High color or true color??

[phdumas]

I just bought wavelab and when I start it up it tell me that i'm not running true color. If I change my settings to true color will it change my performance in protools?

Thanks
Philippe Dumas

[Gr0und_Zer0]

Nah I don't think it could harm performance...

I'm running 1280 x 1024, 32 bits and performance is no worse than with 1024 x 768 8 bits I think. Not much I guess.

[QuikDraw]

It may depend upon individual system configurations. Some people say that they get better performance at lower color settings. The color depth makes no difference on my system. Resolution makes a difference for me though. I get better performance at 1024 x 768 then I do at 1280 x 1024. Either way I run "true color".

Actually, I haven't tested for video performance since I upgraded my old PIII system to a P4. Maybe I could run higher resolution now. I sure could use the extra screen space for my mixer window! 24 tracks with a few auxes just doesn't quite fit at 1024 x 768.

Mike

[Pako]

In regards to PTLE:
I have noticed some difference in performance using different color debth... The more colors it has to process, the more load will be on the system. I wouldn't, however, lower your debth until you start have problems...

[Phil O'Keefe]

I run at 16 bit color at 1024 X 768 on dual 17" monitors with a Matrox G550 AGP video card.

My old system used onboard graphics (Intel 810E) and I did notice a reduction in performance with "true color". I have not tried it with the new system... Since I only use it for audio, I didn't really see a need / benefit. And anything other than 1024 X 768 is just too hard on the eyes for me. I'd take a bit of a performance hit for more "stuff" on the screens, but I just can't stand having to strain to see things when they get too small.

I guess it really is going to depend on your system components, your monitor(s) and your eyes... but for just PT, I don't see a need to go beyond 16 bit color, and a possible detriment to performance in going True Color.

[KenB]

It would matter a lot if you've got the graphics card on the MoBo and it is stealing from the main memory....ouch. I know there are some Dells that do this.

The biggest performance enhancement you can make is to go without a background picture. That sucks the life out of performance.