{"podcast":{"title":"MacVoices","slug":"macvoices-318767","podcast_index_feed_id":318767,"rss_url":"https://maclevelten.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://macvoices.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/6/8/d/c68df68ff0894efa/MacVoices_audio_3000_reexport.jpg","author":"Chuck Joiner","episode_count":1991,"summary":"The talk of the Apple Community","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T04:21:37.343146+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macvoices-318767"},"episode":{"title":"MacVoices #26162: NAB - PugetBench Helps Creators Compare, Troubleshoot, and Upgrade Systems","slug":"macvoices-26162-nab-pugetbench-helps-creators-compare-troubleshoot-and-upgrade-systems","published_at":"2026-06-01T13:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macvoices-318767/macvoices-26162-nab-pugetbench-helps-creators-compare-troubleshoot-and-upgrade-systems","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macvoices-318767","url":"https://maclevelten.libsyn.com/macvoices-26162-nab-pugetbench-helps-creators-compare-troubleshoot-and-upgrade-systems","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/maclevelten/MV26162.mp3?dest-id=51998","summary":"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. 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: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instag…","meta_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 ap…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":666,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/macvoices-318767/episodes/macvoices-26162-nab-pugetbench-helps-creators-compare-troubleshoot-and-upgrade-systems/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macvoices-318767/macvoices-26162-nab-pugetbench-helps-creators-compare-troubleshoot-and-upgrade-systems.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}