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You probably have AMD SMT enabled in BIOS which will show 50% CPU load as PD does not effective use the two logical processor cores per physical core. Disable SMT and you will probably see near 100% CPU usage for the same comparative task that you said showed 50%.
A RTX3070Ti will not improve timeline playback fluidity with LUTS, render preview with LUTS, or encoding with LUTS relative to a GTX1650 for the current PD20 release.
Jeff
Should I turn AMD SMT off?
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Thanks, I'll check that. Sounds like the CPU upgrade is the way to go.
Ordered a Ryzen 9 5950X - which is compatible with my existing hardware but about double the CPU benchmark. Thinking of making a test video of about 2 min worth of mixed 4k60, 4k30, and 1080p video before and after applying presets with Color Director. Then look at the realtime display, measure preview render times and measure produce times. Anything else I should look at?
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You probably have AMD SMT enabled in BIOS which will show 50% CPU load as PD does not effective use the two logical processor cores per physical core. Disable SMT and you will probably see near 100% CPU usage for the same comparative task that you said showed 50%.
A RTX3070Ti will not improve timeline playback fluidity with LUTS, render preview with LUTS, or encoding with LUTS relative to a GTX1650 for the current PD20 release.
Jeff
Thanks, I'll check that. Sounds like the CPU upgrade is the way to go.
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A good rule of thumb is to take the minimum that the software manufacturer recommends and at the very least double it. And even then, treat it like a MINIMUM.
Though what you buy will always be determined by a) the source of the video you're editing (phone, camcorder; 2K, 4K, etc.) and b) how much you have to spend on your computer. Also remember that laptops are built for portability rather than speed -- so you'll likely pay at least 50% more for a comparably powerful laptop than you will for a desktop.
There are so many possible configurations out there that it's really impossible to list all the systems that will run this program. But I'd recommend focusing first on the processor. Get one that rates a benchmark of at least 10,000 on this chart.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
Get that,16+ gigs of RAM and at least a 1 TB hard drive and the rest is gravy.
Thanks, that site was very helpful. I have roughly 4 times the minimum now from those benchmaks and much more than that in SSD & storage. 64g very fast (3600) memory.
What I am seeing is by upgrading the CPU from a Ryzen 7-3700 (rates at 22731) to a Ryzen 9 - 5950X (rates at 46211) I can about double the computing power. For around $600 this seems like a no brainer. But, with PD365 cranking its hardest my current CPU only shows 50% usage - so is a faster CPU going to help? Same is true for the GPU. I can about double the speed of what I have (GTX1650 Super) by going to a RTX 3070ti but, my current GPU usage is only 25 - 40%. This cost is around $1K so i hesitate unless someone can tell me PD365 would actually use the increased GPU resources.
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Hi,
Not sure if I've ever seen a top limit spec published, the standard minimum spec is here:
https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector-video-editing-software/specs_en_US.html
I'm sure that some members have more observations of what's used and what's "wasted" in PDR, but so much depends on exactly what features you need to use and how important rendering time and preview fluidity are important to you.
The specs of your current system would be useful - post the DxDiag as an attachement?
Cheers
PowerDirector Moderator
Both render time (incl preview render) and preview fluidity matter. I input 4k30 & 4k60 video in small clips cut from larger ones. My system performed adequatly until I tried using LUTs and Presets via Color Director. Attached is the DXDIAG report.
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Is there a list of the fastest hardware PD365 can use? It appears my system is too slow for rendering 4K60 with Luts & Presets. I'll buy what I need, but some software can only take advantage of certain GPUs or processors. Currently, I'm seeing 50% CPU usage, 40% mem usage, and 25% GPU usage under the heaviest of loads when rendering with PD365. Will moving up to even faster CPUs or GPUs help? Or, does the program only use so much horsepower and that's it no matter what you have under the hood?
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Color grading is a very compute-intensive process and it isn't really comparable to normal producing.
My CPU has roughly double your processing power but it only took about 10 seconds to produce a 10 second clip to 1080/30p with a color preset applied. That's 30 frames/second. Do you have hardware encoding selected on the Produce page?
