Nvidia avails GPU plug-ins for Adobe CS4

MUMBAI. INDIA: Nvidia announced the availability of GPU-accelerated plug-in solutions for Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) users, optimized to run on Nvidia Quadro graphics solutions.

Among the plug-ins being offered is the Nvidia Cuda architecture-based Elemental Accelerator 2.0 for Windows from Elemental Technologies.

By leveraging the Cuda parallel computing architecture, this new plug-in offloads H.264 video encoding to the Quadro GPU, enabling Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 users to experience a performance increase of up to 11x when compared to CPU-only video encoders.

Now available on a range of Quadro GPUs, Elemental Accelerator 2.0 supports the creation of Blu-ray DVDs and web content using Flash. In addition, Nvidia and Elemental Technologies are bringing accelerated H.264 video encoding capabilities to Mac Pro users with the new Elemental Accelerator 1.2 for Mac OS X running on the Quadro FX 4800 for Mac.

The full line of Quadro GPUs are optimized to enable GPU-acceleration across the entire family of Adobe CS4 applications including: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash and Photoshop. From importing files and editing multi-video streams, to previewing video content, video professionals can now optimize their work-flow and enhance the creative process.