DSLR, DHxHD and all that – chosing new HD setup.

[Dennis Radeke]

[Ben Edwards] “Thanks for that, shame Adobe does not have an intermediate codec.”

We’re looking into it for the future, but at the moment anything that Premiere Pro understands, you can use as a DI codec if you wish. It is a common request we’re hearing and it’s very valid for some workflows.

[Ben Edwards] “generally it is possible to work out where bottlenecks are by looking at system utilization.”

You got it and this is the key! There are a lot of resources that can help. I basically sum it up as this: it’s about BALANCE! Here’s a catch all post from Todd that you can find a lot of articles on performance – https://blogs.adobe.com/toddkopriva/2011/02/optimizing-for-performance-adobe-premiere-pro-and-after-effects.html

I also like looking at specs from PPBM5.com and their Premiere Pro results.

Taking a glance at your specs, I’d say that adding more memory would not go amiss (4GB per core would be a good starting point). A GeForce GPU would also be a great addition especially if you’re on a budget.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.

Dennis – Adobe

[Ben Edwards]

[Ben Edwards] “Thanks for that, shame Adobe does not have an intermediate codec.”

[Denis. Adobe] We’re looking into it for the future, but at the moment anything that Premiere Pro understands, you can use as a DI codec if you wish. It is a common request we’re hearing and it’s very valid for some workflows.

Good to here. I realize any can be used as DI codecs but as the Avid one is 32 bit it does not sound ideal. What would you recommend (i.e. what is not log GOP and is 64 bit). Yesterday I started cutting stuff with DNxHD 36, it is better but still does not always play smoothly. Also I did a lot of Audition roundtrips and it kept grinding to a halt (for some reason I had to log out and in again to get PP to restart).

[Ben Edwards] “generally it is possible to work out where bottlenecks are by looking at system utilization.”

[Denis. Adobe]You got it and this is the key! There are a lot of resources that can help. I basically sum it up as this: it’s about BALANCE! Here’s a catch all post from Todd that you can find a lot of articles on performance – https://blogs.adobe.com/toddkopriva/2011/02/optimizing-for-performance-adobe...

I also like looking at specs from PPBM5.com and their Premiere Pro results.

Taking a glance at your specs, I’d say that adding more memory would not go amiss (4GB per core would be a good starting point). A GeForce GPU would also be a great addition especially if you’re on a budget.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.

Dennis – Adobe

Yes, am coming to the conclusion it is the GPU. I have added another 8GB (16GB total) and the most I have used is around 10GB. In terms of PP is the 550 Ti less ‘powerfull’ than the 285 and 480. Is it CUPA cores that matter as the rest of the specs for 550 Ti seems higher than the 285.

Regards,
Ben

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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.com

i5 550, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 8GB Mem

[Gary Huff]

[Dennis Radeke] “P2 is great and Intraframe. I also like OP1a MXF (Sony XDCAM)”

I guess you mean DVCPRO HD? P2 is just a storage format (like SD or CF card).

This thread has made the nanoFlash seem like the perfect external recorder at this point for a Premiere workflow, given its XDCam codec and MXF wrapper system.

[Ben Edwards]

Just to let people know I upgraded the Nvida drivers (and windows installed service pack 1) and it not seems to be working. Thanks everybody, more info at https://forums.adobe.com/message/4614666#4614666.

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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.com

i5 550, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 8GB Mem

[Tom Daigon]

Congrats!

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