For the heck of it, I did the usual pre-upgrade uninstall of the 11.2 Catalyst Software Suite last night, but didn't install the updated 11.3 Suite.

I converted a few ACVHD vids to MPEG-2 and burned a couple of DVD's with no Catalyst/AVIVO/etc.. on the computer. Amazingly, it made NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER. Each task was processed by PD9 just as quickly as before. In fact, the resulting MPEG-2 video and burned DVD were a tad sharper than before.

I'll probably just download the updated video driver for this ATI 4350HD card and forgo the other Catalyst components all-together.

Has anyone in this forum noticed improvements to PD9 performance as a result of any of the ATI Catalyst components? Perhaps the Catalyst/Southbridge/Avivo/OpenGL/OpenCL technology is primarily for the Video Game Enthusiasts that AMD-ATI seems to be so heavily targeted for.

-Allen in Chicago
HP Pavilion e9220y
Win7 64bit
8gb Ram / 2.6mhz

I upgraded to new ATI Catalyst drivers 11.3 and STILL cant get the hardware acceleration in produce preferences to be available (checkable)...even though I have hardware acceleration checked in the main preferences. Anyone know how to fix? I have ATI Radeon HD 3650...idling at 2%, WIN 7 x64. Thx

Dilbert, be careful what you wish for. I have an ATI 4350HD card. While I can checkmark the "Hardware Transcoding" box you're referring to, doing so causes a degredation of produced videos. They have more "noise" (I guess is the word).. little fine vertical lines permeate the entire production. When I de-select Hardware Acceleration, the next video produced is crystal clear. Since my 4350HD is a little more powerful than your 3650HD, I humbly suggest that you not be concerned about the Hardware-Assisted Transcoding until your next computer. Make sense?
-Allen

yup agreed...just trying to squeeze out as much as possible from my existing pc...until I can afford a new more powerful one. thanks!