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1. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
Harm Millaard Sep 13, 2012 12:50 PM (in response to Bucketheadd)Encoding from what to what?
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2. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
Bucketheadd Sep 13, 2012 1:06 PM (in response to Harm Millaard)HD footage .prproj's --> .wmv's, .flv's, and .mp4's using AME
I'm thinking a top end CPU(
Intel Xeon CPU X5670 @2.93 Ghz
Hex-Core
6 gb's RAM
and a cheapy $100 256MB ATI FireMV® 2260 video card will do?
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3. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
Harm Millaard Sep 13, 2012 1:43 PM (in response to Bucketheadd)Better get a very cheapy nVidia GT 630 with 1 GB DDR5 for around $ 70 or a GTX 550 Ti for around $ 110, since there is scaling all around so hardware MPE is very usefull. ATI Fire is a waste of money. Another suggestion is to increase the amount of memory to at least 12 GB.
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4. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
Bill Gehrke Sep 13, 2012 1:46 PM (in response to Bucketheadd)Forget the single Xeon ($1450) and instead get an n/vidia card. Right now I would suggest a GTX 660 Ti
For a single CPU get an i7 it will do better than a single Xeon and is overclockable
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5. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
Bucketheadd Sep 13, 2012 2:55 PM (in response to Bill Gehrke)Thanks for the info...Just wanted to confirm the gfx card isn't important for this instance. I'll shoot for Nvidia for sures.
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6. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
JSS1138 Sep 14, 2012 8:00 AM (in response to Bucketheadd)HD footage .prproj's --> .wmv's, .flv's, and .mp4's using AME
I don't think you can encode a sequence from a PP project without having PP installed. You may have to export a lossless intermediate file out of PP to encode on a machine without PP. But then, that rather defeats the purpose of what you're trying to do here. So you'll probably have to have PP installed on the encoding machine. Which means you'll need any plug-ins also installed (which usually means a separate license), and you'll need all media transferred over to the encoding machine, and since it's basically a replica of the editing machine, it would be very helpful to have the nVidia card for acceleration.
In short, getting your IT guys to back off is probably the better option here.
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7. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
Bucketheadd Sep 14, 2012 8:18 AM (in response to JSS1138)“In short, getting your IT guys to back off is probably the better option here”
HAHA… you have no idea how many people here say that around here. Security is so tight it’s ridiculous. No one has any idea what it really takes to make a video and encoding hd anything. Encoding overnight is like the industry norm.
This is a good point. I’ve never done this exactly. Some more input would be helpful.
Thanks Jim
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8. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
Bill Gehrke Sep 14, 2012 10:34 AM (in response to Bucketheadd)Since you cannot buy Adobe Media Encoder seperately, I would guess that you cannot install it alone.
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9. Re: Video card importance on a dedicated encoding computer
JSS1138 Sep 15, 2012 6:34 PM (in response to Bucketheadd)Security is so tight it’s ridiculous.
And what does that have to do with leaving the machine on all night? You can lock a room. You can disconnect from a network. None of those very simple security measures will require a duplicate machine to be built, with duplicate licenses for all software.




