> The AE help files say that a core starts with 2 gig of ram.
So a 4 core cpu will need 8 gig of ram to use multi processing.
Thomas, that is wrong.
Please, provide the exact quote that you are reading, and a link.
The Help document recommends that optimum performance is usually attained with at least 2GB per core. It doesn't say that it is required for Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously multiprocessing to work.
See
this page and
this page.
"Optimum performance is achieved with computer systems with at least 2 GB of installed RAM per processor core."
"For a typical project with HDTV-sized compositions, at least 2 GB per background process is recommended for optimum performance."
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
Technical Support for professional video software
After Effects Help & Support
Premiere Pro Help & Support
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