In our custom LAME MT MP3 encoding test, we convert a large WAV file to the MP3 format, which is a very popular scenario that many end users work with on a day-to-day basis to provide portability and storage of their digital audio content.
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LAME MT MP3 Encoding Test |
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Converting a Large WAV To MP3 | |
In this test, we created our own 223MB WAV file (a never-ending Grateful Dead jam) and converted it to the MP3 format using the multi-thread capable LAME MT application in single and multi-thread modes. Processing times are recorded below. Once again, shorter times equate to better performance.
Nothing to see here. LAME MT didn't show any variation from platform to platform.
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Sony Vegas Digital Video Rendering Test |
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Video Rendering Performance | |
Sony's Vegas DV editing software is heavily multithreaded as it processes and mixes both audio and video streams. This is a new breed of digital video editing software that takes full advantage of current dual and multi-core processor architectures.
Once again the DDR2 systems put up the best overall scores in our Sony Vegas video rendering benchmark. The 5 to 14 second deltas shown here, however, are still quite small in the grand scheme of things.
