Return-Path: Received: from mailbox.dop.com ([70.167.15.110] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5067992 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 13 May 2013 05:42:49 +0200 Received: from [172.16.1.6] (ip72-197-53-144.sd.sd.cox.net [72.197.53.144]) by mailbox.dop.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 49F5F176F0AB for ; Sun, 12 May 2013 20:51:45 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Subject: Re: AE] AE CS6 vs CS5.5 render speed From: Terry Barnum In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 20:51:42 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <9606DE29-91AD-4B99-B8D5-C32B85DA5199@dop.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) Thank you everyone for the replies and suggestions. Peter, yes, 11.0.2, installed from disc (well, a downloaded .dmg, not = CC) and updated to latest via Adobe updater. Jack, Rik, Rendernyc & Anders - I will try Lloyd's BG Render. Thanks! -Terry On May 10, 2013, at 3:05 PM, Peter Litwinowicz wrote: > Just making sure: > Are you using 11.0.2 and not the 11.0 or 11.0.1 version of AE CS6? At = one point in the not-too-distant past I found the Adobe site still had = previous installers on the website (as part of the Production Premium = download, in my case).=20 >=20 > So if you are using a trial version, make sure that you install the = latest updates from Adobe. > Pete >=20 >=20 > From: Terry Barnum > Reply-To: After Effects Mail List > Date: Friday, May 10, 2013 2:47 PM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] AE CS6 vs CS5.5 render speed >=20 > Is anyone else currently experiencing slower renders in CS6 versus = CS5? I'm trying to get to the bottom of this because we'd really like to = use CS6 but the render speed makes it impractical. >=20 > Thanks, > -Terry >=20 > On May 8, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Terry Barnum wrote: >=20 > I'm seeing a significant slow down in AE CS6 vs CS5.5 reders. Lots of = google hits about this last year but not many currently. Todd, I = followed your blog posting on RAM assignment and core scheduling but it = didn't seem to get me back to CS5.5 render speeds.. > MacPro 12 core, OS X 10.7.5, 2.66GHz, 32GB RAM, SSD boot/application = disk. > CS6 updated to latest with these AE RAM and Multiprocessing prefs: > 8GB RAM for other apps > 24GB for CS > 8 cores for other apps > 3GB per core > 6 cores for AE > It's a credit roll with a pre-rendered motion background and PIP of = outtakes/bloopers. The PIP has a lens effect, drop shadow and color = tint. Output is a 23.976 ProRes 422HQ QT onto a Fibre Channel disk. > In CS5.5, this project renders to the Fibre disk in 21 min. > Rendering this same project in CS6 takes ~70 min. > Are the above settings okay? What else should I be looking at? I'm = happy to provide other details. > Thanks, Terry Barnum digital OutPost San Diego, CA http://www.dop.com 800/464-6434