Configure mercury engine

I have a mac pro, and I read somewhere that mercury engine accelerated premiere cs5. So I bought an nvidia gtx 285 but the performance of premiere has barely changed (in realtime and while rendering).
I installed the CUDA drivers from Nvidia, I changed the obvious project settings, etc. but not seeing much improvement.
Is there anything not obvious I must do in order to enjoy the performance increase?
How can I measure the performance?
TIA

Thanks for the link Todd.
It seems the whole marketing around the engine, cuda, nvidia, etc got me into thinking investing money on a graphic card would make premiere faster, a lot faster. When in fact it only makes certain things faster... and on my current projects this is not even noticeable.
At least After effects previews got faster...
I should have kept my old card and invest that money somewhere else.

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Mercury Engine GPU bug/error/problem

Hi there
Im experiencing a very strange phenomenon with the Mercury Engine in hardware mode. I recently upgraded my computer so I am running on new hardware. I ran Production Premium on my laptop and my older desktop, both working without problems.
My new configuration is a 2600k i7, 16gig Ram, GTX 570. The problem will be best described with screenshots:
The top image was taken in software mode. This is the correct result, displaying like it does on my laptop and old pc. The bottom pic shows the same frame in GPU acceleration mode.
1. It looks like the Title texts' edge is shrunk by a pixel or so.
2. The layer below the text, the strap, is an animated AE composition. It contains a drop shadow at 50%. In hardware mode it looks like its about 20%
3. I have a 2 pixel 40% opacity black stroke applied to the strap. In hardware mode its almost completely invisible. I think the outline is shrunk as well.
To make it even wierder, if I click on the Title layer in the preview window in Premiere, ie, if I select it, it suddenly displays correctly. When I deselect it, its wrong. If I open the title editor, the text displays correctly. When I close the title editor, its wrong again in the playback window. The straps all display correctly when I work on them in AE.
This is forcing me to switch to software mode before I render, otherwise the rendered result is faulty. I'm 99% sure its a CUDA thing.
Im running the latest nvidia drivers. Any ideas?

Actually this is how hardware mode works. I know it's wierd but its due to what is called "Linear color/ light processing" Basically it will cause the issue your seeing. Hardware mode handles video this way. Currently you can't do anything about it, sadly. I always just have to make things darker to compensate. The reason it looks correct in titler is because the titler displays the still in software mode, or at least this is what I have noticed so I assumed this a long time ago.
Basically though if you export your video in software mode then check max render quality when you export it cause the same issue that having MPE+GPU enabled does. That's because enabling max render quality causes even software mode to use 32-bit linear color processing. So most likely I think this is what is causing the issue you're seeing. You can verify it, by setting your sequence to software mode. Then exporting and checking max render quality when you export, then looking at the end result and you'll see the opacity differences.
You can check out this thread for more in depth info.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/773441

Inactive Mercury Engine Playback GPU Acceleration

Hello. I have problems with activating Mercury Engine Playback GPU Support in Premier Pro, Media Encoder, Prelude. It is dimmed and a can't choose it. Only Mercury Engine Playback Software Only.
Workstation configuration: iMac 21'5 (mid 2013), Windows 8.1, Adobe Creative Cloud 2014 with last updates, Nvidia drivers 344.75 for Geforce GT650M
I tried method with cuda_supported_cards.txt but it does not help.
How I can enable CUDA Support?

I've 512MB of VRAM GDDR5
--- OpenGL Info ---
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce GT 650M/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 344.11 344.11
GLSL Version: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
Monitors: 1
Monitor 0 properties -
   Size: (0, 0, 1920, 1080)
   Max texture size: 16384
   Supports non-power of two: 1
   Shaders 444: 1
   Shaders 422: 1
   Shaders 420: 1
--- GPU Computation Info ---
Found 1 devices supporting GPU computation.
CUDA Device 0 -
   Name: GeForce GT 650M
   Vendor: NVIDIA
   Capability: 3
   Driver: 6.5
   Total Video Memory: 512MB
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59.94iシーケンスで.Mercury EngineがGPUモードだと.SDI出力が29.97Pになってしまう.

