I would like to compare my render time and frame rate with others. I realize every system is different but it would give me some idea of where I'm at. Any idea how to?
I think the test numbers at this link use the same download file, is that correct? If yes I could compare my numbers with there's and that will give me some idea of how my system compares with different systems.
I wanted to try this test as well and see a PDF with the media folder from the provided link. In the media folder there are 8 files and no veg file. I do not see the file either OldSmoke. Can others check and report if they see the veg?
After speaking with Jerry he pointed me to this post http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=889595&Replies=65 and once I changed the RAM preview to 200 the fps was a low of 22 with mostly in the mid 20s and maxed for a fair amount of time. Definitely better than before. Hope this helps someone. It also produced renders for MainConcept GPU 25 seconds faster. I had Dynamic RAM preview set quite high at times(4096) for a longer prerendered preview but did not know how that would somehow affect rendering performance or preview. Even going from 200 to 400 made a huge difference.
> "I had Dynamic RAM preview set quite high at times(4096) for a longer prerendered preview but did not know how that would somehow affect rendering performance or preview. Even going from 200 to 400 made a huge difference."
Try zero (0) as well. I just had a 29.97 project that was playing back at around 18 fps and I set my RAM Preview to zero and it jumped up to 29.97 full frame rate. I have the same question as you... why would RAM Preview affect playback rate that much when it's just supposed to be a cache/buffer to improve frame rate? Very strange!
The examples you mention(Youtube/Vimeo/NetFlix) are video that already has been rendered and the buffering is to make sure it plays smoothly.The number crunching to render has already taken place and the only goal is to stream it fast enough. In Vegas or any NLE for that matter you are dealing with various footage that eventually needs to be rendered for the final output. The RAM settings I mentioned deal with the preview on the timeline and the settings can make a very big difference on the timeline for preview as well as rendering. On my machine the sweet spot is 200-250 for a nice preview and render time however bumping that value up if you have RAM allows you to render to RAM various segments which can be useful for a quick preview. For me changing to a larger value for a RAM preview results in a much slower render and preview. If I stick with 200-250 I can render much faster however the preview drops considerably. Hope that helps.