Mac Pro Render

Hi all,
long time...
I have tried to find in old posts something about cpu and rendering from fcs or compressor but...
So, I have Mac Pro 8 core 3.0 and I notice when I put file in Compressor, MP8 use only one cpu to render audio and half of all 8 cpu to render video.
Is there any way to boost them to render at full "speed"?

Jupi
www.kreativni.hr
www.youtube.com/KreativniOdjel

I found it!

This exactly explains my problem:

Go to Qmaster Prefs in your system prefs. If everything is greyed out hit Stop Sharing in the bottom right or unlock it if its locked. Choose Share this Comp as QuickCluster with Services.

Under Services check Share and then clicked Managed for Compressor, rendered is only really used for Shake or other apps.

Click Options for selected service and change to 4 instances instead of 1instance. For quads, choose 2 instances. Basically, give each cluster about 2 cores and have a gig or so of memory to go with each.

Give your cluster a name(virtual or something to distinguish it) and keep Include unmanaged services unchecked.

Hit Share and you're ready to go.

In Compressor, when you submit your batch, make sure you submit to that new QuickCluster, NOT This Computer. When you look in Batch Monitor, you will see it split your movie up and is processing away at all different parts of it at once. Plus, your cores will being work much harder.

Thanks, anyway

Jupi
www.kreativni.hr
www.youtube.com/KreativniOdjel

I went through that process and after submitting a job choosing the virtual cluster I get a dialog box like it is going to start with a massage that it is waiting.

What is it waiting for? and how do I get it to work?

Wow... that seems to have spread things up a lot, even on my MBP Core 2 Duo. Good find.

I just did some tests and for now everything ia working well.

Maybe you skipped this part:

In Compressor, when you submit your batch, make sure you submit to that new QuickCluster, NOT This Computer.

or

do the qmaster setup carefully again.

Jupi
www.kreativni.hr
www.youtube.com/KreativniOdjel

Another quest:

According to my activity monitor, FCS uses all 8 cpu's but at cca. 10% each.
Any clue how to boost?

Jupi
www.kreativni.hr
www.youtube.com/KreativniOdjel