Does VideoStudio Pro use the gfx card?

_Dragon_

I'm using videostudio X8 when i render it only uses 2% of the gfx card and something like 97% cpu.

Terfyn

Suggest you try
http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewforum.php?f=1
This is where the VS "experts" live.

_Dragon_

Thanks Terfyn

12harry

FWIW, I understand that most editors* don't use the graphics card - it was a popular scheme a few years ago, but it needed to be specific cards - not all cards; so that caused issues.
Also, it was suggested that sometimes the faster-renders were inferior - probably by folks that didn't have the right card.

My understanding is the "Usage meters" are only approximate and may depend on the Editor software that's running.

Maybe _Dragon_ needs to tell us if the render-times are woefully slow...and what Computer Spec is.  - ( I will presume no other software is running, although we do tend to forget this ).
Cheers.

* Those that do, may require the software to be told to use the card.

_Dragon_

No my render times are not slow i was just thinking that i thought the gfx card should be used, my system is plenty fast enough for 1080p (AVCHD)

Specs are:


MSI Z170A PC Mate
Intel Core i5-6600 3.30GHz
Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB
Samsung SSD 250GB (Windows 10 and Software)
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB (Video Editing)
Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB (Saved Videos)
Kingston Fury Black 2x8GB

_Dragon_

I wish i hadn't looked into this as now i'm seeing something that i don't understand, If im rendering a video and i have added a effect Motion blur the CPU being used is only 40% if i take out the Motion Blur then the CPU increases up to 90%.

Adding some effects doesn't make a difference to the CPU as it it will still be using 90%, but adding other effects makes the CPU less.

12harry

Interesting observation _Dragon_ . . . .
Perhaps if Software writers were open with their customers, we'd already know which Effects to avoid, if we don't have a super-spec Graphics card.
I've been told that anything over 2Gb is a waste of money for Video - as you have this, can you confirm?
Does this figure apply to 4K video as well, I wonder?
Greater RAM specs, I understand  are  for Gaming, where there is so much action and calculation going on in parallel. Something that "Hyper Threading" might assist.... so the CPU can be relieved of the surface rendering, by using the Graphics card.
BUT
I'm not a gamer....rather quite happy ( for now) to use AVCHD 1920x1080i
Cheers

_Dragon_

@12harry: Digging into google i have found out other people have the same experience with some of the effects in VideoStudio now why does some of these effects only use 40% of the CPU there is no clear answer some suggest the effects that don't use much CPU is down to them not being 64bit where other people seem to think its only using a single thread process. but there has been no clear answer.

I think having a gfx card over 2GB is going to be overkill as i don't think any video editing software would need this, plus the gfx card only helps a bit and if you have a good system it shouldn't make to much of a difference.

I think having a better CPU with Hyper Threading would be the better choice over a better gfx card if you are just going to be video editing and not gaming.

I'm happy with 1080p rather than 4k.

I think with these cheaper video editing software you just have to get on with what you have, mixing the pros with the con, VideoStudio is easy to use and cheaper. Maybe for me it might be time to try Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere if i want to get the best out of my system.

12harry

I read that a download version of Movie-Studio 15 ( ex Sony, now Magix), is about £35 - but then you don't get the extra software for particles and other stuff, claimed to be worth several times the (higher) price.
I may be persuaded, but as it's 64-bit I have to stick with v12 which doesn't do 4K until I buy a new PC . . .but as others have noted Davinci is free ( if a tad difficult to use), but with a wealth of colour-correction features and conventional Editing.
My understanding is that the Studio / Vegas Pro was the same software, but added the "features you really want" - the one I did like was "Velocity" where the slow-mo (for example) can be varied by moving the line above and below the "normal" - but not worth the extra when slow-mo is used (by me), so rarely.
Obviously many other features would be available, but somehow Sony never captured the Pro-Market.... I guess they employ fellas that are from the same MOULD as the ones that Sell us Sony Camcorders. ( OR rather "don't"...). Ho Ho ..There we go.
Cheers.

Terfyn

Harry. VideoStudio comes in 32bit and 64bit versions. Version 2018 is becoming a decent program now but, if you want to try VS, I suggest downloading X10.