Don,
Under preferences, multiprocessing tab, give you a description about
this. I have Nucleo Pro 2 installed. This runs as a plugin inside
After Effects. I utilized all of your CPU and RAM. It’s not cheap but
if you’re a power user, you may want to check it out.
I’m not sure exactly if AE utilizes all the systems resources like NP2 does. But I have Dual Quad Core Zeon 3Gb Processors and 16GB of Ram installed. NP2 uses all of it.
Hope this helps.
Mark