Aurora Homepage
Forum Home Forum Home > Aurora Sequencer Software > Aurora 1.0
  Active Topics Active Topics
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Calendar   Register Register  Login Login

Aurora on Laptops

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
ChrisL1976 View Drop Down
Beta Testers
Beta Testers


Joined: 01 Sep 2008
Location: Kankakee, Ill
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1341
  Quote ChrisL1976 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Aurora on Laptops
    Posted: 01 Sep 2008 at 9:09pm

I was wondering how Aurora runs on Laptops.  Does playback in sequencing run smoothly?  I know Spectrum is always kind of choppy.

What are the recommended computer specs for sequencing efficently with Aurora?


Edited by ChrisL1976 - 01 Sep 2008 at 9:11pm
Chris

www.lightsonsixth.com
Back to Top
deweycooter View Drop Down
Development
Development


Joined: 14 Oct 2007
Location: League City, TX
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 674
  Quote deweycooter Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Sep 2008 at 9:14pm
I've never run it on anything other than a laptop, no choppiness issues.  Tongue

Edited by deweycooter - 01 Sep 2008 at 9:15pm
Back to Top
MrChristmas2000 View Drop Down
Beta Testers
Beta Testers


Joined: 06 May 2008
Location: Georgia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 344
  Quote MrChristmas2000 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Sep 2008 at 9:26pm
Aurora is not as a resource HOG as Spectrum was. You would be surprised what low power hardware it will run on.Smile

Boy do I know about spectrum choppy.


Holding breath for DMX.
Back to Top
LightChristmas View Drop Down
Beta Testers
Beta Testers
Avatar

Joined: 15 Oct 2007
Location: Equality, IL
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 993
  Quote LightChristmas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Sep 2008 at 9:34pm
All my beta testing of Aurora is being done on an "obsolete" 1.8Ghz dual-core under Vista. Have also tested on an old IBM R32 notebook (used to run Spectrum on it before the performance issues) with no ill effects. Aurora is THE solution to jumpy progress bars and the like.

Back to Top
Bubba View Drop Down
DMX
DMX
Avatar

Joined: 27 Dec 2007
Location: Georgia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 41
  Quote Bubba Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 4:45am

Aurora runs perfect on everything I have even the below spec junk computers!

www.brightonbrittain.com
Back to Top
LightsOnLogan View Drop Down
Admin Group
Admin Group


Joined: 11 Oct 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3187
  Quote LightsOnLogan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 7:35am
I can't speak for Vista requirements as Vista alone tends to be sluggish on anything less than 2GB of RAM, but these are the XP requirements:
 
Scheduler:
P3 700MHz 256MB
(this means you can have a really low spec "show computer")
 
Sequencer:
I don't have an official CPU spec yet, but pretty much anything Intel/AMD 1GHz+.  RAM requirements are a bit more for the sequencer portion due to all of the graphic and audio processing.  While Aurora will run on less by automatically switching to disk rendering instead of RAM rendering, having at least 1GB RAM is preferred for a less sluggish editing experience (particularly with the wait for "generating preview frames" at higher zoom levels).  Playback will not chop without the higher RAM, but you'll enjoy life a lot more with it.
 
As an aside, while it is not an officially supported configuration, one end user has reported success runing Aurora on a Mac under Parallels.


Edited by LightsOnLogan - 02 Sep 2008 at 7:37am
Back to Top
ChrisL1976 View Drop Down
Beta Testers
Beta Testers


Joined: 01 Sep 2008
Location: Kankakee, Ill
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1341
  Quote ChrisL1976 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 3:17pm
Basically I'm considering picking up a new laptop here soon for my BS degree program. So the dual core 3g ram machine I'm looking at should work fine then?
Chris

www.lightsonsixth.com
Back to Top
Pony_God View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 01 Sep 2008
Location: Naples, FL
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 551
  Quote Pony_God Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 3:20pm
I'll tell you after I put it on my P4 (single core, single thread) 1.somethingGH, 1G ram, XP Gateway Tablet tonight.
Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights.
D-Light users Unite!
Back to Top
peteandvanessa View Drop Down
Beta Testers
Beta Testers
Avatar

Joined: 11 Dec 2007
Location: Rocklin, CA
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 206
  Quote peteandvanessa Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 3:22pm
Absolutely, I'm running a 2Gig Dual core T7200 dual core at 2GHz and in playback (XP Pro) it uses about 50% of the CPU (but I also have a high resolution pic of the house).
 
Compared to Spectrum Aurora kicks serious butt in the low CPU stakes.
Back to Top
LightChristmas View Drop Down
Beta Testers
Beta Testers
Avatar

Joined: 15 Oct 2007
Location: Equality, IL
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 993
  Quote LightChristmas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 3:51pm
Ran just fine on my "ancient" R32 Thinkpad. 1.6Ghz P4  720Mb RAM

Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.06
Copyright ©2001-2007 Web Wiz

This page was generated in 0.641 seconds.