現在、Decklink SDIとPremiere CS6の組み合わせのテストをしているのですが、
Mercury EngineがGPUモードの場合、
SDIから出力される信号は1080iなのですが、どうも偶数フィールドが表示されていないようなのです。
テストのため、四角が素早くスライドする検証用の動画(1080i 29.97(奇数優先)のProresHQ)を作って再生させたところ、
明らかにガクついて30Pっぽい動きをします。
FinalCut7やFinalCutXでDecklink SDI経由で出した場合は、滑らかな動画が表示されます。
そこで、MercuryEngineをSoftwareモードにすると、FCP7やFCPXのように滑らかに再生されます。（レンダリング後ですが。。。）
これでモニタリングすれば良いのですが、これではGPUの意味がなくFCP7程度レンダリングに時間がかかってしまいます。。。
これは、環境による問題なのでしょうか？
それとも、Mercury EngineがGPUモードの場合、59.94iでの外部モニター出力はPremireCS6ではできないのでしょうか？
環境は以下のようになっています。
よろしくお願いします。
macpro 10.8.1
premiere cs6.0.2
blackmagic driver 9.6.4
GTX285
premiereでのシーケンス設定
シーケンスプリセット/blackmagic/8bit YUV/interlace/59.94i

2 cartes graphiques utilisés en meme temps par le Mercury engine

Bonjour à tous !
Je travaille sur des fichiers 4K (R3D) avec CS6 Premiere et Blackmagic Resolve, sur un i7-3930K (sans chipset graphique intégré au processeur).
J'ai décidé d'acheter 2 cartes graphiques, car Resolve a "besoin" d'une carte simple pour afficher l'interface du logiciel (GT610 1Gb avec 48 coeurs CUDA),
et une carte plus musclée pour les rendus en temps réel (GTX680 4Gb avec 1536 coeurs CUDA)
Et j'aimerais savoir si Premiere fonctionne comme Resolve, et qu'il va utiliser la petite carte pour l'affichage et la grosse pour le moteur CUDA du Mercury engine ?
Ou si il va utiliser les 2 cartes en meme temps, genre 48 + 1536 = 1584 coeurs CUDA ?
Ou si il va utiliser une seule de ces 2 cartes ? Et dans ce cas là, comment faire pour qu'il choisisse la plus puissante ?
(modifier un fichier de config, ou mettre la plus puissante dans le 1er slot PCI par exemple ?)
Merci pour votre aide ! ; )

Bonjour, j'allais vous suggérer de poster dans le forum matériel US, et je vois que vous l'avez déjà fait, et y avez même des réponses...
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5022796#5022796

No scaling with mercury engine (Cinemascope to HD for playback)

Hi
I have a Blackmagic Extreme 3D+ card installed in my 12-core Mac Pro running AE CC 2014.
When I playback an HD composition (1920x1080) the video is playback through the mercury engine fine.
But when I have a cinemascope composition (2048x858) the video is not played back because it does not fit the aspect ratio I assume.
When I playback the same resolution and aspect ratio e.g. in DaVinci Resolve the video is scaled and played back as a correct Letterbox through the same card.
Of course I can set my AE comp to HD or nest my comp into a new HD comp but it would be great if it would play out directly doing the scaling.
Is there a way to achieve this scaled playback or is Adobe doing something about it?
I think this would be very important.
Regards,
Uli

Hi
Finally Blackmagic updated their Desktop Video Software to make it "customizable" in AE 2014.
Well the setup dialogue in AE video preferences gives three options:
No output: which means "off"
center: which cuts off the picture if you are working with material wider than HD (like Scope, or everything that needs to be letterboxed)
scale to fit: which distorts the picture awfully because it fits everything into a wrong aspect ratio
What we would need is just what is in AE:
Like "fit to width" which would maintain the right aspect ratio and scale a scope into HD.
This should be possible I think. Otherwise nesting into a HD sequence is the only way again.
(DaVinci does it, easydcp does it, all with the same BM card)
Regards,
Uli

About Mercury Engine in a Dell Notebook (ATI HD 7730M GPU)

Hey, guys!
(sorry anticipately about any language errors, I'm from Brazil and try my best to say things correctly in english)
I was about to buy a new Dell notebook, the Inspiron 15r SE, that has a really great config (for my use) and comes with this ATI Radeon HD 7730M GPU.
One friend advised me to don't do this, because it lacks the GPU Mercury Engine ability.
With some research, I found that the OpenCL (ATI's equivalent to GeForce's CUDA) isn't really ready to work with CS6 GPU Mercury Engine on any PC.
So, what you guys think? Is it really the best choice, to don't buy this Inspiron because of the lack of GPU MPE or it won't change performance that much?
Additional info:
1. This Inspiron 15r SE config is the following:
- i7-3612QM
- 8GB RAM (1600 Mhz)
- ATI Radeon HD 7730M (2GB)
- 1TB HDD + 32GB mSATA SSD Cache
- 15,6" screen (1920x1080)
2. I will use only CS6, not CS5.X
So, hope you guys could help me.
If this problem isn't that bad, I'm gonna buy this Inspiron, 'cause the price is really good (to brazilian standards :/).
Thanks!

