The Performance Tester is used to test different configurations. It tests Graphics Plugin directly and how it performs on the network, and rendering. It also shows how quickly Graphics Plugin returns graphics to the NLE system - the raw speed of the plugin.

• Results table: Shows a table of results displaying the protocol tested, prefetch size, time and frames per second achieved.

• Viz Engine: Sets the Viz Engine host to be used for testing.

• Image protocol: Sets the parameter for how to transfer the graphics over the network. Select one or multiple options and choose between RLE, PNG and No compression.

• Prefetch size: Sets the pre-fetching that will be tested. Available options are 5, 10 or 20 frames or fields.

• Scene name: Sets a particular scene that can be loaded and tested (for example, 02_GFX/VizNLE/1000).

• Clip length: Sets the length of the clip that is to be rendered. Five or ten seconds are good starting points to check the rendering time.

• Pause time: Sets the pause in milliseconds between renders, that is the time that an NLE system uses to process the previous data. This would be lower for SD than for HD. It's recommended to try other values between 0 and 100 ms+ to see how this affects the network use. For more information, see Fine-tuning the System in the Graphics Plugin Administrator Guide.

• Video mode: Sets the Viz Engine video mode to either:

  • 1080i 50 FPS

  • 1080i 60 FPS

  • 720p 50 FPS

  • 720p 60 FPS

  • PAL

  • NTSC

• Run tests: Tests the current settings configured for the plugin with the clip length and pause options set. This is useful when performing tests with concurrent users.

• Test summary: Shows a report of problems and various statistics.