In order to help you decide what system is best for you with consideration to workflow and budget we developed a series of Video Editing benchmarks
and tested various platforms, Software and codecs.
While a handy tool its not a replacement for a conversation with on of our systems engineers. We still prefer you call and talk with us to be sure you are matching workflow and budget.
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Premiere Pro CS5 Testing
980X at 3.33GHz/4GHz 6 core,
12GB Mushkin Redline DDR3 at 1600 CL 6
Dual Xeon 5660 2.8GHz 12 core
24Gig DDR3 1333 @ 1066
Intel SAS 600 Controller
4 WD 1Tb Sata 64 Meg Cache 600 Drives in 2 Raid 0 arrays
Video material - AVCHD 1080P 24 Frame Each Cut to 30 minutes of material
Export Codec - H264 HDTV 1080P 24 Preset Default
4 Effects per Layer - Fast Color Corrector, Brightness & Contrast, Video Limiter, Sharpen
Each Layer Scaled to 50% for 4 frame PinP view.
* When using the 285GTX it is limited to 3 layers for Preview, when you add the forth layer you may have to render first for smooth preview.
MPE engine enabled vs software only (non-supported video card) time was 2 hours 10 minutes for 4 layer with the 980X @ 3.33GHz.
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Red R3D material/ CS5
980X at 3.33GHz/4.0GHz
12GB Redline at 1600 CL 6
Dual Xeon 5660 2.8GHz 12 core
24Gig DDR3 1333 @ 1066
Intel SAS 600 Controller
4 WD 1Tb Sata 64 Meg Cache 600 Drives in 2 Raid 0 arrays
Video material - Red R3D 4K 24P 30 seconds long for each layer
Export Codec - DPX 4096 x 2048 24P Full Range (Max Bit Depth)
4 Effects per Layer - Fast Color Corrector, Brightness & Contrast, Video Limiter, Sharpen
Each Layer Scaled to 50% for 4 frame PinP view.
*When using the 285GTX it is limited to 3 layers for Preview, when you add the forth layer you may have to render first for smooth preview.
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