Multiple GPU’s work fine with Color…on my system at least…

[Margus Voll]

Hi.

120 is for gui only second card is for RT.

For example like computer games. Some parts are for gui some are core rendering in hardware.

This what CUDA gpu does (285 or 4800).

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Margus

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[Vladimir Kucherov]

I think I’ve seen some rough benchmarks done on CreativeCow’s Color forum. I might search for those.

The problem of course is there are a lot of variables in addition to GPU to consider.

I remember getting about 4fps boost going from an 8800 to Radeon HD 4870, and then maintaining framerate when I jumped on the GTX285.

[Joseph Owens]

[Vladimir Kucherov] “there are a lot of variables”

That’s a mouthful. Yes, Blackmagic Resolve’s “real time” is predicated on CUDA which is why its nVidia-only at this point, and likely to remain so. When users consider attempting to run both Apple COLOR and BMResolve on the same platform, it is plainly possible; even though the recommended profiles, read — the ones supported by the manufacturer without being reprimanded for asking for help when the home brew doesn’t work — are almost diametrically opposed. I can’t even get COLOR/FCP to run flake-free on a single system under Snow Leopard on a textbook hardware configuration, so trying to get these two to share a bunk is not on my personal to-do list. Thanks, but its bad enough as it is.

If it costs even a day to fix, those “thousands” of dollars are down the toilet.

jPo

You mean “Old Ben”? Ben Kenobi?

[Margus Voll]

Why one would want to use color after resolve ?

Speed flexibility etc is so much more that i see no reason to struggle.
Even if there is a bit investment in tech involved.

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Margus

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[Vladimir Kucherov]

It all depends on how good Resolve’s roundtrip from final cut is.

I’ve done a few jobs, PSAs and other 1minute or under things that were shot on an XDCam or the Canon SLR, that I’ve been able to open up the FCP, send to Color, grade in 1 hour, and render back out in 5 minutes. Client like that doesn’t have a lot of money, so charging them only 1 hour of color time with no conform costs makes that kind of easy job possible.

I can see things like that being more of a pain with the DaVinci

[Margus Voll]

As far as i have seen Canon material runs really smoothly.
RED suport is even cooler when you have rocket.

From fcp to Resolve it goes really silky.
Edit in fcp, export edl, import edl and whoom your done.
Just in seconds.

Really cool thing is conform with different versions.
Lets say client makes really last minute changes.
You just export new edl, import, whoom you have diferent version.
And it is really simple to swich between versions while you work.

I have had real pain with Color if client wants to change stuff.

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Margus

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[Ola Haldor voll]

Agreed! I don’t see any problem with the round trip.

1. edit
2. export EDL
3. add media to project and cut it to pieces with EDL
4. if there’s a new version of the EDL, your previous grades will transfer to the new timeline

If the show is delivered as a master QT file, you can use Scene cut to let DaVinci go through the file and give you a jump start. No cutting in FCP is needed.. And you could save an EDL of the cutting DaVinci does.

You should read up on the manual, even though it’s for Resolve 6, it’s quite valuable to spend some time with it.

[Arthur Puig]

[Margus Voll] “Why one would want to use color after resolve ?”

In my case, I would while I’m transitioning from Color to DaVinci, once I’m up to speed and got a nice workflow going, I want to forget Color ever existed.

[Illya Laney]

You have to admit the Color Effects room is pretty cool though.

twitter.com/illyalaney
Motion Design, Color, Editing
SWGC Incorporated

[Margus Voll]

In a one way color has been really nice tool at its price point.

Resolve has just so much more to offer.

I think in a week one should be able to swap. In two weeks run or fly after you have
the idea what you are doing.

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Margus

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