Faster workflow with Canon T2i??

[Lee Wilson]

I'm curious as to the hardware specs for the above statements. What are the minimum requirements to get acceptable editing performance on a PC without transcoding? Doesn't Vegas use only CPU power, not GPU hardware acceleration?

I don't know the minimum specs, but here is my set up, a standard shop bought iMac:

27" - i7 iMac + 8Gb

As a guide it can play 8-9 native 5D H.264 files at once without dropping a frame - might be more but only tested this many running at the same time - my previous G5 - PPC - Dual 2GHz - 2GB could not play even a single 5D native H.264 without stuttering and freezing.

I expect the graphics card plays a big role (?)

 

[maarek]

This stuff is just so easy to test...

Take 1 second of video.. ANY kind of video, place it on the time line. Apply some color and luma changes, maybe add a chroma effect.

Render it to a lossless codec
Render it to ProRes / DNxHD
Render it to h.264

Put the lossless file on an upper track. Pull the ProRes onto a lower track and do a difference effect between the two. Then remove that and pull the h.264 onto a lower track and look at that.

Difference will be obvious and immediate.

Only if your programs suck with gamma changes. FCP is notoriously bad in that regard.

 

[KennonF]

I still don't get why this is better for image quality. I'd love for someone to make a side by side.

It's not necessarily (in my opinion) better image quality, just a more stable codec than h.264. I've noticed it sort of shifts the gamma a little when you transcode it too, it flattens out a little bit.

 

[ATL Media Group]

I'm curious as to the hardware specs for the above statements. What are the minimum requirements to get acceptable editing performance on a PC without transcoding? Doesn't Vegas use only CPU power, not GPU hardware acceleration?

Can't comment on Vegas.. But this works full frame full rez in RT:




Oh... same thing with fewer layers in RT on a laptop (also works with the native AVCHD QT files from the 7D/T2i)



=)

 

[jerkstore]

Cineform Neoscene is waaaaay faster than Mpeg Stream clip. Also with the cineform codec it allows you to do all of your editing,grading, and transitions in realtime.

 

[NeoE46]

Can't comment on Vegas.. But this works full frame full rez in RT:



Oh... same thing with fewer layers in RT on a laptop (also works with the native AVCHD QT files from the 7D/T2i)


=)

What program did you use to capture the on screen action for the videos ATL?

 

[Koui]

Can't comment on Vegas.. But this works full frame full rez in RT:

Oh... same thing with fewer layers in RT on a laptop (also works with the native AVCHD QT files from the 7D/T2i)

=)

Thanks for those! I may have found a 'real' editing program I can use. If I purchase Edius Neo 2, is the upgrade to 2.5 a free downloadable upgrade or does it have to be bought as 2.5? I'm not having much luck googling info about 2.5. Is Neo 2 Booster software required to get the same type of performance as shown in the videos?