Which video card to use?

I have a 24" external monitor attached to my MBP. Should I be using the better graphics card (9600M GT, or the normal 9600M)? Currently I am using the 9600M and things seem ok. I'm just wondering what advantages would come from using the better one?

If you use only 9400M there are not much point using MB Pro!
Nope. Not unless you want a thin, sleek, sturdy, lightweight 15" notebook computer with FireWire and an ExpressCard expansion slot, that runs Leopard and all the latest Mac software with ease and stays amazingly cool doing it. If none of those things matter to you, then certainly there's no point in having a MBP.
But there are a lot of people who value those attributes and so would rather have a 15" MBP than a 13" MacBook, even if it means paying for a second GPU for which they have little or no use. I'm one of those people.

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How do I choose which video card AE uses?

Howdy,
I have two video cards in my system which I use for editing, motion grahics and animation. My new card has 3x the amount of ram as the older card yet AE chooses the older card for previews. Is there somewhere I can change that in prefs?
Thanks,
Curtis

Regarding video RAM: There is some benefit in giving the OpenGL renderer more texture memory (if you're using the OpenGL renderer at all, that is).
from "Render with OpenGL":
"To modify the amount of texture memory, choose Edit > Preferences > Previews (Windows) or After Effects > Preferences > Previews (Mac OS), click OpenGL Info, and enter a value for Texture Memory of no more than 80% of the installed video RAM (VRAM) on your video card."
The default is set way too low for modern cards, which have so much more memory.
But, all that said, the OpenGL renderer isn't really worth giving much thought to in After Effects. I only ever use it for the OpenGL - Interactive previews.

Can I choose which Video Card SpeedGrade uses by default?

I have a Nvidia GTX 480 which has one monitor on it that I use for color correction.
I also have a GTX 275 that I have 2 older monitors on it for extra realestate.
When I use speed grade it appears to be utilizing my gtx 275 by default acording to the display setting in SpeedGrade.
I want it to utilize the GTX480. Can anyone help me out with this?
Also I have 2 monitors horizontal and my 480 color correction monitor is in Portrait mode. Speed Grade doesn't seem to be very custom workspace friendly. Can I set it up like I can in Premiere? Currently I can't use dual monitor correctly as it doesn't work well on the to landscape monitors. All the dimensions are wrong for filling the monitor screen.
Any advice for setting SG up?
Thanks.
-Paul

Hey Paul,
I would typically use the "0" button on the numpad for easy comparison between grade / no grade. If you want to be more granular, use the dot (or colon on some other languages) on the numpad to disable the current layer active in the layer stack.
The split screen option can be really handy once you add a second playhead.
Check this for some more info:
http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/speedgrade/using/playheads.html
If you want a more traditional A/B split between graded / ungraded footage, I suggest to simply create a copy of the entire timeline (you can do so by using the drag handle, then hold down CTRL and simply move the mouse up a bit beyond the current timeline. Then release it - you got a full blown copy. Sounds harder than it is once you've don it once )
You can then turn off grading for the second timeline.
This is also rather useful if you want to compare online vs. offline data (to ensure you got all edits, correct shots onlined etc.).
Hope this is helpful.
Pat
One other question: I am trying to run splitscreen or side by side view on the dual display window, I have it running but it is not showing any color comparasons. Both images are showing the same color looks applied. it won't show Graded vs Ungraded. This goes for any configuration, ie split screen or side by side. Thoughts?
Thanks.
-Paul

Which video card to buy for Mac Pro and AE CS3

I am about to purchase a new Mac Pro and am curious which video card to buy - particularly when it comes to rendering speed.
Apple offers the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB of GDDR3 as a standard option, with the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512MB of GDDR3 as a $150 BTO option.
I primarily use AE CS3 using adaptive resolution in lieu of Open GL. The projects are very 3d intensive. My initial thought is that the NVIDIA card has more VRAM and would be a better pick - but would my $$$ be better off toward more RAM? Does using CS4 make a difference?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. And yes, I have searched the forums but have not found anything definitive.

