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George Palmier · June 24th, 2011, 01:33 AM

Hi everyone. I got this issue not very clear. My machine is an I7 950 with 6gig ram. I am using Vegas Pro 9. In Preferences under Video tab I have rendering threads set to 16. It was set like that when the program installed, never touched it myself. I read over the net that too many threads can actually slow render times. So my question is, to make the most of my cpu mentioned above what would be the best setting for this parameter? Thanks for any answer

Eric Olson · June 24th, 2011, 06:02 AM

If Vegas 9 is not crashing then leave the number of rendering threads alone. If you want to make the most of your hardware you might want to upgrade to Vegas 10.

George Palmier · June 24th, 2011, 06:23 AM

I am not having any problems with crashes at all. So I might aswell leave the value as it is then. OS is windows7 64bit, as I forgot to say before

Jeff Harper · June 24th, 2011, 06:40 AM

Eric is correct, of course. More threads mean faster rendering, not slower. There are rare instances when some people are having problems that they will change the number of threads. But that is only a temporary fix until the real problem is sorted out.

George Palmier · June 24th, 2011, 06:41 AM

Ok guys thanks for all your comments.

Victor Wilcox · June 24th, 2011, 07:22 AM

The i7 processor has 4 processors. With hyperthreading, it you can use 8 threads. So a setting of 8 threads is the max that will matter.

June 24th, 2011, 01:33 AM	#1
George Palmier Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malta Posts: 96	Rendering Threads Hi everyone. I got this issue not very clear. My machine is an I7 950 with 6gig ram. I am using Vegas Pro 9. In Preferences under Video tab I have rendering threads set to 16. It was set like that when the program installed, never touched it myself. I read over the net that too many threads can actually slow render times. So my question is, to make the most of my cpu mentioned above what would be the best setting for this parameter? Thanks for any answer

June 24th, 2011, 06:02 AM	#2
Eric Olson Major Player Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 553	Re: Rendering Threads If Vegas 9 is not crashing then leave the number of rendering threads alone. If you want to make the most of your hardware you might want to upgrade to Vegas 10.

June 24th, 2011, 06:23 AM	#3
George Palmier Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malta Posts: 96	Re: Rendering Threads I am not having any problems with crashes at all. So I might aswell leave the value as it is then. OS is windows7 64bit, as I forgot to say before

June 24th, 2011, 06:40 AM	#4
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: Rendering Threads Eric is correct, of course. More threads mean faster rendering, not slower. There are rare instances when some people are having problems that they will change the number of threads. But that is only a temporary fix until the real problem is sorted out. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described." Last edited by Jeff Harper; June 24th, 2011 at 08:58 AM.

June 24th, 2011, 06:41 AM	#5
George Palmier Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malta Posts: 96	Re: Rendering Threads Ok guys thanks for all your comments.

June 24th, 2011, 07:22 AM	#6
Victor Wilcox Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Iron Horse Guest Ranch, Waller County, TX Posts: 340	Re: Rendering Threads The i7 processor has 4 processors. With hyperthreading, it you can use 8 threads. So a setting of 8 threads is the max that will matter. __________________ Vic Wilcox, http://wilcoxvideoproductions.com/Default.aspx Sony FDR-AX100, DJI Phantom 4 Pro, GoPro Hero 8 Blk, Vegas Pro 15, DaVinci Resolve 18