From: "Rick Gerard" Received: from bosmailout06.eigbox.net ([66.96.186.6] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7251137 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:33:59 +0100 Received: from bosmailscan11.eigbox.net ([10.20.15.11]) by bosmailout06.eigbox.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1gyien-0001Nl-40 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:44:49 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mstrg.com; s=dkim; h=Sender:Message-Id:In-Reply-To:To:References:Date:Subject: Mime-Version:Content-Type:From:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=qcYJaw0uCYWpiXwlYRBUkW05QN6o00JOTlDV+dvONhk=; b=Z8MnV7x5ArIsfBvRRe8wd6hxFu ikQGx+mxE5SgvXSFUddRjZwP5cNvr/EV6lCW7GU9N/8WuDlj4pWMm6/C9FSxq09tDV6vhIkUVErqB vEpEbz6CI8TEJ5mK5zrWlT2+Bx+9V5zwNjQY4st1Pq0QSZi9mMtcE+dWlQV8285FYjrX5SwHpBkGZ UhVZUEWBajw3y79br7aQq1PEY+NDyQLkt8XfKFb27gf5f+xuGMDfjRNRlVIePsyxLiiqmtDwqMiro deJHhaftDv/D+eAb5Ivmu5jUlRN/v/zNRibsabn69eI280okTXKeR6XGAu3B8B5Vl4RNapERhdntg 2ugo+hOQ==; Received: from [10.115.3.31] (helo=bosimpout11) by bosmailscan11.eigbox.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1gyiem-0000Dr-Tu for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:44:48 -0500 Received: from bosauthsmtp16.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.20.18.16]) by bosimpout11 with id hXkl1z00P0LoEWa01Xkocb; Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:44:48 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=FsZ1xyjq c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=2OW49aEHms2tn/AeNJ+rfA==:117 a=+fNCsvVYfgsOWX7dqrClyQ==:17 a=CFTnQlWoA9kA:10 a=MOoPLM9SH6MA:10 a=k1ECtdz_Gwx2HT-OtiYA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=NXgyOfwFfeWPA5v3:21 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 Received: from [69.4.147.69] (port=61179 helo=[192.168.1.16]) by bosauthsmtp16.eigbox.net with esmtpa (Exim) id 1gydHG-0005be-At for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:00:10 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_FE228D56-F333-455C-8E4A-33AD158D17F0" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.2 \(3445.102.3\)) Subject: Re: [AE] RenderGarden users for assitance Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:44:43 -0800 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.102.3) X-EN-UserInfo: c662172581359b31880c5d4c8e0aae06:931c98230c6409dcc37fa7e93b490c27 X-EN-AuthUser: rg@hottek.net Sender: Rick Gerard X-EN-OrigIP: 69.4.147.69 X-EN-OrigHost: unknown --Apple-Mail=_FE228D56-F333-455C-8E4A-33AD158D17F0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Roei, I use Render Garden all the time and add as many gardens as I can. 90% = of my renders are Cineware 10 bit, but if the comp takes longer than a = minute a frame I always render image sequences. If I get a fail and need = to pick up from the failure point I=E2=80=99ll customize the work area = to pick up from the failure. There does not seem to be a Keep Existing = feature that I can make work.=20 Hope this helps. Never stop editing while you render - use Render = Garden. > On Feb 26, 2019, at 11:32 AM, Roei Tzoref = wrote: >=20 > Thanks John that makes sense. >=20 > On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 8:04 PM John Karner > wrote: > I have 4 cores and usually render with all 4 and take a coffee break. = :) >=20 > But always 3 if I need to keep working.=20 >=20 > My shots are usually 4K and average 150 frames so it=E2=80=99s only 10 = mins or so. (I=E2=80=99ve never really timed it, but it=E2=80=99s never = taken so long that I=E2=80=99d bother looking for speed ups ) >=20 > On Feb 26, 2019, at 8:05 AM, Roei Tzoref > wrote: >=20 >> Thank you Jim. they say in the documentation you should limit your = seeds to your physical cores but then they say a pro-tip - to make many = seeds like 10 or more with limited gardeners like 3 so that you won't = get a gardener who is just idle after it is done. I am still trying to = work with it hopefully some users could contribute of their experience. = I think my system doesn't have enough cores to justify hyper threading. = although 4 is better than 1! >>=20 >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 5:59 PM Jim Curtis > wrote: >> Until you hear from somebody to answer your specific question about = image sequences, whenever I use Render Garden, no matter how many = threads I choose - I usually choose between 6 & 12, I=E2=80=99ve noticed = that it maxes out all my cores. I use iStatMenus for OSX, and have CPU = status icons in my menu bar. I have a MacPro5,1, with six cores, 24 = threads. I=E2=80=99m probably a pretty light user of the product, and = don=E2=80=99t fiddle with the preferences much. >>=20 >> Jim C. >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> > On Feb 26, 2019, at 2:53 AM, Roei Tzoref > wrote: >> >=20 >> > Hey list. I have an i7-6700k. device manger says 4 cores, 8 logical = processors.=20 >> >=20 >> > in RenderGarden, should I use 2 seeds and 2 gardeners? should I = monitor the CPU in task manager and see it does not go over certain = percentage? I tried various testing but seeing not real major speed = difference. rendered 10bit dpx sequence. >> >=20 >> > also - for image sequences, is there a way to "skip existing" same = as in Ae's render settings?=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to > --Apple-Mail=_FE228D56-F333-455C-8E4A-33AD158D17F0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Roei,
I use Render Garden all the time and add = as many gardens as I can. 90% of my renders are Cineware 10 bit, but if = the comp takes longer than a minute a frame I always render image = sequences. If I get a fail and need to pick up from the failure point = I=E2=80=99ll customize the work area to pick up from the failure. There = does not seem to be a Keep Existing feature that I can make = work. 

