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    Web encoder: Quad or Dual core

    Posted by Donato M. rondinelli on December 13, 2005 at 5:47 pm

    I specked out a Quad-core 2.5 with 4GB Ram for web encoding. I want to be prepared to give an answer if I get the, “Can we do it cheaper” question.
    How much speed would I loose if I went with a Dual core w/ 2 Gb ram?

    We post two 60 minute Real hi/lo & WMP hi/lo streams a week with a large backlog of videos to encode. This G5 will probably be used 30-40 hrs a week on encoding & possibly other things. We use Squeeze 4.1.

    On my dual 2.7 single core with 4Gb ram, I can do this job in 4 hours. That’s 2 programs a day. Would it take the Dual-core w/ 2Gb Ram 25% longer? 50%? Is the quad with 4Gb ram overkill?

    Thanks!

    Donato M. Rondinelli

    Donato M. rondinelli replied 20 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Will Griffith

    December 15, 2005 at 7:11 pm

    I’m not sure if Squeeze 4.1 recognizes 4 processors, but programs I have
    used such as Maya, After Effects, and Compressor all render about twice
    as fast as our dual 2.5.

    no joke. it screems. and get as much ram as possible.

  • Donato M. rondinelli

    December 16, 2005 at 4:03 pm

    Thanks. I just got the go-ahead for the Quad w/ 4Gb.
    -dMR

    Donato M. Rondinelli

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