Multi-core hyperthreading with Avid Liquid 7.2? at DVinfo.net

Stephen Knapp · May 15th, 2007, 07:18 AM

Does anyone know if Avid Liquid 7.2 is able to take advantage of more than two processor cores? How hyperthreaded is it?

David Parks · May 15th, 2007, 12:17 PM

Yes. It really takes advantage of 2nd core by allowing background rendering of effects. Most effects I can still play/edit while effects are rendering. Very robust form the hyperthreading standpoint.

George Ellis · May 15th, 2007, 05:25 PM

It will not multi-core everything, but as David said. Example, it may only render a single time-warp at a time. It will multi-render 2D CPU effects (A resized of stills that you drop on each). And GPU... single threaded as you probably only have one core ;)

Stephen Knapp · May 15th, 2007, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George Ellis

It will not multi-core everything, but as David said. Example, it may only render a single time-warp at a time. It will multi-render 2D CPU effects (A resized of stills that you drop on each). And GPU... single threaded as you probably only have one core ;)

What portion of 8 cores would it be likely to use? Does it perhaps max out at four?

Stephen

George Ellis · May 16th, 2007, 03:39 AM

I have run 4 cores at 100% (Ken Burns'ing stills into a 720p movie.) I suspect it can use 8 doing that. I also use Tsunami for encoding and it will use everything it can find (but throttles better). I am now on a dual core system. While faster, sometimes I misses the depth of my dual Xeon (major mobo IDE chipset problem retired it).

May 15th, 2007, 07:18 AM	#1
Stephen Knapp Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Forest Park, IL Posts: 108	Multi-core hyperthreading with Avid Liquid 7.2? Does anyone know if Avid Liquid 7.2 is able to take advantage of more than two processor cores? How hyperthreaded is it?

May 15th, 2007, 12:17 PM	#2
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	Yes. It really takes advantage of 2nd core by allowing background rendering of effects. Most effects I can still play/edit while effects are rendering. Very robust form the hyperthreading standpoint. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

May 15th, 2007, 05:25 PM	#3
George Ellis Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 1,241	It will not multi-core everything, but as David said. Example, it may only render a single time-warp at a time. It will multi-render 2D CPU effects (A resized of stills that you drop on each). And GPU... single threaded as you probably only have one core ;)

May 16th, 2007, 03:39 AM	#5
George Ellis Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 1,241	I have run 4 cores at 100% (Ken Burns'ing stills into a 720p movie.) I suspect it can use 8 doing that. I also use Tsunami for encoding and it will use everything it can find (but throttles better). I am now on a dual core system. While faster, sometimes I misses the depth of my dual Xeon (major mobo IDE chipset problem retired it).