Does PD 16 Render Faster Than PD 15 With Color Graded Footage?

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OffTheMark

Member Joined: Jun 12, 2016 10:39 Messages: 114 Offline

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Nov 02, 2017 23:54

How is the rendering speed of PD 16 compared to PD 15 when the footage is moderately colored / graded?

I gave up on PD 15 last year after about tow months because it was really slow when rendring footage that had been graded in ColorDirector (or that had color enhancements or fixes). Also, it was painfully slow if the footage was shot in 4K and I was exporting at 1080p/

Literally, a 3-minute video would take about 50 minutes to render with minnimal effects, but a couple of "fixes" or a couple of "enhancements".

Is PD 16 any better?

I guess I could download the trial version and try it out but my HD is pretty full right now.

Thanks in advance.

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Nov 03, 2017 15:30

Hi OffTheMark -

Don't take this as "gospel" because there are quite a few variables at play. These tests were not conducted on a gun machine, but the same process was followed each time:

Import clip into PDR

Fix/Enhance > CDR > Apply LUT

Return to PDR for render (no HA)

N.B. The same clips, with the same LUT applied, rendered in CDR6 in 2:32 (UHD) & 1:23 (FHD) respectively.

Cheers - Tony
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