I've repeated similar comparison tests with PDR15 & CDR5.
Procedure:
- In PDR15 - 1 minute 3840x2160 source video colour corrected via CDR5
- Produced in PDR15 to 3840x2160 & 1920x1080 - encoding time noted
- Repeat procedure for 1920x1080 source video - rendered only to 1080p - encoding time noted
- In CDR5 - same source videos colour corrected
- Produced in CDR5 to same spec videos as above.

By comparisong with PDR14 & CDR4, encoding times are better overall, but encode time ratios between PDR & CDR are similar. Previous test - http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/48352.page#253129
Cheers - Tony
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