After Effects with MultiCore Rendering

[Walter Soyka]

[Spenser Sembrat] ” I have a duo core i3 processor, 1TB of space and (only) 8GB of RAM… Also, while I’m here, would buying more RAM improve the overall function of AE? When I use AE, my CPU usage is at 10%, and my RAM usage is at 95%-100%. Would buying more RAM help?”

Yes — but that i3 processor will become your next bottleneck after you get more RAM.

Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
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[Spenser Sembrat]

Ok thanks! Yes, well… As of now, I can’t have everything 🙂 Just upgrading whenever I can 🙂

[David Franklin]

I’m having the opposite problem. I have a 2012 12 core MacPro with 32 GB of RAM. But when I render especially heavy comps (like those including Trapcode Particular) I max out my processor speed. Unfortunately, I have the 2.4MHz version of this machine, and eventually, the renders stall. The same comp renders on a newer mac pro trashcan model with difficulty, but also with success.

So the question is, can my machine be upgraded? Would installing a CUDA card help at all? Or is that only going to help with the 3D engine (which I never use)?

I could add RAM, but if my processor is already maxed out, that seems like it might be a little bit of a waste of time and money.

Here are a couple of screen shots of the activity monitor during my mulit-core render:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4q6tpefupiire7e/ActivityMonitorFreezeFrame.tiff?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/86amprxjq3djvwm/ActivityMonitorSnapshot2.tiff?dl=0

Any advice from the hive mind would be much appreciated, as I’ve spent most of my afternoon banging my head against the internet trying to figure it out.

Thanks!

MacPro 5,1 2012 Windmere
Dual 6 Core Intel Xeon 2.4GHz Processors
32GB RAM
Premiere Pro CC 2014
After Effects CC 2014
Cinema 4D R15