Unreal Fest 2024 took place in my hometown of Seattle. I share some of my thoughts, both good and bad, about what the conference was like.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Content Creation Review
We examine the performance of AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9800X3D in content creation applications.
Video Recap | Adobe MAX 2024
Puget Systems attended Adobe MAX 2024 in Miami, Florida, both in-person and virtually. This video recaps Puget System’s experience and key takeaways from MAX.
Unreal Engine 5.5: From SMPTE 2110 to MegaLights, What’s New and Noteworthy
Epic has unveiled the updates and new features in Unreal Engine 5.5. We review the main points and discus their impacts.
What H.264 and H.265 Hardware Decoding is Supported in Premiere Pro?
Premiere Pro supports hardware-based decoding for H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) which can significantly improve performance with these codecs, but not all “flavors” of these codecs are supported depending on the bit depth and chroma subsampling used. In addition, support can change depending on the capability of the hardware in your system. In order to determine exactly what is supported, we decided to do our own testing to see exactly what types of H.264/5 media has hardware decoding support in Premiere Pro.
What H.264 and H.265 Hardware Decoding is Supported in DaVinci Resolve Studio?
Davinci Resolve Studio supports hardware-based decoding for H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) which can significantly improve performance with these codecs, but not all “flavors” of these codecs are supported depending on the bit depth and chroma subsampling used. In addition, support can change depending on the capability of the hardware in your system. In order to determine exactly what is supported, we decided to do our own testing to see exactly what types of H.264/5 media has hardware decoding support in DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Power Draw, Cooling, and Efficiency: Intel Core Ultra 200S
In this article, we examine the power draw and efficiency of the new Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors.
NVIDIA Issues Critical Security Warning for GPU Drivers
NVIDIA issued a stern security alert for users with their GPUs, pointing out eight critical vulnerabilities in their GPU drivers. We’ve got details and steps to take!
Microsoft Surprises with New Windows 10 Build
Microsoft has surprised us by teasing a new build of Windows 10. Despite Microsoft’s near-end-of-support date in 2025. New builds will include Microsoft’s AI-based Copilot for the Release Preview of Windows 10 Home and Pro then current versions to follow. Key features include: However, Windows 10 won’t support many features of the Windows 11 Copilot
Is it Worth Upgrading to Intel Core Ultra 200S Processors for Unreal Engine?
Intel’s new Core Ultra 200S processors are here, but are they good for Unreal Engine workflows and worth the upgrade?
