Which video editor is multi-multi-core?

[CaptainChunk]

And NVIDIA GTX285

And notice how I said "readily available". The GTX 285 is discontinued and they aren't exactly the easiest cards to find.

 

[goMac]

Now Adobe IS adding more supported cards in the CS 5.5 update, but only on the Windows side - but to their credit, this can be attributed to the fact that there hasn't been a single NVIDIA GPU release for the Mac Pro since the Quadro 4000. But in the same sense, I think it's become pretty clear that Adobe is going to stick with CUDA and continue to ignore OpenCL.

Stuff like this is why I want to stab Adobe in the face.

 

[chrismacguy]

Stuff like this is why I want to stab Adobe in the face.

Actually the company you want to stab is Nvidia - They haven't made the cards, so theres nothing for Adobe to "support" (I would like to see a Quadro FX5800 for Mac... if that came out I would consider replacing my lowly 5770)

 

[goMac]

Actually the company you want to stab is Nvidia - They haven't made the cards, so theres nothing for Adobe to "support" (I would like to see a Quadro FX5800 for Mac... if that came out I would consider replacing my lowly 5770)

Well, I'd like to stab both, but if Adobe used a standard like OpenCL instead, this wouldn't be a problem in the first place.

 

[chrismacguy]

Well, I'd like to stab both, but if Adobe used a standard like OpenCL instead, this wouldn't be a problem in the first place.

True... *joins you in queue with a knife*

 

[Diesel-Benz]

Avid MC only took advantage of two cores. FCP was the and is the same.

Again, material. All the cores were being utilized, the other 2 or 6 were used less since the app itself takes little CPU power thus pushing them to only single digit %.

Btw, you confuse CPU and core

Incorrect, you fail to understand the semantics behind the words "CPU" and "core". The words are interchangeable, especially in the context of discussing a MacPro which contains multiples of both.
A "CPU" is a Central Processing Unit.
A "core" is an individual Central Processing Unit part of two or more Central Processing Units on a single chip.
"CPU" and "core" mean the same thing but in slightly different words. "8-core MacPro" and "8-CPU MacPro" mean exactly the same thing.

Now, "Processor" is a completely different meaning, and I believe thats is what you are confusing "CPU" with in this context. It refers to an individual chip containing one or more Central Processing Units.

And what has the "media" to do with using more than two cores?
Does that mean if I use VHS footage it will use less cores than using 4K footage?

Or am I misunderstanding something here?

That last line.

apple computers with one cpu

That is false information. ALL of those you listed have two, the last two you listed have four or more as an option.

How about you try finding one computer 5 years old that has 2 cpus.

Here are 15.

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP34
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP35
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP37
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP46
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP67
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP80
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP86
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP96
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP54
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP63
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP72
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP78
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP108
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP117
Just to be thorough, here is one from 14 years ago... http://support.apple.com/kb/SP398

The ULV 763 launched in Q1'11 with 1 core, yeah I just went there

And what computers are it used in, the sub-$100 range?

 

[CaoCao]

True... *joins you in queue with a knife*

pfft, knives

 

[nanofrog]

Why think so small?

This may be more effective. At least you may feel better after a nice big bang...

 

[CaptainChunk]

...or one of these bad boys:

 

[CaptainChunk]

Well, I'd like to stab both, but if Adobe used a standard like OpenCL instead, this wouldn't be a problem in the first place.

Well, basically what it comes down to is that they're scratching each other's backs, plain and simple. It goes a little like this:

ADOBE: To fully enhance your experience in the CS5 suite of applications, NSIST on NVIDIA!

NVIDIA: NSIST on NVIDIA for maximum performance with leading creative tools, including the Adobe CS5 suite of applications. Only CUDA can unharness the power of the cutting-edge Mercury Playback Engine in Adobe Premiere CS5*!


*<sarcasm> Sorry, only "special" CUDA cards blessed by a joint collaboration of Adobe and NVIDIA monks are compatible with the Mercury Playback Engine. An artificial lockout has been put into effect because we don't feel like testing and certifying other CUDA cards that are otherwise fully capable. Besides, it's more fun to sell you a new card anyway. </sarcasm>

 

[chrismacguy]

*<sarcasm> Sorry, only "special" CUDA cards blessed by a joint collaboration of Adobe and NVIDIA monks are compatible with the Mercury Playback Engine. An artificial lockout has been put into effect because we don't feel like testing and certifying other CUDA cards that are otherwise fully capable. Besides, it's more fun to sell you a new card anyway. </sarcasm>

Remove the sarcasm tags and I bet you that discussion happened over the phone between Adobe/NVIDIA at least once...

 

[mikeyg36]

Which, if any, of the video editors make use of all eight cores of the Mac Pro?

I haven't tried the pro apps yet, but CPU utilization for iMovieHD was only about 200% on the one project I have done on my new 2.8 Octo.

It seems like this would be widely-known information, but I was unable to find it on Apple's site, and my extensive search of this forum was unavailing.

Thanks to all!

The new Final Cut Pro X will support all eight cores.

 

[CaoCao]

Swords are way more fun than tanks or missiles for killing someone up close and personal.