PanoTools NG:
Re: Re: Processor Speedtest
Roger Howard 2007-Aug-03 23:59:42
&On Fri, August 3, 2007 1:14 pm, Pat Swovelin wrote:
> On 8/3/2007 6:35 AM, #removed# rambled on about ...:
>> On Aug 3, 2007, at 3:43 AM, Hans Nyberg wrote:
>>
>>> --- In #removed#, rogerhoward@... wrote:
>>>> Existing project, created/optimized on another workstation:
>>>> 6 frames, Sigma 8mm/Canon 20D
>>>> 16 bit uncompressed TIFF
>>>> Output to 16bit 6400x3200 PSB
>>>> Blended with Layers, no layer color correction
>>>> PTGUI blender
>>>>
>>>> Both instance, followed these steps:
>>>> launched PTGUI
>>>> Launched batcher from
>>>> Added test project to batch
>>>> Timed run of batch from second I clicked start, to second where
>>> batch
>>>> completed end of "Save" step
>>>>
>>>> Tiger 10.4.10
>>>> Intel Core Duo 1.83
>>>> 2GB RAM
>>>> Run after restart; logged in with no startup items
>>>> OSX: 11:08
>>>>
>>>> XP SP2, all current patches
>>>> same machine as above
>>>> Run after restart
>>>> OSX: 9:48
>>>>
>>>> There are so many variables one can change in a test like this. I
;>>> decided to only test the first pass since I only run each project
>>>> once anyway - I didn't want OS-level file caching, for instance, to
>>>> sway the results. I didn't test optimization (yet). I felt this
>>> was a
>>>> simple, straightforward test of how I actually work. The difference
>>>> isn't HUGE, but it's substantial enough not to be a rounding error.
>>>>
>>>> Am going to try on a Mac Pro later. Will also run the same
>>> project on
>>>> my G5 (8GB RAM, fast disks) and other systems just for kicks.
>>> You did not say what warping you are using.
>>> That is what gives the large differences.
>>
>> Since I'm working from 8mm fisheyes, I must be using PanoTools
>> warping right? PTGUI doesn't support 8mm natively, does it?
>>
>> In any case, I used the exact same settings on both OSes... as close
>> to an apples-to-apples comparison.
>
> Hey! I thought we were comparing Apples to PCs.
>
> Oops... =8^)
>
> No, wait, maybe it's supposed to be Apples to Oranges.
>
> Dang, now I'm all confused.
I am personally interested in both - variations by hardware, and
variations (on the same hardware) by OS/software loads. I'm just reporting
on the latter here!
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