there isnt much mystery to performance - every machine is different
using test G on a folder full of the same file type - image and codec - with different movies
i didnt optimise or use latest hardware - i like to test on older systems - so this is not optimised to get best performance.
2009 mac pro 2.26GHz 8 core 10.6.4 GT120 - ssd
tests with gt120 ( which isnt great and is not recommended ) - on old mtron ssd - 1920x1080 output
first file is range of codecs from photojpeg to prores
second file shows 1080p AIC 6-7 layers - 30 different aic files
third file 20 layers 720x576 AIC
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performance tests are not in show context and every machine needs to be tested by end users
this is only a general indicator not a specification
Hi Richard, is it possible that you provide some test files in different resolutions so that I can test my machine with the similar files that you use and compare.
Can you comment on quad cores machines and 8 cores machine. Will the 8 cores machines be able to run more layers than the quad cores since you mention that 10.6.x uses all cores.
In a 2009:
8 core 2.26
8GB RAM
OCZ 250GB
1920x1080 x 2
Using AIC AND general After Effects content I have seen:
4 layers on out 1 and 4 layers on out 2 at 25FPS (8 total layers) no FX
3 layers on out 1 and 3 layers on out 2 at 30FPS (6 total layers) no FX
I have tried the same thing however, with the same size content but content that is much more vibrantly colored and complex (like HD footage of nature) that caused frame drop.
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