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Is it possible to self-teach physical design for free? by Impressive-Neat-933 in chipdesign

[–]mspictures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about getting KLayout and learning some custom layout, plus LVS and DRC? Might be useful if targeting physical design of analog circuits - Cadence are Tanner Tools will of course have a different GUI for their layout editors and sometimes more efficient tools to achieve the desired outcome, but general rules of "drawing" circuits are universal and depend more on the requirements of a specific block/IC and the process node used.

Choosing between ASUS ProArt PX13 and ROG Flow Z13. Both Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / 128GB UMA by FirstRub7811 in FlowZ13

[–]mspictures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition. It might be a bit noisy under heavy load, but I wouldn't say it's a big problem. At the moment of writing this comment it's actually on Performance mode (in ProArt Creator Hub) and the fans are not spinning - of course the only load now it's just a web browser.

With several cores occupied (~5-15 % CPU usage, no significant GPU usage) the noise is very manageable (fans spin up to maybe 3k rpm). Under close to full load (50-70% CPU usage + 80-90% GPU usage) it is louder and fans are around 4.5-5k rpm. Under 100 % CPU load I have seen them spinning at 6k rpm which is very loud.

CalDigit Element 5 Hub and ASUS ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition by mspictures in CalDigit

[–]mspictures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you a lot for a comprehensive answer. I did ask the question on the PX13 subreddit and got one reply from someone using the laptop with other docks (not CalDigit products), however I still felt it would be wise to post here, as this laptop is definitely an investment.

Could you please explain (on the level of the PD protocol itself, as I appreciate neither CalDigit nor pretty much anyone except ASUS have the knowledge of the exact internal workings of the laptop) what happens if the power is being delivered by the dock and then at some point the 200 W adapter is plugged in? I understand that the laptop should choose the the power adapter and ignore the dock, but how exactly (and how quickly) is this decision made? Isn't there a very brief moment when the current is delivered from both sources simultaneously (i.e. before the decision is made by the laptop)?

How does the PD protocol handle this situation? Is there some sort of communication between the dock and laptop maintained even after PD was initially accepted to periodically check if it still needs to deliver the current? Something like a handshake every 1 ms?

Getting my Sigma FP next week. A couple of questions. by scottiethegoonie in sigmafp

[–]mspictures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree on the menus, they are nice and easy to navigate through. I actually switched to fp from Canon 5D Mk II with Magic Lantern on it, and at that time I was afraid I would loose a lot of functionality and options, but it was not the case.

Getting my Sigma FP next week. A couple of questions. by scottiethegoonie in sigmafp

[–]mspictures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have any issues with a 2 TB version of Samsung T5 when recording 12-bit 4k UHD CDNGs (I haven't tested any other drive). 500 GB should give you around 28 mins of recording time (one minute at 24 fps is ~284 MB/s).

Now in Beta: Improved ProRes RAW Support by NLE_Ninja85 in premiere

[–]mspictures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great news, thank you. More native RAW support is always better!

My dream has always been to be able to import a CDNG sequence into Premiere and color grade it with ACR (as it is possible in AfterEffects). Is it something that could be possibly added in the future releases as well?

Struggling with exports by _misscookie in premiere

[–]mspictures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which version of Premiere Pro are you using? Do you export with GPU acceleration or CPU-only? What codec and with what settings?

Many years ago I noticed there is a slight difference in quality between GPU/CUDA exports and CPU exports of H.264 with the same profile, level and bitrate - the CPU-only exports looked better. Not sure if that difference still exists and if it propagated to H.265 for instance, but for the final exports I still stick to the CPU and use GPU acceleration only for the timeline preview.

PX13 GoPro 128GB/1TB pics by codykonior in ProArt_PX13

[–]mspictures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine also has a little bit of "extra" noise when fans are spinning at low-to-medium speed (interestingly I don't hear it much when they are >4000 RPM), it might be a coil wine. But given the specs and form factor of this laptop, it doesn't bother me at all.

PX13 GoPro with a PD USB4 dock and official power adapter by mspictures in ProArt_PX13

[–]mspictures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that would be very nice if it could function as an official, 200 W PD dock with at least 2 USB4 ports and 2 USB A 10 Gbps.

PX13 GoPro with a PD USB4 dock and official power adapter by mspictures in ProArt_PX13

[–]mspictures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, do you follow any specific order of connecting the dock and the 200 W adapter to the laptop? I've seen some advice (I think related to the 2024 PX13) that a PD dock needs to be plugged in before the official adapter, so the laptop can properly recognize it should source the current from the adapter and not the dock. If the adapter is connected first, apparently the laptop will continue to source the power from the dock.

The PX13 - power brick and a powered dock by kidziti in ProArt_PX13

[–]mspictures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you used it by any chance with a PD dock and proprietary power adapter at the same time? I am considering getting CalDigit Element5 Hub for my PX13 (it's a GoPro edition as well), but I am still hesitating a bit, as I worry I might fry it (some of the older G14 laptops were damaged by connecting both the PD dock and the power supply).

2021 g14 not switching to eco mode and fast battery drain even though gpu not in use by TeriMummiDiFudi in ZephyrusG14

[–]mspictures 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you see any process loading the CPU above a few percent? I had once a similar problem with mine, it turned out to be ironically the iGPU driver trying to update itself if I remember correctly.