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Subject: Re: [AE] autosave function
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Really? I purge the RAM constantly, especially before ram previews or
rendering. It seems to make a significant difference in speed and / or
stability. Could just be old habits die hard

On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

> On 12/06/2014, at 4:41 AM, rendernyc <AE-List@media-motion.tv
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > I have had this happen many many times over the years. i had reported it
> in the past but i have never been able to nail down why or when it stops.
>
> Well I mostly use CS6 and it still sometimes stops working.  I have always
> had a hunch that it was to do with memory and maybe multiprocessing but no
> proof.
>
> I don't know if it still happens in CS6, but in earlier versions of After
> Effects if it ran low on memory then the composition motion blur settings
> would be reset to 2 samples, which would then effect all new compositions.
>  A real pain.  The often commented bug "Ram preview needs 2 or more frames"
> also seems related to low memory.  So if those two quirks/bugs are memory
> related then it's a reasonable guess that when AE runs low on memory, the
> autosave trigger also gets reset or something.
>
> Before CS5, when we had to "purge all" regularly to avoid the stupid
> memory buffer error, doing a "purge all" would also stop autosave from
> working.  I haven't had to "purge all" since CS5 - which is over 4 years
> old now - so I don't know if that still happens.  But that was definitely
> something I noticed with CS3.
>
>
> -Chris
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Really? I purge the RAM constantly, especially before ram=C2=A0previews or =
rendering. It seems to make a significant difference in speed and / or stab=
ility. Could just be old habits die hard<br><br>On Wednesday, June 11, 2014=
, Chris Zwar &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv">AE-List@media-m=
otion.tv</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 12/06/2014, at 4:41 AM, rendernyc &lt;<a =
href=3D"javascript:;" onclick=3D"_e(event, &#39;cvml&#39;, &#39;AE-List@med=
ia-motion.tv&#39;)">AE-List@media-motion.tv</a>&gt; wrote:<br>

&gt; I have had this happen many many times over the years. i had reported =
it in the past but i have never been able to nail down why or when it stops=
.<br>
<br>
Well I mostly use CS6 and it still sometimes stops working. =C2=A0I have al=
ways had a hunch that it was to do with memory and maybe multiprocessing bu=
t no proof.<br>
<br>
I don&#39;t know if it still happens in CS6, but in earlier versions of Aft=
er Effects if it ran low on memory then the composition motion blur setting=
s would be reset to 2 samples, which would then effect all new compositions=
. =C2=A0A real pain. =C2=A0The often commented bug &quot;Ram preview needs =
2 or more frames&quot; also seems related to low memory. =C2=A0So if those =
two quirks/bugs are memory related then it&#39;s a reasonable guess that wh=
en AE runs low on memory, the autosave trigger also gets reset or something=
.<br>

<br>
Before CS5, when we had to &quot;purge all&quot; regularly to avoid the stu=
pid memory buffer error, doing a &quot;purge all&quot; would also stop auto=
save from working. =C2=A0I haven&#39;t had to &quot;purge all&quot; since C=
S5 - which is over 4 years old now - so I don&#39;t know if that still happ=
ens. =C2=A0But that was definitely something I noticed with CS3.<br>

<br>
<br>
-Chris<br>
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