Hope= this helps. Never stop editing while you render - use Render Garden.

On Feb 26, 2019, at 11:32 AM, Roei Tzoref <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Thanks John that makes sense.

On Tue, Feb = 26, 2019 at 8:04 PM John Karner <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
I have 4 cores = and usually render with all 4 and take a coffee break. :)

But always 3 if I need to keep working. 

My= shots are usually 4K and average 150 frames so it=E2=80=99s only 10 = mins or so. (I=E2=80=99ve never really timed it, but it=E2=80=99s never = taken so long that I=E2=80=99d bother looking for speed ups )

On Feb 26, 2019, at 8:05 AM, Roei = Tzoref <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Thank you Jim. they say in the = documentation you should limit your seeds to your physical cores but = then they say a pro-tip - to make many seeds like 10 or more with = limited gardeners like 3 so that you won't get a gardener who is just = idle after it is done. I am still trying to work with it hopefully some = users could contribute of their experience. I think my system doesn't = have enough cores to justify hyper threading. although 4 is better than = 1!

On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 5:59 PM Jim Curtis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Until you hear from somebody to = answer your specific question about image sequences, whenever I use = Render Garden, no matter how many threads I choose - I usually choose = between 6 & 12, I=E2=80=99ve noticed that it maxes out all my = cores.  I use iStatMenus for OSX, and have CPU status icons in my = menu bar.  I have a MacPro5,1, with six cores, 24 threads.  = I=E2=80=99m probably a pretty light user of the product, and don=E2=80=99t= fiddle with the preferences much.

Jim C.






> On Feb 26, 2019, at 2:53 AM, Roei Tzoref <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
>
> Hey list. I have an i7-6700k. device manger says 4 cores, 8 logical = processors.
>
> in RenderGarden, should I use 2 seeds and 2 gardeners?  =  should I monitor the CPU in task manager and see it does not go = over certain percentage?    I tried various testing but seeing = not real major speed difference. rendered 10bit dpx sequence.
>
> also - for image sequences, is there a way to "skip existing" same = as in Ae's render settings?


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