Personally, I'd buy more RAM. The standard display card supplied with the Mac Pro will have perfectly good specs for AE and Prem Pro.
Yes, CS4 should render faster than CS3.

How to set up set which NIC card to use for multicast?..

 I just downloaded Rolling Patch 1 for WLS6.0SP2.
 While reading the README file it says
 " ISSUE 42518: Provided a way to set which NIC card to use for multicast traffic
 Can anyone tell me how to set this?. on my WebApplication server it has two NIC
 cards and I want to use the NICcard which is being used to talk to internal network
 for multicast messages.
 One more thing,
 Can anyone one tell how to search for bugs (ISSUES) in weblogic. I am looking
 place where I enter ISSUE number and should get the detailed description of bug/issue
 etc..
 Thanks for helping,
 Nilesh


 Thanks Kumar, I'll try this.
 Does this -Dweblogic.interfaceAddress used only for multicast. Or this is also
 used to talk to AdminServer?.
 The other problem I am facing is when I restart the AdminServer in recovery mode
 it's not finding my WebApp servers, because my webapp servers are on public network
 and my admin (management) server is on private network.
 please look at http://newsgroups.bea.com/cgi-bin/dnewsweb?cmd=article&group=weblogic.developer.interest.management&item=1217&utag=
 , for more details about my problem.
 Thanks,
 Nilesh
 Kumar Allamraju <[email protected]> wrote:
 ><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
 ><html>
 >You should be able to do it via console in 6.1
 > Not sure if it was added in 6.0
 >For 6.0 you can set this via command line
 > java -Dweblogic.interfaceAddress=<addr>
 >You need 6.0 SP2 RP1
 >--
 > Kumar
 >Nilesh Shah wrote:
 ><blockquote TYPE=CITE>I just downloaded Rolling Patch 1 for WLS6.0SP2.
 > While reading the README file it says
 > " ISSUE 42518: Provided a way to set which NIC card to use for multicast
 >traffic
 > "..
 >Can anyone tell me how to set this?. on my WebApplication server it
 >has two NIC
 > cards and I want to use the NICcard which is being used to talk to
 >internal network
 > for multicast messages.
 >One more thing,
 >Can anyone one tell how to search for bugs (ISSUES) in weblogic. I
 >am
 >looking
 > place where I enter ISSUE number and should get the detailed description
 >of bug/issue
 > etc..
 >Thanks for helping,
 >Nilesh</blockquote>
 ></html>
 >

Which video card is best to preview in 2 monitor

hello all,
please I need help with video card and advice me with which video card shall I buy for this system I have.
I also need to preview 2 monitor in adobe after effect and adobe preimere. like i need to work with timeline and the secound monitor i get preview the video.
My system:
GIGABYTE Motherboard P35-DS3R
processor intel core 2 Qaud
8 GB DDR2 Ram
SATA hard drive 500 GB
thank you very much
best regards,
imam

I like the ATI 4890
make sure you have 2 slots open since it wide.
And it has: OpenGL 3.0 support
One more space to get that hot air out.
Also:
500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)
make sure you have 2 power connectors to run the dual monitors:
Glenn
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Which video card is being used?

I need help. I'll keep it simple:
I have an NVIDIA Quadro 1000m card on my Lenovo w520. However, dxdiag and the ThinkVantage Toolbox both give me a summary of my system that says the current video card is Intel HD Graphics Card Family. The Quadro is enabled in the bios, and the up to date drivers are all installed. Device manager reads that both the Intel HD Graphics Card Family and the Quadro are installed and are "working properly." If I disable the Intel card, the screen goes black and I need to force-restart in safe mode to enable it again.
My question is, which card is actually working? And how can I get the Quadro to run as opposed to the Intel (so that dxdiag and the ThinkVantage Toolbox accurately read that the Quadro is my video card)?
Ps. I've called tech support 4 times..they're no help... and thus I turn to the interwebs for assistance. Your help would be tremendous.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You have an "Optimus" configuration, this is what switchable graphics has morphed into. The machine will only run the 1000m when it is necessary to run cooler, run quieter, and use less battery power. The machine decides when to turn on the card. When the nVidia card is off, it uses no power. The latest nVidia drivers should have a taskbar utility that tells you when the 1000m is active. You can override this in the BIOS if you need to for some reason.
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Which Video Card To Choose?

