DVFilm Raylight vs. Raylight
Performance Comparison

Each test used the Windows Task Manager to display CPU utilization
averaged over approx 5 seconds of playback in a 1 minute loop.

Legend: % = Percent Load across all CPUS; NS = Not Supported; NRT = Not Real Time

Test One:

The benchmarks below were run on a minimum cost,
Core-2 Duo (Intel) Dell Workstation, 2.13GHz, 2 GB Ram,

Intel display adapter at 1920 x 1050, and a single, USB2 external drive.

1080/24PA in Vegas 8.0
Native 1280 x 1080 frame size


Monitor Window Settings: Quality = Preview Full
Software
CPU Utilization
Violet Blue Green Yellow
DVFilm Raylight - NRT 46% 45%
Raylight 54% - - -


Monitor Window Settings: Quality = Preview Half
Software
CPU Utilization
Violet Blue Green Yellow
DVFilm Raylight - NRT 34% 31%
Raylight 34% - - -

Monitor Window Settings: Quality = Preview Quarter
Software
CPU Utilization
Violet Blue Green Yellow
DVFilm Raylight - NRT 28% 26%
Raylight 26% - - -

What does CPU load mean for me? If the CPU load is under 60%, you can edit one track of 1080-line HD in real time. If the CPU load is under 35%, you can probably edit real-time with more than 2 tracks and get dissolves in real time without rendering. For the machine used for these tests, two tracks with real time dissolves was possible in Preview Quarter mode, and one track with cuts only in Preview Full, with Raylight Green or Raylight Ultra Violet. The advantage of using Violet is you do not have to switch modes between editing and rendering, and rendering is much faster vs Raylight Blue.


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