Scott Shuster
November 23rd, 2006, 04:08 PM
How much faster can you render FCP in a MacPro?
Of course it depends completely on what you put in that MacPro (processor(s), memory, speed-of-drive connection), and what you had in (and connected to) your former render environment.
But anyway here is a direct comparison for you to mull over. Has anyone seen other comparisons directly specific to renders in Final Cut Pro?
Here is ours:
Old environment:
G5 - 2x2.5ghz (single) processors
2GB of memory
New environment:
MacPro Tower - Intel Core Duo 3ghz
8GB of memory
Both machines are running FCP v5.1.2 ("universal") and both are getting the video from external drives via Firewire 400. Yeah, I know, we should be using Firewire 800 or eSata, both of which we have, but for reasons I won’t bore you with, we are using Firewire 400 today.
:::(Drum Roll):::
A certain specific 720/30p render in the G5 takes: FOUR HOURS
That same render in the MacPro?
:::(Cymbal Crash!):::
TWO HOURS!!
So in our case anyway, our investment in the MacPro is reducing our render times by half - ! WOW!!
Of course it depends completely on what you put in that MacPro (processor(s), memory, speed-of-drive connection), and what you had in (and connected to) your former render environment.
But anyway here is a direct comparison for you to mull over. Has anyone seen other comparisons directly specific to renders in Final Cut Pro?
Here is ours:
Old environment:
G5 - 2x2.5ghz (single) processors
2GB of memory
New environment:
MacPro Tower - Intel Core Duo 3ghz
8GB of memory
Both machines are running FCP v5.1.2 ("universal") and both are getting the video from external drives via Firewire 400. Yeah, I know, we should be using Firewire 800 or eSata, both of which we have, but for reasons I won’t bore you with, we are using Firewire 400 today.
:::(Drum Roll):::
A certain specific 720/30p render in the G5 takes: FOUR HOURS
That same render in the MacPro?
:::(Cymbal Crash!):::
TWO HOURS!!
So in our case anyway, our investment in the MacPro is reducing our render times by half - ! WOW!!