From: Good Guy Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:33:09 +0000 (-0600) Subject: Credit Stefan - add 2 Performance Tips for smaller computers that are also good for... X-Git-Tag: 2024-07^0 X-Git-Url: https://git.cinelerra-gg.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0bcffb7f4d4d5be520ddda9900c984a510bc6e00;p=goodguy%2Fcin-manual-latex.git Credit Stefan - add 2 Performance Tips for smaller computers that are also good for any computer --- diff --git a/parts/Tips.tex b/parts/Tips.tex index 5b95186..db61375 100644 --- a/parts/Tips.tex +++ b/parts/Tips.tex @@ -495,6 +495,8 @@ A list of items to check for smaller computers that will help to use less cpu/me it does not have to be recalculated -- very useful for transitions and previewing effects that are slow. \item In \texttt{Settings $\rightarrow$ Preferences, Playback A}, uncheck \textit{Play every frame} which means frames will be skipped as playback of the video falls behind. \item Adjust \textit{Cache size} in \texttt{Settings $\rightarrow$ Preferences, Performance} tab, to not exhaust the memory and yet still provide decent playback. + \item When working with multiple tracks containing video at opacity 100\%, if you just want to play one of the tracks, disable "Play track" in the patchbay for the tracks that you do not need to see. This uses a lot less CPU. + \item For playing a track that has attached Video Effects, if you just want to play the track, you can temporarily disable the Video Effects which will decrease CPU considerably in most cases. \end{itemize} \section{General Crash Handling Tips}%