Google’s known for its remarkable Chrome ads and Web videos, but this one, even though they tell you outright how the video was created, is still a little difficult to swallow. I keep looking at this and thinking these pages must be cached in the browser and what they’re really showing off is render times, not loading times, but I’m more than willing to be wrong about that.
I love Chrome and it really is get-out-of-town fast (especially one slow systems like the one I use at the office), so I’m glad to see Google making sure to point it out to anyone who might happen to see this video.
Here’s what Google said about the making of the video:
These speed tests were filmed at actual web page rendering times. If you’re interested in the technical details, read on!
Equipment used:
– Computer: MacBook Pro laptop with Windows installed
– Monitor – 24″ Asus: We had to replace the standard fluorescent backlight with very large tungsten fixtures to funnel in more light to capture the screen. In addition, we flipped the monitor 180 degrees to eliminate a shadow from the driver board and set the system preferences on the computer to rotate 180 degrees. No special software was used in this process.
– 15Mbps Internet connection.
– Camera: Phantom v640 High Speed Camera at 1920 x 1080, films up to 2700 fps