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OpenCL acceleration on Macbook Pro with Certified card is BAD
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Trying to edit a project right now at 1080p.. (coming off R3D at 4K 1/4 not usable and even my current 1080p project) and it is still very painful. Drop frames, crashes etc.
I decided to give FCPX a try just for fun. I bought it originally but dismissed it and didn’t even bothered trying the latest update.
My jaw dropped.
This is at full quality playback 1080p. 1 track with transparency PNG mask, 1 track of prores 422 film grain with “Overlay” opacity mode, 1 track with color corrections on a ProRes 444 file. Fade between 2 clips underneath the grain track.
This is not a pre-rendered timeline. No drop frames whatsoever and at full quality. CPU does not go over 24%.
Premiere CS6 is obviously having major optimization issues.
My specs are:
Macbook Pro 2.2Ghz, SSD, 16GB ram, Media on external thunderbolt Raid playback through BMD Ultrastudio 3D
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Are you comparing a R3D file in one program to ProRes in another program? Not exactly a fair comparison is it?
Have you tried the same ProRes files in CS6? The only way you can really compare is to use the same material with a similar timeline setup.
I have also used FCPX and CS6 on my 17″ MBP and honestly both perform about the same give or take an effect here and there. Well at least when the gpu mode is working in CS6.
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No I am not.
I meant that R3D at 1/4 was horrible in OpenCL CS6 with my computer configuration so I transcoded the footage to Prores 444 to see if Premiere was going to work better and it did not. It was still a horrible editing experience.
That’s why I gave FCPX a try and with the stellar performances I get I now understand that Premiere CS6 needs some serious optimization work with OpenCl.
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Hey, wanted to see if you have heard anything or had any more luck with the Open CL GPU issue. I’m been having the exact same issues. CS6 runs like a champ for about 45 minutes on average then I need to restart the program or switch to Software Only. Definitely very useable, but I’d love to stay in GPU Accelerated.
An word on an upcoming patch or dot release?
Brian Dieck
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The Mountain Lion (Mac OSX v10.8) upgrade includes major OpenCL fixes.
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
product manager, professional video software
After Effects team blog
Premiere Pro team blog
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Thats excellent news! Thanks very much for the quick response. You guys are awesome. I’m assuming Mountain Lion will still run the CS6 Suite properly?
Has anyone tested with Mountain Lion that was having issues with Mercury Playback on their Macbook Pro (late 2011 model)? I’m likely going to upgrade in the next few days, but I’m curious if anyone else here is already running it?
Brian Dieck
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We’re recommending Mountain Lion for Premiere Pro CS6 users on Mac OS because of the OpenCL fixes.
Be sure to check for drivers for third-party I/O hardware and such, since such drivers often lag the OS release.
Mac OS X Mountain Lion (v10.8) compatibility FAQ list for all Creative Suite applications: https://adobe.ly/QjoLoM
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
product manager, professional video software
After Effects team blog
Premiere Pro team blog
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