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From: Nathan Shipley <nshipley@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:56:59 -0700
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Subject: Re: [AE] RENDER TIMES
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I don't think you've said if you're using multiprocessing or not.  If
you've got the RAM, try setting it to 3 GB per CPU and increasing the CPUs
reserved for other applications so it shows "Actual CPUs to be used" to 2
or 3.  You also want to reserve enough RAM for other applications so you
don't run out of physical RAM space.  If you're not doing this already, it
throws another CPU at your render which can significantly increase speed,
provided you've got the RAM to cover it.

A lot of our artists here seem to be very anti-multiprocessing, but that
seems to be due to bad experiences with it in the past or it being
mis-configured.  They'll claim it makes renders slower.  I'm a big
proponent of it in most instances and have a whole thing I've typed up
about how I like to configure it and why.

Alternately, if you've already tried multi-processing and you've got extra
machines sitting around with all the plugins, fonts, etc., and your project
is network-accessible by all machines, you could do a multi-machine render
to an image sequence by checking "Skip Existing Files" in the render
settings.  Multi-machine seems to work better with multi-processing turned
OFF for some reason, so you're in the realm of launching multiple command
line renders on each machine to use more than one thread to render with.

If you haven't tried multiprocessing -- really, try it. :)
 - Nathan

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra">I don&#39;t think you&#39;ve sa=
id if you&#39;re using multiprocessing or not. =A0If you&#39;ve got the RAM=
, try setting it to 3 GB per CPU and increasing the CPUs reserved for other=
 applications so it shows &quot;Actual CPUs to be used&quot; to 2 or 3. =A0=
You also want to reserve enough RAM for other applications so you don&#39;t=
 run out of physical RAM space. =A0If you&#39;re not doing this already, it=
 throws another CPU at your render which can significantly increase speed, =
provided you&#39;ve got the RAM to cover it.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">A lot of ou=
r artists here seem to be very anti-multiprocessing, but that seems to be d=
ue to bad experiences with it in the past or it being mis-configured. =A0Th=
ey&#39;ll claim it makes renders slower. =A0I&#39;m a big proponent of it i=
n most instances and have a whole thing I&#39;ve typed up about how I like =
to configure it and why.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Alternately=
, if you&#39;ve already tried multi-processing and you&#39;ve got extra mac=
hines sitting around with all the plugins, fonts, etc., and your project is=
 network-accessible by all machines, you could do a multi-machine render to=
 an image sequence by checking &quot;Skip Existing Files&quot; in the rende=
r settings. =A0Multi-machine seems to work better with multi-processing tur=
ned OFF for some reason, so you&#39;re in the realm of launching multiple c=
ommand line renders on each machine to use more than one thread to render w=
ith.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">If you have=
n&#39;t tried multiprocessing -- really, try it. :)</div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_extra">=A0- Nathan</div></div>

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