Subject:RENDERING PROJECT

Posted by: SANKOCHO

Date:8/27/2008 8:26:15 PM

HEY GUYS I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY CAN GIVE ME SOME ADVICE
ON HOW TO RENDER MY PROJECTS IN MP3 256 QUALITY FASTER. I USE ACID PRO 5 AND 6 AND I WORK MOSTLY ON JUST POST PRODUCTION AND SOME EFFECTS. MY PROJECT IS USUALLY 30 TO 40 TRACKS AND THE TOTAL TIME
IS ABOUT 60 MINUTES. WHEN I RENDER TO MP3 OR WAVE IT TAKES
ABOUT 45 TO FINISH. IS THIS NORMAL WAIT TIME SINCE IS A BIG FILE?
I USE WINDOWS XP PENTIUM 4 2.4GHZ AND 2G OF RAM
I NOTICE THAT MY HARD DRIVE IS RUNNING OUT OF SPACE, I SEE
THAT I HAVE 20GIG LEFT FROM 100G, CAN THIS BE AFFECTING ACID
IN THE RENDERING PROCESS?? ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED

Subject:RE: RENDERING PROJECT

Reply by: martin7

Date:8/28/2008 2:18:37 AM

For what it's worth, I bumped up from an amd 4400x2 to a q6600 (quad core) and my rendering times have dropped a signficant degree.
When I rebuilt the system I made sure to use multiple drives/partitions. This means the OS is on a separate partition (and drive) to the Acid 'work ' stuff and the various streaming samples. The benefits are manifold: speeds up defragging; my work files are seperate from the system files in case there is a system problem and an image reload is required; And, to answer your question, the read write times regarding rendering are improved since it's not just one drive seeking across a giant partition.
You could add another gig of ram (3.25 is the max for xp!) but you might consider a rebuild upgrade. the quad core mentioned above is great, look at the wd raptor (10,000 speed) for your OS drive and good motherboard with lots of Usb/firwire ports.
check out sound on sound web site for articles regarding components, partitioning and setting up xp for audio.

good luck
m7

Subject:RE: RENDERING PROJECT

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:8/28/2008 6:32:12 AM

I agree with martin7. It's been a long time since I used a single core machine but that render time doesn't sound too bad with 40 tracks depending on what FX you are using. I would recommend upgrading to a more modern PC (dual core or quad core) if you want to decrease render time. More memory always helps too although 2GB should be enough.

~jr

Subject:RE: RENDERING PROJECT

Reply by: SANKOCHO

Date:8/29/2008 11:14:09 AM

THANK YOU BOTH, NOW I KNOW I JUST NEED TO GET A NEW
COMPUTER. DUAL CORE

Subject:RE: RENDERING PROJECT

Reply by: martin7

Date:8/29/2008 2:35:07 PM

go quad. You can get alot of performance for not that much cash and you'll be insulated against software hogging cpu cycles for longer.
m7

Subject:RE: RENDERING PROJECT

Reply by: jumbuk

Date:8/31/2008 8:24:06 PM

While you're at it, get a keyboard with lower case letters for the new PC.