Testing Resolve 17.4.6 processing dailies of DNG sequences.
Mac mini M1 16GB with external monitoring on JVC HD 1080p SDI 8bit monitor via Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Monitor 3G.
Project Settings:
Color Science = ACEScct
No input transform
ACES output transform = Rec709
Timeline Format = Ultra HD
Video Monitoring Format = HD 1080p
SDI Single link
Data Levels = Video
Video bit depth = 8bit
In Camera Raw:
Decode Using Clip, Highlight Recovery checked.
In Primaries, Timeline Node (and Clip Node if necessary), adjusted to taste, looking at scope and making sure no clipping occurs.
Deliver Page:
"Use hardware accelerated if available" box checked.
Quality = Auto.
Resolution = Source Resolution.
HEVC is exported in 8 bit when Encoding Profile = Main (default.)
HEVC is exported in 10bit when Encoding Profile = Main10.
Single Pass Encode.
Total completion times for a 4K DNG sequence 15min in duration [130GB file size]
4K ProRes 422HQ (10bit) = 42min (2.8x real time) [73GB]
4K ProRes 422 (10bit) = 35min (2.3x real time) [50GB]
4K ProRes 422 LT (10bit) = 29min (2x real time) [29GB]
4K ProRes 422 Proxy (10bit) = 24min (1.6x real time) [9GB ]
4K HEVC (8 or 10bit, same speed) = 22min (1.5x real time) [2GB]
4K h264 single pass (8bit) = 22min (1.5x real time) [5GB]
Mini M1 doesn't even get warm to the touch, no fan noise whatsoever. When I used to do this on the Mini Intel it would get really hot and the fan would be speeding and making a lot of noise the whole time! Same deal with the cMP, only it would nicely toast the room because of the beefy ventilation, great in winter, not so in summer... Mini Intel was faster encoding h264 thanks to its dedicated chip, cMP was faster encoding ProRes with its 6 cores and the 3GB VRAM. Both were slower than the M1 overall.
I'm tempted to go with HEVC 10 bit moving forward, file size being 4x smaller than ProRes Proxy. Question is: will it be responsive enough to edit with in FCP?
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