everything here is procedural, no video files or prerendered assets = are needed, it is created from scratch on your machine. 

 

This benchmark tests total systems RAM, CPU, and GPU= performance in After Effects Creative Cloud 12.2.1, simulating typical rig= orous production demands with 4k footage output, intensive render-heavy eff= ects and encoding. Make sure your system is able to handle 100% load on GPU & CPU - I am not liable for = any system crashes, loss of work or mechanical failures as a result of this= test. 

 

It is recommended that, if you have any GPU released= prior to the Nvidia GTX 480, you disable the "Raytrace & Environm= ent Map" benchmark test in the render queue, as render times may excee= d 1 hour and beyond. This may also be true for many modern mobile GPUs, or GPUs with less than 1 GB VRAM. This does not mean y= our computer is slow, it simply means your GPU is not able to run the highl= y specialized AfterEffects CUDA raytrace engine with reasonable speed. &nbs= p;

 

Make sure you have latest GPU drivers AE CC version = and Quicktime codecs installed. There is an optional Element 3D benchmark l= eft unchecked, if you have Element 1.6 installed, you should check the rend= er tickbox. Element 3D is a great plugin that works extremely fast with many common OpenGL GPUs. However, it= will not affect the benchmark if you do not have Element 3D installed, sim= ply hit cancel.

 

You will have to select all render items and output = the project to its own folder on your fastest drive. You may need to click = each item in the render queue and output each render item to the chosen ren= der folder individually. 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

STEP 1: Purge RAM and disk cache (disk optional)&nbs= p;

STEP 2: Confirm output paths to fastest drive availa= ble

STEP 3: Confirm roughly 6 GB HDD space available

STEP 4: Confirm system airflow is good and CPU / GPU= are stable under load

STEP 5: Confirm MP is ON, at least 2 GB allocated pe= r CPU

 

STEP 6: Recommend you render each item separately - = cannot guarantee full run in sequence. May need to purge RAM between each r= ender to avoid memory warnings. If render crashes, simply delete render fil= es and re-add that comp to render queue.

 

STEP 7: Make sure your VRAM is set to maximum usable= in GPU settings and your GPU is recognized with the latest CUDA drivers, i= f running the GPU Envmap Test

 

STEP 8: RENDER

 

I recommend having PC system resource monitor runnin= g and open to watch  CPU / RAM usage.

 

Other good apps include TechPowerUp GPU-Z, Real Temp= GT for live systems monitoring. On Mac I would use Activity Monitor or Men= u Meters

 

TO SUBMIT YOUR SCORES FOR OFFICIAL VERIFICATION:

 

Increment and save the file after render.=

Delete all compositions and outputs, and save AE pro= ject again, with your name appended to the file name.

Email file to FStopDigital@gmail.com for verification, along with system specs:

CPU / GPU model, OS, & RAM

Enjoy the benchmark. 

 

-Teddy Gage

 

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____________________= _________

VFX & Moti= on Graphic Artist
teddygage dot com

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