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  <title>MacVoices #26162: NAB - PugetBench Helps Creators Compare, Troubleshoot, and Upgrade Systems</title>
  <description>From NAB in Las Vegas, Matt Bach, Senior Product Manager at Puget Systems, explains PugetBench, a free benchmarking tool for end users that tests real applications such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and soon Unreal Engine. Matt discusses why real-world benchmarks beat synthetic scores, how software updates can dramatically change performance, and how Mac and Windows systems each excel in different workflows.&amp;amp;nbsp;  Show Notes: Chapters: [0:03] Introduction from NAB 2026 [0:20] Matt Bach introduces PugetBench [0:31] Real-world benchmarking for creative applications [1:23] Why first-party claims and synthetic benchmarks can mislead [1:53] Software updates and changing performance over time [2:18] Synthetic benchmarks versus real application testing [3:19] Variables that affect benchmark accuracy [4:04] Why testing your own projects is the gold standard [4:27] Using benchmarks to evaluate upgrades realistically [5:07] Comparing your system through PugetBench’s database [6:09] Supported apps and future Unreal Engine benchmarking [7:06] Unreal Engine uses beyond gaming [7:56] Mac versus Windows value and workflow strengths [9:16] Where to get PugetBench and end-user pricing [10:05] Closing from NAB in Las Vegas Support: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;http://patreon.com/macvoices &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with&amp;amp;nbsp;PayPal Connect: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Web: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;http://macvoices.com &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Twitter: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner  &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;http://www.twitter.com/macvoices &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Mastodon: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Facebook: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;MacVoices Page on Facebook: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;MacVoices Group on Facebook: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;LinkedIn: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Instagram: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Audio in iTunes &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Video in iTunes &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss </description>
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