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Mac hardware videocard setup
I’ve just got my system ready with the GTX285 and a GT120 videocard.
Currently I have one monitor attached to the GT120 as per manual but I am used to work with dual screens and would like to use it with other software.
Will it effect the Resolve performance when I attach a monitor to the GTX285?I am using a REDrocket card and was trying to find the best realtime performance. It seems that the REDrocket setting are effecting the playback speed too. But not in a linear way. Using 4K RED material for a 2K timeline, it seems that matching the timeline resolution in the rocket (half debayer-good) gives realtime, when I go up to full debayer it slows down (sound logical) but even when I set it to a quarter debayer it also slows down. My guess that the realtime playback goes when Resolve has to resize?
How are they connected and what is effecting what?How do I get the best quality renders? Do the REDrocket settings also effect the final render or is that always done at the highest setting?
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>>Currently I have one monitor attached to the GT120 as per manual but I am used to work with dual screens and would like to use it with other software.
Will it effect the Resolve performance when I attach a monitor to the GTX285?We recommend connecting the 2nd monitor to the 2nd port of the GT120 card. You will need a mini-displayport to DVI adapter. You should not connect anything to the GTX285 card, especially the monitor which is running the Resolve GUI.
>> I am using a REDrocket card and was trying to find the best realtime performance. It seems that the REDrocket setting are effecting the playback speed too. But not in a linear way. Using 4K RED material for a 2K timeline, it seems that matching the timeline resolution in the rocket (half debayer-good) gives realtime, when I go up to full debayer it slows down (sound logical) but even when I set it to a quarter debayer it also slows down. My guess that the realtime playback goes when Resolve has to resize?
How are they connected and what is effecting what?When using a Red rocket on Mac, I would recommend using Half Res Premium, and set the system/timeline resolution to whatever you are finishing at.
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Thanks for the answer, good to know what the guideline is but I would love to hear the technical background so I can understand what is going on. (both with the two videocards and the RR).
ALso did not get an answer if/how the RR settings effect the final renders.
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Good to know, thanks.
Now I should not forget this setting when I render out…..
Might be nice to see this setting somewhere in the export/render screen as a reminder.
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