2011 MacBook Pro Quad Core Intel i7 8GB Ram Upgrade (EPIC)
15″ 2.66Ghz i7 MBP vs 15″ 2.66Ghz C2D MBP Video Encode Test
Again, big thanks to Steve (http://youtube.com/wrightwayphotography) and his girl, for coming down this weekend to spend time with us. And for assisting me in doing these video tests. Geeking out, is always fun.
This video, we put both MBP’s to the test by rendering a 2:47 1080p .mov, down to a 720p H.264 encoded .mp4..
Steve’s Page
http://youtube.com/wrightwayphotography
-Doug
15″ i7 MacBook Pro vs 15″ C2D MacBook Pro
In this video, were are doing a side by side comparison of two 15″, MacBook Pro’s. Both are 2.66Ghz processors, with 4GB of RAM. The MPB on the left, belongs to Steve Wright from WrightWay Photo, and is the new Intel i7. Mine is on the right, and is the Intel Core 2 Duo. Which one will win? Will it make a difference? Watch and Find out.
My son’s digital short “Blowing someting up”
One of the project i’ve been meaning to do with my children is to teach them how to create a short movie. So I decided to sit down with my two sons Shawn and Jayden, write a small script. Record and edit the footage into a small movie.
Review: Speck See Thru Satin Case For The Apple MacBook Line Up
Quick review of the Speck See Thru Satin case for the Apple MacBook. Since I’ve had it exactly one month, I figured I would let peeps know I like, and recommend it.
Sorry in advance for the hum on the audio. Every now and again, I have a issue with my lav mic and the mono to stereo adapter I use. Didn’t catch it till I was done, and at midnight, it’s too late to re-record.
Elgato Turbo.264 HD DVD Encoding Time Tests
One of my favorite tasks to perform in terms of benchmarking systems is video encoding and DVD ripping.
Video encoding is one of those tasks that is very CPU intensive, and when you perform these tasks, you are also utilizing other components on your system. RAM, FSB etc.
Continuing to test my new MacBook Pro, I performed some DVD ripping tests.
For these tests, I used a non-comercial 
DVD that is 12:44 in length. It was encoded into an Apple TV compatible H.264 mp4.
The first set of tests were directly from the optical drive. Let’s begin..
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