Alex Gerulaitis
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[Stephen Mann] “Most users are running quad-core or less and can benefit from GPU acceleration. I have seen some users with 8 and 12-core systems that do not see any improvement. The reason is simple – your processor power exceeds what acceleration that GPU assist can provide.”
Certainly not the case here given jerky playback even on basic 720p60 H.264 footage – and especially bad on simple effects and transitions which are supposed to play back in real time with GA (GPU accel).
Plus the system is not exactly new and is slower than most of today’s i5- and i7-based machines, has slower memory, etc.
So the GA was supposed to be quite a boost and it isn’t.
In other words, I can assure you that the GA here is not working – not sure why yet.
Alex (DV411)
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[Stephen Mann] “It can’t hurt to install the driver. You can always roll it back to the latest released version.”
Thanks, will try that.
Alex (DV411)
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[Graham Bernard] “My guess is that SCS are attempting to inform people of the requirements needed for success. Why not ask them directly? IMO, asking here, is only going to add a further layer of confusion.”
Not sure I understand your response. Whom would you like me to ask directly, and what?
We did ask Sony tech support directly; they have been of no help thus far.
Asking here, I am trying to see if anyone else has or had a similar problem, and if there is a solution.
Why does it add “a further layer of confusion”?
Alex (DV411)
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[Stephen Mann] “If you are using a late-model nVidia/GeForce video card, the 285.79-Beta driver appears to fix a lot of problems in Vegas installations.”
What problems are you referring to, Steve?
I’ve installed a GTX-570 into client’s HP xw8400 (Win7-64), driver 285.62. The card shows up as available for GPU acceleration in SVP11 and is set so. No perceivable improvement though: preview fps and rendering is exactly the same with GPU acceleration on or off. No amount of tinkering with the project, video and preview settings helped so far.
Sony claimed the card is not supported – that, when they use it themselves for GPU acceleration benchmarks. Mystifying. 🙂
Should I try the beta driver?
Alex (DV411)
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[Bob Zelin] “I can’t believe that I am having an “argument” to simply state that YOU are the qualified one, and that YOU should be saying “come to DV411, because we know exactly what we are doing, and we can provide you with a professional solution” – (instead of saying – oh yea, forget us, just go to Amazon, you can get it much cheaper there).”
Bottom line you’re right, and my referral to Amazon was misguided and out of place.
At the same time, my clients buy less and less hardware from me and the trend is growing. I’ve stopped fighting it (along with the likes of Amazon, NewEgg and B&H), but can’t expect you or anyone else to.
The “value add” of you and me is really consulting and service, not commodity items. Forcing clients to buy commodity items from me is simply counter-productive, IMHO.
Alex (DV411)
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[Andrew MacRae] “One thing though, Drobo seems like a great solution for my archiving needs, but are there any competitors with similar features/price point that I should be considering?”
Drobo is unique in its Apple-like approach to storage: sexy and easy to use. I don’t know of another player that does it with the same gusto. There are companies that do great SAN, NAS and DAS solutions – but don’t know of any that puts user experience and design first and foremost.
Other than that, you can always find an archiving storage solution that is faster than Drobo or has features that Drobo doesn’t – at a better price point. It boils down to what’s important to you.
Alex (DV411)
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[Andrew MacRae] “Wow this thread went downhill fast.”
I do apologize for that. Regardless of my intent I did spoil the thread and it became a “pissing contest”. Not good.
Also, like I said, it wasn’t and isn’t personal. My question was about the ethical aspect of a direct sales pitch in the middle of someone else answering tech questions. I do see your point that you essentially asked for sales pitches and thus, they were justified. Case closed, I stand corrected.
Alex (DV411)
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[Bob Zelin] “I am sure that Cow management will ultimately pull down this thread”
I hope they don’t. I hope they see the value of techies hanging out helping people vs. “sponsors” doing sales pitches.
Alex (DV411)
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Are you serious Bob? You call that recommendation “garbage” and “cheap junk”?
(You really think you or I can compete with Amazon, NewEgg and the likes on price and delivery?)
Alex (DV411)