Re: [FCP-L] Re: Mac Pro 8 Core - Speed Question

David,

Here's a brief article on how to set up a Qmaster Cluster. It's a
little dated (not much), but I'm using FCS3 and it worked great for me.

http://tinyurl.com/ykovykj

Curt

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Curt Bailey
curt@momentaproductions.com

On Nov 3, 2009, at 10:28 AM, David W. Carroll wrote:

> Thanks for the QMaster tip.
>
> I've seen the icon but have never tried using it... until now.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Curt Bailey
> To: FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 11:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [FCP-L] Re: Mac Pro 8 Core - Speed Question
>
> FWIW, not that I'm any kind of authority, but a couple of months ago I
> purchased a refurbed 8-core with the 3.2GHz processors, 2GB ram
> upgraded to 3rd party 16GB and it screams when it comes to Compressor,
> particularly using a Qmaster Cluster. (I will jump to 32GB after I
> get my MXO2.) I don't know benchmarks, but I've been very pleased.
>
> Curt
>
> --
> Curt Bailey
> curt@momentaproductions.com
>
> On Nov 2, 2009, at 6:35 PM, Steve Hullfish wrote:
>
> > While we're on the topic, since I'm planning on buying one this
> week,
> > should I bother with the 8 cores or just go with the slightly slower
> > processor 4 core and save a bunch of cash. I'm planning on getting
> the
> > best video card for Color, AJA Kona 3 and all the RAM it can handle
> > (3rd party of course).
> >
> > On Nov 2, 2009, at 6:37 PM, oliverpetersvidy wrote:
> >
> > > David,
> > >
> > > > David W. Carroll wrote:
> > > > Timeline seems faster, but everythig else seems the same as our
> > > Core 2 Duo machines.
> > >
> > > Sorry, but welcome to reality. Some media is better because it is
> > > better optimized for the Intels. I tend to agree that the
> differnce
> > > isn't as great at the processing speed difference might lead you
> to
> > > believe. I say that from the perspective of having both types of
> > > machines. I think if you actually benchmarked these, renders and
> > > encodes are faster, but not by as much as we would all like.
> > >
> > > How much RAM do you have? Which gfx card? What codecs/media? What
> > > type of hard drives?
> > >
> > > - Oliver
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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