mmerzlak
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Q: use more cpu final cut pro

I am using a late 2015 27" imac with quad core 4 ghz intel core i7 processor, 32gb ram, AMD Radeon R9 M395x 4096mb graphics card

I am editing HD videos in final cut pro 10.2.2    Activity Monitor shows that 85% of my cpu is idle. Is there any way to make final cut use more of that? I bought a $3500 computer to use all that power not just have it sit around idle. final cut pro is also using only 5 gb of my ram is being used. final cut only program running. It's doing some background render that is taking forever.

 

There's gotta be a way to make it use more of the available power

 

All help is greatly appreciated

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Aug 8, 2016 1:31 PM

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  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Aug 8, 2016 1:36 PM in response to mmerzlak
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    Aug 8, 2016 1:36 PM in response to mmerzlak

    it uses what it needs, and your computer is also doing things outside FCP when you use it (for instance tracking your mouse, clicking, changing the time on the clock, etc.)

    FCP may use a few cycles for some processes and more for others like rendering. Applications that dictate over the OS as to how much CPU time is dedicated to a process can often screw up the session so it's best to allow the application to use the CPU and the OS as the applications decide.

  • by mmerzlak,

    mmerzlak mmerzlak Aug 8, 2016 1:46 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT
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    Aug 8, 2016 1:46 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT

    so basically i bought this computer for no reason?

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Aug 8, 2016 1:51 PM in response to mmerzlak
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    Aug 8, 2016 1:51 PM in response to mmerzlak

    It can't use more. You didn't say anything about what you're processing or the media or the drives or anything else. If it's processing effects or rendering, much of the real work is being done in the graphics card.

     

    Background rendering is marketing crap. There is no background rendering. There's rendering when the machine is idle. If you keep working on the machine, there's no rendering, and it will take forever.

     

    If you think there's a problem with the system, try the Bruce X test and compare it to other results

     

    http://www.fcp.co/forum/hardware/18250-brucex-try-this-new-final-cut-pro-x-bench mark?start=400#77740

  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Aug 8, 2016 2:01 PM in response to mmerzlak
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    Aug 8, 2016 2:01 PM in response to mmerzlak

    there are some calculations that i7 excel on, but some things it does as casually as a single core cpu. I use my mac for rendering 3D and when that happens the CPU's are pinned so it makes a huge difference when I need to do that but modeling 3D it's trickling CPU power, once I need to do some physics calculations having those cores is making a difference again.