Thanks Apple...

[Tim Morten]

Seems like that should be: "Thanks Intel"... :).

Cheers,
Tim

[Barend Onneweer]

Mostly thanks to Intel I'd think? The i7 architecture sure is impressive. Too bad Apple felt they had to cut an exclusive deal for the introduction of the dual socket Nehalems...

Bar3nd

[Ralph Wong]

I was just about to buy a new Mac Pro just to use with RED. After the new release, I was waiting for people to put up benchmark tests to see if it would be better to buy the 3.0 GHz version of the 2008 model or the 2.26 GHz version of the 2009 model since they cost about the same. From this thread, I am guessing that you are saying that the new 2.26 GHz version would be the way to go. If anyone can elaborate on this, please do as I have waited a VERY LONG TIME for the new Mac Pro release and would really like to buy a computer ASAP that can run RED Rushes the fastest possible when it comes to transcoding time.

Thanks

[Ben Holmes]

Seems like that should be: "Thanks Intel"... :).
Tim

Not really - those 2.93 i7 processors cost so much per chip from Intel, so to get double the performance, you need to pay (nearly) double the money.

I'm sticking with my two 3.0ghz Mac Pros for now, until the price/power ratio rises...

FCS3 though - looking forward to that...

[Scott Simmons]

Processing speed is RED's friend.

Jim

Easily the understatement of the year. I run batches all the time. Set them up on dual Quad-core 3.0 Mac Pro and run them overnight (usually with Clipfinder as it is very stable). This weekend I had to run a similar batch on an older dual core Macbook Pro. It took some 25 + hours.

It's easy to know but worth repeating: more cores and more speed = less processing!

[Steve Freebairn]

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=27474

Is a thread where I posted numbers from the previous gen 8 core 2.8 compared to the new 2.26, basically, do yourself a favor, go buy the new 2.26, and if you were planning on getting the 2.93, then buy 2 of the 8 core 2.26's and thank me later.

[BradWright]

A special thanks goes to Apple for releasing the new Mac Pro. The dual i7 core Intel processor model just cut transcode times in half (roughly).

So if you open an r3d in RED Alert! and make a "look" using REDspace or REDlog and curves/saturation, etc. it saves the look to the .rsx file. Then open a bunch of these in RED Rushes and output to whatever format you want (say ProRes or Avid)... your dailies/edit files crunch out MUCH quicker.

Processing speed is RED's friend.

Jim

That's the worst news for my bank account has ever heard.

[Joshua Brown]

One of the things in my (non-existent) budget. I have a plan of what to DO with the money, just not HOW to get it.

-Josh

[Thomas Koch]

I've found that geekbench is a good way to tell what systems are out there performing at, and using that as a basis for purchases. For instance, I have an 8-core 2.8ghz system that clocks in around 9700 on their scale. Looking at the 2.26gh new Mac Pro it's running around 1200, so it's a modest increase in speed. However the 2.9ghz model runs in at 15000 with one topping the 17000 mark. So that's pretty close to a 100% increase in speed.

Looking at this Chart, http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/chart/117627 you see the power that RAM has on the system for these tests.

These tests show an overall performance using various metrics. Red Rushes might be so processor intensive that the new chips provide even more of a boost.

I wish more applications would take advantage of a render farm, as buying a couple used 8-core systems would be a cost effective way to get cpu power.

[Tom Lowe]

If you think speed if your friend now, wait until you are trying to process 6K RAW footage...