You may also want to try round-tripping from PD. Load the orignal clip onto PD's timeline then choose Tools | Color Grading by ColorDirector and make the changes there. Exit to return to PD with the changes and see if producing from PD is any faster.
Thanks!
I am entering the corrections via PD-CD-PD as you describe. Some of the clips are 4K30 and some are 4K60. Output is 1080P30. I was using hardware encoding and had the NVIDIA option checked. It took almost 5 hours to encode a 12.5 minute video. I ran Hardware Optimization and it selected SVRT. That took less, maybe 5 frames/sec, but was still very slow compared to applying individual changes rather than going to CD and applying a preset. The clips are pieces pre-cut from larger clips. Not sure if that matters. I wonder if CD is applying every possible change to every frame rather than just those selected.
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I tried Color Director using presets. I'm running a Ryzen 7-3700, 64g 3600 mem, GeForce GTX1650 super and Win 10. This setup has been pretty quick producing a 12 min video in around 12 - 15 min. This time, using a smilar mix of materials, I used Color Director last to apply presets to all the small video segments. I'm halfway through Produce after over an hour. It is mostly "producing" a frame a sec. ONE FRAME!!!! My CPU shows 50% usage, Mem about 40% and GPU at 27%. What kind of super-computer does PD365 Need? My PD 18 hummed right along even when I applied fixes to the video segments. Any way to speed this up or should I just scrap PD 365 and go to something else?
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Thanks, I found it. Having come from PD18 I find 365 very frustrating. I'll read through all the FAQs - maybe that will help. Thanks again!
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I already subscribe to all the programs. Yet every other keystroke looking for templates in Director Zone, I am barraged by pop up ads and offers to download junk I either already have or don't want. I AM A PAYING CUSTOMER! How do I get rid of these distractions?
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Yep, couldn't agree more. You'll see a fairly lengthy thread of views here: https://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/83932.page when the change was first released. Not a fan favorite, after initial release they made a slight tweak but really missed user intent in my view. I guess one simply has to learn to edit within the confines of what's there.
Jeff
Thanks!!!
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Yes, they changed that behavior and removed the toggle button. In pref > Editing you can set "Switch to movie mode automatically during playback". Otherwise, it's up the to the user with Page Up and Page Down keys to toggle.
Jeff
I had it set as you describe but it still reverts to clip mode on its own. Wish they hadn't "fixed" it.
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In PD18 there was a button in the preview window to toggle clip or entire video preview. Now it's page down, but seems like it reverts right back to clip. Is there somewhere to set this preference?
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So I had a clip that seemed choppy in preview. I selected it and hit "Render Preview". Somehow all my clips are now rendered. That's ok but now the Voice Over recorder is running in molassis. Instaed of snappy next screens as I go through the sequence of recording there are 1-2 sec delays between every step. Seems snappier on a segment that was not rendered. Any way to reverse pre-rendering or speed up the voice over recorder on rendered clips? I have a very fast computer so I pity those that struggle with 4K. The voice over prcess must seem an eternity.
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When I select a custom mask over an image layer the image becomes dark when I place the first point. So dark I cannot see in the darker areas where to put the mask points. Any way to view the image brightly as it is before I start the mask?
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No real editing "fix" as you say, that's just PD editing capability. You can "Render Preview" that section which will encode the clip as you have it in reverse and that will play back fine.
Jeff
Nice idea and supported in text and video posts but in my (latest I think) version of PD365 there is no Render Preview button - only Produce Range......
Huh, did a search and another post answered that one - it's now under the preview window!!! Thanks for the help!
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In a recent video I reversed a few short clips and noticed in preview they were jumpy. 4K60 as shot, Video running in the original direction was ok and it rendered fine at 1080P30. I have shadow files enabled at 1920X1080 and computer itself is pretty robust Ryzen 7-3700X , 64g 3600 mem, Nvidea GTX 1650 super. Anyone else have this trouble? Any thoughts on fixes?
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