I am looking to buy a Mac Pro and I'm not sure about what video card to buy. Looking at the Apple onlinstore I can configure with either a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 or the ATI Radeon X1900. My main use will be to run Final Cut Pro and other graphics programs like Flash and Photoshop. Which card is better to have? Also, Why is there an option to buy up to 4 of NVIDIA 7300 cards, but only 1 of the ATI Radeon? What is the advantage of buying multiple NVIDIA 7300 cards? Can you use multiple ATI Radeon cards?
Any help would be great. Thanks!

Get the ATI Radeon X1900 by all means.
See http://www.apple.com/macpro/graphics.html and
http://www.barefeats.com/quad05.html
Quoting: …Apple's Mac Pro GRAPHICS page shows the X1900's specs and performance so close to the $1650 Quadro FX 4500 and so far above the GeForce 7300 GT that the choice is a no-brainer for most consumers and professionals.…
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Which Video Card??

I am sure this has been asked many times, but I could not find previous discussions regarding my question:
I will be ordering a new iMac soon. I plan on purchasing the 2.93 or 3.06 - leaning towards the 3.06 just to get the most I can afford. 1 TB HD. 4 GB RAM (moving to 8 GB when I can afford).
Here is my question:
What video card to choose: the NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 512MB OR the ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
I mainly do:
photo editing using PhotoShop CS4, Lightroom, Aperture, Bridge.
HD video editing: Final Cut Express (moving to Studio soon), and I might eventually try 3D editing.
I rarely game, but might more in the future.
Thanks in advance for any advice, recommendations, etc!!
And if you need more info to determine which card would fit my needs better, let me know!
rob

Look at the data.
http://www.MarketingTactics.com/Speedmark/
See Barefeats.com
http://www.barefeats.com/imac09.html
http://www.barefeats.com/imac09b.html
http://www.barefeats.com/imac09c.html
http://www.barefeats.com/imac09d.html

Newest Video Cards for use with both Premiere Pro CS6 and CS4

Hi, I am currently using PPCS4 and just upgraded to PPCS6. On one system I'm running a GTX 285 and on the other Quadro 2000. Can you tell me which new graphics card in each catagory will be able to run both CS6 and CS4 as I have many programs still setup in CS4? I tried tech sipport with no answer from them. I looked over GTX 570 or 580 for one system and Quadro 4000 for the other but I still have reservations if there will be a problem or not with CS4. Can you help me. I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, both systems are running Intel core i7's, one with 24gb ram and the other with 16gb ram. Thanks

CS4 does not really use any advanced features of any card... so a relatively inexpensive AMD/ATI card will do anything a more expensive card will do... for CS4
Starting with CS5 (a complete rewrite of the source code, to go from 32bit to 64bit, plus a LOT of other changes) an nVidia card helps with some actions
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2011/02/red-yellow-and-green-render-bars.html
For a list of supported nVidia CUDA cards go to the CUDA help page - http://forums.adobe.com/thread/773101
For many others, with at least 1Gig of video ram, use the nVidia Hack http://forums.adobe.com/thread/629557 - which is a simple entry in a "supported cards" file
Which nVidia card you buy will be a combination of 2 factors... how much $$ you want to spend for a given speed level (number of Cuda cores) and the size of your power supply to drive the card
For a PARTIAL comparison of nVidia cards http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith/GPU.HTM

Which Video Card for MDD - Nvidia or ATi Radeon?

Mac nVidia GeForce 4 Ti 4600/Ti4600 128MB Video Card G4
BRAND NEW
I saw this item on eBay, and it looks like a good deal, but elsewhere on this forum someone said the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro was preferred for the Mirror Drive Door model.
The NVidia seems to have the best price. Assuming either are compatible (need AGP) which would be recommended, and why?
My present card is 64MB. I would hope that one with 128MB would improve performance with my Final Cut Express and 3D programs, such as Carrara and SketchUp, and give better results with an LCD monitor (and the card supports dual monitors, I think)
many thanks,
K.