Hey, Dave, thanks for the reply!
First: About lap/desktops, I know these things. I do have one desktop too, but as I travel every weekend I like to keep one laptop with me, you know?
Second: I did check the cards list, but they're all too expensive, or desktop, or so.
Now: My use is balanced with Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects. I don't use Premiere that much, although sometimes I edit some stuff. Anyways, nothing intense like multiple RED footage or so. So, about the occasional use of Premiere: The CUDAs would make it insanely better to work in comparison to this ATI card?
Let's take, for comparison, my actual laptop: LG a520 (i7-2630QM, 6GB RAM, 640HDD, GeForce GT 540M 2GB- wich has CUDA but is not on the officially supported list, or is to weak, I Don't know).
My use won't get worse, right? In fact, with PS, AI and AE it will be better, I think.
In the end: I just wanna know if I'm gonna do a bad deal buying this Dell, because, specifically, of its GPU.
(Last thing: About the RAM, this Dell is expeansible up to 16GB. So, if it's the case, in the future, I get some more RAM. Thanks, anyway)

Having trouble with Mercury Engine, do I have this right?

Ok, so after many months of looking for a replacement for Sony Vegas Pro we decided that the Adobe solution was the best option for our needs and bought a license for CS5 and two new machines for our video editing.
The desktop is a poweful beast with the latest and greatest installed, and we also invested in a new laptop which was custom built for on the road editing. This laptop includes the GeForce GTX285M graphics engine but for some reason the Mercury engine within CS5 is not working with this card.
Can someone explain why this is the case and what the solution may be? I am new to Adobe software so have I installed evrything correctly or is there something I need to install or change within the program to get the mercury engine working with the card. I have tried the usual route with the drop down for Renderer but it is greyed out. Help?

This laptop includes the GeForce GTX285M graphics engine but for some reason the Mercury engine within CS5 is not working with this card.
Can someone explain why this is the case and what the solution may be?
Hardware acceleration doesn't work, officially, with any laptop GPU chipset at this time. Search around here for the "GPU hack."

One solution to AME stops encoding using Mercury Engine with an "Unknown Error" - Mac only

I recently switched from FCS to CS5.5 - it's been a somewhat rough ride - and I kept getting an "Unknown Error" if I tried to export a sequence while having the mercury engine gpu-enabled.
After finishing my latest project just three days ago I found a solution, go figure. Well, here it is: the offender were imported dissolves from FCP. They play perfectly in PPro, they render perfectly in software mode, but never once while using the GPU. The solution to that is equally simple: deleting the offending dissolves and create a new dissolve, same length, same effect name, nothing's changed. But now, they render just beautifully using Mercury Engine in GPU mode.
If somebody likes to look into that, I created a small project for re-checking.

Sure, no problem. Where would you like me to put it? Including the sources, its about 50MB (I replaced to original footage with low-res, low-datarate stuff). Or do you only need the project file?

Does Premiere Pro CS5 mercury engine work with my imac 27 inch?

I have a 27 inch imac that I bought 4 months ago. Yesterday I upgraded my Creative Suite Production Premium CS4 to CS5. It costs a lot more do to that when you live in Japan (about $300 more). I installed it all and to my disappoinment I can't access PPro's new mercury engine on 64 bit. I read the specs and I thought my computer is capable. Can somebody please tell me if my specs are good? imac is a total disappoinment in that they will not replace any parts!!! I have two very expensive items (imac 27 inch and Adobe CS5). Can I not utilize the mercury engine in P PRo? I will be so sad if that is the case. I've called apple and they say they won't change the graphic card or CPU if those are my problems. Which means I'll have two great things, my new imac and new Adobe soft and I can't use them together.
Anyways, here are my specs. I hope someone can shed some light on this matter for me. I'm hoping I just don't have my PP settings right. Thanks in advance!
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac11,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s
ATI Radeon HD 4850

Harm
Thank you kindly for your reply. I figured I was only able to use software only MPE as that is why it is all greyed out in my preferences. I was hoping I had not done something simple that would fix the issue.
So after reading a lot on here about MPE my question is this:
Is soft only MPE 64 bit? Is it still significantly better than my CS4 P.Pro that I had or did I just waste a crap of money on the upgrade? What does soft only MPE have to offer? so far my editing doesn't really seem to be much faster but I haven't put it to test yet. And of course, the render line is always red and not yellow like all those fantastic videos show when they're bragging about how cool Hardware accelerated MPE is.
If feel like I got robbed.
Thanks for your time.
Oh, one more thing. In the near future, "could" a driver update for my ATI Radeon HD 4850 possibly fix this issue? imacs will NOT replace CPU or GPU. For that, I am really, really annoyed. The main reason I bought this computer with the specs was to use Adobe at its best.
Regards,
Kelly

