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Bryon Akerman · January 9th, 2006, 10:16 AM

Is there a secret to cutting down the rendering problems when working with Magic Bullet? I'm using Final Cut Pro Studio and have tried on G5 Dual's. Nothing seems to work for anything over 10 minutes. Even that takes about 37 years to render. Is building a render farm the only solution? I've really been impressed with the final output, but it's a bear to try and get it there.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

Bryon <><

Glenn Chan · January 9th, 2006, 10:59 AM

1- I don't think MBE will work on a render farm, unless you have After Effects and the render farm license version of MBE.

MBE2 is supposedly a little faster, but that depends on your video card.

2- You can also try Nattress Film Effects. About a 5:1 rendering ratio with HD footage, XSERV RAID. It should be fast for SD.

$99 see nattress.com and get the free demo. It will likely look slightly different.

Shane Ross · January 9th, 2006, 01:06 PM

MBE 2 is A LOT faster. Over 3 times faster than MBE1. In fact, when I did a test with MBE 1 vs Nattress using the Bleach Bypass, Nattress took 8 min and MBE 1 took 22 min.

When the same render was performed with MBE 2, it took 7 min.

www.lfhd.net...near the bottom. Oct 13. The MBE1 test was earlier, FILM EFFECT PART III. Sorry, all he demo footage is offline. But the numbers are there.

Andrew Todd · January 9th, 2006, 03:18 PM

anyone want to sell a used copy?

Robert Double · January 9th, 2006, 04:20 PM

MB 2 for editors is super fast.... I have a 7800GT Nvidia card and it renders in near realtime... I can scrub the timeline and the render follows pretty perfectly.

Glenn Chan · January 9th, 2006, 08:30 PM

The Mac platform is a different story according to the MBE2 website. The best ATI card delivers about 17fps @ SD resolution.

2- Shane, your link is broken.

Shane Ross · January 10th, 2006, 03:51 AM

Also, the better the graphics card, the faster the render.

And here is the proper link:

www.lfhd.net

Joshua Provost · January 10th, 2006, 10:02 AM

Byron,

The render time will depend on which LookSuite features you are using. Black or White Diffusion are the real killers. The rest are pretty fast. If you can live without them, you'll speed it up considerably, perhaps twice as fast, but those are probably the coolest part of MB.

Josh

January 9th, 2006, 10:16 AM	#1
Bryon Akerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 175	Solutions for Magic Bullet Rendering Is there a secret to cutting down the rendering problems when working with Magic Bullet? I'm using Final Cut Pro Studio and have tried on G5 Dual's. Nothing seems to work for anything over 10 minutes. Even that takes about 37 years to render. Is building a render farm the only solution? I've really been impressed with the final output, but it's a bear to try and get it there. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!! Bryon <>< __________________ Commandment #11- "Thou shalt Render as thou goest." "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7)

January 9th, 2006, 03:18 PM	#4
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	anyone want to sell a used copy? __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

January 10th, 2006, 10:02 AM	#8
Joshua Provost Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 493	Byron, The render time will depend on which LookSuite features you are using. Black or White Diffusion are the real killers. The rest are pretty fast. If you can live without them, you'll speed it up considerably, perhaps twice as fast, but those are probably the coolest part of MB. Josh __________________ Owner/Operator, 727 Records Co-Founder, Matter of Chance Productions Blogger, Try Avoidance

January 9th, 2006, 10:59 AM	#2
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	1- I don't think MBE will work on a render farm, unless you have After Effects and the render farm license version of MBE. MBE2 is supposedly a little faster, but that depends on your video card. 2- You can also try Nattress Film Effects. About a 5:1 rendering ratio with HD footage, XSERV RAID. It should be fast for SD. $99 see nattress.com and get the free demo. It will likely look slightly different.

January 9th, 2006, 01:06 PM	#3
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	MBE 2 is A LOT faster. Over 3 times faster than MBE1. In fact, when I did a test with MBE 1 vs Nattress using the Bleach Bypass, Nattress took 8 min and MBE 1 took 22 min. When the same render was performed with MBE 2, it took 7 min. www.lfhd.net...near the bottom. Oct 13. The MBE1 test was earlier, FILM EFFECT PART III. Sorry, all he demo footage is offline. But the numbers are there.

January 9th, 2006, 04:20 PM	#5
Robert Double Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 74	MB 2 for editors is super fast.... I have a 7800GT Nvidia card and it renders in near realtime... I can scrub the timeline and the render follows pretty perfectly.

January 9th, 2006, 08:30 PM	#6
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	The Mac platform is a different story according to the MBE2 website. The best ATI card delivers about 17fps @ SD resolution. 2- Shane, your link is broken.

January 10th, 2006, 03:51 AM	#7
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	Also, the better the graphics card, the faster the render. And here is the proper link: www.lfhd.net