One of the great advantages of the GPGPU concept is that graphics cards are many times faster than modern CPUs at compressing video. Compressing and switching format for a large video file can take forever, but GPU designs are perfect for doing video compression. The problem is that relatively dew applications support AMD’s and NVIDIA’s GPGPU technologies, which means that the power of the GPU remains dormant.
One big software developer has now decided to use NVIDIA’s CUDA technology to speed up its applications as Nero is said to support the GPGPU technology with its latest version of Nero Move it, which is due in April.
Nero Move it is used to synchronize music, video and images across different media devices. When you transfer, for example, videos from a computer to a portable media player the files have to be converted, which can now be done with the assistance of NVIDIA’s graphics processors.
“Nero Move it empowers users to take control of their video, music, and photo libraries. By utilizing NVIDIA CUDA technology, and the subsequent accelerated video encoding time, we have made it even easier and faster for consumers to freely move their content between their mobile devices,”
We’re eager to see how much of a difference the CUDA support makes. At the same time we would like to see more manufacturers to follow and support both AMD’s and NVIDIA’s GPGPU technologies.
