Quote Originally Posted by foxrider View Post
Hi Simon,

do you mean you are able to run 3-4 layers of AIC 1080p content on either quad core or 8 core machine?
with 2009 macs you should be able to get 6-8 layers of 1080p with AIC codec

i get 6-8 layers on my 2009 8 core 2.26Ghz mac with AIC 1080p 25fps

2009 macs with 10.6.x are significantly faster than 2008 with 10.5.x

around 20-40% faster

with 10.6.x more cores have improved performance - more cores are better.