Hi Keith-
The biggest problem with the Geforce4 Ti is lack of Core Image support. This is of major importance in OS X, important to some graphics/video editing applications and is indicative of a GPU that is more powerful than the cards that don't support Core Image.
The Radeon 9800 Pro is a card that supports Core Image, and does so with ease.
For applications, Quartz Extreme is a given, but Open GL is also of concern. The Radeon 9800 Pro scores higher in Open GL benchmarks than the Geforce4 Ti.
As for 3D, shaders are of importance. The Radeon cards often offer better shader support than the Geforce cards. This is true when comparing the Geforce4 Ti and the Radeon 9800 Pro.
Not only is the architecture of the Radeon 9800 Pro better, 8 pixel pipelines vs. 4, but the drivers for the Radeon are superior. In fact, it is a gamers secret in some applications, to use Radeon shader drivers to get better performance out of their Geforce cards.
Not to be overlooked, but the amount of VRAM is not as important as the GPU clock speed, and the memory (VRAM) speed. The Geforce4 Ti has a GPU of 300mhz, and DDR VRAM at 325mhz (effective 650mhz).
The Radeon 9800 Pro has a GPU clocked at 378mhz, and DDR VRAM clocked at 337.5mhz (effective 675mhz).
Again, the Radeon 9800 Pro is superior in architecture.
Both cards can support dual displays, both having a DVI and a VGA port. A big difference is if you use OS X Leopard. Again, the Radeon card stands supreme, with many OS 9, or "legacy" Geforce cards loosing dual display ability in Leopard. This problem is often reported here.
If, however, the majority of your work is in OS 9, the Geforce4 Ti is a better card, with better native support +in OS 9+. The Radeon 9800 Pro came much later than the last OS 9.2.2, so it doesn't have the benefit of native 3D drivers. It works fine as a basic graphics card in OS 9, but doesn't support accelerated 3D as well as the Geforce4 Ti.
As for price, since we're comparing flashed cards, the Radeon 9800 Pro costs the same (as the Geforce4 Ti) from a very competent, reliable seller, though you have an extra $10 in shipping.

Which Video card is best?

Looking for a Video Card replacement to view full screen movies on my 22in Widescreen, went from a Radeon 9200 Mac Edition PCI to now an Nvidia 6200 AGP (400Mhz 512mb) <Flashed> so far apart from a few glitches it works fine under 10.5.3 but it has limitations i.e. driver support. Would goto the 9800 128mb but think it would be a step down...
Thanks in advance for the information and recommendations.
Jim

Hi Jim-
Would goto the 9800 128mb but think it would be a step down...
Unless the 6200 has been hacked to unlock 4 pipelines (using modified 6600 or 6800 ROM) and has had the memory and GPU overclocked, the 9800 will pretty much eat the 6200 for lunch. Even with all the radical mod's, which most vanilla 6200's can't handle/aren't capable of, the hot-rodded 6200 would just come in close to even with an un-modified 128MB 9800 NP (Non Pro).
It's the architectural differences, and the better ATI drivers that make the difference.
For 2x AGP, the top dog is the 9800 Pro. Get one with 256MB VRAM and gain 10-15% over the 128MB version. Add an aftermarket cooler, and OC the 9800 beyond any 9800XT.......
BTW- the flashed 9800's have no limitations what-so-ever in any version of Leopard.......

VFX Workstation: Which Video Card to get? GTX680 or Quadro4000?

