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NewBlueFX Titler REQUIRES GPU?
I bought the Vegas 11 upgrade and installed the Newblue.
I do not have a compatible GPU yet.
When I start up Vegas 11, it says NewBlue CANNOT be started because there is not a GPU.
When I go back to the sony/newblu web page, it says it works faster with a GPU, but it doesn’t list a GPU in the system requiremesnts.
Have I missed a step?
John Lenihan
John Lenihan
LeniCam Video Productions
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No idea… seens a bit nuts to require a GPU.
Even if they do, there is a possible loophole — AMD has an OpenCL driver for CPUs. You must gave a CPU with SSE3.
-Dave
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The term GPU is referring to your graphics card. If you have a PC with a integrated graphics card on your mother board then you’re (most likely) VERY out of luck.
You WILL NEED to get an internal graphics card that you will HAVE TO INSTALL yourself. nVIDIA and ATI are the only ones making cards fast enough for NewBlueFX Titler. 😉 There could others out there making GPU chips.
As an idea of where the bottom line may be in terms of hardware support: I have an nVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT with 1GB VRAM PCIex16 gerneration 2 interface.
Pretty much “Top of the Line” bottom of the line. This means my card is within the minimum, but can still handle it. I need an GTX 560 Ti, minimum, to increase my WinExperience Score. Until I can afford this. Oh GOAWD!!
hello
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I think you mis-understood my point.
Anything that’s asking for OpenCL isn’t really asking for a GPU, it’s asking for an OpenCL device. Yes, that’s usually a GPU. But AMD has an OpenCL driver that runs, much slower, on your CPU.
Certainly many things that require OpenCL are likely to want the performance of a GPU. It’s understandable… my CPU has six processing cores, my GPU has more than 1500 — it’s bound to do some kinds of processing much faster. But I rather doubt that everything the NewBlue Titler does is absolutely dependent on GPU performance.
Anyway, the AMD OpenCL SDK supports both x86 CPU (AMD or Intel) and AMD GPUs. Get it here
-Dave
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Oh,
Now I understand. You are pointing to a GPU emulator. This is a SDK which includes the driver that should make the TrueBlue think it is talking to the GPU, but really talking to the CPU.
I will see if I can figure out how to use this.
By the way, I talked with the Sony Customer Service Manager who talked with TrueBlue. They changed their website. Now the list of Trueblue requirements clearly says GPU required.
John Lenihan
John Lenihan
LeniCam Video Productions
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Oh, I see.
I read nothing in his post regarding OpenCL. But as I understood it NewBlueFX Titler absolutely requires a physical GPU to perform the 3D stuff (and particles as well, I believe – dose it do that, I’ll have to look at the intro video again.)
The CPU can do it, but many 3D apps are asking for a GPU instead to free the CPU(s).
I wouldn’t install the Titler program, as I already own BorisFX RED 5 and BCC 7. They do same thing (and more).
hello
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It’s not really an emulator. It’s an implementation of OpenCL that runs on the CPU, rather than running on the GPU. Sure, the CPU isn’t going to run as fast as a GPU. But it’s not emulating a GPU, it’s a legit OpenCL device.
Whether that’s useful or not, I’m not sure. I would think that basic titling functions would run just dandy with no GPU. But then again, if the NewBlue plug-in actually requires an OpenCL device, sounds like they really expect it to be needed. So maybe it’s just not too useful without the actual GPU.
-Dave
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