Premiere Elements 10 - Is Mercury Engine compatible with Graphic Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M

Premiere Elements 10 - Is Mercury Engine compatible with Graphic Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M?
I do not see this card listed on the Adobe products page http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/873/cpsid_87347.html but am hoping someone who is more computer savy at Adobe or Nvidia or somewhere else can advise me.
I'm looking to purchase a laptop with the subject graphics card.
Rob

>Will CS5.5
http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere/premierepro_current
See link in my answer yesterday... also...
For a list of supported nVidia CUDA cards go to the FAQ
First read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/773101
PPro Video FAQ http://www.video2brain.com/en/products-118.htm
http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere/premierepro_current/cs5_faq_sheet
Quadro cards compared http://forums.adobe.com/thread/910140

Issues with Mercury Engine GPU acceleration and stills

Hi folks, recently made the switch to CS6 Creative Cloud and for the most part I am loving Premiere Pro CS6 except I am having one major issue. I've got a early 2011 Macbook Pro with the 1GB AMD Radeon HD 6750M video card and 16GB of RAM and I am using Lion 10.7.4. Mercury Engine GPU mode works great on this machine (fast timeline renders, accelerated effects, quick exports) except whenever I try to use a still image on the timeline. It doesn't matter if it's a JPG, TIFF, PSD, or anything else. It also doens't matter what the size of the image is either. As soon as I drop a still on the timeline the responsiveness of the entire program starts to grind to a halt. Parts of the timeline that were playing back soomthly (in GPU or software mode) now can barely play at 10-15 fps.
I don't have this issue in Software Mercury Playback mode (I just loose all the benefits of the GPU acceleration).
If I switch back to Software Mode, delete the previews and restart Premiere things go back to working well in software mode.
I'm working on projects with Canon DSLR footage (1080P 30fps) and I am working off of a fast RAID 0 hard drive set-up.
If anyone has any advice on how I can actually use the amazing GPU mode I would be most grateful.
thanks
Daniel

>doens't matter what the size of the image is either
Well... exactly what pixel sizes have you tried?
Photo Scaling for Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/450798
-Too Large May = Crash http://forums.adobe.com/thread/879967
-And another crash report http://forums.adobe.com/thread/973935

Premiere cs5 mercury engine will it work without any graphic card?

HI there I have core 2quad 6600 processor of 2.4ghz, and intel classic series fb33 motherboard, with only onboard video ram shared with physical ram of 2gb.
I want to install cs5 on 64bit OS and upgrade total ram to 8 gb without buying any graphic cards(right now). Qn is will I be able to edit avchd videos? will the
mercury engine still be enabled? I know its kinda "no budget, want all qn" Right now I dont wanna buy a card as am plannin to buy new system later..
Thanks
Gigarigh

Yes, of course, you are correct, Harm. I was over-simplifying.
I Took the OP's "enabled" to really mean "accelerated", and in that sense, it will not work as without the necessary graphics card there will be no acceleration.
I can certainly support your third paragraph, having just moved from a four-year-old system with a quad 3 GHz processor, 8 GB of RAM and a hacked 460 GTX graphics card, to a Sandy Bridge E system with a 3930 CPU, 32 GB of RAM but the same graphics card and HDD set up (for the moment). Your oft stated "molasses in winter" describes my old system pretty well from my present viewpoint!
The old system coped with the fairly gentle HDV, provided I kept the number of assets down, but threw a hissy fit if I tried 1920 HD, even with the Matrox (I know, I know!) I-frame codec.
Gigarigh,
You would be better off upgrading along my path - motherboard and processor first, using as much as you can of your old system for now, as this allows much better scope for future upgrading.

Mercury Engine CUDA

Hello,
I'm running Premiere off of a PC Win7. I have a GTX680 and a Titan in my system for running Davinci Resolve. I know little about the Mercury Engine, but my understanding is that it runs the program off of the CUDA instead of the processor. Now, the way I have the cards in my system for Resolve is the first setting is the 680. Will Premiere look at only this card, or can I direct it to the faster Titan, or both?
Thanks ahead of time for your time and responses.

>runs the program off of the CUDA instead of the processor
Not exactly... http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2011/02/cuda-mercury-playback-engine-and-adobe- premiere-pro.html

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