May I have some advice on Video Cards for my dual Xeon-E5 workstation?
PC Specs: SR-X Classified Mobo. Dual Xeon E5-2670 (32 simulated cores at 3.1Ghz Turbo)
64GB memory, 4x 2TBCavBlacks in raid 0 (one raid0 for Content Drive, another raid0 for Render Drive)
and 2x SSDs (one for OS, another for scratch or Apps)
Main App: AE CS6 / Secondary: Premiere Pro CS6 / Want to Practice: Cinema4D
GTX 680
Pros: 4GB Memory. 1500 cuda cores & Certified for AE CS6 by Adobe.
Cons: Premiere CS6 has not certified it... yet.
Quadro 4000.
Pros: Comparable performance to the GTX 680 + Certified Pro Card. Allegedly has cleaner performance. i.e. when GPU memory fills up on GTX it can get mad sluggish.
Cons: Hasn't been updated in 3 years. 1/6th of the Cuda (256 cores). 1/2 the memory (2gb). Twice the Price.
All specs considered... I'm inclined towards a single GTX 680 (upgrade to SLI in future).
Any practical advice on which route to go based on my Main Apps? Which has performed better in your experience?
PS: Keep in mind, currently using 7D footage in .264, requiring conversions etc. Eventually will switch over to BlackMagicCinema 4K footage primarily.
PSS: Budget is getting somewhat tight. Rather keep it between $500 and $1000. Not much cash left after all the expenditures so far - I wanted to focus my budget on mobo/chips/memory first. Figured by around Black Friday is a good time to snag a Video Card? or are these not likely to get price cuts?
Thanks in advance!

Upon further research, I'm feeling like the best option would be to save my money for a Quadro K5000 when it (hopefully) releases on PC eventually (MacPro Exclusive right now it seems).
In the meanwhile, maybe I'll just nab one or two super cheap GTX 580 on Black Friday (which are certified for AFX and Premiere Pro apparently)
Opinions and considerations?

24" iMac--latest models. Which video card option to choose?

I am going to buy a new iMac 24" with 4 GB RAM. There is a $300 difference between two of the models, based mainly, so far as I can tell, on a processor speed difference of 2.6 to 2.9 Ghz, but mainly on the video card.
The lower priced iMac has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
The higher priced iMac has NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
I use my current iMac (mid-2007 version, 4 GB, Radeon 2600 HD with 256 MB VRAM) for all the usual things like email, word processing and web surfing, but also for watching movies, high def streamed TV, including sports events. I do not do video editing nor do I play games on the computer. I am using approx 1 GB of RAM all the time for Fusion to run Windows, since I have a couple of programs that have no Mac equivalent.
Am I losing 256 MB of system RAM with the GeForce 9400M since it doesn't have its own memory like the Radeon 2600 HD, and will I miss the memory? Is the GeForce still a better video card than the Radeon, even with the shared memory?
The only real question is, should I spend the extra $300 to get the video card with its own memory, assuming I don't need the faster processor speed?

_+The only real question is, should I spend the extra $300 to get the video card with its own memory, assuming I don't need the faster processor speed?+_
I see from your new thread today that you have not yet made this purchase.
To get the upgraded hardware you really want, and for only $50 (not $300) above the cost you're willing to pay for the new 2.66, you can buy the refurbished 2.93 current 4GB RAM model direct from Apple, and it will have exact same warranty (and be treated by Apple) as a new one.
While it is not in today's list of refurbs at the online Store, it was there Monday - simply call now and they will put you on the waiting list for a refurbed MB419LL/A @ $1,549 w/ free shipping, and you will have it in a week or two. Just a few days extra wait for the model of your dreams, and yes it will come with Snow Leopard:D

Which video card for video editing?

I am about to order my first iMac. I've always had MacBook Pros and have never had to choose a video card as I always just got the one that came with the laptop. I will primarlily use the iMac for video editing using FCPX
I do not know what kind of impact the video card has on vdeo editing with FCPX.
I do not play video games and I do not create complex 3D graphics.
Will I notice any better performance if I go for the faster, more expensive video card that is offered for the iMac?

AppleBrianJones wrote:
… will I notice a difference in performance if I go for the faster, more expensive video card…?
not on edit.
on Im-/Export, a 'faster' GPU with more VRam could make a difference.
but ... 'waiting' 12 or 15minutes? ... is a 20% improvement, but less than a coffee/cigarette/hello-my-dear-texting. Plus,you can do other things meanwhile ...

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