This benchmark software is user-friendly and effectively tests the read and write performance of your video editing setup.
HD Speed Test is a real-world benchmarking tool that measures how fast files are written and read back, exactly the same way Final Cut Pro does. And it doesn't just show you the raw read/write speeds, it shows you the actual speed your application can expect.
When it comes to video editing, using ordinary benchmarking tools won't give you the full picture. Other tools just read and write video files, but an application has to transcode information going onto the disk or coming off of it. This is where HD Speed Test comes in - it shows the results that matter - the average speed of the drive for video operations.
It's not just video editing that benefits from HD Speed Test. Any application that plays back or captures video to a drive can benefit from accurate speed test results. In fact, anything other than copying data in the Finder can be affected by drive speed, and HD Speed Test will give you accurate results.
Overall, HD Speed Test is an easy-to-use benchmarking tool that fills a gap in current benchmarking tools by showing you the actual speed your application can expect when manipulating video files.
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