I meant to say why do I see 24 active columns in CPU usage when I only have 12 cores?
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "johnrobmoore" <bigfish@...> wrote:
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> So my Mac Pro is 2x 2.66 GHz 6core. That's 12 Cores. Why does the CPU usage in activity monitor have 12 active columns? Man this is a beautiful site to see. If the coding they use for transcoding and maybe video mixdowns could be applied to other aspects of rendering etc... that would be phenominal. Of course that has a lot to do with the plugin manufacturers too so I'm not going to hold my breath. To bad I can't get my other transcode to work.
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> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Mark Spano <cutandcover@> wrote:
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> > Yes - transcode engine can use multiple cores. Your assumption is correct -
> > over 100% means multiple core usage. You can also see the cores working in
> > Activity Monitor by pressing Cmd-2 (Show CPU Usage).
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> > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:07 AM, John Moore <bigfish@> wrote:
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> > > **
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> > > So now that I've got my transcode flying through Avid I checked the
> > > activity monitor and Symphony is using from 975 to 1,250 % CPU. I would
> > > interpret that 1,200 % as indicating all 12 cores of my mac pro are
> > > running. Is that what allows for over 100% CPU in Activity monitor. Given
> > > how fast the transcode is happening that's what I'm led to believe. Can
> > > anyone confirm my interpretation of the Activity monitor? Also I've done
> > > nothing like making Qmaster clusters or whatever the proper term is. I'm
> > > just transcoding in Avid.
> > >
> > > John Moore
> > >
> > > Barking Trout Productions
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> > > Studio City, CA
> > >
> > > bigfish@
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