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Marco Wagner · January 15th, 2007, 12:56 PM

Here's a great setup that I use, I thought I'd share. In my case I have a separate Windows install soley for editing, but you can use this setup either way.

Before you open PPRO -

1. Open Taskmanager
2. End the process of anything not needed.
3. After that right-click on all processes and choose Set Affinity.
4. Uncheck CPU 0 and hit ok - do this for every process you are able to.
5. Then right-click on Explorer.exe and give that one back its CPU 0.
6. Start Premiere - It should now auto-start using both processors. (check it)

From there :

A. You can go back and kill explorer.exe completely or take away its 2nd CPU.

B. You can give Premiere a much higher priority.
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Results: I have noticed render times increase enough to warrant these extra steps.

John Miller · January 15th, 2007, 01:28 PM

You mean Premiere doesn't "just do it". Shame on Adobe. What kind of multithreaded app sets itself to have a single CPU affinity by default?!!!

Re setting the priority higher - that's a very foolhardy thing to do and, if you have killed off just about every other task, pointless. The *right* thing to do (if you must do anything) is to lower the priority of those things you think are getting in your way.

Tinkering with the Windows' task scheduler on a multiple CPU platform can create a most unwelcome situation known as a race condition. Such a thing also tends to happen out of the blue. One moment, everything is flying along, the next, the whole OS has ground to a halt.

Marco Wagner · January 15th, 2007, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F Miller

You mean Premiere doesn't "just do it". Shame on Adobe. What kind of multithreaded app sets itself to have a single CPU affinity by default?!!!

NO! It does open in multi-thread by default but NOT after you have told a bunch of other processes to only use one, sometimes it'll start up with one CPU after doing that. :-)

So far I have not had ANY negative issues and a nice boost in performance. KEEP IN MIND, though, that I have a whole windows install dedicated just for PPRO, so I have only a few processes in my task manager to begin with.

Mikko Lopponen · January 17th, 2007, 06:12 PM

I don't get it. My ppro is utilising 2 cores perfectly.

Ben Winter · January 17th, 2007, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikko Lopponen

I don't get it. My ppro is utilising 2 cores perfectly.

Apparently the idea is to single out the use of both cores solely for Premiere, and leave all other processes to be handled by one core. ...Right? Sounds like an idea that could work, but I don't know about stability issues. Plus the majority of processes in my task manager are system processes whose affinity cannot be changed manually.

Pete Bauer · January 17th, 2007, 09:05 PM

I don't see the fuss is about? PPro/AspectHD uses all four cores of my QX6700 system without doing anything special, just as one would expect. I can watch their utilization rise and fall in unison as I play and stop the timeline. I don't manually kill any processes but don't run any other processor-intensive applications in the background, either.

Mark Leonard · January 18th, 2007, 09:21 AM

pete how's the QX6700 treating you with rendering times on aspect projects?

Pete Bauer · January 18th, 2007, 12:34 PM

Sorry to say that between my day job, being sick all last week, and the Honey Do list, I haven't had a chance to really do a head-to-head vs my "old" editing box, which is an Athlon X2 4800+. For now, I can say that although the X2 is no slouch, the QX is noticeably faster at things like AE Timewarp RAM previews (one of the more processor-demanding effects).

Marco Wagner · January 18th, 2007, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Bauer

I don't see the fuss is about? PPro/AspectHD uses all four cores of my QX6700 system without doing anything special, just as one would expect. I can watch their utilization rise and fall in unison as I play and stop the timeline. I don't manually kill any processes but don't run any other processor-intensive applications in the background, either.

Did I confuse everyone? What I was saying is that Premiere can get another x% boost if you put all the other processes you can onto just one CPU. That way Premiere will get more cycles. I know Premiere uses multi-core off the bat, that is a given. I was just trying to point out that if you take away a core from other processes, Premiere runs even faster.

January 15th, 2007, 12:56 PM	#1
Marco Wagner Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saint Cloud, Florida Posts: 1,043	Getting more from PPRO and Dual-Cores. Here's a great setup that I use, I thought I'd share. In my case I have a separate Windows install soley for editing, but you can use this setup either way. Before you open PPRO - 1. Open Taskmanager 2. End the process of anything not needed. 3. After that right-click on all processes and choose Set Affinity. 4. Uncheck CPU 0 and hit ok - do this for every process you are able to. 5. Then right-click on Explorer.exe and give that one back its CPU 0. 6. Start Premiere - It should now auto-start using both processors. (check it) From there : A. You can go back and kill explorer.exe completely or take away its 2nd CPU. B. You can give Premiere a much higher priority. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Results: I have noticed render times increase enough to warrant these extra steps. __________________ www.facebook.com/projectspecto

January 17th, 2007, 09:05 PM	#6
Pete Bauer Wrangler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eagle River, AK Posts: 4,100	I don't see the fuss is about? PPro/AspectHD uses all four cores of my QX6700 system without doing anything special, just as one would expect. I can watch their utilization rise and fall in unison as I play and stop the timeline. I don't manually kill any processes but don't run any other processor-intensive applications in the background, either. __________________ Pete Bauer The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein Trying to solve a DV mystery? You may find the answer behind the SEARCH function ... or be able to join a discussion already in progress!

January 18th, 2007, 12:34 PM	#8
Pete Bauer Wrangler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eagle River, AK Posts: 4,100	Sorry to say that between my day job, being sick all last week, and the Honey Do list, I haven't had a chance to really do a head-to-head vs my "old" editing box, which is an Athlon X2 4800+. For now, I can say that although the X2 is no slouch, the QX is noticeably faster at things like AE Timewarp RAM previews (one of the more processor-demanding effects). __________________ Pete Bauer The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein Trying to solve a DV mystery? You may find the answer behind the SEARCH function ... or be able to join a discussion already in progress!

January 15th, 2007, 01:28 PM	#2
John Miller Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hillsborough, NC, USA Posts: 968	You mean Premiere doesn't "just do it". Shame on Adobe. What kind of multithreaded app sets itself to have a single CPU affinity by default?!!! Re setting the priority higher - that's a very foolhardy thing to do and, if you have killed off just about every other task, pointless. The right thing to do (if you must do anything) is to lower the priority of those things you think are getting in your way. Tinkering with the Windows' task scheduler on a multiple CPU platform can create a most unwelcome situation known as a race condition. Such a thing also tends to happen out of the blue. One moment, everything is flying along, the next, the whole OS has ground to a halt.

January 17th, 2007, 06:12 PM	#4
Mikko Lopponen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 393	I don't get it. My ppro is utilising 2 cores perfectly.

January 18th, 2007, 09:21 AM	#7
Mark Leonard Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 166	pete how's the QX6700 treating you with rendering times on aspect projects?